adult evening babysitter - dinner question

[CloudBee]

We have a new to us sitter (she works in the gym daycare) sitting for us tonight. She's arriving at 6 so I can show her around the house and have a little time to get myself ready for dinner. DH will be home by 6:30, and our dinner reservations are for 7pm.

DS will have already eaten before she gets here, or will be finishing up his meal.

We've exclusively used a high school sitter at night, and I've always had to pick her up. I usually take her through a fast food drive thru or tell her there's a frozen pizza in the freezer.

What do I do for a grown adult? She's probably 45, FWIW. 

I don't feel comfortable with food deliveries when we have a sitter, so I'm not leaving her with cash to place a delivery order.

Should I just mention we have a frozen pizza in the freezer if she's hungry?

What's the norm with older sitters at night? Especially if they aren't feeding your kid dinner? 

[jeaniebueller]

I would have the standard frozen pizza option and tell her to help herself to whatever is in the fridge. I assume that for an adult, she can figure it out or plan ahead.

[ECB]

We had one sitter in particular (mid 20s) who liked salad. I would buy a couple pre-made salads that came w/ a meat, dressing and other toppings. I would show them to her and tell her to please help herself. And she would usually eat one.

There is something about frozen pizza that if I were the sitter... I wouldn't MAKE myself dinner while babysitting. But it would be nice to have some kind of food option available.

[Ashley&Scott]

We've had two older sitters (mid-late 30s, DC teachers) Both times they've had to feed M dinner too so we gave them the option of leftover pasta or making a pizza.

I think giving her a few options is fine, but if she knows she doesn't have to feed DS then she's probably going to eat before she arrives.

[Jalapeñomel]

Our sitter is older, and we tell her to help herself to whatever she likes.

[CloudBee]

Thanks! I will also pick up bread and lunch meat, as we actually need that.

[starlily]

Ours is in her 30s and she always brings her own food. I still tell her she's welcome to anything in our kitchen, even though that backfired on me when she found my secret stash of Reese's eggs one time.

[crispnclean]

If you haven't already, I would mention to her that your kid will have already eaten by the time she gets there. Otherwise, she might be expecting that she will just eat whatever he eats. Then I would make sure to have something easy for her to grab (salad, sandwich makings, fruit, cheese) around the house and let her know she is welcome to anything in the fridge or pantry.

[anna7602]

I usually provide freezer options or leftovers. Sometimes I leave money for take-out/delivery for both the sitter and DD, but DD is older than your kid and usually eats at the same time as the sitter (and will want whatever the sitter is having).