Eating together

Since I work from home, I typically make dinner for my husband and myself (and oftentimes my son, but more often he wants dinner before Thom gets home from work). One challenge I face is trying to come up with meals that we both can enjoy. I don't expect Thom to follow a GD diet just because I am, but I also don't want to make separate meals. So for example, last night, we both had BLTs, but mine was made with whole wheat toast while his was made with rosemary olive oil toast. I also supplemented my meal with extra protein which he was content without.

Some meals are easier to accommodate. Stir fry - we both just eat brown rice now instead of white. Summer pasta (pasta with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil) - I just reduce my amount of pasta and increase my tomatoes and add a protein on the side, his meal stays the same.

Prior to being on this diet, I had little appetite and had trouble finding something I wanted to eat. Some nights, I just couldn't make up my mind, so I told Thom he was on his own and I would eventually put something together for myself, although it was often a PB&J sandwich on whole wheat bread, or a bowl of cereal. But now that I have to force myself to eat real food in proper proportions, it takes planning, so I'm pretty much always making meals for both of us. I still don't have my appetite back, though, but that has become irrelevant. I can no longer put off eating until I'm starving and just have to eat whether I feel like it or not. Most of the time, though, as long as I keep it varied, it's not too bad.