Entitled family demands woman cook two dinners per night after she starts cooking healthier meals per her doctor's orders: ‘They are welcome to cook their own dinner’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Feb 16, 2026 6:00 PM EST

When a woman decides to eat healthier to prioritize her health, her family only cares about what goes on their dinner plates.

Healthy eating isn't easy. As consumers, we're marketed overly processed foods, sugary drinks, and frozen TV dinners instead of the whole foods we humans are meant to eat. Even if you know you should eat healthier, it's difficult to do so within a reasonable budget. Save for the fact that you need to find the time to look for recipes, then somehow muster up the energy to cook for an hour after your 9-5… Wendy's is looking really nice after work most nights.

But we do what we need to for our bodies. The woman in the story you're about to read decides to start cooking healthier dinners for her and her family after he doctor advises her to do so. Her kidneys are at risk, so she's cooking slightly less salty foods. Additionally, she is adding more veggies into the mix. A healthy, whole diet that'll benefit everyone in the family! If only her family felt the same. Scroll to read.

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  • A woman cuts up vegetables for her healthy meal.
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    A woman cuts up vegetables for her healthy meal.

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  • "AITAH for refusing to cook two separate dinners every night just because my family doesnt want to eat what my doctor told me I need to eat"

    Im so frustrated right now and I need to know if Im being unreasonable because the people in my house are making me feel like I am.
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  • I do all the cooking. Every single night. Nobody else in this house cooks. Not my partner not my mom who lives with us nobody.
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  • I work full time come home and make dinner for four people every night including my younger sister whos 10.
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  • Ive been doing this for years and nobody has ever complained about the food or offered to help.
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  • A couple weeks ago I got some news from my doctor. I have a condition affecting my kidneys and Ive been told I need to seriously cut back on sodium and processed food.
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  • Basically everything needs to be fresh cooked with very little salt no canned stuff no deli meat no processed sauces.
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  • The doctor was very clear that if I dont change my diet things are going to get worse.
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  • So I adjusted what I cook. Same meals mostly just made differently. Less salt using fresh ingredients instead of jarred sauces more chicken and fish instead of heavily seasoned red meat.
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  • The food is still good its just healthier and honestly its stuff most people eat without even thinking about it.
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  • My partner complained on day three. Said the food tastes bland now. My mom said she doesnt see why the whole house has to change their diet because of my issue.
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  • They both suggested that I just make what I need for myself and then cook a separate normal dinner for everyone else.
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  • An image of a clean stovetop.
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    An image of a clean stovetop.

  • A separate dinner. On top of the dinner I already cook. After working all day. Because they dont want to eat grilled chicken with vegetables instead of their usual stuff.
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  • I said no. I said I am one person cooking for four people every night and I am not making two full meals because nobody wants to eat slightly healthier food.
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  • The woman's family seems like they couldn't care less about the extra labor of cooking an extra meal for them on top of the woman's healthy meal. Do they think she's a private chef? Is it possible that they're able to lift a finger and cook their own meals if they aren't satisfied with the healthy alternatives?

    The family is at an impasse. How does the woman move forward, cooking dinner for her family every night when she knows just how ungrateful they are for her hand in the kitchen? Luckily, she refuses to cook an extra meal. At what cost? She'll remain healthy, and they just might remain hungry unless they take what they're given.

  • I said if they dont like what I make they are welcome to cook their own dinner.
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  • Nobody has taken me up on that. My partner said its not fair that they have to change what they eat because of something thats my issue.
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  • My sister hasnt said anything shes honestly the only one who just eats whatever I put in front of her without complaining.
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  • I keep going back to the fact that NONE of them cook. Not once. Not ever.
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  • And now theyre telling the person who feeds them every single night that what shes making isnt good enough because it has less salt in it.
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  • AITAH
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