Adak of http://groups.google.com wrote:
I remember the first time I saw a working Mother of two young kids,
actually cook one dinner for everyone else, and AN ENTIRELY different
dinner, for herself. She couldn't eat with the rest of the family,
because her meal was still cooking!

Hers was designed to be good for her diet plan. The husband and kids'
meal choices were designed by somebody who wanted to keep doctors
*really* busy.
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I don't recommend a sudden and drastic change for the family, (like
becoming a strict vegetarian for instance), but a basic & healthy
diet, where the dieter can share in the same meal (in smaller
portions), just seems a much better solution, for all concerned.

One meal with different calorie counts can be done; I do it every day. I'm
losing weight, but my husband doesn't need to. It is possible to feed us
both the same meal by starting with a low calorie low fat version of
recipes, serving different size portions, and making some additions for him.
As it happens we are vegetarians, so this influences what I add, things
like:
A sprinkling of sesame, pumpkin or sunflower seeds
Parmesan cheese
Divide the food at the last minute to put tofu in my portion and walnuts in
his

There are lots of ready made items that come in different types, so we buy
some low calorie/reduced fat and some not. Then we can both have yogurt,
ice-cream, cheese, crackers and so on, but I'm eating less than he is.

Also he has extra snacks mainly when I'm not around.

We've made this work for nearly 6 months now, and it's going to continue
while I am reducing. When I get to maintenance the smaller and larger
portions part will definitely have to stay permanently because I'm much
smaller than he is, but some of the other parts can be relaxed a bit.
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Those who are mentally and emotionally healthy are those who have learned
when to say yes, when to say no and when to say whoopee. W.S. Krabill
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