Eat Free or Blaarrgghhh

Serving meal for my wife is never a light affair after she gets pregnant. For instance, my wife used to love ayam gulai (chicken in thick coconut gravy) and was able to finish two plates of rice with it without even looked like slightly full.

So I innocently thought that it was a good idea to prepare (or what many French chefs called le heat au de microwaves) the ayam gulai and a lot of rice. But when I told my wife about this favorite food of hers, she just said “uuuggghhh” in the same tone that Fear Factor contestants often use when they finds out that they need to eat live eels in Tarantula’s droppings.

Unfortunately, she cannot stand chicken, as well as other meat. Just the sight of any type of chicken would make her feel sick. And that makes me feel confused, because I do not know what my wife should eat. She needs protein, but she cannot eat meats. She wants unhealthy foods with a lot of MSG, but her husband says no because it’s bad for the baby (and then he eats the unhealthy food for her). So everyday is diner nightmare for me, between the healthy choices and the “Uuuggghh” from my wife. I still cannot believe that now I am the one who promotes healthy food.