Who Cooks In Your House?

ExcelWithMel

Since I met my husband over 12 years ago, he has always cooked 95% of our meals. He would cook 3-4 times a week Yummy, but not incredibly healthy. Plus we would order out 1-2 times a week. Plus go out to eat 1-2 times a week. Only in the past 2 years have I been making more of my own meals to get healthy. I still eat his food, but much smaller portions.

He started a new job recently, so we agreed I would cook 3 nights a week, he would cook 2, and then we would figure out the last 2. I'm not making "diet" food, but I am cooking healthy, and so far he will try a bite....but 90% of the time, go make something else, like hotdogs, canned soup, or PB&J sandwich.

Anyone else have a similar problem? He does not need to lose weight, but I do want him to enjoy the food I cook with me.

Ready2Rock206

I cook most meals and my family is just so happy there is food when I do cook that they eat whatever I serve. My cousin cooks once every 1-2 weeks or so, not the healthiest usually but I'm so glad someone else cooked I eat whatever it is! My mom cooks maybe once a month. My son cooks on holidays - but I might make Easter dinner this year. My son and I eat out probably too often...

Do you ever cook healthier versions of stuff he does like? Or stuff that can be easily altered? Like for example - minute white rice for him and minute brown rice for you if he won't eat it. Or sloppy joes on a bun for him but over bulgur or brown rice for you... Or a (easy) higher calorie side for him and a salad for you.

katem78

i cook daily and i enjoy it.
i try to cook all kind of foods (meat, pasta,pulses,veggies, fish)
i make tasty big salads every day, using fresh herbs and balsamic vinegar-both types-or lots of lemon.
i make sauteed vegetable with meat or rice (white or brown or basmati) ...i cook pasta once a week, chicken roasted or with curry. if you don't have any ideas of your own, you search on the net. there are millions of recipes, easy, fast, healthy and yummy!

good luck

runnercheryl

My fiancé does all the cooking in our house. I don't have time, and he very kindly does absolutely everything around the house to stop me destroying myself through lack of energy.

He doesn't like healthy foods, either, so he makes separate meals for the two of us, or makes adaptations, to be sure I'm happy. For him, cooking two meals is easier than eating what I do.

graelwyn

Always sorted out my own food, since leaving home, as I live alone. Even when I had a longterm partner, we each sorted out our own meals as we liked different things and ate at different times. Same with my recent ex, who ate with me every evening... he had what he wanted, and I sorted my own food out, as I don't eat meat, and he did. I am not a great cook, thus far, and wish I had a book of really simple, but interesting recipes, as I tend to end up having plain fish, rice and vegetables a lot, or baked sweet potatoes with some soup and tofu mush, lol. I am hopeless at ideas for jazzing things up.

redfroggie

I do all the cooking and once or twice a month we go out. I am very fortunate that my husband will try anything I fix. I like Ready2Rock's idea of cooking his favourites but with in a healthy way. Good luck I don't think I would have the patience for a picky eater. :drinker:

lambertj

Hubby does the grilling and some of the cooking (crockpot cooking) but I do all the chopping, he hates chopping. Thankfully he does dishes:laugh:

laurabini

My mother cooks and when I tell her I would like to eat more healthy food she looks at me like I said something horrible
I really don't like this situation..

mrsdizzyd84

My husband and I used to share cooking duties, but schedules changed. Now, I do the vast majority of the cooking. My husband loves what I cook. The only difference in how we eat is the level of salt in the food since I am supposed to be on a salt restricted diet. He just adds salt to his plate.

jnh17

My husband does absolutely all the cooking. I suck at it and hate it. If he and the kids have spaghetti one night, I have salad stuff in the fridge or eat leftovers of whatever we had the night before. Most of the time he grills so I just skip the rice or pasta side dish.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

I cook Sunday - Friday morning. Hubby cooks or we may go out Friday night and all day Saturay and he always cooks breakfast on Sunday morning.

BurkeshireFarms

My awesome wife! And the fare is excellent.

I do enjoy cooking though.

bcattoes

When we first married, my husband cooked as much as I. Over the years he's gotten lazier about it and I do it mostly now, or we do it together. He cooks more in the summer because he likes to fancy himself king of the grill.

But he's okay with eating healthy. He eats too much in general, but I make tasty healthy meals that we both enjoy. And he makes healthy meals that we both enjoy on the days he cooks.

ExcelWithMel

That is a good point. I will have to consider making more of his favorite foods. I have been trying new recipes to mix things up.

When I started eating more healthy while still eating his cooking, I would usually just eat the meat portion and take a much smaller amount. If he cooked up pasta, I would make my own whole wheat. He stopped cooking potatoes for me (per my request) and I would double up on the salad and veggies. We almost NEVER order in anymore, but we do still usually go out 1-2 times a week.

I just can't wait for him to get home who knows when and cook who knows what, so I guess we will have to figure out a way so it works for both of us.

mmklinemm

My awesome wife! And the fare is excellent.

I do enjoy cooking though.

This is my husband, and he knows I'll see whatever he posts!

I still cook all our favorites, just in healthier ways. Ground turkey breast, instead of hamburger; brown rice, whole grain fiber-added pasta, etc. No foods are off-limits in our house or on some kind of "bad" list. We even still have stuff like pancakes, bacon, and macaroni and cheese. One of the best cookbooks I ever bought is the American Heart Association's Healthy Family Meals.

twinmom01

I cook in my house...unless it involves the grill then it is all my hubbies...

I eat towards the Paleo realm - so lots of meats and veggies - he is fine with it....

