how to do groceries the healthy way with a picky eater at home?
im trying to loose weight…..and my b.f is not. is there a list of healthy stuff i can buy at the supermarket that wont disrupt how he eats either? or should i start cooking healthy for the both of us? he hates steamed veggies and i love em. i also don’t wanna go out of my way to cook him something totally different. please help.
Hey! One thing I looove to do with my veggies is put them in a wok (or a frying pan on super high heat), drizzle them with olive oil and minced garlic and then just fry em up. They take less than 5 minutes (beware, they burn fast), have tons of flavour and don’t taste like hospital food (the reason I most detest steamed veggies).
My boyfriend was a meat and potatoes kind of guy before we lived together, and as much as I enjoy that, it gets boring after a while. Try recipes with lots of flavour and spice like stir fry, pasta, and new marinades on lean meat (like another person said, elk is really good and so is moose. Turkey is a great one also). We also love seafood so we eat things like prawn pasta and glazed salmon. Try googling recipes, you’d be AMAZED at the number of healthy recipes that come up that sound delicious!
You should not use much oil bake them in there juice and make it look more beautiful.
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Karolis
5 Mar 13 at 7:12 am
I have the same exact problem! I recently introduced my bf to baked sweet potatoes. all you do is bake them like you would a regular potato and just add butter. AMAZING! he loves them. he thought he wouldnt because they werent loaded with marshmallows lol I also cook low cal stir fry with beef or chicken and just follow the recipe on the stir fry seasoning packet. the veggies arent the same as steamed veggies and he will probly eat them. i just fix it with some brown rice….. i also keep hot pockets in the freezer for when he insists on not eating healthy lol i keep lean pockets for me
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R2024
5 Mar 13 at 7:18 am
Try steaming the veggies and add sauce for him. Or, steam them and then saute his.
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Juju
5 Mar 13 at 8:07 am
A lot of people say they hate this or that food because they’ve either A) never tried it and won’t admit it to you or B) they’ve had it prepared incorrectly and it tasted nasty so they associate the nasty taste with the food. My grandmother always cooked the *censored* out of broccoli so it was always grey and tasted like dishwater, so for years I didn’t like broccoli. Also, make sure the veggie is very fresh, preferably in season if you can get it. Maybe he just needs to learn how to appreciate the veggies prepared correctly.
I would make one batch of veggies for both of you and find out how he will eat them. Butter and salt? Soy sauce? Cold with Ranch dressing? Glazed with brown sugar? Maybe he’ll eat a salad–sneak some edamame in there or some sprouts. Find out what he does like and work with it. My husband only eats a very limited variety of vegetables so I find interesting sauces to use and different ways of preparing them. Sometimes a little lemon sauce (lemon juice, water, corn starch, sugar, pinch of salt) is all it takes to turn boring into "wow, can we have that again?"
Then sometimes I have something extra with my own dinner so he doesn’t have to eat it. Frequently, I can get him to try something if he sees me chowing down on it and it smells good to him. Still won’t try artichoke, but I’ll savor my small victories.
For other things like meats, most men will be happy if you include gravy or sauce, so you can make something for both of you (like roasted chicken) and give him the gravy or sauce while you eat it plain. Also, some shredded cheese melting over the top of any roast with a few grinds of black pepper is often enough "garnish" to make most picky men quite happy.
If you have access to it, try some elk. It tastes a lot like beef, only beefier, but it’s leaner than skinless boneless chicken. Furthermore, because it has more protein, pound for pound, than beef, you need less to feel full. You will need to use a little extra virgin olive oil if you’re frying it, but it’s worth the small amount of polyunsaturated fat you’ll be adding.
Good luck!
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Cat
5 Mar 13 at 8:32 am
Hey! One thing I looove to do with my veggies is put them in a wok (or a frying pan on super high heat), drizzle them with olive oil and minced garlic and then just fry em up. They take less than 5 minutes (beware, they burn fast), have tons of flavour and don’t taste like hospital food (the reason I most detest steamed veggies).
My boyfriend was a meat and potatoes kind of guy before we lived together, and as much as I enjoy that, it gets boring after a while. Try recipes with lots of flavour and spice like stir fry, pasta, and new marinades on lean meat (like another person said, elk is really good and so is moose. Turkey is a great one also). We also love seafood so we eat things like prawn pasta and glazed salmon. Try googling recipes, you’d be AMAZED at the number of healthy recipes that come up that sound delicious!
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KC
5 Mar 13 at 9:04 am