How to Get Your Husband to Eat Vegetables

My husband hates vegetables. He'll eat everything on his plate, leave the vegetables and then say he's full - just like a child does. Because he is an adult, you can't just demand he eat vegetables. You can't use the same tactics you use to get your kids to eat your vegetables with your husband. Telling your husband he can't leave the table until he eats his vegetables just doesn't go over that well - neither does saying, "You eat what I make." He'll just order a pizza. Getting your husband to eat his vegetables is a process. However, you can be tricky about it! Here are some sneaky ways you can get your husband to eat his vegetables without making him mad.

Start with a vegetable you know he doesn't hate quite so much; for example, broccoli. Cut it up real small and start including it in dishes such as fettuccini Alfredo or lasagna. The amount of broccoli you include should be so small that your husband won't even taste it when he eats it. My husband will actually eat pasta with broccoli now - as long as it's small amounts.

You can also slice open some chicken and stuff it with cheese and small amounts of other vegetables such as broccoli, asparagus, avocado, carrots, etc.

After your husband has become used to eating main dishes with small amounts of vegetables hidden in them, start doing the same with side dishes. He might not mind eating small pieces of carrots in rice if it's smothered in teriyaki sauce. He may not notice if you've mixed in a small amount of squash or cauliflower in his mashed potatoes and topped it with cheese.

Every time you serve the dish, cut the pieces just a little bigger so he doesn't notice much. Yes, there will come a time when he notices, so just go back to the smaller amounts once he starts to complain again.

Another trick is to hide the vegetables in his soup. Before serving soup, turn the vegetables into almost liquid form with a small blender and put it in his soup. Chances are, he'll eat the whole thing without questioning what's in it. When he's done, you may be able to get away with telling him that you put vegetables in his meal. Since he didn't notice, he probably won't mind. This means you can go ahead and keep doing it, adding more vegetables each time.