Mrs. Junk Food Junkie
When we first started dating, I went poking around in my hubby-to-be’s kitchen cabinets only to discover two six-packs of Marshmallow Peeps and a gigantic bag of chocolate Easter eggs – and it was September. My future other half’s idea of grocery shopping was (and continues to be) celebrating Halloween 365 days a year. And herein lies the problem: I am a healthy eating kinda gal married to Mr. Junk Food. We’ll set off on a road trip and I’ll bring some green apples and a granola bar, and he’ll be munching his was through a Costco-sized bag of mega M&M’s. I grab a vanilla yogurt for breakfast; he grabs a handful of Lucky Charms.
Once we married and started a family, our kids grew up complaining that Daddy had finished off the contents of their birthday party goody bags and plastic pumpkins. When any of us brought any junk food into the house, especially something chocolate, the family motto became: “Hide it from Dad.” Don’t believe me? Recently reorganizing the kitchen cabinets (don’t ask, I find it therapeutic and a highly effective procrastination technique), I stumbled across his personal junk food cabinet that I will inventory here: a party bucket of Twizzlers, a family-sized box of Fudge Striped cookies, a huge bag of Hershey’s Kisses, and some Hostess cupcakes.
To add insult to injury, my other half has the metabolism of Kate Moss (without the drugs). His successful diet strategy is cutting back from 12 Double Stuff Oreos to six. I, on the other hand, just have to drive by a Dunkin’ Donuts to put on two pounds. Sadly, to my knowledge, neither Oprah or Dr. Phil has ever addressed this critical relationship problem. So tell me, can this nutritionally unbalanced marriage be saved?
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I have the same problem with my boyfriend and have come to terms and have learned to live with it. However I do worry about the efect on any future children. I question you: do your children eat healthy or do you have to peel the twinkies out of their hand for an apple?
I think if your children understand healthy eating versus what Dad does then there shouldn't be anything to worry about.
So long as his health is ok and the kids are educated abotu this, I wouldn't worry about what he eats. But maybe he should have some ground rules about the kids candy.
You shall not be unequally yoked, even when it comes to food, apparently. I can understand your discomfort and commend your deep concern about this matter. I am not married but have lived with people who decide to eat more freely than I do. Perhaps you can give your husband a soft push and subtly inform him of compounding dangers if he continues to eat like such. Like, a health journal, "innocently" stashed in the newspaper basket? :) I'm reading Gourmet Magazine right now and they have a lot of nice health food options. I'm also reading about this cool sweepstakes they have where you can instantly win a trip for 2 to a top resort. Maybe you and your husband can explore the healthy side of food when you win the trip for two! Enter at http://condenast.eprize.net/gourmet/index.tbapp?affiliate_id=1v. I work with gourmet and I'm just giving you the inside scoop. Good luck!
leave him alone as long as hes healthy then so be it... its not really any of your problem then and as long as your children know that they need to eat healthy then dont worry about it.
same issue here. My husband still eats devil dogs, vanilla ice cream, potato chips, hot dogs...he used to be a runner and worked out but he stopped 5 years ago and these bad habits have now caught up with him..he is 55 years old and now looks his age. He also had good genetics and was thin and athletic but was sidelined (stopped exercising) bec of depression. I am not attracted to these junk foods and still work out, but is IS annoying and it has influenced our teenagers.
We have the opposite problem in my house. I've always eaten whatever I wanted. When we got married, the poor man put on almost 20 lbs. because he began eating like me.
I do however, make sure my kids have healthy eating habits. I sneak the chips and chocolate after they go to bed.
The food problem I have with my husband is that he is a midnight raider (get it? midnight raider/mignight rider). If I don't finish something and hope to eat the leftovers the next day, I can forgeddaboudit! He sleepeats!
