For the Guys (and wives that cook)

My husband is the same way, he won't go near veggies! I've adjusted the recipes for the stuff he will eat to make them healthier. Some of my go to meals that can be made healthy are tacos, sloppy joes (you can find lots of recipes to make your own sauce), burgers (we usually do no buns so we can have sweet potato fries), fajitas (I cook the peppers and onions separate), bbq or buffalo sauce chicken tenders and roasted red potatoes. Last night we had shake n bake chicken tenders and buffalo chicken rice. The rice wasn't brown rice, but I feel like it is ok to use white rice occasionally, and half cup prepared was only 24 carbs.

Your husband must not be nearly as picky as mine. He has to be able to tell what everything is in his food or he won't touch it, so hide the veggies doesn't work for me. He doesn't even like when I add herbs because they look like veggies. He is also picky about stuff other than veggies. Ricotta cheese - no way.

If he likes fruit try making him a fruit and veggie smoothie.

You can also mash cauliflower into "mashed potatos". If you add butter he might not mind the difference.

Spinach can go into just about anything once you cook it a bit.

if he doesn't want to eat right, he won't. simple as that.

I'm in the South too I find myself making something for my husband and son that I just don't eat. I do cook a lot of chicken, but I will also use lean ground turkey instead of beef for tacos. I have gotten to the point that I cook what I can for the family and if they don't want to eat it, they have to "fend for themselves." I am lucky that my eleven year old son is not a picky eater.

Your husband must not be nearly as picky as mine. He has to be able to tell what everything is in his food or he won't touch it, so hide the veggies doesn't work for me. He doesn't even like when I add herbs because they look like veggies. He is also picky about stuff other than veggies. Ricotta cheese - no way.

Yikes! He would be cooking his own meals at my house! I follow my moms rule: if you don't like it you don't have to eat it but your not getting anything else :drinker:

I knew his eating habits before I married him so its not really a big deal. A lot of the stuff he doesn't like he couldn't eat anyway - he had to have his colon removed so he has a hard time processing certain foods. I plan my food for the day so that I eat stuff he wouldn't for lunch. I don't eat many carbs during the day because I know dinner will be a meat and carb.

My husband and I go back and forth on veggies. There are things he won't eat and things I refuse to eat so we usually separate out the veggies so he can have his and I can have mine. My husband is a very meat/starch person, he'd be fine with no veggies at all most of the time. He is beginning to ask for salads more often with dinner (JUST lettuce and croutons lol) and then I add my carrots, celery, cucumbers and beets to my own salad. When it comes to cooking I can have the onions and peppers in the same pot, but if they are cut big I won't eat them so the trick for me is to make them small enough it gets hidden in the bite of food. If I want green beans or something I have to make my own because he won't touch it.
I guess it is just all about getting creative with cooking and maybe try cooking together. That is when my husband really bought into the whole "eating healthier kick". For the longest time he wanted to know what recipe I was making and if there were "icky" things in there he wanted to make sure I didn't put them in. I have gotten creative over time and can now hide spinach in the meatloaf because if you cut it up enough it looks like the other herbs and spices in the mix. He had no idea until I told him.
Another good veggie option is Ragu pasta sauce. I believe its Grandma's Garden Recipe or something like that. Its a half cup of veggies per serving and is REALLY GOOD. Team that with whole wheat pasta and a grilled chicken breast or lean pork chop and its a really good dinner with tons of healthy stuff in there too

If you want to incorporate more vegetation, maybe start firing up the grill. I live in the South too, and in my experience even the most old-school meat-and-taters people will eat vegetables if they're cooked over a raging-hot fire. Next to meat, of course. It's a caveman thing.

^^ Great idea! ^^

Try grilling the veggies! Shishkabob is a good way. That way the veg kind of gets the flavor from the meat. Also-meatloaf. If he eats pasta then make your own sauce. Put any veg you want through a food processor and mix it with tomato.
My husband would starve if he didn't eat veggies. I don't really cater to him or the kids when it comes to meals.

2 Can Play the Stink Face Game

Does your husband ever prepare meals? Maybe if he understood the time, effort, and planning involved in making meals he would appreciate what you do. I suggest that he should be responsible for food prep and clean up a few times a week. If he makes meals that are nutritionally lacking, give him the stink face. You also have certain requirement and standards for your meals. Let him work to please YOU. I found that my own kids were more willing to try new things when they were able to be involved in planning and cooking. Get him out of the "disatisfied customer" mode and into the "active participant" mode.

- Red meat is just as good as chicken

Not quite.

It's BETTER

muhahaha

Time to man up and eat dem veggies? But seriously, steam broccoli and put a tad of butter with lowfat cheese on it and guaranteed he will eat it.