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need ideas for food my hubby will eat

mistyp008
Posted:
2009-10-27 11:54 AM
OKay so this is beyond picky I think. My son doesnt really eat many things but I have him figured out. BUT my hubby on the other hand is a different story. The only meat he eats is hamburger meat. Well I can only make certain things that he will eat with it and he wants something new. He will eat spaghetti, hamburgers (although he is getting sick of them), I can scramble it and put it in beef rice, and tacos (of course). But he wants something new but every recipe I get he says NO to. What do I do? He doesn't eat onions, or many vegetables at all. It is really frustrating because I want new things and he wants a change but he refuses to change himself. PLEASE HELP>>>

tap
Posted:
2009-10-27 12:41 PM
You need to have a serious talk with him about his eating habits especially about vegetables tell him you want him to be around well into both of your old ages and he won't be if he doesn't eat something good for him (maybe not all the time but he is tying your hands if he won't let you try anything new). Maybe though he is more ready for a change than he thinks and is just resisting the idea of change, Especially if you use Rach's recipes they are just full of vegetables, I ate them before but never as much as now I've tried so many new things so I am grateful to her for helping us eat more heatlthy too, give it a try he may like them more than he thinks or better yet don't tell him beforehand just present him with a new dish and he may find that he actually does like it, in any event he needs to eat more healthy anyway good luck!!!!

nhgal
Posted:
2009-10-28 12:43 PM
I agree with "Tap". You need to sit that hubby down & explain he needs variety in his eating habits. Just make something new & if he doesn't eat it, explain you are not prepared to make several dishes each night - some for you & ONE for him. Start with chicken. Or how about Rachael's turkey meatloaf. My guys just LOVE that one - you can find it in the food section of her site. There's two, actually, go for the "stuffed" one. Both are good, but we actually like this one best. Can he be available to WATCH Rachael's show?? A lot of times, my husband will see something & ask me to try "that one". Look, hamburg is fine, but not EVERY night. The man has to learn to jump out there & try something new. Much luck.

mystica42
Posted:
2009-10-28 8:48 PM
Or find ways to sneak veggies into his food.

I love baby food for this. I discovered this when we were first feeding my son. You can put a small stage 1 jar of carrots and one of sweet potatoes in the pasta sauce and never know it's there, and that bumps up the nutritional value. I also add it to hamburger helper and chili. Also, you can add pureed cauliflower to mac & cheese to beef up the sauce. You can't taste it at all.

Another thing I make a lot with ground beef is soup, and if he shies away from having veggies in his soup, then use only ground beef and potatoes, if he'll eat it... but make the liquid V8 juice. It has a ton of flavor and when you heat it up for soup it doesn't taste nasty like it does cold.

Finally, if he won't eat veggies, maybe he'll eat more fruit. There are lots of recipes that call for fruit, especially apples & onions in the fall. You can hide veggies in pot pies too. I made the pasties RR made the other day, and pureed some peas and mixed it into the gravy since my hubby "doesn't do peas" and he complimented me on the thick, delicious sauce. :)

I'm not above subterfuge for their own good.
Melissa

mistyp008
Posted:
2009-10-28 11:56 PM
Well he doesn't eat onions, and Chicken is a NO NO. None of his family eats beans or peas. He hates carrots. He does eat Cauliflower but it had to be raw and with dressing. He also doesn't do pork. He is always wanting me to buy pork chops but then wont eat them. He will not let me cook 2 different things at dinner time for our son and so I will not cook 2 different things for him. I think if he would try some new things then our son would too. Even though he doesn't allow me to cook 2 different things at dinner time, he doesn't have a problem with waking me up at 11:30pm or 12am to fix him something to eat because he is hungry.

tap
Posted:
2009-10-29 5:36 AM
Lots of good ideas for feeding your husband here, however you still need to talk to him so he can open his mind to more ideas about cooking and eating. And you are so right your son will eat and try more things too, they look to their parents for all things and that certainly is one of them. The waking you up because he is hungry is rediculous and that needs to stop and I do agree that you should never make two thngs for dinner however if he hasn't eaten enough to be full let him get his own snacks in the middle of the night.!!! You really do need to have a talk with him and stop all the nonsense if he doesn't open his mind more then anything you do will be for nothing!!! Both your husband and son need more veggies too Milissa's ideas are good, so you could try that, you need to put a stop to this over pickiness right away, good luck.

