5 Smart Strategies For Eating Healthier As A Couple
Are you trying to eat healthy, but finding that your significant other won't stop eating sweets in front of you? Is your partner constantly eating fast food and drinking sugary sodas? If you're a healthy eater, or someone trying to make a shift to a healthier lifestyle, it can be especially tough to stick to your health plans when your partner, roommate, or family member just isn't on the same page. But instead of forcing your significant other to eat well with you or annoying him or her by nagging about those poor food choices, consider the following ways to gently make healthy eating a part of your partner's lifestyle, too:
1. Offer to Cook Dinner.
And take it one step further: Instead of just whipping up, say, a salad and forcing your partner to eat it, consider a sneakier approach. Send your partner a text saying that you want to cook him or her dinner, and ask what they'd like to eat. Whatever they say, there's almost always a healthier way to trim in down (and that's what Z Living's popular cooking shows Flip My Food, Now Eat This!, and Fish The Dish are all about, after all!).2. Going Out? Choose a Vegan or Vegetarian Restaurant.
Rather than opting for a restaurant you know will be filled with carbs, considering picking a vegan or vegetarian restaurant where, chances are, the healthy options will vastly outweigh any unhealthy ones. A quick tip; Don't just spring one of these spots on your partner though; instead, send the menu to him or her ahead of time and say you've been wanting to try the place.3. Fill Your Fridge With Healthy Food.
If you live with your significant other, an easy way to take charge of what you both eat is to be the grocery shopper of the household. While you shouldn't just throw out all of their unhealthy foods in the house (that's a recipe for a fight), if you fill your fridge and cupboards with delicious-looking yet healthy snack and food options, your partner will likely eat them out of necessity. So keep that crisper drawer filled!