Husband always whinges when I cook from scratch for our toddler

I’m assuming he doesn’t contribute to making any of these meals? I don’t see any cons in doing this. Keep it up.

Thats a strange thing for a husband to get upset by. Are you complaining at all that its a lot of work?

I think he's wrong but depending on how he's approaching the conversation I do see a POV that he could think you're just wasting your time stressing yourself out to just be disappointed when your son doesn't eat the food. He should appreciate the effort you're going to but maybe he's trying to reduce your workload?

I tend to make a batch of hidden veg sauce and freeze it for future reference. This could help reduce the dinner prep? Mine does love her veg but when she's not feeling well she won't eat it so I try to sneak it in in other ways.

Is this maybe his way of saying he wants to spend more time with you? That the cooking and dishes take too much time and so he feels left out?
Or does he maybe feel he's not doing enough and you working so hard is making him feel guilty?

Not saying that either of these are logical, but sometimes people have a hard time saying what they need so instead they pick at something else.

What you're doing makes perfect sense saving money and trying to help your kid's health.

I'm really confused as to why he's so upset about this when he's not the one doing the cooking or cleaning the dishes. He should be praising you. You're doing a great job. By the way 👏 I also do plenty of cooking from scratch. My partner would never complain.

Also, the slow cooker is great for making nutrious meals and hardly any dishes to clean. Also, it's OK if your toddler doesn't eat much of these meals. Exposure is key and eventually he will eat more of these meals if you keep doing what you're doing xx