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[quote=Anonymous]We discuss diet during the matching process. We talk about what our meals look like and we ask the AP what her typical meals look like. We do not match with APs that have special diets. Too complicated! We try to somewhat adjust our meals to accommodate the AP. For example, our last AP did not like mushrooms, so we pretty much avoided mushrooms. The APs are welcome to join us for dinner or cook for themselves. In four years of hosting, there was one meal that was cooked by the AP, so my expectations are low. A few nights a week, the AP has to fend for herself (I am too tired to cook and we just grab a bowl of cereal for dinner). We have frozen items that APs like and those are typically their go-tos. All our APs liked fresh fruit, so $30/week is not a reasonable estimate for us. But I rather spend more money on an AP who models healthy food choices to my kids. If we go out for dinner as a family we offer AP to join us and pay for her. The only time, the AP is not invited are the times where the kids are left behind.

We take our AP grocery shopping with us occasionally. More so at the beginning of the year. We had one AP, who was wonderful about getting groceries when she was out and about. When she saw that we were running low on X, she would get it in the evening on her way from the gym. It was great.

We do ask our APs what they like to eat, but when it comes to imported gourmet items, we explain that those things are not common here. End of the conversation. We do not shop in specialty stores to buy AP's home country's items.

At the end, you have to pick your battles. Although I would not provide exotic fruit, I would probably buy some snacks. [/quote]

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