Au pair food costs for the coming week

[lemonandhoney]

We're going away - she is coming with us for a few days, then returning home. She'll be in the house on her own for five nights. There's plenty of food in the cupboard and freezer, but there won't be anything fresh, so I want to leave her some money to buy milk, veg etc. What's reasonable, do you think? I was thinking £30 - she's obviously more than welcome to help herself to anything that's already in the house, and I will do a big shop on the day we get home.

i think £30 is more than enough if you have cupboards and a freezer full of food

Only a couple of years ago Me and DH used to spend £20 a week on all our food shopping - so i'm sure that will be plenty!

I would say £20 would be plenty for 1 person for 5 nights...whatever you leave she will prob blow on a night out and then eat from the freeer/ cupboards etc anyway!!!