Living in an Unsupportive Household

JasmineGS

Yeah sis... I know what it's like, but lately, my husband seems to understand better how much this means to me ... He buys a lot of blue menu or weight watcher products and lets me dress the salad. I can weight the oil, which helps control the fat levels

sunfirelynn

I don't understand why they don't have some respect for you, your trying to eat healthy. But I hope you get it figured out soon and good luck to you.

missfitmt

Maybe they aren't trying to be A-holes about it, just hungry and lazy... When they open the fridge and see your cornucopia of prepped stuff it seems easier, and they assume one bit here or there won't make a huge difference etc.

I am a hungry lazy individual. Although we cook from scratch here I absolutely love me some leftovers because it's easy and quick.

That being said, I get how frustrating this would be!

Have you tried an out of sight, out of mind kinda technique? Maybe put all your stuff in a bag inside the fridge so they can't readily see what's inside. Let everyone know it's your bag etc. Have one for the fridge and one for the freezer.

If they're specifically going into your bag, then I would say they're just being A-holes. Like I said, I'm lazy and hungry, but I do have boundaries and respect for somebody else's stuff.

It seems sad to me to think that you'd have to go to lengths like buying a mini fridge and stashing food.

I do like this idea. In addition to labeling my items, I will also try putting them in like a brown lunch bag and labeling the bag. Hopefully I can report back with good news. Thanks! :-)

I know exactly what you mean. Exactly. I feel for you. I lived with my mom and brother while I was in between apartments because I knew I was being laid off and worried about how long it would take me to find another job. After being on my own for so long and having to share space again it did get really frustrating - especially when I bought extra of certain things and it still wasn't enough. I bought a 2lb bag of shredded cheddar one time even though I knew I only needed 2 cups for a salad recipe. Went to make it and the whole 2 lb bag was gone. After that I really stopped making a whole lot. I thought about buying a minifridge but I was trying to save to move out and just didn't want to spend the money.

One thing that I did that had a little bit of success was leaving the cold foods still in the grocery bag and putting it in a bottom drawer. I also did tend to label things even back when I was in high school like shampoo and stuff like that. Otherwise I don't have any good advice - I ended up eating more lean cuisine and bringing food home daily and it wasn't always the healthiest.

Exactly!!!! I'm going to use this idea and see how it goes. Even if it's family, it's definitely difficult living with roommates again after living on your own for a long time. Ughh!

I don't understand why they don't have some respect for you, your trying to eat healthy. But I hope you get it figured out soon and good luck to you.

I hope I get it figured out soon too! Thank you :-)

dmarien

If you cooking for 2 groups your family and then yourself. Make your food ahead of time and freeze in portion for you. Then cook for family as you normally do. Or find healthy things that taste good and not let them know.

I have the opposite problem my family likes everything so I find myself buying extra to have enough for all of us.

jetlag

If they're using your raw ingredients in an unhealthy way, then cook it up as soon as you buy it maybe?

I also love the idea of telling them the food is tainted. Shame you can't buy witchetty grubs on the Internet. You could put them in with the chicken breasts. Gross to look at buy safe to eat, just in case they didn't notice lol Or just coat every 6th one in a lb of salt or dye them green???

But, if it were me, every single item of food that went missing would result in something of theirs going in the bin.