My husbands epic list of all the foods he will eat
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Any fish options? Remember turkey tacos are a good way to keep fat down, and be able to add tomato or avocado. What about soups or stews? They could have the chicken or beef, along with some veg, beans, or rice. It looks like you have some great starting items for main dishes. Consider stir fries which can taste great with some low sodium soy sauce or peanut sauce. We make a home version of orange chicken with brown rice and stir fried mushrooms, snow peas, etc. Hopefully this helps. If left to his own devices I think my guy would live on hot wings and pizza. But he likes the results of a lighter menu when he can make it down the rugby pitch faster than some young guys. My husband is not on a diet like me. I make the same thing, but he gets more than I do. He might get something on his that I can't have like more cheese, or sauces that are too high in salt. It takes some planning but there are ways to make sure you aren't double cooking. Or perhaps state what you are serving, then point out the frozen pizzas and the microwave. He could have smaller servings of the more junky foods along with healthier sides of veg or salad you might be eating. Just some thoughts.0
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Just as a side note, after cooking for this man for 8 years you would think you'd either be used to it, compromised to his ways, or had the conversation of him attempting new foods.
Personally, I could not be with a picky eater .. I would kill my significant other! I'm lucky my man is all about new things and loves veggies like me
Truth be told, he's the cook .. Not I. I do all cooking out of pure survival, lol!
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Pizza
Lasagna
Spaghetti
Fettuccini
Tacos (all types)
Taquitos
Enchaladas (the kind you make)
Hamburgers
Sloppy Joes
Steak
Shrimp
Chicken (BBQ, fried, any other way you can think of)
Orange Chicken
Chicken Strips
Turkey (BBQ)
Roast (beef, made into sandwiches or taquitos)
Potatoes (preferred mashed, but also baked and fried)
Corn
Salad (with ranch dressing and croutons)
Seriously this took him 3 or 4 days to come up with and the worst part is its true! I have been cooking for him for 8 years and I can't think of anything he left out! : ( I need help .... ugh
You can definitely work around this.
Try switching potatoes to sweet potatoes if you don't already as they are better for you. Will he eat roast beef on a plate with potatoes and vegetables? Or ONLY in sandwiches/taquitos? Surely if he likes beef, he likes beef?
Chicken is a good thing as well, it is really good for you especially if you grill it and have it with some vegetables.
As for lasagne, spaghetti, etc. You can work with those too. My advice to you is to get researching healthy lasagne recipes and don't be afraid to throw stuff in there he says he doesn't like. Just because people don't like something plain doesn't mean they won't like it (or just not notice it) when it's in a dish with lots of other foods.
When I make lasagne, I put a crazy amount of vegetables in with the mince and there are ways to make the sauces lower in fat also.
If this is an issue for YOUR diet then I say tell him if he doesn't want to eat the healthy food you are cooking for you then he can cook his own food. Or deal with the fact you cook 2 dinners. I do this on a regular basis and it doesn't bother me.
If this issue is HIS diet, I'd start tricking him into eating healthier. Haha. But also use the things he does like to your advantage by making them healthy.0 -
roast beef he will ONLY eat as taquitos, I personally have never ever seen him eat a roast sandwich even when we have been to his moms house for dinner which included roast ans she sent home leftovers.... he won't touch sweet potatoes
this isn't about anyones diet. I am just bored and tired of cooking something quick and him not being satisfied. plus he sleeps from 9-5 every day and leaves at 5:45 3 days a week for school and fridays I leave for work at 3 and sundays he sleeps from 3-11 and heads to work for his monday... makes dinner time suck0 -
Add homemade white bread and subtract the shrimp, the salad, and anything Mexican, and you basically have my husband's epic list of all the foods he will eat.
This is why they invented 2 separate meals within a meal... 0 -
I divorced the man who insisted on a limited list like this. Not because of his limited tastes, but because the rest of us (three sons) suffered if anything didn't go his way- even at work. But I know how frustrating it is. You have my sympathy. IF YOU CAN, let him fix his own meals. I was able to do this by feeding my kids early and getting them bathed and ready for bed before he came home in the winter, but during the summer they would want to be outside long in to the evening so it didn't work then. For a long time it was hard to get my kids to eat healthier things, too. But as young adults they do a bit better, sometimes.
