Family diet changes or separate diet worlds?

[Crankin]

My DH changed his eating habits about 6-7 years ago, after finding out he had high cholesterol, and had to have two stents put in. He already was very fit and he didn't eat horribly, but he adjusted his diet to be closer to mine. He still doesn't eat the amount of fruit or veggies I do, but compared to other men, his diet is good. We keep no crap in the house and never did have chips, soda, etc., even when the kids were at home. If he eats something "bad," it's when we go out.
I think most people would think our dinners were spartan, compared to the typical American diet.

[limewave]

Two years ago I tried to make a change in our diet, both DH and I have a long history of diabetes in our families. The meals I prepared were vegetarian although I often made some kind of chicken to accompany the dish for DH (he doesn't eat red meat). To do this, it took a lot more time on my part. Planing, shopping, preparing.

Then DH would come home, look at the curried squash and lentils, sigh heavily and order a pizza. It was very disheartening. Although, I can't really blame him. He drills wells and is outside doing hard physical labor for 10-12 hours a day. Often he gets home after 8 PM--he wants comfort food.

For awhile I tried making seperate meals. But having a little one in the house, I found I was making 3 different dinners. It was too much.

Now I do a combination. I make a lot of "meat and potato" meals. But the meat is lean 90% of the time. And then there's always a very healthy portion of veggies. DH usually eats all the mashed potatoes and DD and I eat the veggies. Even when I make spaghetti, I have mine on a large bed of spinach.