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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you're exactly right that your husband won't change unless he wants to change. And you're not responsible for his weight and health -- although you certainly get the brunt of what is happening now and will happen in the future if he's not healthy or god forbid dies early. So you do have a stake -- but you don't have the power to change him. A very frustrating place to be in and I'm sorry.

The thing I will comment on from your post is that what the kids are eating are also not healthy snacks for them. Even whole wheat English muffins are highly processed carbs. Baked chips, ditto. There's not a significant harm reduction because one is whole wheat and the other is not fried. Those are still not healthy snacks -- they're highly processed carbs that spike blood sugar, which spikes an insulin response, which triggers hunger.

You can't control what your husband eats, but please recognize that the eating patterns you're setting up for your kids are also not healthy. We've been sold a bill of goods that healthy eating is founded on a bunch of processed carbs -- bread, pasta, cereal, tortillas, you name it, especially if you slap a "whole grain" label on it it gets a health halo. It's not really any healthier than Pop Tarts or Lucky Charms, though. Granola bars ditto -- super high carbs and sugar. They get a health halo because they're associated with being outdoors and hiking. And we're also set up to feed kids these foods, but it's a self-reinforcing cycle -- they're sweet, easy to eat, not challenging on flavors, so of course kids want them more.

You can't control what your husband eats, and you're right, he's going to find what he wants and eat what he wants whether or not you buy it. But you do control what your kids eat, and you do have the opportunity now to set them up for better ways of eating and healthier metabolisms long-term if you change your mindset about what healthy snacks and healthy eating really look like.

I recommended Dr. Jason Fung's The Obesity Code above an I'll renew that recommendation -- not so much for your husband but for you. You don't have to go full-blown keto or Atkins for you or your kids, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with focusing meals on protein, lots of vegetables and fruits, whole-fat dairy, eggs, and meat, beans, and whole (unprocessed) grains that you actually have to chew and that aren't predigested for you.[/quote]

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