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

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #30)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 05:12 PM

Feb 2015

And other fresh veggies in our salads. So yes, some things have improved

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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