I'm sorry you went through whatever you went through with your husband, but you contradicted yourself with that first sentence. You clearly didn't divorce your husband because of a 'limited list of food' he would eat, and it seems a little strange you would condone doing that (when you then said you didn't) to the OP as an okay choice. I do agree if letting him fix his own meals is a choice then let him do it, but only the OP can really know how well her husband would take that kind of thing.
You completely misunderstood that post. Hopefully the OP gets it. If not, I'll come back and explain....or you could just read it again.
No, i'm pretty sure I understood the post. Wasn't really a hard one to get as it was pretty straight forward and it really didn't feel like there was some sort of secret hidden message within it. I also set the part that I was referring to in bold and feel that I said my piece with it. Thank you for your opinion though and the offer to assist in explaining but I don't feel like I need it (as this is not about my personal life, but the OPs). If the OP needs an explanation I'm sure she will ask for it and then you can step up and do your thing girl.
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iv got a pen and a piece of paper... anyone willing to help me come up with 16-20 days worth of meals that are acceptable to him as "base" meals and then I can go back and figure out the vegies or variations I would like to do?
he cooks hamburgers, tacos, and pizza every friday, saturday, and sunday so thats working .....
There's almost always a point while you are cooking where you can easily fit in a split.
i.e., You want a yummy stir-fry with chicken and veggies, cook the chicken, then take his out and pour some BBQ sauce on it and make a salad for him - then add veggies and sauce to the other half and finish that. This cost you a serving of BBQ sauce and a minute. (I'd pay $0.50 and 60 seconds to make my wife happy any day).
You are either going to accommodate him or not. But it doesn't have to be that much work or expense. If you try to accommodate him and he wants something different - then have some options that he can microwave. I liked the frozen burrito idea - or hot wings - or taquitos - etc.0 -
My epic list of things I won't eat:
kale/spinach (silver beet)
That is all. :happy:0 -
Thanks everyone for the help : ) Iv always struggled with ideas on how to change his food for me and the kids without making something totally different. You guys have given some great suggestions looks like iv got a good menu made without having spaghetti every monday and fettucini every thursday and mixing the rest in somewhere lol.
looks like between the 9th and the 23rd he will be having hamburgers 3 times, pizza 2 times, fettucini 2 times, spaghetti 1 time, tacos 2 times, enchiladas 1 time, and sloppy joes 1 time..... I guess thats ok for a 2 week period of time?0 -
I hope he can cook.0
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I 2nd that!Pizza
Lasagna
Spaghetti
Fettuccini
Tacos (all types)
Taquitos
Enchaladas (the kind you make)
Hamburgers
Sloppy Joes
Steak
Shrimp
Chicken (BBQ, fried, any other way you can think of)
Orange Chicken
Chicken Strips
Turkey (BBQ)
Roast (beef, made into sandwiches or taquitos)
Potatoes (preferred mashed, but also baked and fried)
Corn
Salad (with ranch dressing and croutons)
Seriously this took him 3 or 4 days to come up with and the worst part is its true! I have been cooking for him for 8 years and I can't think of anything he left out! : ( I need help .... ugh
Why, what's the problem? That's very similar to how I eat. In some ways, it's probably a bit bigger than my list would be.0 -
Make dinner, if he is hungry he will eat! Trust me...everyone in my house eats healthy now. It took two years, but they are all on board. They got hungry :P lol0
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ThisHe'd be very hungry at my house.0 -
He'd be very hungry at my house.
Hehehe tough noogies hubby he's not being supportive or open minded.0 -
He forgot chips.
And corndogs..
And breakfast.0 -
I hear there is a new thing where men can actually make their own meals. Sounds weird, but I hear it's true.
I think it's spelled D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Or R.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.A.D.U.L.T.H.O.O.D.
Not certain if the OP's husband is ready for that. Mind you, with a manchild insisting that foods don't touch, he'd never have got as far as B.E.D. with me.0 -
I cant stand picky eaters, its a huge pet peeve of mine. Thankfully my husband loves new foods. He doesn't like eggplant and thats it. I dont like corn and thats it. My older kids are like us and my youngest is the pickiest person I know and it drives me batty.0
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My BF is the same way. Extremely picky, extremely limited. That list is about what he eats. It gets boring as hell to eat with him.0
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Hopefully he wouldn't eat all of that in one night!0
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maybe he should cook himself dinner
This - exactly what I was thinking! You're not going to change his eating habits, but you can influence healthier ones for your children!0 -
My hubby says he only eats things with eyes... meat and potatoes! LOL0
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I try to put other things in and he wont' eat it.. i use a different type or brand of sauce and he wont eat it.. foods cannot touch so throwing chicken and potatoes into a crock pot is out.
