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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP she is eating all 3 meals at your house to save money buying her own groceries. Even if you had offered to provide lunch, this is abusing that privilege.

I've never had a problem with my nanny and we do provide lunch and snacks. She has a snack, a pice of fruit, a sandwich or frozen dinner for lunch, coffee, water etc. Normal amounts the same as anyone else would eat. My neighbor had a nanny like yours. She was eating 3 meals there even though she only worked for 9 hours a day. It got worse and worse and my neighbor ended up finding out that she was also taking food and other non-food items (paper towels, cleaning stuff) home with her. The funny thing is that the nanny got caught when she accidentally knocked over her tote bag before leaving and a watermelon rolled out of her bag. My neighbor installed a nanny cam and then saw how much stuff she was cooking for herself and hiding in her tote bag.

My advice would be to be direct with her. Tell her that you are fine with her having an occasional snack, having a piece of pizza with the kids, water, coffee, or an occasional treat but that you did not include providing meals for her in your offer. You can then let her know that you would be happy to make some space in the refrigerator for her to bring her lunch.  [/quote]

I had a similar situation.. Except my nanny was part time and she was eating a ton and taking food home, we can only assume to save on groceries.  Unfortunately it was too awkward so I ended up letting her go and finding another nanny... and set the food rules straight up front.  it's a shame nannies abuse this.  90% of full time workers don't get free lunch or snacks anyway.. However given they can't take a "lunch hour" without the kids, I do feel feeding them lunch is appropriate.. [/quote]

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