Help with a Fussy Husband's Lunch

[BarefootedMumma]

Hi ladies & gentlemen,
I need help with Lunch Ideas for my husband.

He doesn't use microwaves and is sick of sandwiches.

I have suggested Pies, Sausage rolls, Noodles, left overs and anything else I can think of. I need idea on what to give him.

I have even tried giving him snack foods and well, I'm out of ideas.. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know them.

[tiggerfields]

Wraps? Filo pasties (easy to make and yummy cold too)? Quiche?

[Mrs Awesome]

Zucchini slice is yummy cold. Pasta salads are also nice cold, as are other salads.


* Damn you autocorrect...you are killing me! *

[BarefootedMumma]

Sorry forgot to mention, won't eat egg or pasta dishes, can only have small amounts of soft white cheeses (mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese, fetta etc)

[catemer]

Image my DP wraps with meat and salad stuff. I also make a pasta salad. Using left over penne or even dinosaur pasta, stir in a tablespoon of tomato pesto, some chopped cherry tomatoes, some pine nuts, and some cucumber or other raw vege. Very easy and as an added bonus my DP's work mates think I spend ages making her lunches,

Other ideas for winter are the noodles where you just add water to the cup thing, or a ham and cheese sandwich for a toast thinggy?

[jennibear]

Instead of sandwiches, rolls...i sometimes make a chicken ceaser roll for DH and he loves them. Left over cold meat rolls with specialty cheeses or pestos. Maybe roasted eggplant/capsicum and some fancy leaves eg, rocket or spinach. Its amazing what a nice pesto/dip or fancy cheese can do for a sandwich!! Rolls/sandwiches dont need to be boring.
What about quiche or focaccia. Focaccia is easy, look up a recipe on the net and put pizza toppings on it eg, choizzo, capsicum, bacon, mushroom, whatever he likes. Quiche is good to, you can do heaps of different ones!
Savoury scones with ham and cheese. Savoury muffins or breaky type muffins (oats and date).

[catemer]

Oops just read your previous post. Okay what about rice things?

Rice salad? Cook up some rice (or use left ova) while warm stir in some salad dressing, add a little extra though cos by sitting overnight it will be not as strong in the morning, you could use some frozen peas corn and carrot as the veges (pre cooked) or add any other veges you need to use up and some nuts of some variety.

My DP is diabetic so I need to make sure her lunches are good for her as well as suitable for work.

[CakeyLoaf]

I'd get a new husband, much easier than stuffing around with lunches!

If that's not an option then maybe tuna rice with capsicum, mayo, red onion, corn and a but of garlic (instead of tuna pasta).

If you could be bothered maybe homemade sushi.

[brogeybear]

Psht! Get him to figure out what he wants to eat, he's a grown man. You may go by the name "barefooted", but you aren't a maid.

[BarefootedMumma]

Oops just read your previous post. Okay what about rice things?

Rice salad? Cook up some rice (or use left ova) while warm stir in some salad dressing, add a little extra though cos by sitting overnight it will be not as strong in the morning, you could use some frozen peas corn and carrot as the veges (pre cooked) or add any other veges you need to use up and some nuts of some variety.

My DP is diabetic so I need to make sure her lunches are good for her as well as suitable for work.

Oh yeah, Rice is out too.

His mother taught him really bad food habits and I am done with the fighting over food. I'm on a diet atm and not eating so thinking of his lunch Ideas isn't high on my list.

I can't tell him to buy it as he won't actually go buy anything. He has hinted at me dropping off his lunch, but I said I would only do that once a week, if i made it, but no he wants me to buy his lunch then take it to him. kind of feeling that part of the reason why he's happy for me to be a stay at home wife cause he is hoping for lunch delivered everyday.. But I don't think he realises if I am not working he can't afford to buy lunch.

I spent the last 12 months of working making sandwiches at work everyday and he won't do/eat/ask for anything.

If it wasn't fo the fact I am 1. Better then his mother & 2. He would east copious amounts of whatever he can find when he gets home or complain bout being hungry till I feed him when he gets home.. Neither of which is high on my list of fun things.

[Roopee]

Hahahahaahahahaha CakeyLoaf!!

What about some cruskits with avocado and tomato?

[duckduckgoose]

Chicken drumsticks

[misskittyfantastico]

Aside from the fact that he can make his own darn lunch....

What about thai beef salad, chicken and baby spinach salad, rice paper rolls, cold meat and salad

[BarefootedMumma]

Psht! Get him to figure out what he wants to eat, he's a grown man. You may go by the name "barefooted", but you aren't a maid.

Umm see last post.

And I am the type of woman that wants to do this.. It's just that he needs re-educating on food and I've no idea how to do this.

By food re-education.. His mother did god only know what with her pension while he was younger and he has said there are times when he would only get a large bag of chips and a 2lt soft drink a week.

His mother clearly can't cooks, though he will tell me he loves her cooking until we eat there then he will say how bad it was.

he never went to school so he has no idea about taking lunch daily, he was working full time for a year without lunches till I met him, he loved that I gave him food. he would not have breakfast, or lunch, then grab 2 pies & 2 sausage rolls on the way home with a litre of soft drink.

