eating with Hubby

My boyfriend is a big eater, too! Fortunately, he also loves to help in the kitchen and really enjoys all the vegetables and lean proteins I tend to put in our meals.

What I do is make whatever low-cal recipe we've chosen for FOUR PEOPLE. I will eat one serving, and he will usually eat double that, sometimes more! I will also sometimes make some extra grain servings or sauces for him to fill out his plate. Here is an example of a dinner we had a couple nights ago:

We had coconut-crusted tillapia sauteed in coconut oil, roasted broccoli, and a spicy mozzarella cheese sauce. As you can see, my plate was a piece of fish, a large helping of broccoli, and just a little cheese sauce drizzled on top:



My boyfriend's plate was the same as mine + a serving of quinoa and a few heaping spoonfuls of the cheese sauce. AND he had seconds:

It can be really difficult eating with hubby, can't it? It's taken a while for my other half to adapt to the new lifestyle change, but he's getting there He still buys his awful crappy snacks in the weekly shop, but meal wise he has become a lot better. What doesn't help is that he's underweight (even though he eats for England!), so don't want to lower his calorie intake. So basically I cook enough to serve 4. That's a portion for me, a portion for my daughter (half of it put in the fridge for lunch the next day for her), and then 2 portions for him. All happy :P

Thank you for the good word. It is hard because when I was single I use to use my left overs to my next day lunch at work. But now that I have a hubby, it is hard when he eats all that is left. I stated making salads and that helps a little, but not as much as I would like. I know at this point I have to keep an eye on what I eat and not worry about his eating habits.

I have to feed a family of six so having leftovers is a rare thing here. I do use whatever we're having for dinner for my husband's lunch the next day though so instead of waiting to see what's leftover, I put some aside before I even call them. If you are wanting to have some for lunch the next day then just get your dinner serving, set some aside in a lidded container in the fridge for your lunch the next day and then call them for dinner. If they eat and are still hungry later why can't they just go find something else to snack on if all of dinner has been eaten?

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Hello everyone,
I am having a hard time with planning meal because my Hubby is a big eater. He is a very large man and he says he is going to eat what ever he wants. But my question is how do I plan meals that are healthy for me and enough so he is asking for more food an hour after eating dinner.

Eat what he eats, in smaller portions and add some green veggies to the meal plan. Easy peasy.

He is going to eat what he wants? Great. He's a grown man... he can make his own meals.

My spouse does not eat that much but I have 2 teens who are always hungry and like calorie-dense foods like hamburger and noodles, mac and cheese, etc. I cannot fit these foods into my meal plan because they are so calorie dense that I won't be full with the small amount I can eat.

So I don't always eat the same meal they do, depending on what they are having. So we usually cook some chicken and other stuff on the weekends and sometimes I use the leftovers for my meals. Sometimes I broil some fish for myself and they have something else.

If we're having something that works with my meal plan I just eat a smaller portion and some veggies.

My spouse does not eat that much but I have 2 teens who are always hungry and like calorie-dense foods like hamburger and noodles, mac and cheese, etc. I cannot fit these foods into my meal plan because they are so calorie dense that I won't be full with the small amount I can eat.

So I don't always eat the same meal they do, depending on what they are having. So we usually cook some chicken and other stuff on the weekends and sometimes I use the leftovers for my meals. Sometimes I broil some fish for myself and they have something else.

If we're having something that works with my meal plan I just eat a smaller portion and some veggies.

Why not fix a super healthy meal of lean protein and veggies with a side of mac and cheese or scalloped potatoes for them?

I also add cheese to my husband's veggies sometimes, especially steamed broccoli.

Sometimes we do lean proteins, and we do fish, but they don't eat things like mac and cheese as a side. I have an 18-yo 6-foot son who is still growing, and a daughter who runs and plays basketball, they need the calories. I don't. Our needs are very different.

I have the same issue.. Wayne was a hugh starch eater, and I am not. To tell the truth I really don't worry about his eating habits.
I fix a good meal.. I have one starch, and a vegetable for him with an additional vegetable for me. In time without saying a word, he has slooowly changed his eating habits. He has less starch and more vegetables.

Sometimes in addition to the food I fix he likes to have cottage cheese, mac salad, potato salad, on the side with his meal. Never have figured out why, except this way he always gives himself options. I use 10 inch plates, so there is not much room on the plate for additional options. As long as this makes him happy, I don't say anything. He is eating better, but there is room for improvement..for both of us.

Good Luck

My husband eats what I cook, aka, I cook what I need for myself. If he wants more, he knows where to locate the kitchen, and how to make a pb & j sammich if he's still hungry.

I keep plenty of fruit and veggies on hand as well, so he can grab what he wants whenever.

With side dishes, there's usually enough left over that if he wanted more, he can help himself.

Garlic bread. My BF loves it and would eat it with anything, whereas I can take it or leave it so I'm not tempted. We do a lot of salads and veggie side dishes too, so he can add dressing, cheese, croutons, whatever.

It's fairly simple, make a batch of food say bolognese, curry etc...you use a smaller portion size plate then he has.
Fill that plate up and let you husband eat from the normal size plate and if he wants a refill he can just get one from the batch of food you have made so he will be full, then whatever is left over put into freezer boxes and store away in the freezer.
This works brilliant for me especially on days when I am really busy or get in late I just take out one of the dinner I made and froze and use that.
Just because your husband eats huge portions doesn't mean you have to

I handle this in a few ways. I will either make four to five servings and portion out my dinner first, portion out my lunch serving for the following day, and then allow my husband to dig in. Or I will make two separate meals. My husband is a picky eater so he typically doesn't like a lot of the health foods I prepare. I am also lactose intolerant and he can eat whatever he wants. He also has a high metabolism and tends to be hungry an hour or two after dinner. I always plan on making extra of either option for this reason.

This works really well for us and I'm never left with nothing to take in my lunch the next day. Groceries aren't expensive either because we eat a lot of the same meals on rotation each week. Hope you find some good ideas on this thread!