nhgal
Posted:
2009-10-30 12:55 PM
Excuse me!! He doesn't ALLOW you do cook two different things!! He wants you to buy pork chops, then WON'T eat them!!! You REALLY to have a good old sit down talk with this guy. I don't know how long you have been married, but I'm going on almost 50 yrs. Fortunately, my hubby has been WILLING to try different things. Listen, it won't KILL HIM!!! Don't let this thing go on another minute or you will be living with it forever. And as for him waking you up because he is hungry, let him cook something for himself. And you have KIDS!! You have to think of their health. Say, let HIM do the cooking. Let's see what he comes up with. I do not want to break up your marriage, but this guy is "out to lunch". I really wish you luck. I know fighting over just what is served for dinner is silly, but there seems to be an "under-lying" problem here. After SO MANY years of marriage, my best advise is to TALK, TALK, TALK. And don't HOLD BACK. Even if you have to go to an expert. GO!!! Bless you.

mistyp008
Posted:
2009-10-30 2:02 PM
Thanks everyone and yes you are all being truthful. There is a problem here and I am going to try and work on it. If not then maybe there is more of a problem that dinner huh. Thanks again

mamatotianna
Posted:
2009-11-07 4:40 PM
a great way to make something new is take an old recipe and make it your own...he doesn't like veggies, but what if you made them how he might like them...hamburger with diced vegies or something like that. yummy. or meatloaf, if he doesn't like the sauce make a sauce he will like and add new things in the meat loaf.

KSLighthouse
Posted:
2009-11-07 7:16 PM
Make salsibury steak and mashed potatoes. For the onions, run them through a blender. My mom used to do that because my dad hated onions. Racheal Ray has a good Salisbury steak recipe on the Food Network. Another thing you can make is poor man's filet minon. You made a hamburger patty and wrap a strip or two of bacon around it and secure the bacon with a tooth pick. I partially cook the bacon before wrapping.

tap
Posted:
2009-11-08 7:13 AM
I make that salisbury steak and mashed potatoes all the time it's fantastic and a staple at our house can't imagine anyone not liking that recipe it's yummy!

Branuh
Posted:
2009-11-08 8:33 PM
In my honest opinion, if he's getting bored with what you're cooking, he should be coming up with ideas and/or cooking himself. Sounds like he's being a bit of a diva.

dalsgal
Posted:
2009-11-08 9:22 PM
He won't let you cook two different things for dinner so your son will eat? Your son learned his picky eating habits from his father. I was fortunate that my mother would cook and we had to eat at least one spoonful of everything. If we didn't like it that was fine but at least we tried. Now I will eat almost anything and will definitely try anything. Tell your husband that, to help your son, you need for you both to at least try one new food a week. He can eat one spoonful and, who knows, he may find he likes lots of stuff he has refused to try. Your husband is acting more like a child than a parent.

Super_Stouper
Posted:
2009-11-09 8:30 PM
maybe you could make spagetti stuffed hamburgers. rachael's always coming up with new hamburger recipes and they always look so good. i mean delish. or fill the frig with all the foods he likes and have him cook.

Cinderbell
Posted:
2009-11-10 10:52 AM
I would tell hubby to get off his butt, go grocery shopping, and cook for himself.

Good luck to you....it really is not your job to be a "mother" to your husband. I really hope hubby does not act like a child in other ways as well.

I really wish you luck!

Neeppeen
Posted:
2009-11-10 11:57 AM
You can throw veggies in the blender and he'll never know they're there. That way you both get the flavor you want without him having a chance to be picky. Maybe he can do some of the cooking?

Super_Stouper
Posted:
2009-11-10 11:22 PM
i think rachel should have john on so men can see that it's not just womens work in the kitchen and john is a rock star and men think rockstars are cool. rachel have john on aaaaalot more. you can a special day for him to cook, like fridays and then he can either serandade you or rock out with his cool band. by the way you have them as a house band once in a while.
i don't get to hear them on the radio. i try and i call to request songs. please have john on more. he's so cool.

SugarbugPeanut
Posted:
2009-11-11 8:25 AM
Take a can of Campbell's Sirloin Burger Soup, and a box of Kraft Maccaroni and Cheese. Mix together. It's a good way to get kids to eat some veggies, why not your hubby?

Although, as far as "allowing" you to do whatever in the kitchen? This is 2009, not 1959. I would tell his happy butt that he can shut up and eat what I cook, or get in there and make it himself.

Of course, my mother had to put up with demanding eaters in BOTH of her marriages, and I always swore I wouldn't. I make CONSESSIONS, like, he hates squash casserole, so, I don't make it, but, he doesn't call me from work with a friggin menu (like my father used to my mother, UGH...)
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