Are you possesive

Katina3333
Katina3333 Posts: 259 Member
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Of your special, good for you, better choices types of foods?


Do you mind if a spouse or child eats your food when they could care less about calories or exercise?
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  • Happy_10yr
    Happy_10yr Posts: 287 Member
    Not really.

    If they eat the last one and don't tell me....
    I just hand them the car keys and open the door :)
  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    I'm trying to switch the kids over to healthy foods, so I just buy enough for everyone.

    If I have something special that is hands off I write "moms" on it with a sharpie.
  • LonLB
    LonLB Posts: 1,126 Member
    Of your special, good for you, better choices types of foods?


    Do you mind if a spouse or child eats your food when they could care less about calories or exercise?


    When someone complains about someone else eating something "of theirs" I want to push them off a cliff, so no I'm not
  • ajwild001
    ajwild001 Posts: 84 Member
    I'm not possessive if my kids eat something, but I am possessive if their friends come over and start helping themselves. A little is OK. The kid with the seemingly extra stomach puts a ton away...
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    A tad possessive. My child seem to think she can eat half of the ice cream bin while I weigh 1-2 servings at a time. I get a little mad when my ice cream is gone in one friggin day! lol

    eta: OOoops! Missed the "healthy" part. Nobody touches my healthy ****. Nobody wants to. I wish they would eat my healthy stuff.
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    I get annoyed if someone eats something and puts the empty jar/packet back, and then put's the empty jar back in the cupboard. ._. (This seems to happen a lot in my house)
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I live with a boyfriend and two roommates. My boyfriend is allowed to eat my special food, and he asks first if I'm around, but I have to label all of it so my roommates don't scarf it all. They are not allowed and I get mad when they do because it's expensive, they don't pay for those groceries, and they are big, fit guys with no concept of portion control, so they eat it ALL. I get sad when I am looking forward to a special, healthy treat and there is nothing left.
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    Not at all! I love to cook and when my family enjoys what I make, I know I've done my job well. :tongue:
  • SaraBrown12
    SaraBrown12 Posts: 277 Member
    I am with some of my stuff. My children have been known to pinch my fat free yoghurts (they pick their own when we shop) polish it off then fill their faces with sweets, ice cream or cake. I also buy little things like packets of crackers and melba toasts to dip in cottage cheese to take to work that they think are just my crisp alternatives. And grrrr my skimmed and almond milk even tho i buy semi skimmed for them. Tho we have an abundance of fruit and veg and all have a healthy diet, i would never ever stop them eating fruit i had bought because i fancied it. My ex used to drink my bottles of fruity water with his chinese takeaway while i sat with a salad and a chicken breast, and leave the full sugar dr pepper he bought himself because my water was in the fridge. Now that boiled my pi$$!!!!
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    I do not allow the little ones to eat my diet stuff but they are both underweight so I just give them the real thing. The teenagers are welcome to it but they won't touch it, and I sneak it into the hubby's diet where ever I can.
  • lalaland82
    lalaland82 Posts: 176 Member
    I get annoyed!! Especially annoyed when all the healthy stuff is gone but the cookies etc they nagged for in supermarket are still in cupboard tempting me.

    But now I feel like a meanie after reading other comments :frown:
  • gracielynn1011
    gracielynn1011 Posts: 726 Member
    As parents and partners, we all want our children and partners to be healthy. It doesn't bother me when they eat "my" foods. But I have one rule, if you start to eat something, you will finish it. No eating half a pita bread and putting it back in the bag, or half a yogurt and trashing the rest.

    When I first started eating healthier, I only bought enough for me. When I saw that they started enjoying certain foods, I started to buy enough for all. I do draw the line at all their little neighborhood friends. Those kids make a habit of coming in and eating a little of everything till nothing is left, and then trying to throw out half of what they started eating. Hence my rule of if you start it, you finish it.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    I get annoyed if someone eats something and puts the empty jar/packet back, and then put's the empty jar back in the cupboard. ._. (This seems to happen a lot in my house)

    Yeah, here too.

    I don't care as long as they don't secretly finish something.

