I'm so sneaky

[vluvski]

Tee hee hee, I tricked DH into taking fiber supplements by fixing him a tasty smoothie- which he LOVED!

 

[puzzleannie]

that’s fine if he knows the ingredient but to sneak something in like a supplement is indeed sneaky and unfair. a fruit smoothie itself provides a good helping of fiber, but if you add a supplement and he is not used to it, he may have unpleasant symptoms until his body is gradually used to more fiber. He has a right to know what he is eating and he is an adult, he has a right to take charge of his own health care. To treat him this way is a betrayal of trust and could have unseen consequences in your relationship. Remind me to tell you the story of how I thought I would add more veggies to my family’s diet by adding pureed beans to the spaghetti sauce. To this day none of them will eat spaghetti unless the see me pour the ragu in the pan and watch me while I heat it up.

one of my in-laws thought they needed to eat less meat and added soy analog “ground beef” to a dish without telling her in-laws and there was a crisis because her FIL is allergic to soy. Don’t fool people.

 

[rayne89]

Oh I hide things in food to make things healthier all the time. I’m sure your dh isn’t allergic to fiber. Unless he’s the kind of person that would be really mad about it, I know my hubby wouldn’t care as long as he doesn’t have to know about it.

 

[johntkd]

Tee hee hee, I tricked DH into taking fiber supplements by fixing him a tasty smoothie- which he LOVED!

so basically you spiked his food with something he prolly wouldnt eat /swallow otherwise is essence you drugged him without his consent ,and he trusts you why?? you should be proud
John

 

[Feanaro_s_Wife]

**Geez, it’s not like she made him “special” brownies and then laughed at the result

If you read her other thread about her husband’s smelly farts, you might appreciate her sneakiness a little more. Her husband doesn’t seem like the type who would get upset over this when he finds out. I’m sure if and when his gas clears up she will tell him why. He might even say thank you.

I understand why it might appear very deceitful and devious, but in an otherwise healthy marriage this shouldn’t be such a big deal.

Malia

p.s it would be different if she directly lied to him if he asked for all of the ingredients of the delicious smoothie. But she made it for him, he liked it, and there just happens to be fiber in it too. Totally different than switching from meat to soy or telling someone that it’s something other than what it is.
**

 

[RWMorris]

I think it’s great! I used to make special smmoothies in the summer for our children, in which I would place numerous healthy items, fruit, vitamin drops, etc.
What’s wrong with that?

 

[Chronister4673]

And you never snuck veggies to your kids?

C’mon, she was trying to be a helpmeet to her husband, trying to do what’s best for him. Are you going to be the one taking care of him if he gets colon cancer by not eating enough fiber?

By the way, fiber is a food, not a drug.

 

[vluvski]

Thanks for the caution, puzzleannie, sorry your bean spaghetti didn’t work out. My mom used to do the same thing with pumpkin puree (after she guessed the weight of a 300lb pumpkin and won it). None of us liked it, but we were certainly not given the option of eating anything else. DH knows I have a tendancy to ‘doctor’ my recipes, and takes it in stride.

Besides, he makes a really cute pouty face when he realizes he’s admitted to liking something he swears he’ll never put in his mouth . I’ll probably tell him before I make the next smoothie so I don’t have to wait until he’s out of the room to add my secret ingredient now that he said he liked it that way.

 

[puzzleannie]

And you never snuck veggies to your kids?

C’mon, she was trying to be a helpmeet to her husband, trying to do what’s best for him. Are you going to be the one taking care of him if he gets colon cancer by not eating enough fiber?

By the way, fiber is a food, not a drug.

the gentlemen in question is already suffering from some digestive ailment of unknown origin so adding a supplement he knows nothing about is just going to confuse the issue. I object to the sneakiness, it is demeaning to the husband. All she has to do is tell him this fruit smoothy has a spoonful of fiber added, so you wont taste it, and it might help you, see how you like it.

 

[vluvski]

I’ve tried the “just try it, it’s good for you, you won’t even be able to tell” approach, and he just has too much of a gag reflex. He would refuse. If I can get him to try it without knowing, convince him it’s good, and then tell him what he just ate, he’ll sheepishly admit he was wrong.

 

[farmfresh]

I have to agree w/ vluvski here. us wives of stinky men can sometimes find ourselves in dire straits! i see no harm in giving it a try. heck, I may try it myself! (does it really work to relieve gas?)

 

[vluvski]

(does it really work to relieve gas?)

Prolly depends on what the gas is from. I can’t tell yet, but if I notice this seems to help, I’ll let you know.

 

[Teakafrog]

I think it’s great! I do that to my family all the time. The green specks in the spaghetti sauce aren’t just basil and oregano…there’s spinach in there too!

 

[exiled]

Suggesting this would/should cause a trust issue is ludicrous! Women prepare food for their husbands/families all the time, and we certainly don’t go down a list of ingredients for everything on the menu.
Only someone looking for something to fight about would take issue with this. She’s doing something good for her husband and he has no allergies, or any reason to be avoiding fiber.
C’mon guys.

