Boyfriend doesn't like vegetables.

My DH doesn't like many vegetables either. It's never stopped me from eating the ones he doesn't like myself or him cooking them for me (he is great at cooking veggies).

I think DH and I are strange. We recognize we have different tastes in food. I would say more than 50% of the time there is not the exact same food on our plates. Just last night he grilled up shrimp for himself and tuna steak for me. I roasted potatoes for both of us. He steamed some green beans for both of us. Today we are both having chicken, but I'm going to finish up some broccoli I have (he hates), not sure what he will pair with the meal. Tomorrow he is having salmon, which 'm not a fan of. I'm having filet, which he is not a fan of. More than likely the sides will be shared, but we have not planned out that far.

Sure if you have a big family it might not work out. Or if your SO expects you to do all the cooking. It's just DH and I and we both cook, so we make it work. There have been times where I've had a filet, potatoes and veggies and all he had was grilled cheese. Although most times there are shared items.

We care more about eating dinner together, not what is on our plates.

I used to not like veggies. At least, I thought I didn't like veggies. Turns out I didn't like the way my parents prepared them, or I didn't like the idea of them.

I opened my mind to veggies and new ways of preparing them when I made the decision to get healthy. At first, I did best with veggies mixed into something -- soup, sauce, stir-fry, casserole, omelet, etc -- so that I wasn't tasting just the veg. Today it's not uncommon to have half my plate (or more!) covered with veggies.

Learning to love veggies can be a process, but you have to be willing to start it.

let him cook and eat what he wants. He's a grown up, isnt he? can't he choose what to eat?

I didn't start eating veggies consistently until a couple of years after I began training. Til this day I really don't like them. So much so that I have to chew the ones I do eat with some kind of protein (usually a meat of some sort). I go for potatoes, green beans, cauliflower & broccoli. I also add carrots to shakes although my favorite is spinach - It's easy to eat due to the texture and you can also add it to shakes and not alter the taste of the drink.

My boyfriend and I are trying to lose weight together. He doesn't like any vegetables though besides potatoes and green beans. He will not eat them! I have tried...he will not. So, I guess I am looking for suggestion on how to cook and lose weight for someone who doesn't like vegetables....thanks!!!

I think your boyfriend and my husband are the same person. That's about the extent of his liking for vegetables. I don't have much advice for you- I am assuming your BF is an adult just like my husband, and unless he wants to try and branch out to try new things, it likely won't happen. Does he like salad? My hubby actually likes lettuce and cucumber- then adds protein. Good filling nutritious dinner or lunch.

I feel for you. There are so many recipes I would love to try, but 99% of them have things in them he won't eat. I refuse to cook two separate meals. On occasion I will make a batch of something I like and eat on t during the week for lunch, that way I don't get that overwhelming feeling of annoyance at his pickiness. It is extremely annoying. Good luck!

I sneak veggies into my toddler's foods, but wouldn't try to trick an adult, lol! That being said, one of my favorite things for my boy is to mix veggies into pancakes. Instead of mixing in plain water, I will blend apple juice, spinach, carrots, greek yogurt, and some other berries or fruits. It's delicious! Smoothies are great because the fruit covers up the veggies in my opinion.

My boyfriend and I are trying to lose weight together. He doesn't like any vegetables though besides potatoes and green beans. He will not eat them! I have tried...he will not. So, I guess I am looking for suggestion on how to cook and lose weight for someone who doesn't like vegetables....thanks!!!

I'd tell him to grow up and man up and eat his vegetables. He's not a 4 year old is he. Don't pander to him by doing that he'll never eat them

He sounds like a bit of a baby. Sometimes you just have to force them down, and then you just get use to them, or if he likes fruit, make a fruit smoothie, with carrots, and spinach in it, you can't even taste them.

My husband won't eat a vegetable unless its a potato, corn, or onion. He's not trying to lose weight as he's actually underweight at present, but here are some suggestions I've picked up:

1. Start him on a daily vitamin so he still meets his nutrient needs.
2. See if you can get him to drink V-8 and other type drinks.
3. Hide vegetables where you can - my favorite is adding some spinach to spaghetti sauce.
4. Mix tiny pieces of other vegetables with the ones he will eat - like chopped red peppers with green beans.
5. If you can find veggie burgers and hot dogs which still taste similar to meat-based versions and look like meat, see if he'll eat those.
6. Don't warn him about adding vegetables, just do. Eventually, he'll either stop asking and just eat it or learn to like them.
7. Find other foods, like Whonu? cookies, which have the nutrition of vegetables without the veggies.

Good luck!

I have to say I'm always confused by people who "hate ALL vegetables". That's a wide, wide variety of flavors, textures, and potential ways of cooking them to dismiss out of hand. Different vegetables don't taste the same way or even have the same sort of texture. butternut squash =/= spinach =/= carrots =/= avocados =/= broccoli =/=onions =/= mushrooms, etc. I can understand disliking the flavor or texture of a certain vegetables, but saying "all"...

Well, since rolling ones eyes wouldn't be an effective strateg, I'd say, he's a grown man. He can choose what he eats. Make dinner, cook vegetables if you want them. He doesn't have to eat them. If, by avoiding the vegetables that are served, he's still hungry, unless there's some physical problem, he's perfectly capable of going to the refrigerator, the microwave, the oven himself and making/finding more of what he wants.

If the object is weight loss, and he won't eat vegetables, he might prefer Atkins. Atkins can coexist with vegetable avoidance.

Oh, and he might want to take a multi-vitamin while he's at it.