Cooking for me and my non dieting family

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  • rpantusa
    rpantusa Posts: 267 Member
    they eat what I cook, or they can make their own dinner....LOL sounds harsh but i used to try and make a separate meal for the hubby, but then i got tired of that, he can eat healthy too. but I don't have children, they may be a little more picky.
  • 2BeHappy2
    2BeHappy2 Posts: 811 Member
    Try to find the Taste of Home Diet Comfort Food cookbooks. The food is exactly like I was cooking before just lightened up. You can't tell the difference in taste. Meat and potatoes kind of meals. They have helped me so very very much.

    http://www.tasteofhome.com/comfort-food-diet
    Making cooking and eating fun for them. Teach them what you wish you had known. If you make it boring, they won't want anything to do with it. It's all about portions of course.

    When we have young kids here, we chop/tear up many different things to make a grand & delicious salad.
    They think its fun because they "helped" to make!
    They always have fun creating "their" own masterpiece.
    Think of this as a mini salad buffet and we enjoy it w/ small cuts of different lunch meats that are not terribly high in cals.
    Children love to see and talk about all the different colorful foods theyre eating!
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    All great ideas! The kids do eat veggies, I guess I was being slightly sarcastic.... and I do look at it as a diet, I have been down this road sooo many times!! I think I have to eat soup and more soup and eventually I say screw it and eat the whole cake. Then cry the next day and start all over (Always a Monday) (hmmm, and it's Sunday and I'm ranting!).... I need accountability. That's where you all come in...


    I think the real answer is that you may have to rethink the whole 'I do look at it as a diet' thing. The only way to get to a healthy weight and STAY there is a lifestyle change. It can't be a temporary thing or else you'll be down that familiar road once again.

    Lots of good advise given here so far...eat what you serve your family, just smaller amounts.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    You can still have a healthy appetite by changing what you eat and going for lower calorie healthier foods i.e veges. You cnat have it both ways or you can carry on eating more than you burn but accept you will put on weight. It always comes down to making that choice.

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