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HAWKESTER
8/22/08 11:36 P
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Our problem falls under different diets. My wife and I both signed up and the meals that are planned are different for each of us.
I tried to change my diet plans to match those of my wife but not all of those options are there.
I am thinking that as long as we select the lower calorie meal we should be fine?
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NOMOREFATMOM
8/22/08 10:03 A
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| You know...sometimes, you just gotta make your own meal. I know its not the best option and I am not really in favor of "short order" cooking when we have 6 people in the family but some nights, I just have to make myself chicken and vegetables when everybody (DH) is having burgers and fries! I like to bake some chicken breasts and have them ready in the fridge (especially during the week!) so that when everyone else is eating whatever DH has made, I still have options. And I've been surprised at how willing the kids have been to try new things when they see Mom sticking to it! Good Luck! Keep in mind -- its okay to do for you!!!!!!
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| When we came back from vacation this year my husband promised he would do his part to help me get healthy and he has done very well. We made the changes for our house as a whole; my husband and son eat the lower fat and cal food with me or the keep things that they know I do not like that is high in fat and calories. I have to say that with them working with me changing my lifestyle is going much better.
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Fortunately, as long as my family gets fed they don't complain. It may work better if you make gradual changes. No one seems to like change.
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MISSIFELTNER
8/20/08 2:05 P
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| I keep low fat/no fat condiments available for myself to use. I also try to cook with those as well. For example I have fat free salad dressing, sour cream, mayo etc. I still keep the regular stuff for him. The fridge is packed but it works for us both. Also, I find ways to change dishes for myself. For example, when I cook eggs, I always take the yolk out for my food or I use the low fat ingredients that he wouldn't notice!
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| I think you need to have a heart to heart with your husband. Tell him you're trying to get healthy so you can have as much time with him as possible, and you need his support. Ask him for suggestions on what you can do to make healthy foods that he would enjoy. Maybe involve him in the cooking process?
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| You know it is really nice to know that I am not the only one who struggles with this. I keep trying though sometimes I fall flat on my face. I tried something kinda new last night and the kids - all of them - went for it and loved it. DH, not so much. I pulled together a kind of mexican feast, thinking this is something we all like - maybe it can work. I cooked venison in the slowcooker all day (threw in some shredded carrots as the recipe called for knowing half would hate it if they knew they were there so I didn't say a WORD about them. Put together a lower fat version of some nacho pinwheels I found to go with the dinner and also created a lower fat version of a kinda mexican salad. I served it all with flour tortillas and nacho chips with salsa and taco sauce, shreeded cheese - reduced fat of course, and some low fat sour cream and black olives. If hubby had eaten, there would not have been any left overs. He ate one tortilla, passed his second one off to one of the kids and then just sort of sat there the rest of the meal and watched while the kids inhaled everything on the table!!! I can please one sector but not the other!!! GRRRRR
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MOM2EVATRENT
8/17/08 3:54 P
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| I have the same problem. I am the reluctant chef to a meat, potatoes and corn husband, a PB&J 6 year old daughter and a 20 month old son. I was either getting take-out on a regular basis or making 4 meals. That had to stop. I usually try to fix them something that they can compromise on and things that I can make ahead. My son is particulary fond of sweet potatoes, so I make a big batch at the beginning of the week that way, if there is a side that he won't eat, he gets sweet potatoes. There are several things that I make and can add to a meal, so there isn't any extra prep time. As for me, I throw a couple of chicken breasts on the grill/oven at the beginning of the week and bag it up in 4 oz portions. That way I can have back -up meals. Those steam in the bag frozen vegetables are also a big help. I can microwave a bag in minutes, add a piece of chicken and a salad. My plates are so colorful and tasty that I don't miss out on what my family is eating. My husband has even started commenting on how "pretty" my plates look. It is trial and error now to find those meals that can accommodate my whole family, but I am looking on the internet constantly for new recipes. Little by little without their knowledge, I am replacing many of the high calorie and fat versions of what they like with much more healthy versions. So far, everything that I have tried has fooled them.
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| I have a family of 7 and we sit as family every night we are all together for dinner. I am the only one concerned with eating healthy. I have snuck in reduced/fat free ingredients into things like lasagna and casseroles and no one has noticed. Also some nights I just try to adjust my meal to be healthier than the entire families. I too have picky eaters but I am a believer in if they are hungry enought they will eat whatever it is. Good luck I know it is a challenge.
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Have you tried pasta? Red meat can be fine, as long as you get the leaner cuts.
Try experimenting with new foods and new ways of cooking. The other thing you can do is Everyone For Themselves...you make a nutritious meal, which can be shared by everyone, but if hubby wants a hamburger and french fries, he can make it himself.
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We are a fmily of 5 - three girls (two teens) - and I have noticed that the family meals that we eat every night are what is killing my efforts to loose weight!!!
DH is generally very supportive of my efforts and wants me to feel good about myself for a change. My problem is that when planning meals they seem to somehow wind up being high-calorie, high-fat, high-sodium or some other serious no-no. Hubby is particular about what he eats and how it's cooked. I have managed to get him to try a few things over the summer that will help speed meals preparation up some but overall these will not HELP the nutritional value of the meals.
He HATES chicken and will only eat two kinds of fish that I know of - one fried!!!
Any suggestions on how to re-vamp dinner so that it is more healthy?
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