 

[exiled]

I think it’s great! I do that to my family all the time. The green specks in the spaghetti sauce aren’t just basil and oregano…there’s spinach in there too!

I call the specks of color that come from spinach and red peppers and such, “sprinkles”.
My older ones have caught on, but the younger ones say, “Yay!” and gobble up the food. Now the older ones know it’s veggies, but they also know it all tastes just fine and that their not going to barf if they eat it.

 

[st_ignatius110]

Seems no worse to me then making your husband de-caf tea instead of the regular tea with all the caffeine in it! He swears the de-caf tastes nasty so I just buy a different brand, make it, he is drinking it and I ask him how he likes it. Says it is ok I tell him it is de-caf and that’s what he is going to be drinking from now on because he needs to start taking better care of himself. He laughs and says, " Oh really??" I say yes and he has drank a whole gallon without noticing a difference.

 

[johntkd]

Geez, it’s not like she made him “special” brownies and then laughed at the result

If you read her other thread about her husband’s smelly farts, you might appreciate her sneakiness a little more. Her husband doesn’t seem like the type who would get upset over this when he finds out. I’m sure if and when his gas clears up she will tell him why. He might even say thank you.

I understand why it might appear very deceitful and devious, but in an otherwise healthy marriage this shouldn’t be such a big deal.

Malia

p.s it would be different if she directly lied to him if he asked for all of the ingredients of the delicious smoothie. But she made it for him, he liked it, and there just happens to be fiber in it too. Totally different than switching from meat to soy or telling someone that it’s something other than what it is.

well gee what would be next salt peter to cut down on his “urges”,maybe some sleeping agents so she dont have to talk to him, it may appear as no big deal to you, but what if your hubby did something similar to you,I just find it very amusing how if woman do something like this its no big deal but if the man does it he is a dog,trash and cannot ever be trusted…
personally if this was me and I found out about it it would scare me enough to feel my life could someday be in jeopardy and that would be the end of the marriage period its wrong to knowingly spike someones food or drink without thier consent.if the "smelly gas is a problem she should have said something and if he is that understanding he would have taken the concoction willingly
But apparently he is not that understanding is he or she wouldnt have had to spike his food…

I always have said cheating is one of the worst things someone can do to another,and this falls right into that same area its as bad as cheating and actually is cheating in many ways because it was done without consent, she could actully be charged with a felony over this if he really blows a gasket which i would…
But on that note I am the same person whom went thru 12 surgeons to find one that wouldnt plug me into an IV with who knows what pumping into my veins, and also didnt want to add Morphine to everything…

 

[johntkd]

And you never snuck veggies to your kids?

C’mon, she was trying to be a helpmeet to her husband, trying to do what’s best for him. Are you going to be the one taking care of him if he gets colon cancer by not eating enough fiber?

By the way, fiber is a food, not a drug.

when its an additive its a drug, thats like saying a Birth control pill isnt anything but naturally occuring hormones…

its still up to him to decide not her on what he wants to ingest into his body.

and no i have never snuck anything to anyone.

 

[johntkd]

Suggesting this would/should cause a trust issue is ludicrous! Women prepare food for their husbands/families all the time, and we certainly don’t go down a list of ingredients for everything on the menu.
Only someone looking for something to fight about would take issue with this. She’s doing something good for her husband and he has no allergies, or any reason to be avoiding fiber.
C’mon guys.

also note we are not talking about a spice or dehydrated “veggies” we are talking a man made substance, that very probablly 3 to 5 years from now will be found to be causing cancer…

ok if thats the case why does she admit he had to leave the room then before she added it??? answer that and tell me i am just looking for a fight.

Like i have said if this was me the marriage would be over I would be seriously afraid she would drug/poison something if she got mad as she has proven already she dont mind filling your food with substances she deems fit.

I mean come on people she proud of herself for “being so sneaky” thats what its all about a feeling of being superior not being healthful minded…
then she also brags about it online so we all know she been “drugging” her hubby into something she feels she wants to have.
not what he is or was…

John

 

[johntkd]

Seems no worse to me then making your husband de-caf tea instead of the regular tea with all the caffeine in it! He swears the de-caf tastes nasty so I just buy a different brand, make it, he is drinking it and I ask him how he likes it. Says it is ok I tell him it is de-caf and that’s what he is going to be drinking from now on because he needs to start taking better care of himself. He laughs and says, " Oh really??" I say yes and he has drank a whole gallon without noticing a difference.

oh no its a lot different,and for me this would actually cause me major headaches for a while ( decaf) you didnt add something to the food/drink, you just bought a different type, this person added to it actually put a substance into a food or drink she was going to and did give to another human being.
maybe next week she will assume he needs to lose some weight and start putting crushed diet pills into his food.
or maybe he is not awake enough on the weekends to do all the honey do items she wants done so crush up some caffien pills and add them to his smoothie along with the other drugs she does
but of course these are all over the counter meds,drugs, and vitamins so they cant hurt anything right
and they will mold him into the person she wants not what he was or what she married so thats ok how dispicable
I really think i would rather have my spouse cheat on me than find out she was drugging me