Foods/recipes you grew up with that you would not eat today

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apparations
apparations Posts: 264 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What types of food did your parents make for you that you would not touch as an adult?

For me it was a lot of canned products. Canned potatoes, canned rice pilaf, canned peas and corn. Yuck.
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  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
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    Hamburger Helper, frozen entrees, box cake and frosting from a jar, wonder bread.
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
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    Beans and corn bread because...ewww and homemade pizza bc I prefer greasy pizza hut
  • akboy58
    akboy58 Posts: 137 Member
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    Just off the top of my head:

    Chef Boyardee anything
    salisbury steak
    Frosted Flakes, Trix, Lucky Charms, etc.
    Instant mashed potaoes
    Koolaid
    Kraft mac & cheese

    I could go on and on ...
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
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    My mom used to make a tuna casserole that was actually made on the stovetop and was just egg noodles, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of tuna, and frozen peas. I loved it as a kid but I honestly can't bring myself to make this now.

    I did try to make a better version using sauteed mushrooms and onion, cream, butter and parmesan. That one was really good.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
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    cheese pastries. good but so addictive
  • OKfarmgal
    OKfarmgal Posts: 160 Member
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    White bread
    Spaghettio's
    Big Red Soda
    Mom's Thanksgiving gravy (it was grey)
    Fried Okra
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
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    OKfarmgal wrote: »
    White bread
    Spaghettio's
    Big Red Soda
    Mom's Thanksgiving gravy (it was grey)
    Fried Okra

    Haha. My mom used to make a beef stew that was grey and tasted god awful. I hated it. My sister and I had a beef stew protest going on for quite awhile.
  • blueakama
    blueakama Posts: 399 Member
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    Canned soup. Mum even used to mix two different kinds together.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
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    My mom's lasagna because it's gone downhill over the years
    the soup she used to make that was just noodles and chicken broth
    the prune juice she would make me drink
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
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    blueakama wrote: »
    Canned soup. Mum even used to mix two different kinds together.
    I used to have ripped up processed cheese in Campbell's chicken noodle soup. It melts and sticks to the bottom of the bowl... *gag*
  • jessieleah
    jessieleah Posts: 204 Member
    edited December 2014
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    stephanieluvspb wrote: »
    Beans and corn bread because...ewww and homemade pizza bc I prefer greasy pizza hut

    I can't even comprehend someone not liking cornbread. Oh man.

    I ate a lot.. and I mean A LOT of fast food as a kid. I don't touch it now unless necessary (like when I was on a 14 hour bus ride and the only stop we made was at a gas station/Arby's). Potato salad with mayo and miracle whip mixed in. Hahahaha ..no. Um, hot pockets, bagel bites, crap like that. x_x

    This is embarrassing but I also used to take pieces of salami and slather some mayo on them, fold them in half and eat them. So much shame.
  • Paganrosemama
    Paganrosemama Posts: 86 Member
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    Mom cooked most things fresh- although some of the quick foods were so gross. Plus I have major issues with salt, so most of that is out.

    Canned Cream of chicken on toast
    T.V dinners
    Ramen Noodle
    Canned carrots
    Hot dogs/bolgna
    kool aid
    campbells chicken noodle soup
  • waterbyrde
    waterbyrde Posts: 30 Member
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    Spam...my dad still eats it from time to time. And Vienna sausages.

    I don't know how I survived my childhood. :p
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
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    I can't beleive I forgot to mention Pilsbury Pizza Pops. I would eat 2-3 after school as a snack. Also Spam, or Klik... or canned ham.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    Tuna helper. Lots of it. Never, ever again.
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,013 Member
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    Ramen (although my husband eats it frequently), those huge A Coscto muffins, Marie Calendars potpies, fish sticks, or any seafood for that matter.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,074 Member
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    I actually had a pretty good childhood in regards to food. Lots of fresh fruits/veggies/homemade meals from scratch.

    The one thing I can think of is couscous.

    My mom wanted to be adventerous that night.

    It was not a fun adventure.

    It has started a "meme" in my family that has continued for nearly 15 years.
  • ErinK09
    ErinK09 Posts: 687 Member
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    Sauerkraut. Bleh.
  • JazzFischer1989
    JazzFischer1989 Posts: 531 Member
    edited December 2014
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    Anything Chef Boyardee, wouldn't touch it now.

    And oh god. For breakfast, I would always ask my mom to make "cheesy eggs" - which was scrambled eggs with like 5-6 slices of Kraft Singles cheese and that's it. The egg to cheese ratio was like 2:5. I like cheese in my eggs, but I'm nauseated by that amount.
  • aprilricks86
    aprilricks86 Posts: 67 Member
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    ^^haha, made me lol . . .

    some of these foods listed sound pretty tasty. Tuna helper--love that stuff! Haven't eaten it in probably a decade, but I'm pretty sure I'd still like it. Pretty sure I could down a can of beefaroni, ravioli or spaghetti-o's with meatballs right now! Yum

    I guess the only thing I wouldn't do now as far as food is concerned is go as overboard as I used to. My "usual" at McDonald's was a big mac, large fry and regular pepsi. At KFC I'd eat a chicken sandwich and order of potato wedges with a regular pepsi. Honestly, I'd probably still eat that stuff if I had a huge amount of calories to make up for, but probably have more control. I rarely spend money on fast food so tend not to eat those things. I can't and won't drink full sugar sodas anymore. I also can't drink any sugary drinks, they spike my blood sugar too much. Hot cocoa, full sugar juice . . . I have to pass on that stuff.

    Other things I used to love I'm not sure if I'd still love today--those hand pies that come filled with different fruit fillings / chocolate, thick-sliced bologna, full-fat mayo. Since starting my MFP account it's just made me realize how over-consumed fat is. I would say most people consume waaaaay too much fat and of course not enough protein!

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