Encouraging your significant other to eat more healthy foods

[gpb1874]

I just started cooking meals instead of going out. If he didn't like it, he could go get something else. Living in a small town like mine, there are few options (Dairy Queen and Mexican places get old after a while) and he gets lazy and doesn't want to go get anything else. He also hates to grocery shop. So, he eats what I make or he fends for himself. It is working pretty good.

[33girl]

Hang out with people who are vegetarians and know how to cook veggies etc to make it really delicious...not just steaming stuff. I went to a cookout w/ the ex a few years ago and we didn't notice till afterward that except for the wings, the whole cookout was vegetarian because everything tasted so fantastic.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Hang out with people who are vegetarians and know how to cook veggies etc to make it really delicious...not just steaming stuff. I went to a cookout w/ the ex a few years ago and we didn't notice till afterward that except for the wings, the whole cookout was vegetarian because everything tasted so fantastic.

Very good point. And maybe he just doesn't like her cooking.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Hang out with people who are vegetarians and know how to cook veggies etc to make it really delicious...not just steaming stuff. I went to a cookout w/ the ex a few years ago and we didn't notice till afterward that except for the wings, the whole cookout was vegetarian because everything tasted so fantastic.

I think it is a requirement...if you're veg or vegan, you've got to be a good cook. A friend of mine I stayed with in Scotland was a strict vegan, and with the exception of his tea (decaf tea w/ soy milk= not good), was an amazing cook. He just whipped these awesome meals up from stuff that you wouldn't think of combining...and he made the best Thai green curry I've ever eaten. I refused to eat mushrooms until he made them in a stir fry for me...delicious. Since coming back to the states, I've gotten much more adventurous with veggies, even exploring the treacherous world of asparagus (mmmm).

And if all else fails, use olive oil, I swear, it's the solution to every culinary problem.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

Since coming back to the states, I've gotten much more adventurous with veggies, even exploring the treacherous world of asparagus (mmmm).

I love asparagus. I have some great recipes for it.

[PlymouthDZ]

When I moved in with my husband I did the cooking, so I would just prepare veggies and more healthy choices. We found out that way what he did and didn't like.

But 9 months in... I might just go the route of plate sharing. 9 months is still early in a relationship - we were on year 6.