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Luckily my husband and I cook every dinner together, and he is EXTREMELY sensitive to my dietary needs. I'm practically vegan, and so he basically eats vegan as well. We cook one meal each night. When we have kids, they'll follow my diet as well. However, in the summer when we can grill more, it's much easier for him to throw a pork chop on the grill for himself and a veggie burger for me, and it's not really "two separate meals". But I do understand when once in awhile, he just wants REAL cheese!!

I think you need to have a real heart-to-heart with your family. They need to really understand what you're going through and how hard all of this is for you. There's obviously nothing wrong with what you're cooking; you're right, it's healthier. And if they don't like it, then I agree that they should pitch in with the cooking! It's really not fair that you have to cook two separate meals every night.

But that's just my opinion.

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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)

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