How Do U Deal With Cooking For Your Family?

I cook the same meal for my family. I'm not on a diet, this is my lifestyle. I don't eat special "diet" foods -- I eat foods that I can eat for the rest of my life. Also, try chewing gum while cooking dinner. It cuts down on the snacking while cooking.

Eat a snack before you cook, so you're not so hungry, or leave out a bowl of grapes or celery for you to munch on while you're in the kitchen.

I cook once. If someone is with me and they don't like it they can order out.

I'm not on a diet. I eat anything I want in moderation. My food is already portioned before it's even prepped let alone cooked.

If you want to be sucessful then you need to change the way you see food. There's no such thing as bad or good and you shouldnt be depriving yourself.

I cook once. If someone is with me and they don't like it they can order out.

I'm not on a diet. I eat anything I want in moderation. My food is already portioned before it's even prepped let alone cooked.

If you want to be sucessful then you need to change the way you see food. There's no such thing as bad or good and you shouldnt be depriving yourself.

This!

I have young kids so have to think about what they will like but we all eat the same thing. If I make a 4 serving meal, I eat one serving and my husband eats 1 1/2 because he is trying to gain muscle. Since my kids don't eat much I usually have a serving left for a lunch. I sometimes give the kids a yogurt, banana or something to supplement the meal if it is something they don't love.

I cook a lot. I cook for my husband and myself. I cook pretty much the same way I cooked a few years ago --- well, my skill in creating tasty food has increased, but I digress.

The only difference I have made between a few years ago and now is the fact that I log the recipe on here so I know how many calories are in the foods I cook so I can log them properly when I eat them.

I have not cut anything out of my diet. It's not necessary.

Happy cooking!

I don't think I could do any kind of smoothie or special food diet. I eat what my family eats. I have several ways to manage my NET calorie intake, and I use a combination of those techniques:

1. Cook and eat mostly healthy foods.
2. Control my portion size
3. Eat my largest meal with my family (usually dinner, except on weekends), and make the other meals small to accommodate. I shoot for keeping breakfast and lunch combined under 600 calories. That means I get at least 600 cals for dinner, more if I exercise. Most days I can prepare a reasonable dinner for 600-700 calories.
4. Exercise when possible so that I have more calories to eat.
5. Don't waste too many calories on empty snacking (this one is the hardest for me!)


I vowed when I started that my new lifestyle would only impact my family in a positive way, and that I would eat what they eat for the most part. (Occasionally I will have a day where I have yogurt or oatmeal for dinner, and they eat regular dinner food, but those days are few and far between! And usually it is Sunday night, when we have had our Main Meal at lunch.)

My family eats the same food as me, and me as them. I just calculate my portions, that`s it. I never understood people who would make 2 or 3 different meals.... I mean, you don`t run a restaurant. That said, my husband eat really well (healthy) and my kids are young, so maybe it`s easier for me that, let`s say, in a house with a junk-food loving husband and 2 cranky teenagers!

I cook healthy meals for the whole family. No short order cook here--if you don't like it, help yourself to the cereal. I also don't buy junk food, no chips, cookies or candy. We rarely eat out or get take out, I plan ahead and cook every day. (and yes, I have a full time job as well). The whole family is healthier as a result.

What she said. Well said. I have a 14-year old athlete and a 3-year old, and they eat exactly what I eat. The only difference is I weigh and measure and they eat until full. If they don't like what's for dinner, they will get a meal again or are welcome to get piece of fruit. That rarely happens, though. We hardly ever eat out, cook almost everything from scratch, and eat lots of vegetables. And, before anyone asks, I'm a single parent, have a full-time job and a part-time business...lots of folks in that situation but that's just a way of saying it can be done. A short adjustment will be worth it when you consider that your children (and husband) will be learning how to stay healthy for life. BTW, teenagers are at an ideal age to learn to eat healthfully, considering they will have to steer their own ship soon. I find she eats what I buy. If I buy junk, she'll eat that first. But if i don't, she'll choose something healthy. That's not to say there are never treats - this is a lifestyle, not an obsession. Tonight my daughter had ice cream, and I saw her reading the label for the portion size when she was dishing up for her and her little sister. You can do it!

We all eat the same thing. As most said, it's all moderation. I don't eat diet foods but I don't eat a lot of junk either. I plan out our meals a month in advance and shop once a month. Of course I have to go out for periodically for fruits, bread and milk. Most of my veggies are canned (homegrown) or when I buy I chop and freeze. We hardly ever go out to eat either. You can have boxed or bagged meals and still lose weight. It's moderation.

Im starting Optifast so I wont really be eating meals for a while

Why?

I cook healthy meals for my entire family and what is served is what is served. We don't diet in our house so what is on the menu is on the menu.

Same here.

I shop for the food, I cook it, we all eat it. If you want something else you may be looking for a while or have to cook something for yourself because we do not buy much pre-prepared food.

We all eat what I cook. We are currently eating recipes from Eating for Life by Bill Phillips. I want my whole family to be healthy so they eat what I eat!

I just cook "normal" food and eat a reasonable portion. Occasionally I'll skip the side dish or something if I don't have enough calories for it.