
We have two young kiddos, a 6 yr old picky eater girl and 3 yr old boy with several food allergies. My husband has gout so he can’t eat a lot of animal products. He eats a lot of pasta, rice and bread, but I am an endurance athlete so I eat completely opposite from him and our kiddos. My diet consists of mainly chicken and veggies and I exclude all starches from my diet unless the night before a long run.I’ve been batch cooking chicken and veggies each week for myself but will cook nightly for the family to meet everyone’s individual needs. Because we have so many different dietary requirements from each family member, I almost always eat a completely different meal from everyone else. It’s just easier for me. And since I’m the one cooking, I feel like it’s no big deal. My husband will cook spaghetti every so often and I’ll often decline his offer to eat bc I genuinely don’t want to eat spaghetti. I don’t eat pasta as a side dish, let alone an entire plate of it.However, my husband says I’m setting a bad example bc I won’t eat spaghetti or what they are eating and rarely eat the things he eats. He eats like a frat boy to be honest and i would be obese if I ate what he did.I think he’s just being unreasonable but I could see how the inconsistencies could be viewed as problematic for our kiddos.My solution is to feed everyone what I’m eating bc that is what is best for them health wise, but I also know it’s not very loving to give your family grilled chicken and kale 5 nights a week. I try to very the options from day to day, even cooking pasta or tater tots for him and our kids to eat as a compromise. I just won’t partake.I’m not hardcore with my diet every day btw. I eat pizza and cheeseburgers now and then, but 90% of the time I’m pretty health conscience and prefer to eat salads and veggies in place of his pasta and sandwiches. I don’t think I have to eat his spaghetti to prove anything to my kids or him.But I want genuine feedback as to what would be a good solution via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2HcSXBH
No comments:
Post a Comment