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AIBU - how much does your au pair eat

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Ridgeview · 28/04/2019 06:53

I don't know if IABU but our au pair eats a lot. To the point that I have changed supermarkets to be able to keep costs down and it takes food away from the DCs.
For example, yesterday she had 3 southern fried chicken breast, half a packet of fresh spaghetti and 2 chocolate bars for supper.
She'll have scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, pizza at lunch and then a large supper.
I have started to write a menu for what the DCs are having for supper so she doesn't eat it.
However, this doesn't make much of a difference.
Our previous au pairs never eat this much and I am finding it hard to keep up.

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CaptainMarvelDanvers · 28/04/2019 07:10

It sounds like something is going on, I don’t think it’s a normal amount to eat.

Weenurse · 28/04/2019 07:09

Menu plan with lots of pasta bakes and veggies, big pots of soup.
Talk to her about food, what she does and doesn’t like.
What healthy portion sizes are for children and adults so she knows what portion to give children and herself .
What are healthy snacks between meals for children.
Sounds like she needs educating and you can do this under the guise of what is good for the children.
There may also be an emotional component to her eating, that is another matter.

Soontobe60 · 28/04/2019 07:09

Sounds reasonable to me. Is she fat and are you thin? Does she eat with you or alone?

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Ridgeview · 28/04/2019 07:06

I want to know if this is a normal amount of food for a 20 year old.

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icklekid · 28/04/2019 06:56

I'm not sure how people can help? It's surely irrelevant how much other people's au pairs eat what you will have to do is find a way to work with yours. Have you had a conversation about meal planning together? If she's hungry after the meals maybe she needs to invest in snacks for herself but she is an adult...

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