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52. What Neverneverland did you people grow up in?

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 01:46 PM

Feb 2015

I'm 41. I ate Chef Boy-ar-dee three days a week as a kid. And my grandmother made the best grilled cheese sandwiches on Earth. (The secret ingredient was butter).

I actually remember the day we switched to sugar-free Kool Aid, because my father realized that a 1/8 a cup of sugar in every glass was probably a bad thing. That was a dark day.

My kids eat like normal adults. (I make Thai at home which my mother seems to view as some kind of magic trick). And part of me thinks it's insane.

Wonder Bread and American cheese won us WWII. Or maybe it kept us from losing in Korea. I'm not really sure on the math here. I ate a lot of salt as a kid, you know.

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over 30? you grew up eating what adults ate. now kids eat chickn fingers. pizza. mac n cheese [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 OP

We had 4 food groups, now there's only 3 - salt, sugar, and fat undeterred Feb 2015 #1

and white flour Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #2

Beer is a food group Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #3

And The Downside is? ProfessorGAC Feb 2015 #61

My 4yo eats what we eat. She's loved sushi since she was tiny NightWatcher Feb 2015 #4

Yep, we ate what the adults ate Habibi Feb 2015 #5

picking up pizza, Chinese food, burgers wasnt common when i was a kid Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #9

Ha, Sloppy Joe's and pizza-burgers were my Dad's. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #21

Hmmm, my 10 year old eats everything, my 12 year old is a little more picky but wont touch fast food dilby Feb 2015 #6

My nearly 4yo doesn't really like meat mrs_p Feb 2015 #7

and it is a trap. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #10

My daughter has never eaten meat either. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #18

This book was extremely helpful for a friend whose son would only eat white rice BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #35

I would call that a parenting problem Egnever Feb 2015 #8

Get off my lawn! nt TBF Feb 2015 #11

I'm 33, almost 34 Terra Alta Feb 2015 #12

Some kids still eat what their parents eat. winter is coming Feb 2015 #13

My nephews eat what the parents eat. tammywammy Feb 2015 #15

I have a friend who's son is like that tammywammy Feb 2015 #14

I have to ask... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #73

No, he's not unhealthy. tammywammy Feb 2015 #82

... or your parents fed you spaghetti-os ... surrealAmerican Feb 2015 #16

spaghettios was themeal we fixed for ourselves Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #64

my kids eat what we eat... or they don't eat. ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2015 #17

Overstated. A lot of kids eat MineralMan Feb 2015 #19

My kids ate what we ate. Of course, I like bologna sandwhiches Shrike47 Feb 2015 #20

that is nothing new, it is pushed by watching too much television. hollysmom Feb 2015 #22

"Eat your vegetables." Brigid Feb 2015 #23

Same thing for us in the 50s and 60s csziggy Feb 2015 #87

I only ate raw veggies as a kid HockeyMom Feb 2015 #103

We still eat dinner at the dining table with no MissB Feb 2015 #24

What is most diabolical is the brand awareness. betsuni Feb 2015 #25

I agree, and brand name awareness has got way worse in the last few years. Initech Feb 2015 #34

A lot of people never learn how to cook either. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #26

Raised my Kids in the 60"s and 70's dem in texas Feb 2015 #27

I grew up in the 60s and 70s and was not Jenoch Feb 2015 #68

So this is about parents feeding their kids shit, is it? flvegan Feb 2015 #28

yes Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #63

Exactly. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #70

No, the author of the article is lazy snooper2 Feb 2015 #72

okay sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #84

Back in my day...Kids today....etc. Bettie Feb 2015 #29

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I agree and disagree laundry_queen Feb 2015 #36

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Great observations! Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #88

TV dinners with blue sauce, frozen sticks made from a fish like substance, ... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #43

Building strong bodies 12 ways IDemo Feb 2015 #45

I hated that shit so bad I almost thought I didn't like cheese TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #66

salad was.iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, and french dressing. now we eat spinach. kale Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #65

Took me a while to switch out the iceberg for spinach exboyfil Feb 2015 #81

My brother ate mustard sandwiches ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #75

Yes! Mustard Sandwiches on Mrs. Baird's Bread dem in texas Feb 2015 #83

About a month ago... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #31

I had to laugh! Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #86

There are times... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #91

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You're not that far off. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #78

Why does it matter if he has children or not? sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #85

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I totally disagree. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #97

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Why else would a parent choose to feed their children this type of food sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #106

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I'm sure that the author of this article wasn't writing sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #111

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See my post #90 Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #107

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Growing up in the early 70's wasn't much different than now bhikkhu Feb 2015 #33

Interesting. "Chicken tender" is the pectoralis minor muscle mainer Feb 2015 #38

Portion control is the biggest problem. Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #39

. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #40

Make vegetables taste good marions ghost Feb 2015 #41

yes shanti Feb 2015 #50

It does marions ghost Feb 2015 #105

And hot dogs Renew Deal Feb 2015 #42

Book rec: Salt Sugar Fat eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 #44

My 11 year old has the same diet I did in college Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #46

I still like Ramen Major Nikon Feb 2015 #47

salty diet Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #62

Yes, I grew up eating the mac-n-cheese, chicken tenders and pizza they ate. jeff47 Feb 2015 #48

i was born in the 50's shanti Feb 2015 #49

Went vegan after reading John Robbin's expose book and so did my hubby and son. Then he got to libdem4life Feb 2015 #51

What Neverneverland did you people grow up in? theboss Feb 2015 #52

My dad and his fried bologna sandwiches, white bread and mayo. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #55

I grew up on a small family farm (1980-1998) where we grew or raised much of our food NickB79 Feb 2015 #60

I'm 45, I grew up eating McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut as TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #53

And people wonder why pipi_k Feb 2015 #54

I didn't learn to cook until I was older tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #56

food historian Allen d_r Feb 2015 #57

Neither of my parents drink V8, but I do Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #58

My 4-yr old eats what I eat, or she doesn't eat NickB79 Feb 2015 #59

A chicken tender is the same white meat as the rest of the breast GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #67

My wife orders by kids apples on the rare occasions we get Happy Meals for them theboss Feb 2015 #69

My kids are in their early twenties and they ate what we ate Marrah_G Feb 2015 #71

I'm almost 40 and ate what my parents ate, for the most part, however.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #74

One of my Mom's best meals was meat loaf and Mac and cheese Calista241 Feb 2015 #76

mmm, pizza KG Feb 2015 #77

We never fixed special meals for the kids liberal N proud Feb 2015 #79

Really? abelenkpe Feb 2015 #80

First of all, when did chicken tenders become "kid's food"? Arkana Feb 2015 #89

The GOOD kind - 8 bucks. Erose999 Feb 2015 #93

I was judgmental about this stuff until I had my second baby. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #90

My son was quite a challenge. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #92

There is a mac and cheese restaurant in Oakland. KamaAina Feb 2015 #95

Gross. Quantess Feb 2015 #96

I am well over 30. LWolf Feb 2015 #98

I'm 45 and grew up almost exclusively on PB&J gollygee Feb 2015 #99

ha ha ! I love these threads Baclava Feb 2015 #100

I thank my lucky stars that for the last couple decades F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #101

I broke up with a woman because she fed her kid (and herself) crap at every meal. tridim Feb 2015 #102

I should note my mom was a terrible, terrible cook. dilby Feb 2015 #110