My wonderful hubby, who is my personal chef, is going to take some much needed time off. After a discussion of how much time we both don't have, and time he spends slaving in the kitchen prepping our food for the week, we (he) decided to take a different approach. Several years ago he and a buddy worked out like mad men and were on a mission to put on muscle and in the fastest amount of time. His food was very regiment and he ate a lot of the same things day in and day out. Oatmeal loaded with protein powder, eggs, eggs, and more eggs, cottage cheese with fruit, baked potatoes with tuna fish on top, and TONS of chicken breast. To eat the same thing every day for me is not an option. I bore very easily. I also love foods which are easy to prepare and are a "grab and go" type item.
When we go to the store, starting this next week, we are splitting the grocery money in half. (We are strict budgeters). David will then be able to shop for the items which will work for his diet and me for mine. We don't agree on milk for starters. I like 1/2% and he likes 2%. I tend to hog the yogurt and string cheese so I guess its even to labeling items with a marker. Our cereal choices are also extremely different. Now one box for him and one for me. We could just do lots of protein shakes and bars as they are easy to grab, but yet again, or flavor choices do not line up.
Even our fruit choices can be somewhat different. I love pears, green grapes dipped in peanut butter, and blueberries blended in my shakes. David loves bananas, apples, and pineapple. Yuck on the pineapple for me. So with this new shopping strategy we hope to only share meat products which we can still toss on the charcoal grill on sundays and the rest is up to us individually. We will eat to fuel our bodies. When we want to come together for a meal, it will be a nice dinner out as a treat. But then again, ordering our own choice in dishes.
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