[~Bean~]

I buy foods and cook them for our family, mainly for Bean, because they are good for her, and eat them, even though I hate them.

Some examples of foods I hate but eat because they are good for us include:
Cooked carrots, five bean mix, cabbage, zucchini

Do you buy foods, or make meals you really dislike because they are good for you?

[Soprano-Cat]

Not really, no. I keep thinking about including more legumes but DH hates them outside of chilli con carne and I'm not fond of them myself, so I never get around to it.

I do suffer lettuce on homemade chicken burgers though, because otherwise it's just meat, cheese and tomato which seems somehow wrong, yet is perfectly acceptable for sausage burgers :eyeroll:

[howdo]

Nope! I make what I enjoy eating. Unfortunately I paper to like more stuff than other people in this house. They are always having to eat healthy things they hate.

Brussels sprouts will never have a place here.

[JJ]

I probably should, but no, I don't.

My excuse is that I have sensory issues that cause me to dislike some vegetables, and I'm sticking with it.

This post has been edited by JJ: 16/04/2012, 05:11 PM

[2dogs-DD-DH-and-...]

Not full meals but I am guilty of doing things like hiding vegies DH and I don't like in things like spag bol so that DD gets the benefit of that vegie... and so do DH and I.

I am really struggling at the moment with whether I give her a big enough variety of vegies. She is one and I give her:

Potato
Sweet Potato
Pumpkin
Tomato
Peas
Corn
Beans
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Zucchini
Cabbage
Carrots
Mushrooms
Onion
Garlic
Ginger (not technically a vegie)
Capsicum
Cucumber


Apart from those vegies which we eat regularly I am struggling to find more variety. Sorry to hijack your post but what other vegies do you eat (and hate) that I should try DD on? She's 1 !

Thanks

[Tesseract]

No. But I like the vast majority of veggies so it isn't hard at all. Poor DH on the other hand always has to eat foods he doesn't like because they're good for us! But when you only like 2 vegetables what choice do you have?

[cheekymonkey]

Kind of. I'm not a fan of broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, squash, and probably a few others. DH isn't a fan of chickpeas, tofu, carrots. We each put up with them being served every now and then because our spouse likes them and they're good for you. Our children get told to eat them whether they like them or not as it's good for them. I just make sure they only get a tiny little bit, not a huge serve. When they complain I simply inform them that, when they become an adult, they can choose what they get to eat. In the meantime, they'll eat what we serve. After all, if I'm forcing myself to eat something I don't like for the benefit of someone else, they can too.

[AprilEthereal]

No but that is because I like most vegetables, like all legumes. I'm not a fan of tofu so I just don't buy it.

[au*lit]

No, I don't buy/cook any foods I don't like. Fortunately I do like healthy foods. Even as a kid I ate all my vegies.

Despite having some pretty nasty tastes in foods, DH is also pretty good with vegies and other healthy foods.

Although, a while back we started eating brown rice and wholemeal pasta, but didn't stick with it. They're both OK but just not as nice as white rice & pasta.

[hollysmama]

yes. I hate green vegies, but I serve up beans and broccoli and eat them with potato or smothered in gravy.