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Question: How suggest healthy foods to my mom?

(Posted by: Antione on 2010-07-21 03:32:21)

I'm fit, I work out and play sports, etc. I went to the doctor many times last year because I was having chest pains. Nothing was wrong with me, and I was told that my blood pressure was high. My mother is really heavy on salt when she cooks. I completely stop eating pork and my now its at a normal level. Also, my mother will literally have fried chicken 7 days a way breakfast lunch and dinner. She'll go to popeyes, next day church's, next day KFC, next day she'll fry chicken at home. If she does cook, it'll be something disgusting that I don't like. If she doesn't cook, she's not willing to go that far so its a lot of fast food places around. She buys these things because they're cheap. I'm getting sick of having fried food, so how do I suggest any healthy alternatives?

Posted by: Strawberry Gashes Girl on 2010-07-21, 03:38:31

There are plenty of alternatives, one of which is soup! It's cheat, full of healthy ingredients and super tasty. You can have some nice bread with it and maybe a little chocolate treat for afters. Plus, soup can be eaten for lunch and dinner. Alternatively you could ask her to cook things like a vegetable lasagna, or a chilli con carne, a mushroom and blue cheese pie (very nice!) or bangers and mash with an onion gravy. If she doesn't want to cook these things maybe you could try cooking them for yourself, and for her? If she tries them she may find that she likes them more. One good way to get away from fatty or fried foods is to become vegetarian. I did and it's helped me a lot! Anyway good luck, I hope this helps! :)

Posted by: Soup on 2010-07-21, 03:37:25

Maybe she goes to fast food joints because whenever she cooks something herself you say it's disgusting and you don't like it. I don't know your mother so I don't know how best to suggest healthy alternatives. I would, however, ask why you don't cook these healthy meals yourself if she won't do it.

Posted by: Bryan Miller on 2010-07-21, 03:37:46

As stupid as it sounds, I think sitting down with her and saying that it's important to you to eat healthier, and it's important to you that she eats healthy will open up communication. Talk to her in love, and be open an honest, and she'll more than likely see your genuine attempts. Then offer to help her in whatever way you can. Maybe work toward a mother-offspring trip where you go hiking, or something. Make the relationship healthier by making your eating habits healthier. It will also bring you two together relationally. Many prayers to you, Bryan