Husband-Approved Recipes

I'm not sure if you are following any type of diet (low carb, etc.) and you didn't say what foods he would not like.

My husband is picky and not a vegetable eater really. My kids are also picky.

I am trying to eat more low carb.

My thoughts:
Steak/ Chicken Breast - Last night I topped a grilled chicken breast with a provolone cheese slice and a pineapple slice and then I had a just for one broccoli with cheese with that. I grilled my husband a steak at the same time and then I whipped him up the packaged mashed potatoes because I didn't have a baked potato.

There are many ways to use chicken if he will eat it: I do a lot with my crockpot during the day. I put frozen chicken breast tenderloins in my crockpot in the morning with whatever spices I want. Then I can later buffalo them, bbq them or if I want them to be for Mexican dishes (taco salad, quesadillas, shredded chicken tacos) I spice them up with taco seasoning when I put them in the crock pot. When I buffalo them I put them usually in a wrap or on top of a salad (my husband loves buffalo chicken wraps).

You can get hoagie type rolls and shred chicken and put it on the hoagie roll with a cheese slice and broil it in your oven until the cheese is melted for like a philly cheese steak or you could use leftover steak for him. Sometimes I even take ham/cheese/pepperoni for my husband and broil it until it's warm & cheese melted and then put Italian dressing or ranch dressing on it for an Italian type sub.

Steak/Chicken - Fajitas

Try the Skinny Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole from Iowa Girl Eats. It is super filling and my husband did not even notice when I switched from my old recipe to this one.

Try the Skinny Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole from Iowa Girl Eats. It is super filling and my husband did not even notice when I switched from my old recipe to this one.

Her husband is pretty close, if not, underweight and you're suggesting this?

OP, saute or roast the veggies he does like with olive oil, coconut oil, etc.
And you can have a smaller portion of it.

Just give him a double/triple/etc portion of whatever you're having

There is a blogger Anyonitas Nibbles who does a linky party called Get Him Fed. Everyone posts man approved recipes. Here is a link. Some are healthier than others.

http://www.anyonita-nibbles.co.uk/2014/01/best-man-food-desserts-mains-appetizers.html

First of all, does your husband care to gain weight? If so, how does HE want to go about doing it?

WTF are "man approved recipes" or "husband-approved recipes"?

In my household, it was just a matter of me tweaking a few ingredients to make them lighter for me but still filling enough so he could be satisfied. Plus I take a smaller portion and he can always go back for 2nds if what I serve him isn't enough. And/or he can have a snack after.

My fb is 6ft something and currently 336 lbs and "dieting" with me. He has a factory job that causes him to be on his feet going all day long. Because of this he needs a high calorie, high protein, and if i can manage it high fat dinner. So I just make anything and everything for dinner - I don't care for my self if it's high calorie because I work my day around it so he can get his calories in and I can have a fantastic dinner that almost makes me feel like I'm cheating.

Since you didn't really say what your hubby does like and what he doesn't like all I can say is Pinterest. We are constantly trying new recipes from there and from my food magazines.

Oh this is my territory :-) Try this recipe. http://www.emilybites.com/2013/10/deep-dish-sloppy-joe-casserole.html

This blogger makes comfort food healthy (and they are all really easy too). I try recipes from tons of healthy blogs all the time and most I would never make again. Literally everything I've made from this blogger has been delicious and satisfying. Your man will love this Sloppy Joe Casserole and I promise you don't even need to tell him it's healthy. He won't know. Especially if you use a food processor on those veggies...it just looks and tastes meaty and delicous.

Here's a few of my other favorites that should please the manliest man :-)
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/341318166/skinny-chicken-enchiladas-skinnytastecom-weight-watchers-points-8/
http://iowagirleats.com/2013/11/25/lighter-buffalo-chicken-mac-and-cheese/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/07/sausage-stuffed-zucchini-boats.html

Hope you find some things you both like!

I still make my usual recipes. I just portion them out, eating the rest of the day so that my portion fits my calorie allotment for dinner that day (and usually lunch the next day or two, depending on how big the recipe is...most of mine make 4-6 servings). Hubby gets whatever's left over (usually 2-3 servings). :happy:

If I make something new, I always make sure to have something on hand that he can make for himself, in case he doesn't like it or is still hungry. He's not an invalid that needs to be waited on.

I can understand feeding your family and wanting to have a meal that everyone can enjoy.

So I do try to make things that everyone can not complain about…

However, I work full time and my rule is that if I have to make dinner and do the dishes, you better eat whatever the heck I'm cooking and don't you dare go looking in the cupboard for me to make you something special.

My fiancé may think I'm a jerk, but then again he has admitted that being healthy is better than eating crap that makes him happy.

Just because you're 142 lbs doesn't mean you can go about eating potato chips and big macs. He should see what you're eating and either eat it or do his own shopping.

My 6', 175 lbs husband will pretty much eat anything, so his approval is anything that will fill up his plate. But I do have to make a lot of food to feed my big man and we're not exactly rolling in cash. One of the best purchases that I've made within the last few months (and probably all of last year) was Ten Dollar Dinners my Melissa d'Arabian. She has great recipe everyone (even some of my family's young picky eaters) love, with lots of money saving tips. I've seen money saving tips and ways to stretch your food before, but this was so complete on top of yummy that it has pretty much become one of the only references I have when it comes to recipes. I loved the show when it was on, so when she came out with a book, I was there! It can be hard to fill up a big guy with healthy cheap stuff, so that book has been great. I have a whole new appreciation for root vegetables now! I like to combine those recipes with a lot of the lighter ingredients that I find on skinnytaste (I do that with the foodwishes recipes too). And speaking of, those are amazing recipe sites.

Edit: Oh and my man is a meat and potatoes guy too. But as long as I'm creative with the way I make veggies, he's much more adventurous. He tried artichokes the other day! And he goes crazy for zucchini ravioli and eggplant parm now.

Ha, my husband is lurking around here somewhere and he will tell you, he tried to be picky but then realized he didn't actually know what a lot of food actually tasted like.

Unless somebody is diagnosed with some kind of aversion, I have very little sympathy for picky eating. I try to be nice and ask my husband for things he wants to eat when I grocery shop, but if I'd bought into the idea he didn't like all the things he said he didn't like when we started living together, we'd eat the same 3 things all the time.

Try the Skinny Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole from Iowa Girl Eats. It is super filling and my husband did not even notice when I switched from my old recipe to this one.

Her husband is pretty close, if not, underweight and you're suggesting this?

OP, saute or roast the veggies he does like with olive oil, coconut oil, etc.
And you can have a smaller portion of it.

Just give him a double/triple/etc portion of whatever you're having

this. sooooo this.
If you love the man, love him... and feed him what he likes.

My thoughts on this is that you don't necessarily have to change the recipes that you currently use and that your husband enjoys, you too can eat them but in smaller portions and add a lower calorie side to keep yourself satisfied. I found once I entered recipes in my recipes section that they weren't all that bad.

If you want to rework your own recipes to make them a bit healthier thats good and good for both of you.

Cook what you want - eat sensibly - if he wants more he can have it.

First of all, does your husband care to gain weight? If so, how does HE want to go about doing it?

WTF are "man approved recipes" or "husband-approved recipes"?

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