I would send him to one of those super size vs super skinny shows but he's not go the personality for it.

[CakeyLoaf]

Umm see last post.

And I am the type of woman that wants to do this.. It's just that he needs re-educating on food and I've no idea how to do this.

By food re-education.. His mother did god only know what with her pension while he was younger and he has said there are times when he would only get a large bag of chips and a 2lt soft drink a week.

His mother clearly can't cooks, though he will tell me he loves her cooking until we eat there then he will say how bad it was.

he never went to school so he has no idea about taking lunch daily, he was working full time for a year without lunches till I met him, he loved that I gave him food. he would not have breakfast, or lunch, then grab 2 pies & 2 sausage rolls on the way home with a litre of soft drink.

I would send him to one of those super size vs super skinny shows but he's not go the personality for it.

Maybe you could make healthy versions of his favorite foods. I see heaps of threads on here about healthy chicken nuggets, sausage rolls etc.

[WorkingClassMum]

, he was working full time for a year without lunches till I met him, he loved that I gave him food. he would not have breakfast, or lunch, then grab 2 pies & 2 sausage rolls on the way home with a litre of soft drink.



So after reading all your posts I decided to not be sarcastic and tell him to sort it out himself

He does need re-education - I'd sit down with him and ask what do the other people at work eat and what would he like to eat

Does he have access to a kettle? Could he take a thermos flask with left overs?

I'd sort out about 5 different lunches, and 3 variations on each of those lunchs and each week before the shopping trip he decided what he wants to have that week for lunch and he gets involved in the menu planning, the shopping planning and the preparation of his lunch

Good luck - you're probably gunna need it:hugs:

[BarefootedMumma]

i'm not particularly worried about it being healthy atm.. just him eating it.

[tiggerfields]

Buy some recipe books with picnic and lunchbox foods in them and ask him to flip through and look for things he fancies. If he's going to change he needs to be a little bit engaged, this could be a way to do that?

[BarefootedMumma]

I have tired getting him engaged but it's just not working.

Can't get him looking at books or mags.

do have to admit he has been back at wrk for 2 months and only just complaining of boredom so it's a start I guess

[MonkeySeeMonkeyDo]

maybe get him to tell you what he wants or can eat for lunch and then you make it for him. id say if he is a fussy eater and wont eat the meals you give him, then that is his problem. id tell him to make it himself or go hungry. but that is just *my* opinion. as a pp said you are not his maid.

[brogeybear]

Umm,.... I posted *before* your reply. :confused: Anyway, put simply, this isn't something you can do for him. He needs to step up and take an active role himself, he needs to have the desire to change and become educated and enthusiastic about what he puts in his body. As happy as you may be to do it for him, it won't help if you do, and he probably still won't be happy.

[nothanksbye]

dh takes
soup
burgers
veggie sticks and dip
veggie stir frys

he used to be awful
with food but he did some
cooking classes and now
he loves it!


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[TinyLittleTootsies]

Buy some recipe books with picnic and lunchbox foods in them and ask him to flip through and look for things he fancies. If he's going to change he needs to be a little bit engaged, this could be a way to do that?

I think this is a great idea. You don't need to make up for his Mum not making him lunches/food. I do think that it is really sweet that you want to do that because he missed out, but if he were involved in chosing lunches and making them with you and taste testing them with you, you would also be doing something that his Mum should have done for him, which is teach him how to care for his own needs. You are being very generous and caring, so I am not trying to bring down what you are doing at all, but it would help him a lot to learn what he likes and how to make it with you. There would be a lot of pride in him to be able to know how to do that for himself, and if his mother never taught him how it is really sweet of you to take the time to help him learn. I agree with tigger that being engaged could work really well, rather than you trying to brainstorm idea after idea.

ETA Posted before I saw your new post. Is there a way to make it fun for him? Like ARBM said they went to a cooking class?

[BarefootedMumma]

I get where you are all coming from, and I will probably seem like I am making excuses but hey...

DH Has severe depression, While he's better now I can't really get him to engage in anything much. I would love for him to do a cooking class and get involved but he won't If I try and make him we will only end up fighting and I am sick of fighting with him about food.

I love him dearly but just wish I could get him to be more interested in it somehow without fighting.

[misskittyfantastico]

I'm genuinely sorry for sounding glib about him making his own lunches etc... It honestly sounds as though his depression is overshadowing his ability to be involved in his food choices. I don't mean to overstep boundaries, but is he seeing anyone for his depression?

[WorkingClassMum]

What about you make a list of as many things (as you can) and combinations he does like - once you have a lsit like that then you can better meal plan around it

[TinyLittleTootsies]

What about ham and cheese scrolls, or vegemite scrolls. Or any type of that pastry thing with filling. They taste different and can feel like a treat, you can put any type of sandwhich filling that he likes into them that would cook well.

Flavoured popcorn? There are recipes on the net to make them taste like chips but they are much healthier.