What [We] Ate Wednesday
Remember when I asked for some recipe ideas for a meat-eater that doesn’t like vegetables?
Well you were all awesome at giving me suggestions. I’ve made chickpea tacos, I’ve made tamale pie. Both pretty succesful. But do you know what I’m up against? I don’t think you do. Since it’s What I Ate Wednesday, let’s take a look at a day of eats for me vs. a day of eats for the veggie-hater.
Breakfast for me:
Apple + peanut butter (and a couple handfuls of Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oat cereal)
I was out of yogurt, and since a friend was staying on our couch due to the power outage, I thought it would be rude to use my vitamix 😉 Hence the unusual breakfast.
Breakfast for the Veggie-hater:
Nothing. (I don’t know how anyone can start their day without breakfast.)
Lunch for me:
Trader Joe’s spiced soybeans! Check out the nutritional facts (and be sure to double it, because seriously, who eats half a package?) Yes, that’s 400 calories, 28 grams of protein and 24 grams of fiber.
I also had some soy crisps for a little afternoon snack. Oh and multiple cups of coffee.
Lunch for the veggie hater:
Nothing. Wait, what? I know. Don’t worry, he normally eats a Lunchable.
Later that day…
*Phone rings* I don’t answer, because I’m busy pole dancing.
*I call him back*
He complains that he’s starving because he hasn’t eaten all day. After a 15 minute discussion of what we could both eat, we decide he should just pick up some food for himself and bring it over, and I’ll eat my vegetables.
Dinner for me:
Salad topped with hummus and almonds (I later added some salsa) plus a baby sweet potato topped with almond butter. (If you’re dying for another picture of this, see Monday’s post.)
Dinner for the veggie-hater:
An entire pepperoni pizza + orange soda.
Too funny, those empty plates made me laugh out loud!
How people can go without breakfast is beyond me – its the first thing i think about when i wake up 🙂
Hidden vegetables are a good thing, i do that all the time to my BF though he does complain i put spinach in EVERYTHING!
Great WIAW 🙂
oh no!! I don’t understand how people can’t eat breakfast. It is seriously my favourite meal, hands down. And veggies? LOVE THEM. My father is a sometimes breakfast-type and most often he won’t do the veggie thing, so I get it. He’s allergic to potatoes, tomatoes and corn, so that exits those, but still. Odd thing is that he loves lima beans? Go figure.
But in all serious try mixing the veg things with what would normally be a regular meal. Like mac and cheese or tacos ( like you did). just subbing out the meat and in the veg. Remind them to taste how flavourful the veggies are.
I don’t think I could live without breakfast!! I need something within half an hour after I wake up or there will be trouble 😉
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I burst out laughing at this post. I love the side-by-side comparisons. You know, it’ll get a lot easier if you ever live together. When my husband and I first moved in together, he was cooking porkchops and rice. I asked him what else he was going to make. He looked at me for a second and then said “I could make chicken.” Now? We make sides and veggies, he makes some meat, and we eat together – I just skip the dead animal bits.
Ahh, I feel the same why about breakfast. I NEED IT. always. Some people are just weird! 😉
Whitney
haha this sounds just like my house the first time i went vegetarian for a few months. but now we just finished a vegetarian month together….so there is hope! if my hubby could change then it is possible!
haha, oh I can relate to that! Luckily my hubby has gradually changed his ways. I’ve got him eating quorn now and oats for breakfast!
My husband, Ralph is a meatasaurus, but he’s not a veggie hater, thank goodness. We work with it and we do ok, I think!
Hahahaha meatasaurus! That’s totally the perfect term!
Oh dear, the comparisons are stark! Maybe you’ll have to get more tricky? I’ve snuck veggies into my bf’s food and he eventually got used to it. Spinach tastes like nothing, so I’ve managed to incorporate that into smoothies, omelets, and pasta for the guy.
Haha he’s even started asking “Are these normal? Is there something weird in here?” I made cupcakes and he wouldn’t taste one until I told him they were from a box. I mean, come on!!
Oh man. This is exactly like my boyfriend!!! Luckily living together honestly I have influenced him a LOT. He works construction so NOW he has to eat breakfast. On the weekend he sometimes doesn’t eat till 5 pm! coffee and cigarettes all day, omg. Luckily he is starting to realize he needs more veggies in his life! It’s a work in progress 😉
Wait, so there IS hope?? haha