    I don't like being surprised by it.
  • emaren
    emaren Posts: 934 Member
    I tend to be territorial, it drove me crazy when my sister was here last year and she thought nothing of eating my leftovers.......

    When I complained she said something along the lines of 'Well, I did not think you were going to eat them'.

    When friends crash it annoys me when they help themselves rather than asking......
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Nah I'd probably pass out though if I saw him eating my avocados or brussel sprouts
  • chantelp89
    chantelp89 Posts: 590 Member
    Of your special, good for you, better choices types of foods?


    Do you mind if a spouse or child eats your food when they could care less about calories or exercise?


    When someone complains about someone else eating something "of theirs" I want to push them off a cliff, so no I'm not
    I ate my moms boyfriends cereal once.....I had to move out the next day. No lie. It was a huge deal
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  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    I'm thrilled when my kids choose blueberries over candy or roasted broccoli over chips. I make sure I buy plenty so that there is enough for everyone. Oh I am possessive about one thing....my quest bars! Mine...allll mine!
  • _Pseudonymous_
    _Pseudonymous_ Posts: 1,671 Member
    If my roommate who is my friend eats my stuff then I don't mind because she is my best friend and I love her. Partiallybevause its always give and take. As long as we let each other know then its okay.


    Now the other douche nozzle who lives with us and go like a crab-infested mangina for all I care. He can go get his own dang food!!!
  • _AllieCat_
    _AllieCat_ Posts: 515 Member
    Nope. I'm happy when my guy eats my healthy food. I'm happy to share.
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    My So is the reason I do not keep "treats" for myself in the house, and normally I would not care but we are both so tight on cash that when I buy cottage cheese to have it last all week as a snack and my only means to snack and he eats the whole thing in one sitting.. Yeah, it annoys me. Mostly because neither of us can replace it so now what do I eat? When things are less tight, and I am working closer and not spending a fortune on gas I will care a LOT less. It will only be annoying because I will come home to find it empty, but it won't be as frustrating because I can just go and get more.
  • gettinfitaus
    gettinfitaus Posts: 161 Member
    The only time I have ever been possessive of my food was when as a teenager I would walk down to the shop, buy a pint of ice-cream, have a little put it in the freezer and never see it again. Caught my little sister 3/4 of the way through it standing in front of the freezer!! Not impressed.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Not at all, with the exception of the coke zero I have on hand that I don't want the kids having and my husband hates, all our food is the same.
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    food is meant to be shared. we live in the west..it's not a luxury and food is all around us.
  • BlisterLamb
    BlisterLamb Posts: 396 Member
    My 25 year old daughter and her kids live with me. I share my healthy food with the grandkids because I want them to develop healthier habits than their mother has. However, my daughter chooses to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's twice a week, drink nothing but soft drinks and sugary drinks, and hide her stash of candy, pastries and cookies in her room so she doesn't have to share them with her kids. Anyone who eats like that and then has the nerve to polish off any of my healthy options has obviously seen it all and lived as long as they want to. When I go to eat something, it had darn well better be there. Yes, I get very hostile.
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    I am really possessive when it comes to food! I think that comes from the fact that I don't make THAT much money, so every time I purchase food I want it to be mine mine mine. I write my name on almost everything but it doesn't stop my family every time :tongue:
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Any food that I purchase with my own money is MINE. I do not share, I will not share. It is all mine, and nobody else is entitled to it.

    Possessive is a word I'd use to describe myself in relation to MY food, yes.

    And you damn well bet if it is eaten, I make them buy a replacement.
  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk Posts: 465 Member
    I like my bananas riper than the other banana eaters in the household. I have been known to carve MUM on an under ripe banana to ensure I get one. Kind of fun, personalizing bananas.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    Not at all, I love, love to cook and really enjoy people eating my food. I would go with out if they enjoyed it that much. I dont know, it must have come from my mom. It was just me and my mom, with a house full of men, dad and several brothers who were always hungry. So we cooked a lot. :drinker: Well, there is one exception...DO NOT EAT MY CHOCOLATE!:devil:
  • Legs_McGee
    Legs_McGee Posts: 845 Member
    No .... my friends come over and have free reign of my food. Now if they take my last beer I may stab them.

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