To not understand people who don't love food

Crikey.

What a response.

I thought I was being helpful as not everyone knows you can freeze these things

I'm a food is fuel person.
I have certain foods I like but if scientists invented a daily pill that gave me 100% of all the nutrients I need to be completely healthy - I'd prefer to take that and just have an actual meal on special occasions or weekends or something.

I absolutely love food. It is honestly one of the most joyful things in life. I love eating out, cooking, thinking about food, I'm totally like you. But with music I'm like your DH, I like some tunes on in the background, but not that fussed what it is. I mostly just stick Radio6music on. Whereas some people are absolutely music obsessed. So I find I can understand food is fuel people from that.

I am exactly like you. I almost always know what my next meal will be. Finish one, plan the next. After my family, I think food is the number one priority in my life.

Genius 🙄 .. but sadly my freezer is full already of frozen veg ( fresh veg like cauliflower and broccoli is too big), frozen herb and chilli’s the bread, batch cooking - otherwise I’m eating fresh lasagne or stew everyday for a week and packs of fish and meat.
I know how to use a freezer.

What a miserable existence. Try enjoying food!

I'm not really into cooking (due to time, money and skill constraints!) I do like baking and need to do it more.
But regardless I LOVE food.Whatever I do if nice food is involved it just enhances it ten fold and I get a little buzz of excitement looking forward to things that involve it... meals out etc 😆 I've always loved food....I can remember getting excited about seconds of school.dinners and always feeling hungry before every meal! I have to get an ice cream everywhere or a cake if we go out....DH doesn't get why food always needs to be involved, but does love a coffee instead!

We've got coleslaw, spicy beetroot salad, boiled eggs, lots of nice pickled stuff, a wide variety of salad stuff, houmous, all the cheeses etc and a massive herb garden. My mouth is drooling thinking about the possibilities.

I wouldn’t eat any of that. People are just different.

This is a bit like that other thread about what people call food noise.
I love food and eat what I like, however I don't go to bed thinking about what I'll eat tomorrow. I don't give it a moment's thought in between meals. I think about lunch at lunchtime when I'm looking what to eat. I think about dinner an hour or so before I want a meal on the table. Only exception is when I expect a visitor. DS1 is coming for dinner on Friday night so I have thought about what to make, mainly because he's a faddy so and so.

Freeze the whipped feta and the hummus

It’s also an age thing. I was a bit like you in my 30’s with a young family and fridge full of delicious things for all ages.

Your description just has me thinking about food waste, now I cook for myself. Thats just too much food for one person - a tub of hummus and salad is 3 lunches. I’d have to eat the whipped feta everyday or it would go off. But then I’ve got the ham and potatoes to get through as well .. yeah, no.

One of our cats isnt food motivated. The other two cant understand him.

oooh! sounds lovely!

My husband is similar to you and honestly it is tiresome for me.

I like food, I enjoy food, but I don’t think about every meal like he does. He constantly asks me what I’m going to have for dinner every bloody day when I have yet to eat breakfast or not eating breakfast till near lunchtime because I’m doing the school run and trying to get everyone and myself out the door so we’re on time before they shut the gate. He knows I don’t plan meals like that but asks anyway and it is really so he can tell me what he is having and 9/10 I’m not going to fancy it

The foods he enjoys and the foods I enjoy are different. Some of what you describe I make some version of except for the ham, beetroot, and feta but I’m more of what do we have in the fridge and cupboards and I make whatever my mind comes up with unless I have a particular craving while DH does British comfort food, buys ready meals, or buys fast food.

@JohnnyLuLus

That's awful. I'm so sorry.

I have to say in my experience almost everyone I've come across who hasn't loved food or who has a "food as fuel" mentality either suffers from disordered eating/anorexia or has a problematic relationship with alcohol or has suffered from some childhood abuse. Often in combination.

Not everyone has to fantasise about food but I don't think its healthy to never derive any joy from it.

I'm like you. Unfortunately I'm significantly overweight and on Mounjaro, so all of this has gone for now.

@pastabestI loved reading your food plans, all the ingredients and the description. It’s so inspiring. Makes my mouth water.

I do love food but if I’m hungry I just grab anything to fill up. If I plan ahead my creations are better.

But I don’t think I’d be as inventive as you are. I guess that’s why we have tv chefs and books. For those of us who need inspo!

My OH is even worse than this. Although he doesnt just eat for fuel, he loves beige. Beige frozen 'things'.

Repulsive. All the lovely food I do is sort of dismissed, slight nose turned up. I dont cook nice food now because I cant eat all of it on my own and it would go to waste, he just wouldnt touch it.

OP your lunch sounds amazing!

I would say my main focus with food is the nutritional value I get from it - I will consider the protein, fat and carb combo of what I am eating and aim to get a wide variety of fruit and veg every day so I build my meals around that but I find I genuinely enjoy most things I eat. I do tend to eat the same meals over and over though, with slight variations

You have more than enough enthusiasm for the both of you reading your post. If you actually talk about it like that irl I'm not surprised he just goes for a sandwich it's a little bit overkill

I’m with your husband. Food is a chore and a faff.

Like anything, some people are just more interested in the subject than others are.

I enjoy food but I don’t enjoy cooking and I find the subject very boring to talk about.

On hols in a hotel in Greece at the moment. They do roughly chopped new potatoes deep fried till a bit crispy, salted and a few herbs. They're absolutely delicious. Simple food, cooked well. I think we will have a big bowl tomorrow.

This is horrific. No wonder food is stressful. I’m so sorry this happened to you.

Na that wouldn't appeal to me at all.

I'm "fussy" with food, people have moaned about it so many times I'm sick of hearing it. A lot of supposedly nice food just tastes awful to me. I'm only really passionate about chocolate