Husband's healthy diet...not!

Mine is the opposite. Terribly health conscious. I love it when he's off cycling with his friends and I can eat sweets and steaks.

He will eat a biscuit occasionally and his beloved poppy seed stollen, but otherwise I am expected to cook meat-free and we never have a pudding.

Actually cheese isn't bad for you, bananas are mostly carbs and that is why people with diabetes often don't eat them. We have been told that full fat dairy is bad for us but low fat dairy products often have other substances in them to thicken etc which often makes them more unhealthy.

M0nica, are bananas bad? That's news to me. I can see that cheese would be dodgy, with all that saturated animal fat.

I tend to avoid 'bad' fats rather than sugar - easier, as I have to eat something.

Still, I do exercise a lot and won't be giving up my daily bar of vegan chocolate anytime soon!

Oh dear Monica I hope your husband is recovering well.
I can assure you my husband got only the mince pies. The rest of his treats were deleted.

Hope DH makes a good recovery Monica.

I do not, should say, have not, bought DH's treats, which could best be summarised as cheese, bananas and wine.

His 'indulgences' have contributed to the fact that he is currently in hospital recovering from a triple bypass operation.

Let that be a warning to others.

Hollow legs I used to eat like that once upon a time and still not doing too bad at 80.

My DH used to have really sweet tooth, he used to have a special ‘place’ in the fridge, in the last three years, it’s nearly gone. His last GP MOT was faultless, suits me as I rarely eat sweet things, my children used to get yoghurt or fruit. And I wonder why my daughter bakes!

Mine used to eat cream cakes, puddings, chocolate and was known to eat three or four donuts at a time. He never put an ounce of weight on. He is very slim, the same weight now as when we married 51 years ago. However, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes put a stop to his shenanigans.

My husband will go to Morrisons for milk and salad.
He always comes back with three boxes of full-size Magnums as well.
"Well they were on offer..."

Many moons ago we were all sitting at the dining table and my OH stood up and said: "I am sick of all this healthy food; come on girls!" - and he bundled the children into the car, took them to Tescos, gave them a trolley each and told them to get what they liked - which they did!

He never did it again, but they behaved so beautifully for him from then on just in case he might repeat it!

That's a heck lot of sugar Nadateturbe.

His Nibs has also developed a very sweet tooth in older age.

As far as his meals goes, he is like the little boy who won't eat his greens. He'll have a few peas now and again and one sprout a year on Christmas Day.

Sighs.....