My husband hates healthy food...help?!?

I have a similar problem. I'm striving for a vegan diet; my husband, son, and his daughter aren't interested. So I've been cooking meat a few days a week and otherwise trying new vegan recipes that the others can use as side dishes if they want. Also, if someone doesn't like what I've cooked, they can fend for themselves.

This is one of my favorite recipe sites. Not all are healthy, but they are all delicious, and you can pick and choose the ones with lean meats and lots of spices to give them a kick without all the grease and fat.

http://www.mommiecooks.com/

sounds like my hubby. Here are some tips:
grind up some black beans into your ground meat as a filler, this way you use less meat, add more fiber and he doesn't know the difference

never ever say the words healthy, always use the terms of new recipe, new food to try. etc. don't say good for you either

they make a white wheat bread, you could always buy it then switch it out in the pantry for your regular white bread:( okay this is how you got to be special ops and keep the old packages of anything you want to switch out. find a time to do this, and then put the new bread, coffee, healthier noodles, whatever it is into the old package. walah: now its secret healthy stuff) I do this a lot, Never let them see or know you do this, or the secreat is out the window.

you can also grind up vegies into your stuff and they wont know.

tacos: you can have a taco salad, he can have it on shells, use the lean meats as bigger chunks, use nonfat plain greek yogurt as sour cream, load with vegies., offer hard and soft shells, low fat cheese.. feel free to swap the packages for these if you must.

hey there is a recipe for oven fries and oven fried chicken ... find it and make it for him.

a note on men:: they do need naturally need more calories than we do. so let him have some extra stuff

do the meal planning yourself. and the shopping too. this way you can get what you want.

try to bread your meats in flax seed and seasoning. its good for you and tastes good too. but like I said don't say good for you.

try to tweek your comfort food recipes for lower fat options.. lilke fried chicken into oven fried chicken, breaded pork cutlets into flax seed breading on them, lasagna has a lot of room to fill it up with tasty secret vegies, lower carb noodles and cheese,

those are just a few things I do.. plus don't be afraid to eat a little differently when you both eat. Save up your calories for the dinnertime meals so that you can both eat the same thing.. but you can also pair a salad with most every dinner (swap out the lettuce for spinach leaves) so he can eat more and you can stay on track. Good luck,, I swear men are worse than kids. At least with kids they have to do what you say.. lol:drinker: Don't stop being a special ops chef, its for the both of you even if he keeps fighting you the whole time. Be strong woman.

Just because he is thin, doesn't mean he is healthy. He can make his own meals and after a couple of days, he'll come around.

^^^ That was my thought, too. Cook what you like, and put a loaf of white bread and a stick of butter on the table for him!

I've found a lot of adaptations for my husband and I:

I do a lot of pot roasts (moose usually as my husband is a hunter too). Veggies will take the flavour of the meat.
He gets a large portion of potatoes with gravy & a few vegetables. I take a large portion veggies, less potatoes/no gravy
He gets butter or sour cream on his veggies, I use lime juice and chili powder (so good!)

With soups/stews, he will get toast with butter, I'll have a couple of crackers.

I'll make him garlic bread with garlic butter. I'll just rub garlic onto dry toast for me.

Sometimes if he wants bread with dinner, I'll give him 2 1/2 pieces, I'll have 1/2

When I make vegetarian meals, I'll cook up a smokie or some bacon for him.

This doesn't have to be a battle, like everything in marriage, compromise will get you a long way.

I can definitely relate. We eat our meals together, but I will only eat small portions and with all veggies for my entrees. He will eat the starch and larger portion of our meals. Other times, I just cook him separate meals than mines.

Does anyone have any ideas for any other swaps I can make while still keeping him satisfied? Or any great recipes or sites with recipes that he'll eat without complaint?

Shouldn't you be asking HIM those questions?

Seriously, he's a grown man. Cut the cord. Unless he's got officially diagnosed health problems related to his diet, then what's wrong with the way he eats? He's not gaining weight, he literally brings home the meat and grinds it himself. You're lucky.

It may require more work on your part to make separate things for him, but why is YOUR diet more important than his?

Why not just cook the way he likes, and then you just eat a smaller portion?

I would go to skinnytaste.com they have lots of recipes that are alternative to the unhealthy food. They look really yummy!

We have a rule in our house "If you don't like dinner make your own"

I have a rule in my house, it's 'if you don't like (whatever it is) then do it yourself'.
That applies to cooking, cleaning, painting, chores, anything..

Cook his meat deep fried (you just dont eat it) then have a side for him of all the healthy food that you eat. Also a good cross over food is lasagna make a big one without meat and just chuck a steak on the side or use meat substitute inside he probably wont know the difference. Have yourself a smaller portion and give him two plates full! Just balance your plate with more healthy and less unhealthy and vica versa for the man child. lol

We have a rule in our house "If you don't like dinner make your own"

I have a rule in my house, it's 'if you don't like (whatever it is) then do it yourself'.
That applies to cooking, cleaning, painting, chores, anything..

lol

I love these posts. Sure, make all the rules and watch what happens

That's one way to passive aggressively ask for a divorce.

sounds like my hubby. Here are some tips:
grind up some black beans into your ground meat as a filler, this way you use less meat, add more fiber and he doesn't know the difference

never ever say the words healthy, always use the terms of new recipe, new food to try. etc. don't say good for you either

they make a white wheat bread, you could always buy it then switch it out in the pantry for your regular white bread:( okay this is how you got to be special ops and keep the old packages of anything you want to switch out. find a time to do this, and then put the new bread, coffee, healthier noodles, whatever it is into the old package. walah: now its secret healthy stuff) I do this a lot, Never let them see or know you do this, or the secreat is out the window.

you can also grind up vegies into your stuff and they wont know. ...

I swear men are worse than kids. At least with kids they have to do what you say.. lol:drinker: Don't stop being a special ops chef, its for the both of you even if he keeps fighting you the whole time. Be strong woman.

While I believe that there are men in the world who need to be lied to, coddled, and generally treated like 5-year-olds, it's really sad that there are women who put up with them. If your relationship requires lying and cajoling, a "strong woman" in this case would leave and find a real man.

My wife has become very good at "hiding vegetables" from the kids. She will shred up veggies and use them in many recipes that require ground beef (ie - meatballs, meatloaf, etc.). Also, as a side dish, I will often have bulgur wheat as a side with either beef or chicken stock in it for flavor - not bad. There are some other little things you can do. Cook with coconut oil, cut down on breads, etc. that he may not even notice.