hamlet_cat
Assistant Cook
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2012
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I hate to push my way of thinking or eating onto others. But I spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is the healthiest way to eat, especially for my family. My daughter is 4 now and my husband, well he is a decent cook himself but likes the old favourites. I have been trying to learn how to cook and make everything from scratch, using as many whole foods as possible. However, I struggle with getting my family onboard with eating things made this way. Last night for example, I made chilli the texas way using real beef and fresh tomato juice. My husband took one look at it and said: "this isn't chilli." He ate it reluctantly and dumped tabasco sauce all over it. The same is true with my daughter, she just seems to like her processed food too much. If we give her heinz ketchup for example, she basically eats that with the odd french fry (from real potatos of course) for dinner. I made homemade pate and dijon mustard from scratch last week, two foods my husband loves, and he won't even try them. Yet they are so delicious compared to the processed foods.
Does anyone else struggle with these issues? Do I just give up and eat these things myself? My grandparents were farmers and never had any processed foods so I don't understand why anyone would want to eat processed foods when someone is making everything homemade for them. I don't get it.
Does anyone else struggle with these issues? Do I just give up and eat these things myself? My grandparents were farmers and never had any processed foods so I don't understand why anyone would want to eat processed foods when someone is making everything homemade for them. I don't get it.