Balancing healthy eating with enjoyable eating

I'm only a few years younger than you, and my tastes in food have changed recently and I no longer enjoy certain foods such as boiled vegetables or salad. I can cook, but after decades of cooking it's become a bit boring. And I also don't want to live to a very old age eating food I don't enjoy.

There is a lot of hype over what is "healthy eating", propagated by the food industry to make them more profit. Our bodies just need a balanced diet of protein, fats and carbohydrates and not too much sugar. 

As I'm not a great fan of fruit & veg, I try to incorporate it in a way I enjoy. I like Sainsbury's crispy based vegetable pizza which is topped with red onion, red & yellow peppers and courgette, and to balance the meal I add a side dish of baked beans to add protein. Instead of boiled veg with roast chicken breasts I now buy frozen roast parsnips which you just stick in the oven. Instead of fresh fruit which is often hard and unripe when you buy it and then goes off quick, I get the little pots of peach pieces in juice. 

Cost is also a factor, so instead of takeaways we have what is now called "fakeaways". Iceland do a great "takeaway" meal selection including chow mein and Korma curry, which you just reheat in the oven. You can add your own easily prepared side dishes such as microwave rice/ naan bread/oven chips. I also enjoy fish & chips made in our own oven from frozen fish in batter & oven fries, which we have with baked beans. 

Iceland is very good for easy meals, and over 60s get 10% off on Tuesdays if you have one of their store cards and ID. 

I'm only a few years younger than you, and my tastes in food have changed recently and I no longer enjoy certain foods such as boiled vegetables or salad. I can cook, but after decades of cooking it's become a bit boring. And I also don't want to live to a very old age eating food I don't enjoy.

There is a lot of hype over what is "healthy eating", propagated by the food industry to make them more profit. Our bodies just need a balanced diet of protein, fats and carbohydrates and not too much sugar. 

As I'm not a great fan of fruit & veg, I try to incorporate it in a way I enjoy. I like Sainsbury's crispy based vegetable pizza which is topped with red onion, red & yellow peppers and courgette, and to balance the meal I add a side dish of baked beans to add protein. Instead of boiled veg with roast chicken breasts I now buy frozen roast parsnips which you just stick in the oven. Instead of fresh fruit which is often hard and unripe when you buy it and then goes off quick, I get the little pots of peach pieces in juice. 

Cost is also a factor, so instead of takeaways we have what is now called "fakeaways". Iceland do a great "takeaway" meal selection including chow mein and Korma curry, which you just reheat in the oven. You can add your own easily prepared side dishes such as microwave rice/ naan bread/oven chips. I also enjoy fish & chips made in our own oven from frozen fish in batter & oven fries, which we have with baked beans. 

Iceland is very good for easy meals, and over 60s get 10% off on Tuesdays if you have one of their store cards and ID. 

Lotus said:

I also enjoy fish & chips made in our own oven from frozen fish in batter & oven fries, which we have with baked beans

I get those pots of fruit in juice, but don't have them  everyday.

Lotus said:

I also enjoy fish & chips made in our own oven from frozen fish in batter & oven fries, which we have with baked beans

I do that too. I  buy the  x4 Heinz snap pots, when available.