Convince your parents the roaches aren't nasty big ones. They're more like small cute beetles lol. and if you put them in a feeder cup they won't get out cause they can't climb smooth surfaces. Much easier to breed to!
Youll wanna ditch the mealworms, they aren't very nutritious and they have a high chitin content. And regarding gut loading here's a pic showing goodies to gut load with.
Cup feeding is a good way to keep track of how many feeders they are eating. I do this, and then feed maybe 2 or so loose crickets here and there that I can keep an eye on as she eats them. To many loose feeders and you may loose track of where they are in the enclosure. They tend to find...