Babysitting Library: Health & Food

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For Parents: Food Interview Checklist
Want to clear up potential food snafus before they even occur? Use the following list of questions as needed during your first interview with a sitter or nanny to make sure they are the perfect match for you!

Taking Away the Ho-Ho's Without Getting Boo-Hoos
Back in the day, babysitting was "fun time," and sugar fit right in. Use these 9 tips to cruise right into the new food rules with hardly a bump in the road.

Getting Your Sitter to Follow Your Food Preferences
Here are some ways to prepare your sitter for making sure your family is eating well while following all of your rules and preferences.

Kosher Cooking 101
Make sure you're sensitive to all of your kosher family's needs, including their dietary habits and knowing how to use the right spoons.

Knoshing and Nationalities: What to Know
Whether you're a sitter or a parent, check out these tips for making sure that the kids are continuing their cultural traditions no matter whose care they are in.

Food and Fitness Fab Fives
Kids love watching DVDs, reading the occasional book and surfing the web, so use these activities to get them excited about nutrition with our top five faves in each category.

Top 10 Healthy Babysitting Recipes
Playing with your food can be a great idea! Make fun recipes that you and your kids will like to make and love to eat.

For Sitters: Food Interview Checklist
Are you vegans going to be comfortable preparing meaty dishes for a family? Ask these food-related questions to see if the sitting job will be a smooth one.