over 30? you grew up eating what adults ate. now kids eat chickn fingers. pizza. mac n cheese

[shanti]

49. i was born in the 50's

and we kids wouldn't have dared to suggest eating something other than what mother prepared. (well, except for fried oysters, which i hated. they didn't mind that i didn't eat them, because it was more for them!) the answer to getting something else to eat was always, "i'm not a short-order cook!"

if mom made liver, we were required to eat it and couldn't leave the table unless we did. dad would drape his belt over a chair as a reminder

as a family, we rarely went out to dinner, but when we did, it was usually pizza, japanese, or sizzler. sodas were never in the fridge - but i made up for lost time as an adult there, heh. it was mostly milk to drink, occasionally some juice or koolaid.

i raised 4 sons and they either ate what i made or made themselves a sandwich. it was pretty much a full time job keeping their bellies full, and i didn't have a lot of money, so lots of PBJ, kraft dinner (mac n cheese), and hamburgers. my youngest did get a lot of chicken nuggets and fries though because it was quick and easy.