I love this! It’s always been a huge goal of mine. But my family disagrees and I find it very hard to get them on board.
My husband and son don’t like a lot of variety or new things or healthy eating foods.
They also don’t and won’t cook so I’m left making all the meals and find myself exhausted.
I don’t care for eating out because I don’t like the food at all and at least me feeling unwell.
I just wish my family were on board.
Especially my husband.
I grow a nice size garden for the three of us each year and it’s all done naturally.
I do a lot of preserving to get me through the year.
But not much is eaten because my husband all my likes peppers and occasional green beans once in a great while he’ll eat a tomato .
My son will eat any of it.
While I do snack on a variety of fresh produce for my garden, most of it is prepared and saved so we have more food through the year.
I have so much squash and of course they won’t touch it, and I can make so much squash!
I can replace pastas make casseroles, lasagnas, add soups, replace fries, and tater tots, replace pizza and cheese breads.
I can bake a whole assortment of things with the squash, including pancakes, breads, muffins, cakes, and even at some cookies and biscuits.
I grow enough squash where we wouldn’t have to eat the more harmful foods and could easily save hundreds of dollars each year if we use what I’d.
It’s super frustrating when you want to save and also be healthier, and your family works against you.
No, I can’t make different meals for them and for me. already do 100% of all the cooking.
One doesn’t like chicken, pork, steak, roasts, ribs, or seafood. The other won’t eat any beef, pork, or chicken from the store.
They only want to processed chicken or restaurant chicken.
I’m the type who could eat variety of salads throughout the week and use most of my produce in between.
I’m also big on not wasting foods and using left overs.
I can make all new meals from left overs-no problem! But again, my husband won’t touch left overs.
He wouldn’t even use a giant container of spaghetti, chop it up some, and turn it into pasta salad he wants.
He needs to go out and buy all he prefers, anytime I bring it up, Family gets defensive and says things like “there’s nothing wrong with eating what I want”.
Or “this is what I like”. Truth is, it is wrong. Over spending when we don’t have it to spend. Food wasting, which to me is nearly a deal breaker.
I’ll never ever be with a food waster again!
Yes, this really bothers me! Add insult to injury-it’s not their hard work and time making 100% of all the meals so wasting is even more disrespectful!
They’d rather buy new food or eat out. Especially eat out! I do give in because it’s not worth the energy to hold my ground. They do what they want anyhow.
And it’s exhausting never getting a break when they’re so picky. They don’t eat at all for their health.
It’s eating for enjoyment. Kind of rots my stomach knowing they’re this way.
My son wouldn’t be if he had what is right and good roll modeled to him.
He used to never be picky and ate lots more veggies as he followed both of us. But as he’s grown older, this has all changed.
And he has mental health issues directly related to foods. He was tested.
If he’d eat right and fixed his microbiome, none of us would have to endure his toxic behavior of half out of his mind, mood swings, not sleeping for days, won’t leave the house, and has paranoia and delusions.
Years ago, after testing, he did some changes and it was absolutely remarkable!
Can’t imagine if he kept with them! Or if my husband cared enough to learn about the foods affecting our son and made changes too.
Most the foods brought in are what my husband wants and likes.
Sodas, sugary sport drinks, coolaids, sweat teas, crackers n breads, chips, and highly processed dips and cheese spreads.
I have no doubt we could easily save over $1000K each year if he was on board with eating healthy, eating what we have on hand-including left overs, helping 10% with meals, and not wanting fast food and restaurant foods all the time.
