my unsupportive family :(

laurensohn22

Yall are really awesome thank you for the websites ill look at them once I'm home . When I wrote this I was pretty upset about what happened, now I'm felling a lot better and I can do this mission cook healthy

beemcbe

For most of my life I could barely boil water. There were about ten things I could actually cook. I'm 20, and living on my own now. It got to a point where macaroni and cheese just wasn't working. I started just getting creative. I began with something really basic: pasta. Everyone can make pasta. I'd just start throwing veggies in. Some things worked well, others didn't. I got a bag of frozen chicken breasts and figured out the best way to cook them (surprisingly, I didn't give myself salmonella). I'll eat it by itself with a side, or put it on top of pasta or a salad. Those veggie steamers you can buy frozen are great, and since I'm only cooking for myself I can put the leftovers in the fridge and usually eat it for another day or two. I also once cooked a huge pot of black beans and ate them for a solid week. (Granted, I burned the heck out of them, but I threw a little cheese and sour cream on top and they weren't too bad.)
Basically, what I'm getting at is that if you start with something you know, then add things you like, you'll figure the rest out. Just use things that go together. It worked for me; I've gone from swearing I was going to hire a chef to actually enjoying making meals for myself.

lmalaschak

For most of my life I could barely boil water. There were about ten things I could actually cook. I'm 20, and living on my own now. It got to a point where macaroni and cheese just wasn't working. I started just getting creative. I began with something really basic: pasta. Everyone can make pasta. I'd just start throwing veggies in. Some things worked well, others didn't. I got a bag of frozen chicken breasts and figured out the best way to cook them (surprisingly, I didn't give myself salmonella). I'll eat it by itself with a side, or put it on top of pasta or a salad. Those veggie steamers you can buy frozen are great, and since I'm only cooking for myself I can put the leftovers in the fridge and usually eat it for another day or two. I also once cooked a huge pot of black beans and ate them for a solid week. (Granted, I burned the heck out of them, but I threw a little cheese and sour cream on top and they weren't too bad.)
Basically, what I'm getting at is that if you start with something you know, then add things you like, you'll figure the rest out. Just use things that go together. It worked for me; I've gone from swearing I was going to hire a chef to actually enjoying making meals for myself.

This is good advice. Nice job!

rugbyphreak

at first, my entire family was unsupportive, but then the weight started coming off and they started to get really interested in what i was doing. now my brothers and mom are on board so we cook healthy for each other and my father has no choice but to participate or starve.

kittenmitton

If I were you, I'd play up the fact that my mother works all day. I'd say "oh, you must be so tired. Let me make something for dinner" and then make her something healthy and totally delicious.

froeschli

I'd say 'baby steps' - instead of going in saying 'oh we're eating so much crap, can't we be healthier?' (try it in a whiny tone and you'll smack yourself)
try bringing home a couple of healthy alternatives - say a whole grain pasta, or brown rice, or a decent olive oil - one bit at a time, and just say you were curious to try it...
buy a veggie steamer if you don't have one already. things like that, proactive, without criticism.

to learn cooking, hang out in the kitchen when your mom (or anyone) is cooking observe, ask intelligent questions, but don't be in the way. offer to wash, chop or peel vegetables. maybe do the (cooking) dishes before the meal is served. before you know it there will be conversation... that'd be a good time to throw in new ideas too...

i was lucky to learn the basics of cooking in school - but most i learned just observing and experimenting... ,my approach is: recipes are guidelines, if you get too worked up about following them 110%, it wont be any fun, and the result may suffer...

good luck

laurensohn22

woohoo this morning i got my mom to teach me how to do fish , simple but tasty !!

pa_jorg

Sounds like your mom is upset because she probably wants to eat healthier but doesn't have the motivation. Everyone comes to a change in their own time. In the meantime, there are tons of resources online (and on MFP) to help you learn to cook. Maybe consider trying one new ingredient or recipe a week so it doesn't seem so overwhelming to you or your family.

And great news on the fish recipe!

GeneaCindy

That's great news! Way to go

Lrt4uk

I think it could also be in the delivery. If you approached your family as you need to cook MY meals healthier, then I'd most likely take offense and yell. I think you're old enough to pitch in and offer to cook either for yourself or periodically for the family.

Either way, jump in, any change is a good one!