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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, cook enough that you can offer her some. It's very unusual for parents not to provide food for their teens--be a nurturing adult for her.[/quote]

This.

OP, you kind of dropped on us that the mom and teen live with you. I think there's more that you're not introducing into the story and I'm not sure why you're holding back details.

Have you talked with the mom about this? Is it possible the girl has odd eating habits (as someone mentioned above) or, worse, the girl has an eating disorder and the mom was tired of dealing with it? Or is the mom, herself, perhaps depressed or having other emotional or mental health issues? Has the mom stopped doing any other everyday things that most people consider normal? (Lack of self-care is a key indicator of depression, OP.)  Is the mom eating? Do you cook for the mom yourself?

It would help us to have more context but it sounds as if there is more going on than just "You have a job and therefore have money, so feed yourself." One or both of them has something else going on, but since they live with you--do you know what that something is, or not? I would at the very least ask. But if you're seeing a teen eating cookies for dinner- yes, be the adult her mom is not being, and offer some nutrition. She might also need a shoulder to lean on if her mom is not caring for her in other ways--?

Does the mom eat with you, even sometimes? Maybe they have a self-contained kitchen of their own within your house. I can't picture how this arrangement with meals is working.[/quote]

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