What was in your childhood diet that isn't in your current diet?

[BlueStarryHat]

Scrambled eggs. We had a period where that was all we had-a five dozen container of eggs and some little things. We had scrambled eggs for breakfast, scrambled eggs with some cheese on top for lunch, and scrambled eggs with a cut up hot dog in it for dinner. After that period was over I swore I'd never eat another scrambled egg as long as I lived, and it's been more than four decades since I have.

 

[RamblingMad]

My childhood diet was a bunch of sugar and over processed foods from the 80s. My adult diet has ingredients I can pronounce.

 

[Carol_]

Twinkies, but only because they taste funny now.

 

[barb969]

Campbells tomato soup with bread and butter.

 

[BayouQueen]

Scooter Pies. Which were the only sweet we ever ate, unless it was a holiday and my mom baked pies

 

[easyas123]

Weenies & Beanies

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

ChefBoyRDee
small packaged Hostess treats

 

[ronandannette]

Yup. A jar of bacon grease drippings in the fridge, that everything was cooked in.

I still have that; carefully strained off bacon that's been cooked to perfection. It's my secret weapon. I use it more as a seasoning; like fine olive oil or finishing salt. People think the special touch in my food is love. Nope - bacon grease!

 

[ozliz]

In my very early childhood we ate meat, we continued with fish throughout my early years of school but I’ve now been vegetarian for about 25 years and that will never change.

 

[ronandannette]

Homemade bread. My DMom made practically everything we ate, including all the baked goods. I can't raise dough to save my life and since really good bread is not expensive or hard to come by, I've not put in the effort to perfect the technique.

 

[Mysterian]

Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies and Nutty bars.
SpaghettiOs
Raisin Bran, Honeycombs

 

[unrequited23]

Canned fruit cocktail

 

[skittles67]

Chef Boyardee Ravioli and Spaghettios
Hot dogs and bologna - always on white bread. My mom never bought hot dog buns for the hot dogs!
TV dinners
Rice-a-Roni
Cream of Wheat - the chocolate one

 

[Lumpy1106]

My breakfast for years was Carnation Instant Breakfast as I would never eat a regular breakfast.

This was my first thought when I saw the thread. LOVED CIB, though I will say I think I drank it more as an after-school snack. Loved all the different flavors too.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Anybody else remember Koogle?

 

[JBRB828]

Leg of Lamb My mom used to make this a lot

Sirloin steak another thing she made often

liver & onions yuk

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

Canned fruit cocktail

oh my, that's a memory I can forget!

 

[NannyBeBe]

Vegetables fresh from grandma's garden, freshly-butchered pork and chicken, clean water from a spring, fruit directly from the orchards. I miss all of that so much. The produce and meat in today's grocery stores is so nasty.

 

[easyas123]

Vegetables fresh from grandma's garden, freshly-butchered pork and chicken, clean water from a spring, fruit directly from the orchards. I miss all of that so much. The produce and meat in today's grocery stores is so nasty.

We still eat that way for the most part, it’s doable.