Separated food only for you?

AmazonMayan · February 2015

I have always had my own shelf in the cupboard, fridge and freezer because of likes/dislikes (mine and theirs) and my sensitivities and some true allergies.

We share some food. My kids eat very well, both healthy options and indulgences so they are almost always ok with leaving my foods alone.

Need2Exerc1se · February 2015

SingRunTing wrote: »

I thought this was going to be about not letting the food on your plate touch each other. I'm a big "no food touches" person.

Hahahaha! I thought the same thing.

Whether I am trying to lose weight or not I've always made the same meals for the whole family, including when my now grown children were at home. I don't understand the notion of feeding children food I think is too unhealthy for me. What kind of lesson does that teach?

JoseCastaneda · February 2015

Lounmoun wrote: »

JoseCastaneda wrote: »

We all know we must do drastic changes in our food habits to be healthy and lose extra weight... but how do you manage it when you live with your family?

Do you keep a separate food section only for you, and the other for your spouse/kids?
Do you "make them" eat what you eat?

I have not made drastic changes to the type of food I eat and still am losing weight.
I eat most of the same foods as my dd and dh. I just have to eat smaller portions of higher calorie stuff and log everything. I haven't made them eat anything they do not want to.
I have Greek yogurt that is mine. I would share but no one else wants it. Occasionally, I put a box of granola bars for myself in hiding so dd will not eat them all.
Dh and dd have things like ice cream or pop that I don't touch. I could have those things but I'd rather use my calories for other things.
We all eat meals prepared at home except for one meal on the weekend when we eat food from a restaurant. I consider what I will order in advance.

Well, now that you mention it, I did not change drastically "what" I eat... except may be for burgers, too much pizza, some type of snacks, and stuff like that. Other than that, I've changed "how much" I eat, and how that food is cooked...

chouflour · February 2015

The oranges are mine. I need five oranges a week. The office cat pesters everyone for their lunch, and he despises oranges. So I pack an orange. The orange sits on my desk between me and the cat and he doesn't try to shove his face in my plate. When I'm done with lunch, I eat the orange. Everyone can count to 5 - if there are more oranges left than days in the week, they're fair game. Otherwise - paws off.

For the rest of it - eh. It's food. Eat what you like, don't make faces about what you don't like.

livinfluffy · February 2015

I tend to make one meal, but if the kids don't like it they can make a nutella sandwich or yogurt and fruit, but they have to at least try what I make. We do have some separate foods because I have food allergies and sensitivities that they do not have, thankfully. I have picky eaters so it can be a challenge while still trying to get them to eat healthy so they don't have the issues I now have.

ana3067 · February 2015

The only me-only food is any desserts I make for myself using protein powder... thats it. I don't portion my food into containers, sinece I don't plan to do that for life.. I just weigh the recipe and then take what I want every time. Others eat it if they would like to.

marissafit06 · February 2015

We eat most of the same stuff for dinner. Sometimes I make my kids a separate meal when it's late and they need to get to bed quickly. If I'm having salad, I swap out the kids' portion with raw veggies to speed things up and skip the complaining. If my husband wants something different he makes himself food, but generally he just supplements our dinner with something else (cheese or other extra stuff).

Nati_Jean · February 2015

Oh no way. I plan/shop for/ prepare ONE meal.

First, making two meals isn't likely sustainable long term. Second, eating healthy foods and a balanced diet is a positive habit to teach my daughters.

I use a pretty basic formula for weeknight dinners that works well: a protein, a green veggie, a fruit or a grain. On nights we will get home later, I may use the crockpot or we might have pancakes and eggs. I wash and chop the veggies for that week's dinners on the weekend when I buy them, and thaw the meat the night before.

Tonight we had BBQ chicken (crockpot), roasted carrots, and corn. Last night we had salmon baked in foil packets, broccoli, and leftover cornbread. My husband has a larger portion, but we all eat the same foods.

Francl27 · February 2015

Well, nobody else in my family eats my protein bars or Greek yogurts, but if they decided that they wanted some, I'd just buy more (ok maybe not the Quest bars, as they are $$ and my kids can just eat the 'real' thing, lol).

For meals we eat the same things, sometimes I'll make modifications for me (I won't have rice or noodles, or I have my tacos with lettuce wraps instead of taco shells), but that's pretty much it (except when I'm starving by 5pm, then I just make my own food and they get something else later). Lunches is the only thing where we all pretty much eat something different, kids at school, hubby at work, and me at home, and even on week end I tends to stick to leftovers or 'dinner' food while they prefer sandwiches and the like.

MelRC117 · February 2015

For meals and me doing low carb, if Im cooking meat Ill keep the unsauced version on the side once I cook it and continue making the rest of the meal. Or I add a carb-type side for them to the meat and veggie portion of the meal. If I make something that has cheese, I don't put it on a section of the meal because my stepson does not dairy. If someone doesn't like it, they can make themselves something else.

For food in the house, I just put aside a stash of snacks for the toddler. If I don't (and this has happened), there would be zero snacks left for the toddler because someone decide a half a box of granola bars for lunch was a good idea.

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