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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG. You guys act like if a child sees someone eating hot cheetos in their home will make them want to eat some too?

Hogwash.

Seems you are missing the point.

[b]Where does it say that a boss has a right to mandate that an employee brings only a certain type of food to work???[/b]

Last I heard, it is a free country.[/quote]

In a nanny situation I feel that a boss does have a right to make requests, or as you put it, mandates about what type of food is brought into the employer's house, especially if the food is being consumed in front of the children. Would you feel the same if the nanny was working for a family who kept kosher and she was required to provide her own food to keep and prepare at the house that adhered those guidelines?

Healthy eating habits are very important to some families. As a nanny I feel that part of my responsibility is to model healthy eating habits for the children.

I do feel that eating habits should be addressed during the interview process so that a nanny can determine if her eating habits are a good fit for the family. If a nanny knows up front that a family has healthy eating habits and that the family wants the nanny to bring her own for then the nanny needs to give the family a heads up about her food preferences if they are different than that of the family. Issues arise when there is a mismatch in eating habits. The mismatch can go both ways...I wouldn't accept a job with a family who allowed their children to eat junk food on a daily basis.

At this point OP can decide if talking with her MB is worth it. Her MB's request is a reasonable one, and while it would be nice for her MB to help out by allowing OP to eat some of the food in the house it may not happen. Talking with her MB might open up that opportunity, but ultimately OP needs to decide if changing her eating habits is worth it to keep her job or if she prefers to find a new family who either A) provides food for the nanny or B) doesn't care what the nanny eats.

FWIW, if OP was open to changing eating habits it can be done relatively inexpensively for those who complain about the cost. No one said OP has to start buying organic. Swapping out the fruit snacks for a piece of fresh fruit is easy. Nuts, yogurt, string cheese, turkey slices, baby carrots, etc... are healthy things that are not outrageously expensive. PLEASE NOTE: I am not saying OP should change her eating habits...that's her business. Just pointing out it doesn't need to be expensive. [/quote]

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