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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your nanny prepare meals for your child?  If so, what does "prepare" entail exactly?  Our nanny will give our (2-year-old) DS things she finds in the fridge/freezer- a typical breakfast will be Cheerios with milk and a banana.  Typical lunch is yogurt, frozen chicken nuggets, and fruit.  I don't really have an issue with any of the food she gives him (although she tends to give a lot of "grab and go" snacks- goldfish crackers, fruit that I've cut up and placed in the fridge, cheese sticks, etc.)- but it seems like she gives him kind of a random assortment of stuff throughout the day.  I'm curious to see what other families do- should I be expecting my nanny to "cook" more (even eggs, grilled cheese, roasted veggies - simple stuff), or is it my responsibility to prepare all the foods and tell nanny exactly what to feed DS each day?  I don't want to micromanage her, but I also feel like she could be putting in a little more effort in the kitchen...[/quote]

It's your responsibility to talk to your nanny about how you'd like her to handle meals.

I mean, my own kid eats cereal and fruit for breakfast.  Cut-up fruit and cheese sticks are common snacks at my house; snacks are not labor-intensive items.  You make it sound like you're not happy with those foods, but for a lot of people, they would be perfectly normal.

Also, as a nanny, I would probably assume that any food you had in your kitchen was fair game for meals unless you told me otherwise.  If you keep goldfish crackers and frozen chicken nuggets on hand, it's not obvious why your nanny should not serve them to your child if you haven't asked her not to.  [/quote]

It sounds like OP has those things on hand for quick meals but expected her nanny would be cooking more substantive meals. For example, I'm a nanny that cooks and I make a batch of mini muffins for the freezer each week. We give these to the kids with their breakfast or snack and the muffins are low in sugar, but have a mix of fruits and veggies. I'm not sure what the issue is with fruit and cereal for breakfast though.[/quote]

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