Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 18:17     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
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Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?

Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat



I'm the pp you asked and I do almost all of these things too. I like Weelicious if I'm needing inspiration and she often has freezing and reheating instructions.


Some of our favorites from there that I've frozen well:

Apple/Banana Muffins
Strawberry Muffins
Ham and Cheese Muffins
Cheesy Turkey Meatballs
Meatloaf Bites
Lasagne
Mini Chicken Meatballs and Wagon Wheel Pasta
Cheddar Broccoli Patties
Chicken Nuggets
Mini Quiches
Fish Tenders
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:45     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
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Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?

Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat


Thanks, PP. Yes, I do most of those but lightly steamed veggies come out mushy after they are frozen and don't retain all their vitamins and my quiche turns dense when I freeze it. I don't know what I am doing wrong - they are so fluffy and delicious when they are fresh and like little bricks when I reheat them from frozen in the microwave.


It's because you are reheating them in the microwave. Thaw in the fridge the night before you want to eat and then reheat in the oven at 375-400 for about 10 minutes. For the veggies, under cook them initially and then reheat in a covered dish with some water in it for a few minutes in the microwave. They will be perfect every time!


Thank you!! I will try both suggestions!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:38     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?

Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat


Thanks, PP. Yes, I do most of those but lightly steamed veggies come out mushy after they are frozen and don't retain all their vitamins and my quiche turns dense when I freeze it. I don't know what I am doing wrong - they are so fluffy and delicious when they are fresh and like little bricks when I reheat them from frozen in the microwave.


It's because you are reheating them in the microwave. Thaw in the fridge the night before you want to eat and then reheat in the oven at 375-400 for about 10 minutes. For the veggies, under cook them initially and then reheat in a covered dish with some water in it for a few minutes in the microwave. They will be perfect every time!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:29     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?

Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat


Thanks, PP. Yes, I do most of those but lightly steamed veggies come out mushy after they are frozen and don't retain all their vitamins and my quiche turns dense when I freeze it. I don't know what I am doing wrong - they are so fluffy and delicious when they are fresh and like little bricks when I reheat them from frozen in the microwave.

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:16     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?

Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:14     Subject: Re:Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:If our nanny has made a big batch of something for DS on a Friday - great. If not, it is nothing I would ever ask her to do. It's my job to feed my child on the weekends - not hers.


+1 Some of you MBs are crazy demanding!! Why should the nanny be responsible for feeding YOUR children when she isn't working? Do you leave all the baby's dishes for her to do when she gets to work three days later, too?

Come on - you broads are giving us all a bad name.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:07     Subject: Re:Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
If our nanny has made a big batch of something for DS on a Friday - great. If not, it is nothing I would ever ask her to do. It's my job to feed my child on the weekends - not hers.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:02     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:My nanny works Monday through Thursday and makes a few of DD's staple items for her that she eats everyday - such as homemade greek yogurt, cut up and steamed vegetables (that we give her to keep her happy while we're making her meal) or stewed and pureed prunes for her breakfast (needed to keep her pooping regularly). But often the nanny won't make enough to get us through the weekend.

Nanny used to make enough frozen pureed foods for DD's meals on weekends but now often doesn't with just her refrigerated foods.

Is this something we can ask the nanny to make sure she does?


I think so,I am an nanny as well and I love to cook for babies and toddlers.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 16:00     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.


Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 15:59     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, preparing slightly more food isn't difficult and doesn't take much of an extra time. So I am sure if you ask your nanny nicely and maybe give her a tip, she wouldn't mind.

Look, I used to make my own baby food all the time. You throw a bunch of apples into the oven, or puree some mangos, or steam some broccoli, puree and freeze it. It absolutely does NOT take more effort to put 12 apples into the oven instead of 10, or two broccoli heads instead of one, or 6 mangoes instead of five. It just doesn't. You aren't asking for a new three-course meal. It's just more of what she is already making.



Not OP but please reread her post. It isn't about frozen purees (which she used to make) it is about keeping something like steamed vegetables which won't stay fresh in the fridge for a week.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 15:56     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Honestly, preparing slightly more food isn't difficult and doesn't take much of an extra time. So I am sure if you ask your nanny nicely and maybe give her a tip, she wouldn't mind.

Look, I used to make my own baby food all the time. You throw a bunch of apples into the oven, or puree some mangos, or steam some broccoli, puree and freeze it. It absolutely does NOT take more effort to put 12 apples into the oven instead of 10, or two broccoli heads instead of one, or 6 mangoes instead of five. It just doesn't. You aren't asking for a new three-course meal. It's just more of what she is already making.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 15:50     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal. I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time. I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends. I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 15:33     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
You can ask but don't surprise when she finds a new job soon. If you're like this over veggies I am sure it isn't your only lazy area. What the heck do you do all weekend that you can't take 15 minutes to steam veggies?

If you do ask, recognize you will probably need to freeze the items to keep them from spoiling. Buying some Prune purée from the store also wouldn't kill you.

If you really thought it was a legit, non-jerky request you'd have just made it without coming to DCUM with your snarky attitude and selective reading.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 14:48     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
Anonymous wrote:My nanny works Monday through Thursday and makes a few of DD's staple items for her that she eats everyday - such as homemade greek yogurt, cut up and steamed vegetables (that we give her to keep her happy while we're making her meal) or stewed and pureed prunes for her breakfast (needed to keep her pooping regularly). But often the nanny won't make enough to get us through the weekend.

Nanny used to make enough frozen pureed foods for DD's meals on weekends but now often doesn't with just her refrigerated foods.

Is this something we can ask the nanny to make sure she does?



So you are saying that sometimes the nanny does make enough of your DD's staple items to get through the weekend? So she is not purposely short-changing you or purposely making sure you don't have enough prepped food?

Talk to your nanny, OP. No, it is not her job to make sure your child has enough food to last for the three-day-weekend when the nanny isn't working but maybe, she could adjust her prep/cooking schedule to do it on Thursdays and Wednesdays or Mondays and Thursdays for the steamed veggies.

Thank her for it. It is a favor to you and not necessary.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2015 14:43     Subject: Can we ask the nanny to make enough food to last for DD for the weekend?
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Anonymous wrote:Op does she make the Greek yogurt at your house or at hers ? I just googled how to make it and it takes 22.5 hours. Most of that is it sitting in an oven but still wow


OPs a troll so who cares


Yeah, sorry little Sherlock, but I am not a troll.

Nanny makes the yogurt at our house.

So... there is not definite answer to whether or not I can ask her to make enough food for the baby to go through the weekend?


Unless she is a live-in she can't make greek yogurt during an 8-10 hour shift Sherlock.



Not OP but of course you can. You make regular yogurt in a yogurt maker and then strain it in a yogurt strainer for 24 hours in the fridge. Easy peasy - I do it all the time.


If it was that simple do you think OP would be whining about not being able to do it?


Yes, it really is that simple to do. Look it up. As far as OP whining -- who knows? In my experience MB's whine about everything.