Anybody else's DHs fight you constantly about nutrition? - Page 2

[rainbowmoon]

DP is the complete opposite.. In fact he won't even shop at a regular grocery store unless he has no choice. (he also is not a fan at all of places like a whole foods or trader joe's and pretty much sticks with local co-ops or farms). non organic is out of the question too unless there is none available. In some ways I love that he is this way and other times I find it extremely annoying!

[tngirl11]

Originally Posted by dentmom

DH actually told me he thinks organic is a scam.

Yes! That's absolutely what mine thinks, even though he hasn't done any research on the subject. He complains about the cost, but I think the main problem is that he thinks it's a crock.
Wow, I'm glad (or maybe sad!) to see I'm not alone here.
I really don't think I could ever get DH to watch Food Inc, or anything like that, but I'll just keep doing what I'm doing. I'm really happy that my kids have all developed a taste for healthy foods. I know I'm a lot healthier than I used to be. I just wish I could get him on board so that he could be healthy too. He's a naturally healthy, athletic, in-shape person, so he thinks his bad eating doesn't hurt him, but I know that it will in the future

[tinybutterfly]

Originally Posted by Caneel

DH still hasn't recovered from his one and only tofu experience, its like his is having PTSD over it. His behavior is completely ridiculous. He loves raw shellfish, snails, smoked eel and other shutter-inducing foods yet thinks tofu was created specifically to kill him.

If he even sees the package, he starts in on how I better not expect him to eat "that sh&t"

This made me laugh!

Yep. My dh has eaten the worm in the bottem of the tequila bottle, loves raw oysters, smoked oysters, sashimi...really, he will try nearly anything...but tofu just makes him rant! Still. To. This. Day.

[alaskaberry]

tngirl--I could have written that post! Only, my DP would have refused to buy the yogurt. Period.

You could get him "In Defense of Food" (by the same guy that wrote Omnivore's Dilemma). I found that to be a real eye-opener.

Originally Posted by mykdsmomy

My Dh still brings home hamburger helper He says it's what we can afford.

Mine too! In fact, HH is one of his *favorite* meals, even though it makes him sick most of the time. He also loves tv dinners, chef boyardee, jar cheese and frozen pizza. When I dare comment that these foods are more expensive combined than fresh seasonal veggies(well, in terms of health anyway!), he whines that I'm trying to *starve* him and that he's the one who makes the money so he's the one who makes the choices. I've tried making homemade HH, but he said it was 'gross'(same with homemade bread & pizza). Pfft to him. So I make fake meals for him...and real meals for us. Someday he'll come around...I hope.

He's seen Supersize Me and Food Inc but doesn't seem to care. He also chews, so you can imagine where his taste buds have gone. Yuck.

[PaisleyStar]

Yes, we also have an ongoing discord about food. My DH humors me much of the time as far as buying groceries (the kids and I eat a pretty good diet), but if it were up to him, he'd live on cereal, takeout, fast food, pizza, and mac and cheese. sigh. He is a good guy, a good dad, and a good husband, but it does make it much harder to make more changes of the natural & organic variety in our family.

[Caneel]

Originally Posted by tinybutterfly

This made me laugh!

Yep. My dh has eaten the worm in the bottem of the tequila bottle, loves raw oysters, smoked oysters, sashimi...really, he will try nearly anything...but tofu just makes him rant! Still. To. This. Day.

Glad to hear I am not alone, ha ha! I am sure my DH has also eaten the worm, more than once no doubt.

Raw oysters are probably his favorite food. He still pines for his grandfather's filled pig stomach.

He also eats the gunk inside of lobsters, that green slimy stuff and the eggs. He spreads it on bread.

But he thinks tofu is the devil's work. It makes no sense.

[laohaire]

Hee hee, well, maybe the hubbies are onto something about tofu
The worm is probably way healthier for us to eat than tofu!

[Fi'sMom]

Sounds identical to what goes on in my home. Our differences in beliefs as far as food and nutrition goes have come close to ending our marriage. It's been hell, to say the least.

[JayGee]

Originally Posted by dentmom

DH actually told me he thinks organic is a scam.

Mine too . I read him parts out of books like Omnivore's Dilemma, Supersize Me, etc. and he just poo-poos all of it. I've gradually won him over to whole wheat bread from white, and convinced him that orange soda and orange juice are not the same , but we've got a long way to go...

[dentmom]

I'm sorry, but this thread is making me laugh! And feel like I'm not alone!

[es1967]

My DH laughs at me and says I have a "grocery addiction". I'm constantly shopping Whole foods, Greenwise, various health food stores and belong to an organic buying club. He pretty much supports whatever I decide to buy. I buy mostly organic and very little processed food. He actually thanks me for being so thrifty. I save in other places to be able to spend more on healthy food. Also, use coupons and shop around. When I find good deals I always tell him how much I am saving so he knows. Dh I guess understands why I buy organic but would'nt care at all if he was not married to me. He saw Food Inc but will still eat non organic meat when he's not home. I do all the grocery shopping and cooking so I guess he can't complain. He works a zillion hours so he doesn't have the time to complain either.

[tngirl11]

Just wanted to say that I baked sprouted whole wheat, honey sweetened cookies last night, and DH didn't complain one bit. In fact, when I came home today, most of them were gone. So I guess I can occasionally put one over on him : )

[Ophelia]

Originally Posted by dentmom

DH actually told me he thinks organic is a scam.

I think my DH is missing a twin somewhere...he said the same exact thing.

I also made the mistake once of sending him to the store...."this bottle of olive oil costs $16?!?!?" We've talked about it since then and he knows i'm picky about what I get organic and what I don't (like banana and onion OK not organic, but I hate to get non-organic strawberries, grapes, peppers, apples, tomato....) and I buy a larger amount of food on my once-a-month discount day at the co-op. So I do try and save money that way.

I think he is slowly coming around, at least a little. He is eating healthier in general, at least better than he used to. He actually doesn't mind now when I get him things for his cooking from the co-op. But if he goes to the store on his own he won't buy organic.

I just watched Food Inc and hope he will watch it tomorrow. I think he might, he liked Supersize Me.

OP, it IS really tough especially if there are kids involved. I think if you and your kids eat mostly healthy foods, it takes a while but eventually they see how much better it is for the family. It still makes me mad when DH feeds DS things that I consider crappy, and I wonder why he would want to feed DS meat that was pumped full of hormones and antibiotics (and MSG etc), and candy that is only made out of HFCS and artificial everything. If you have a choice, getting the pure and natural food just seems like common sense to me. I struggle with this nearly every day.