do you cook food you don't like?

ToastieSimons · June 2013

I am probably in the minority here, but I HATE HATE HATE mashed potatoes and a lot of so called comfort food.

However, DH loves it.

A few times a year I make him his favorites and make myself something else. I figure he could always order it if we went out to a restaurant.

My mom's opinion is that DH shouldn't suffer just because I don't like something and i should just make 2 meals more often. Or eat leftovers and make him dinner.

WWYD?

notkateanymore · June 2013

I don't make food I hate, but I make things that I don't love.

id012 · June 2013

KateMW:
I don't make food I hate, but I make things that I don't love.nbsp;

This.
Why should we eat only what i like all the time

Mrs.Hizzo · June 2013

Not really. I'll make foods I don't prefer, but not foods I hate. Although actually, there's very little I hate, so maybe that doesn't count.

DH likes Asian-inspired food (like stir-fry) and I don't really care for it because I'm not a huge fan of rice. But I make it periodically, because it mixes things up and it's not like I won't eat it.

memali26 · June 2013

On a day when DH wants something I don't really care for, I let him cook and make something else for myself. It's rare that happens, he usually saves the stuff I don't like (seafood, mostly) for days when the girls and I are out of town or orders it when we go out.

Arnegard · June 2013

I am not sure there is much I don't like. I do not cook what I do not eat.

MountaineerMomma · June 2013

I don't usually make foods I hate and won't eat, but I will make things that I don't prefer. The exception is holidays. I'm willing to make things that are tradition for DH's family even if I hate them.

Allycat11 · June 2013

The only thing I make on occasion that I won't eat is eggs. I will actually probably make them more once DD is able to eat them because they are cheap, easy and a good source of protein.

Sometimes I make things I don't love just because DH is in the mood for it.

IMO, if your H really wants something he can make it himself.

HollyBee013 · June 2013

Im gluten free and DH is not and probably never will be, so I a lot of times make things that I don't eat that he does, which I feel like is kind of the same thing? I make a lot of things that I love that he doesn't, so I feel like its only fair to make him stuff!

joyfullyfound · June 2013

KateMW:
I don't make food I hate, but I make things that I don't love.

This. But I can't think of a food I genuinely hate... There's really nothing that I won't eat that DH likes, so that works well

liz&adam · June 2013

For the most part, if I won't eat it, I won't make it. There are a few easy exceptions, like I will cook Italian sausage to go with pasta for DH but I haven't wanted to eat that since I got pregnant. When DH wants something I don't like/won't eat, he will make it for himself, and then I will usually make something he doesn't like.

I think there is no reason you should make 2 meals, just so he doesn't have to "suffer." But if he is fine with box mashed potatoes & other easy comfort sides, I might make them in addition to a meal you both enjoy.

Arnegard · June 2013

Hav=Fath:
I do all the time... but then again, I don't like much of anything. Things that bother me the most are liver of any kind, but my men like it (blech!!), anything with bones, and lots more.

I agree with the 2 examples you gave, btw.

cheffymama · June 2013

If I absolutely hate it, I don't cook it. That being said there aren't many foods that I just hands down hate. I'm used to cooking food that doesn't necessarily appeal to me, but I'm ok with that.

I ask DH for input every week when I make the menu, and his requests are always included.

I try to keep our dinners varied and interesting, and sometimes that means that I'm making meals that I may not be crazy about. When that happens I just eat around what I don't like and that's that. I'm not going to be making two separate dinners though.

Court0026 · June 2013

I constantly cook foods I don't eat or like. I have a long list of food issues and my DS has a long list of food allergies. What a PITA. I am actually really not that picky about food if only I could eat it!

AimeeL85 · June 2013

There is nothing DH eats that I don't. Literally nothing.

I'm not an adventurous eater by any means, he is just extremely ridiculously picky. If you wouldn't find it on a kids' menu at a restaurant, he'd rather not eat it.

But anyway, in your case...I think it would really depend how much your DH cares and how many foods we're talking about.

nosoup4u · June 2013

Does your DH cook at all? If he can cook, then I'd say it's in him to make his favorite foods. If he doesn't, then that's a very nice thing to do like once a year.

We take turns meal planning, and I will definitely choose meals I know I'll like. I'll cook things I'm not that fond of, tho, and eat it too.

Cherryblossoms07 · June 2013

I make foods I hate for DH every once and a while, usually when I feel like eating something I know he will hate. I am not a big fan of mashed potatoes and I hate meat fondue and tator tot casserole, but I still make them since I know DH really likes them.

karen_loy · June 2013

KateMW:
I don't make food I hate, but I make things that I don't love.

same here

however DH does, he doesn't like nor eat any kind of fish or seafood but he makes/grills them for me often (he does most of the cooking at home)

12bailey18 · June 2013

Yep, I hate meatloaf but DH loves it. I probably make it once a month. I'll pick at it when I make it and load up on the sides. I don't mind making it because he loves it and it's an easy meal to make. I would never think to make something entirely different for me, though.

Chapter79 · June 2013

Nope, I don't make things I don't like. There are things DH likes that I hate (like fish) and I won't make that at all. There are also things I like that he hates (corn chowder, he hates corn.. pfffttt) that I won't make... so it works both ways.

Typically, when we love something and the other doesn't we will have these things in restaurants. Last time we went out, H had salmon. So it's not like we both go "without", if that makes sense. We just have them out of the house to get our fill.

sbevmc09 · June 2013

KateMW:
I don't make food I hate, but I make things that I don't love.

This.

I'm really not a picky eater though so even if something isn't my favorite chances are I still like it okay.

MH is faaaar pickier than I am and I try to be cognizant of his likes/dislikes when I meal plan. I actually end up NOT making things that I like much more often than making things I'm not really crazy about. But I do make things that I know he will enjoy more than I do sometimes.

Mommy2Boys09 · June 2013

I never make mashed potatoes unless I'm making a bigger meal. A few days ago I made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, mac & cheese, and baked beans. If you just added it to a meal, you wouldn't have to eat it, and would still have other choices. Plus DH would be happy. There's a recipe I found on pinterest that I thought I would like but not so much, DH LOVES it. So I make it occasionally and try to find a way to make it more satisfying to me. I don't often make foods that I don't like but I try to find ways to add what DH wants to a meal.

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