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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love carbs and I don't need to lose weight. DH has some pounds to lose and is following a mostly low-carb diet. We have a toddler.

My go-to meals tend to be one-dish meals containing carbs, veggies and proteins. I love casseroles, asian noodle stir-fries, bean dishes, pastas. I am having such a hard time menu planning with DH's diet in mind. Our best options tend to be things like grilled chicken, grilled fish, shrimp stir fry (no rice for DH), all with veggies and grains on the side (I will steam some broccoli, cook some quinoa or whole wheat cous cous). These things just don't excite me and I am bored. Please give me suggestions on what to make. DH is being really cool and saying I should just make what I want and he will defrost some chili/roasted chicken on nights that our meal isn't right for him, but that just feels wrong to me. There has to be a way to find a happy medium.[/quote]

There are good suggestions already, but one thing that's been missed is that you can keep serving a lot of the same dishes but just shift the ratios towards vegetables.

For example, stir fry a whole lot of extra veggies for your stir fried noodles. Then, pull most of the noodles into your bowl and serve the remainder of the pot (now a few noodles and tons of vegetables) to DH.

Or suppose you like pasta with sausage and peppers. Make a big pot of sausage, peppers, and sauce. Plate your pasta like normal. Give DH a small pinch of pasta and then a few heaping spoonfuls of peppers. Etc.

I think you'll save time and be less annoyed by the inconveniece his diet causes if you don't feel like you need to either give up your favorite dishes or cook two meals at once.[/quote]

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