S/O "no food" - what about visiting family that only serves junk food?

[Anonymous]

OP here. The Raisin Bran poster made me laugh, because I once suggested Raisin Bran or Cheerios as a good cereal option (she asked me in advance), and she bought the sweetened Raisin Bran (clusters, I think?) and Honey Nut Cheerios! It was pretty hilarious.

I don't mean to complain. I think they're really doing it to ingratiate themselves to their grandkids, and they're very sweet people. I used to suggest grocery items, but they were always some bad version of what I asked for - oranges turned into mandarin cups, for example. It's only 4 days next week, we'll survive!

[Anonymous]

We drive up so I pack lots of fruits/nuts/healthier snacks "for the car" but then I have them to offer once we get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My in-laws aren't really junk food people, but whenever we stay there they do stuff like order pizza (no salad) or make lasagna (no salad, no bread, no sides). It's tasty enough, but there are 0 veggies or fruits, and it's often just not much food.

I've taken to being proactive and when they say "Do you want to have lasagna or order pizza" I'll say "We need some veggies today - let us order pizza and salad from Pizza Barn and we can do lasagna tomorrow?"

And if I can get to the store to get salad stuff I'll offer to make it. "MIL is it cool if I make a salad? We've been loving this one salad lately and I think you might like it toO. I'm going to the store at 11, do you need anything while I'm there?" Other alternative is to pay for takeout and order ta a place they like, where you can also get something you like. Otherwise, plan to load up on nutrients at lunch or stock shelf-stable snacks.

So contrived. You must drive them nuts.