How can I convince my girlfriend to eat healthier foods?

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  • Hambone23
    Hambone23 Posts: 486 Member
    You can't. Make it clear you want to eat healthier and that you'll do your own shopping and she can do her own shopping.
  • UnoDrea3732
    UnoDrea3732 Posts: 342 Member
    Hey everyone,

    So my girlfriend is a very lucky girl, very thin all her life despite eating total junk. Most of the food she eats is frozen instant food or fast food which is taking a toll on our already very short budget. Whenever I offer to go out and get food to make she just whines saying that she'd rather have a burger or heat up some of the sodium rich, preservative rich foods in our freezer.

    Not only am I worried about her health in the long run but it also makes it difficult to buy healthy food for myself when I'm trying to lose weight because either I buy food we both can eat (even though I'd rather not) or I buy food that I'll eat and she wont. Or if she heads out to the store she'll buy tons of her favorite frozen meals for us both for the week despite my request for her to pick something up that is healthy (although this time she did come back with mac and cheese with apples... it was better than freezer fish and hungry man meals).

    Thoughts?

    My Husband is very similar. His food palet is a opposite of mine so it makes it difficult around dinner time. Try foods that she would usually eat out but make them healthier at home. Try turkey burgers? Or find some bomb *kitten* recipes and make them. lol. I made some awesome spaghetti tacos the other night and they are easy/fast to make. Good luck!
  • TheSpicyMermaid
    TheSpicyMermaid Posts: 279 Member
    The best way to get her to eat healthy is to eat healthy yourself. She complains about it b/c when she sees you doing it deep down it makes her a bit insecure b/c she knows what she eats probably isn't healthy. Just keep eating consistently healthy and eventually she'll want to join you.

    You may have to be careful what you say. She may just think you're calling her fat. LOL. Use a lot of the word "we". If I don't get a "we" or "us", I get mad and feel like it's a blame game. But it defenitely comes from insecurity.
  • babygurl6982
    babygurl6982 Posts: 50
    I live in a house with my husband and my son they both are meat and potatoe type of men so in order for me to get the things taht i want and need we all go grocery shopping together that way we all get what we want/need. we have 350-400 budget for the month we buy alot of things in bulk (what they eat if we can) and it seems to work somewhat > another thing is you could talk to her or try cooking things she likes but in a healthier way > good luck
  • LauraDotts
    LauraDotts Posts: 732 Member
    How can I convince my girlfriend to eat healthier foods?

    You can't. Buy and cook your own food.

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