My main issue is that its soooooo expensive to buy the groceries for me and the two kids, then separate groceries for him : (
there is literally one way that he will eat each meal, it gets super tiring having a weekly list that looks exactly the same....every week... for the rest of my life...
This is one of the reasons I broke it off with my ex. Once I forgot he doesn't like pepper in his KRAFT (had to be the name brand) mac and cheese. Had to throw out or eat an entire pot myself. Why can't he buy his own groceries since he's the one who needs accommodations? Have you tried blending things or chopping them up small and putting them into his food and not telling him til after he's eaten it and liked it?
My other advice would be to find the cheapest breakfast, lunch, and dinner he will eat, tell him to make it himself, and you and the kids are having (whatever yummy thing he's too crazy to eat) and if he wants some he's welcome to try it but otherwise he can make himself something.0 -
This is probably longer than the list my husband would make.
Divide up your grocery budget, everyone buy their own groceries and make their own meals. If you happen to want to eat the same thing and it works for everyone, great. If not, eat something different.
That's pretty much what we do at our house. After separating for a year because we fought all the time about nothing, we decided that we're both adults who can make our own decisions and manage our own lives. Now that we are back together, we continue to live as independent beings and are much happier.0 -
He's not a child. You shouldn't have to spend extra money for separate groceries or make separate meals every day. Cook what you want for you and the kids and if he's hungry, he'll eat. If he doesn't want it, then he can cook himself. You're not his short order cook.0
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I was a very picky eater, some of the foods you listed are some of my favorites! But, I did this thing called "trying new things" and wow, I mean, it really changed me. There are still some things I won't try, (oysters, sushi...) but my boyfriend would always tell me to try it, and I usually would. And I get it being expensive buying different groceries for you, your kids, and hubby, but he has to realize he is the unhealthy one here. You are trying to be healthier, and have your kids eat healthier. He's the one clogging his arteries. Instead of cooking separate meals a day, maybe cook 2 separate meals twice a week. That way he can eat his crap a couple times a week, but set a good example for his kids the other 5. And get healthier in the process. That is what I and my hubby are doing. I fixed him pancakes smothered in syrup the other day, (none for me) but he also had salmon and asparagus another day, and we both went a little crazy and had chicken breasts with mashed potatoes and gravy today. Now, I am still not the healthiest eater, I'm new to all this healthy stuff, but we are all doing better, especially in the portion control. Have him try new things, he's bound to like some of them. Even if he used to not like them, tastes change. I thought I hated a bunch of stuff until I realized my tastes buds aren't 5 anymore.0
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I hear you!
My husband eats Pizza, spaghetti (but no meat), boneless chicken wings, mashed potatoes, French fries, hot pockets, CHIPS, cookies, hot tamales candy, Slim jims, jerky, Cheeseburgers, tacos, taco bake, chili, ribs, fried chicken.. sometimes he'll eat grilled, macaroni, cereal, pancakes, bacon, bologna, hot dogs/corndogs, no veggies, no rice, if its pasta it has to be marinara and no meat included. that's it.0 -
Pizza
Lasagna
Spaghetti
Fettuccini
Tacos (all types)
Taquitos
Enchaladas (the kind you make)
Hamburgers
Sloppy Joes
Steak
Shrimp
Chicken (BBQ, fried, any other way you can think of)
Orange Chicken
Chicken Strips
Turkey (BBQ)
Roast (beef, made into sandwiches or taquitos)
Potatoes (preferred mashed, but also baked and fried)
Corn
Salad (with ranch dressing and croutons)
Seriously this took him 3 or 4 days to come up with and the worst part is its true! I have been cooking for him for 8 years and I can't think of anything he left out! : ( I need help .... ugh
This is EXACTLY how my dad is. Dunno how my mom has done it for 38 years. :laugh:0 -
I dont see the big deal.0
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Is this a continental thing? Hasn't caught on in england yetI hear there is a new thing where men can actually make their own meals. Sounds weird, but I hear it's true.
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1. his list is delicious
2. send him to his room without dinner. he's a child.0
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