I also have my kids added into the mix...so if there are days when i am making something they have tried and don't like then I try and fix them something similar...like when I do up a pot of marinara sauce - I cook a spagetti squash for my husband and I and pasta for my girls...the other day we had roast chicken - I did up sides of steamed veggies and mashed potatoes...my kids ate the mashed potatoes, I had the veggies and hubby had some of each...

If it is things like he likes potatoes and you don't you may want to spend the little bit of extra money and buy some of those already washed and packaged potatoes you can throw in microwave.. cook up a protien, some steamed or roasted veggies and then you can throw a potatoe in the microwave for him to add to the meal...

ExcelWithMel

Update, in case anyone is checking back in...I made Chicken Sausage with whole wheat Farfalle, onions, red peppers, parsley & a little cheese. He ate it all, and said he would eat it if I made it again. FIRST TIME he finished anything I cooked (ever), commented it was good (not great) - I thought it was great, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he likes my blackened salmon later in the week.

mes1119

I kind of have that problem. I live with my boyfriend and cook for him every night, and we eat out on the weekends. It is really hard to find a happy balance because he is trying to GAIN weight and I'm trying to lose it. Thankfully we've found a happy medium in that we both aim for high protein. I try to center my meals around lean proteins (which can taste good without all the extra stuff) and veggies and if he wants something extra I'll make it for him. Or I just pick less cheese or different condiments and such.

pat6250

I do most of the cooking, although my hubby can. But I like to do it, because he has high blood pressure and diabetes, and my daughter has food intolerences (which is like an allergy, only not life threatening, just sickening). And I need lots of veggies to keep me in line, so I do it so I can have more control. By cooking low salt, low fat and low carb over the years, I helped my hubby from developing diabetes and hbp early, as his brothers and sisters did. And he is very well controlled, and his weight is good, so I feel sorry for the gal whose hubby eats hot dogs instead of the healthy stuff she made. Tell him he should buy lots more life insurance, you are going to need it. Honestly, my hubby is living proof that watching your food intake keeps health issues under control. Luckily. I have no health issues, except I am fat, and I don't want to develop issues, so I am losing the weight! I was raised in a house that offered lots of meats, starch, and gravy, a few canned vegetables, and lots of dessert. I feel for others living in that situation, they don't get why you want different choices. I took over cooking when I was in high school because mom worked, and I made slow changes. When I left home, my dad missed my cooking, so I did a few things right. But I now know that too much healthy food is too much! So I am working on that now. Good luck to everyone in finding a way that works for you, in spite of what others want you to do.

coconutbuNZ

I do and I get sick of it! I enjoy other people's cooking more. Oh well. Such is life. Wasn't meant to be easy

mignon83

I do the most right now but husband do cook sometimes.

jjnt007

My husband cooks 95% of our meals. Since I have started my weight loss program if I am going to have a salad for dinner he eats his meal before I arrive home from Zumba.

Saruman_w

I can't cook with crap.. And I live alone. When I was a kid though my dad did most of the cooking.

jenaissance

I do ALL the cooking. And I keep no prepackaged, heat and serve, etc. food in the house, so if they (hubby and kids) don't like what I make TOO BAD. Luckily I'm a good cook

LaurasClimb

I live with my 3 teenagers and my parents...<insert comment here>

My kids each plan and cook one night a week and my mom and I each do 2 nights a week. Sometimes we go out but not often. It's a good arrangement for everyone...I love teaching my kids how to cook, they will be on their own some day.

infamousmk

You might try cooking together when you can - get to know what each of you likes as far as spices and flavour combinations. It's good to hear that he liked the sausage meal! My fiancee and I will cook together on occasion (he's learning to cook from me), and it's been a good bonding experience and has helped us learn more about each others' tastes.

eillamarie

My boyfriend hates most things healthy (except some fruit & the occasional salad or potatoes & carrots). I tried to add some more flavor to the healthy meals I cook without adding a ton of calories. If he doesn't like it then he can make his own food!! He's almost always eat the suppers I prepare if I make an effort to include his likes and dislikes. Or just pick out his dislikes LOL

Other than suppers he pretty much eats his own food. He loves prepackaged heat & serve type foods, which I'll occasionally eat for supper with him. He has his own section of the pantry & freezer for his granolla bars & lunches. Which is fine cuz we never eat lunch together, so it works.

Beastette

I do. We have similar fitness goals, so it works out. I don't eat meat except for fish, but I do cook it for him. I'm awesome like that.

HelloSweetie4

My husband and I share a house with my uncle and his daughter.
My husband and I cook 2 nights during the week and my uncle cooks 2 nights. The weekends usually are fend for yourself or take-out. My husband did most of the cooking on our nights, but I've been taking it over more to try out healthier recipes. The nights my uncle cooks are usually fattier dishes so I don't eat as much at dinner.

BeetleChe13

I cook dinner about twice a week (on my days off). The rest of the time we're on our own. Hubby is a manager at a fast food restaurant and gets free food. :grumble: So when I cook, I make it as full of veggies and nutrients as possible. Since we always work opposite shifts, we both just assume we're fending for ourselves. Cooked meals are planned days in advance so no one comes home with food for one. :laugh:

Newf77

I cook five nights a week, the wife has Sunday and on Saturday I grab a subway sandwich on my way home since I will be eating with the four legged kids only. You might look into enrolling into a cooking healthy class together.
If he does not like what you cooked his loss {I think it is bad form he will not just gut it down}. I have made some terrible dishes and wifee tries it and then eats around it. I also when I have "too much" freeze it for a lunch or dinner down the road.