I did not ever make this a job expectation or even request it, but our nanny just started leaving two servings of the baby’s breakfast ready in the fridge (like two separate portioned out containers of oatmeal or fruit mush or whatever) and ditto some little lunch/dinner stuff. She makes batches during the week and portions stuff out for meals (and some in freezer for later meals). It’s so helpful because all I need to do is heat it up at meal time and baby gets the same home cooked food as the other days of the week. A lot of the adult food we make is too spicy/salty/oily for a baby, so it saves us separate baby cooking.

Anonymous wrote:There is a ton of nannies in this board who work for wealthy parents who pay their nannies 20-40 per hour and have housekeepers, tons of perks yet they stock their fridge 3 days at a time?

My current household has 2 parents, 3 kids and 5 employees. I do the online ordering, and while big purchases are every other week, sometimes I order day of, but my if there wasn’t enough of specific things for the weekend? Definitely order Friday for same day delivery.

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Anonymous wrote:I am responsible for 100% of my charges’ food. The only thing parents do on weekends is like cut up a carrot or something.

Wtf? Why are they even parents?

Some people don’t enjoy cooking. The parents eat Lean Cuisines half the time. I am happy to offer my charges a higher standard of nutrition than that and parents are happy to pay me for it.

There is a ton of nannies in this board who work for wealthy parents who pay their nannies 20-40 per hour and have housekeepers, tons of perks yet they stock their fridge 3 days at a time?

I do 90% of the shopping at the house, and do my best to make sure the basic staples are there on Friday.

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Anonymous wrote:I am responsible for 100% of my charges’ food. The only thing parents do on weekends is like cut up a carrot or something.

Wtf? Why are they even parents?

Huh? That is all a parent means to you? One who shops for food?

That is so sad, PP. what a horrible childhood you must be providing for your children.

Anonymous wrote:I am responsible for 100% of my charges’ food. The only thing parents do on weekends is like cut up a carrot or something.

Wtf? Why are they even parents?

No

Since I’m in charge of ordering online and accepting the delivery for the week? Yep, that’s me.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes they pay me well and i keep fridge stocked

+1. I take my charge and it is an excellent teaching opportunity.

+2. I agree it is a great teaching opportunity but it feels wrong to have to grocery shop for the child for the weekend - can’t the parents do anything? I make sure my charge has milk and her breakfast items and fresh fruit and vegetables for snack but her parents get her lunches and dinners on the weekends

How odd that you think the parents don’t “do anything” if someone else does the grocery-shopping.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes they pay me well and i keep fridge stocked

+1. I take my charge and it is an excellent teaching opportunity.

+2. I agree it is a great teaching opportunity but it feels wrong to have to grocery shop for the child for the weekend - can’t the parents do anything? I make sure my charge has milk and her breakfast items and fresh fruit and vegetables for snack but her parents get her lunches and dinners on the weekends

No. Parents or the housekeeper gets the food.