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how to eat healthy together?
we are starting to think about how things will be when we move in together. I eat just about anything, him, not so much. He wants to start eating healthy as well, I have already begun, but he does not like vegetables or salad.
any ideas on how to get him started? any recipes that make veggies tasty ti begin getting his palate accustomed to veggies?
PS he want to start he just does not know how to start
Re: how to eat healthy together?
A simple answer is:
Buy food that is healthy. Cook said healthy food. S/O eats food you cook or he fends for himself.
Only you can be responsible for you to eat healthy. He'll make the choice when he wants to. If he is truly hungry he will a. eat whatever is on hand or b. he will go out and buy what he wants.
I agree with the previous reply...just make sure you are buying and cooking healthy food, and the rest is up to him. Experiment with different recipes. Google them or buy a cookbook if you need to.That way you will both get a feel for what he does like...but in the end, he is a big boy and you can only do so much. When it comes down to it, he is the one who needs to make the choices. Just do your best to promote healthy ones and set a good example!
I agree with PP about cook healthy food and then he either eats eat or fends for himself. Bad side to this is I get stuck with leftovers a lot because he won't eat as much of the vegetable sides I make.
Maybe he needs to acquire the taste for some things. I hated spinach salad in the past, and most vegetables. But, I knew I needed to eat more of them so I started making myself a spinach salad everyday for lunch. I hated it at first, but now I LOVE my salad everyday, and have started eating a lot more veggies in general because I acquired the taste.
And I know this sounds stupid - but look up "kid friendly" healthy recipes. My H would say things like "I hate broccoli" so I would sneak it in to things, he would love it, and then I'd let him know he likes it after all. He still doesn't reach for broccoli - but sometimes we think we don't like things because we always have instead of trying to like them.
I also find ways to incorporate more things I know he does like - like asparagus, green beans, etc - in different ways. Like PP said - I promote healthy choices, but don't force him to eat them.
I agree with pps. If you start to make healthy dinners at home eventually he will eat them or figure something else out. My DH wasn't a big on veggies when we first got together, but I have slowly worked them into our meals. For example we might have salmon, salad, and sweet potatoes for dinner. He used to only eat salmon and the salad, but he got hungry and started eating sweet potatoes. If he is ready to start eating healthier foods he needs to just start, and being hungry will help.
you mean he hates all veggies and salads across the board? i find that sounds somewhat like an excuse to not eat healthy.
move in together? great. if you cook cook healthy. he has the option of 1)eating what you make 2) going hungry 3) cooking for himself. end of story. same for you though-if he cooks unhealthy you have to make your own.
i also wonder why the blanket hate veggies and salads. my dh hated a ton of veggies too when i met him. turns out he didn't hate the veggies-he hated the way his mom cooked them (she kills them) and LOVED the way my mom made them. asparagus for example. his mom steamed them to the point of army green mush. my mom bright green and crunchy. HUGE difference. his mom also made a lot of veggies from a can (barf), my mom always made fresh. so over the 10 years we've been together he's realized ti wasn't the veggies, it was how they were cooked. he loves a lot of them now. especially tomatoes and different peppers.
in the end though-you can't convince him to do anything. it's up to him to stop with the excuses and eat better.
Adventures in My Kitchen
DH was the same way with veggies. Turns out his mom would microwave them. No wonder he hate asparagus or zucchini. The way I cook them is totally different and he enjoys them. I would start off small and work your way to add more.
I cook the majority of the time but we menu plan together. DH is the one who suggests most of the veggies.
kid friendly sounds like a good way to start. he is open to trying things but he is weirdly sensitive about textures and stuff like that.
i think i had bought my cousins a book that had recipes like that... maybe i will give it a try this week! thanks so much!
thank you all for this great advice. I know I can't force him, of course. He has expressed his desire to eat healthier. like I told a PP he is weirdly sensitive to textures, i used to tease him about it, but he tries. so i guess finding kid friendly recipes maybe is a good way to start getting hi palate accustomed to the veggie taste.
the thing is at his house they don't cook much veggies at all its mostly salads and he is not much of a fan. it depends on his mood.
as for veggies, he is not accustomed, it took me some time to get used to the flavors and such of different veggies. he has tried things he likes like spinach and cheese pasta etc, but some of the suggestions here for kid friendly recipes might be a great way to start.
thanks!
yea im hoping he will start getting into it because he likes cooking as well maybe grocery shopping will be another good way to start as well as meal planning together!
thanks!
Try finding out what stuff he DOES like and make it healthier. I admit I don't really like straight up veggies either, but I like salad and I like casseroles and such with veggies in them.
BBQ or marinated chicken is healthy and "man-friendly"... have it with corn on the cob, rice, salad, etc.
I also recommend the website skinnytaste.com- GREAT recipes!
thanks! I will definitely check out the recipes!