OH won’t eat vegetables. Any advice for my own health?

Salads are easy to make for one. Same with frozen veggies, or fresh for that matter. Steamed, sauteed, or roasted with a little olive oil - vegetables are easy! Just portion out enough for you. Take less of the main course and complete your meal with the vegetables of your choice.

Get some frozen veggies, and microwave or steam the portion you want. Buy a few good keeping fruits (apples, oranges, etc.) and eat some of those. Buy some good keeping veggies (carrots, celery, etc.) and eat some raw. Quick, easy, not wasteful.

My husband won’t eat vegetables. He’s not interested in side salads. He won’t have beans, peas or sweet corn with anything. It’s very frustrating and I don’t want to generate food waste so I eat what he eats. It’s affecting my health and how I feel about me. I’ve tried talking to him about it but he’s not interested. What can I do that’s good for me? I want to not generate food waste or cause an increase in my work load.

{{{{ Hugs }}}} You've got some GREAT suggestions here. I just want to add an another side of the coin to consider:

Man oh MAN, I spent wasted more years than I care to count on trying to get my husband (and/or fill in the blank) to do what "I" thought he should and worse, I used his not doing what I wanted him to as an excuse to stay in my "funk" (being "stuck/"feeling trapped) a super bad attitude (about a LOT of stuff), pity parties, self-righteousness and all kinds of yuck). Wow, I WISHED I would have not only learned, but truly believed that old saying of: "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still). It's taken me sooooo many YEARS to get it thru my thick skull and hard heart that I need to be doing what I need to do for my (sanity, health, and (fill in the blank). Once I humbled myself, start taking the beam outta my own eye, so that I could see clearly how to help remove the splinter outta someone else eye--BAM! All kind of good things began happening in and thru me (including a 6+ year "plateau" self-imposed inability (of sorts) to lose 50lbs and (so far) I've rid my body and life of 53lbs. unhealthy, excess, unattractive and woeful pounds --MEGA YAY--AT LAST)

Once I humbled myself (consider that I "may" be WRONG about my approach, thinking and everything in between) I FINALLY began to "LET IT GO" (all kinds of "stuff") outta my heart/mind and surroundings--BAM! The weight is melting off of my like hot butter, my stress/mess level is completely and totally gone-- (if not at least managable, because I've got a new way of thinking/living/speaking/being). When "life happens and YUCK rears it's vicious and ugly head--instead of bowing down to my anger/wrath" I MAKE MYSELF wait and ask myself "what lesson do I need to learn here. WOW, that approach is nothing less than POWERFUL. So, Focus on what YOU need/ought/should/must be doing and in total love, power and a sound merciful mind, in a grateful thankful, joyful manner (MAKE yourself do it, because it doesn't come natural, period)...it "may" take a long time to get there, but leave the place of you oughta and begin the adventure/journey of "I'm gonna" do this for me, ALONE and watch what happens.

Lastly, I HATED vegetables so much for years. I started taking myself out of the box of how I prepared veggies. First I started eating "FRIED veggies" (fried zucchini, onion rings, sweet potato fries, mushrooms, veggie chips etc.)--was this/these the healthiest way to eat them? Nope, but so what, that's what I did then I moved to "tempura" veggies, carrots, green beans, baby corn all kinds of stuff). That helped me develop a LOVE for veggies so much so I CRAVE all kinds of veggies now. ALL that said, please leave your hubby alone about the veggies and watch what happens. Maybe nothing, but you'll be so busy making your goals and changing your life for the better--you not only will stop being the veggie-pusher, but will be more loving, merciful and fun and cool too!

{{{{{ Hugs }}}}}}

P.S. "Maybe none of this applies to you nor will help, just adding another perspective, that's all

debs_w wrote: »

DancingMoosie wrote: »

So what does he eat? A plate of meat? I fix whatever vegetable side I want for dinner each night. My husband may or may not like it or eat it. He usually at least tries it. So, whatever is left over can be added to my lunch the next day. No waste.

He likes burgers with burgers, chicken Kiev with waffles and pizza with garlic bread. His idea of ‘home cooking’ is a jar sauce over chicken with microwave.

I’ve tried online food shopping as a way of buying fruit and veg in as he’s really impatient and won’t go near the fruit and veg aisles. I’ll look at frozen veg as a way to work this out. I made a lasagne recently and blended up a couple of peppers and a courgette to get more veg in to it. I don’t have time to do that every weekend

Divide and conquer. Ask him to go pick out meats and stuff while you shop for fruits and veg.

Just make them for yourself. My ex rarely ate veggies either. I would just make myself a salad or some cooked veggies and make 2 servings. I would eat the second serving the next day.

It sounds like he does not appreciate you sorting out his food for him. I'd buy the food you want since he doesn't care and let him sort himself out more often. Tell him to make his own grocery list of things he wants and you'll get what you want for you.
Maybe you'll both be happier not sharing food or he'll change his mind.

Not eating vegetables is one thing, but not letting you go in the store and buy them is not picky eating. That's something else entirely. What happens if you go and buy vegetables anyway? He can eat whatever he wants because he's an adult, but he doesn't get to tell you how to eat. So buy and eat what you want and worry about yourself.