Lunches for a really fussy DH?

[DreamADream]

DH is super fussy, he won't eat any veg, but also won't eat meat if he thinks it looks like it comes from an animal! He's starting to show signs of being rather malnourished (god knows how it's taken so long!), so I've started making him lunches for work in an attempt to introduce more things into his diet. He has no access to a fridge/microwace/kettle either!

Does anyone have any ideas? I was thinking of doing spicy tomatoey pasta with sausages, but am stumped otherwise as I can't think if anything that doesn't have loads of veg/salad in! Thanks!

[MadSprocker]

Does he like pizza? I know it's not a brilliant choice, but at least it has some veg in the tomato sauce. We have it cold instead of sandwiches for lunch. My ds hates fruit, so I hide it as finely chopped apple in burgers and meatballs.

[1lov3comps]

My DH is the same (bar the meat), no veg at all and little or no fruit. Also drinks around 2 litres of coke daily. Sent him to doctors a couple of years ago - came back with a full bill of health
No advice but watching with interest!

[OurBlanche]

I think you need to stop being 'subtle' about it.

When I 'got' DH (mid 80s) he didn't cook much and didn't like 'fancy' stuff.

So meat and potatoes with salt was about it!

It took forever but I wasn't subtle, I cooked for him, showed him how to cook and then told him I couldn't eat the bland food he thought he preferred.

He soon came to a compromise and now can and will cook a wide range of food - Mexican tonight

You need to stop 'managing' this and start airing it discussing it and working out how you can support him to find his own solution.

But you'll need loads of patience

[FreshHorizons]

I don't see the need to be subtle.
Tell him you are fed up with being handed a problem that is not of your making.
From now on you are suiting yourself, you are happy to include him, but if he doesn't like it he can get his own.
Leave him to do his own packed lunch. I have never done one for DH unless it is a family picnic. He knows what he fancies for lunch- I don't.

[Gileswithachainsaw]

I think.by trying all this stuff your just going to create more issues amd limit his diet even more.

he needs help. more than you can give him. it's not normal to starve rather than eat vegetables. not when you are an adult and can make these choices. he needs to want to do some gong about it and sadly you can't force him.

[BIWI]

How lovely to blame his mother

He's an adult. He knows, surely, that just eating toast and biscuits isn't healthy?

Stop mothering him. Talk to him as an adult and make it clear that he needs to sort himself out.

[foodiemama26]

Would he eat soup? Lots of ways to include veggies in soup! He could take it in a flask if he's no access to a microvave.