# Beloved Childhood Foods You Would Never Eat Today **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 16, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643 "2021-07-16T15:08:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/122 "2021-08-05T04:32:58Z")
Those always reminded me of K-rations. I used to bring some with me whenever I went out to play Army down by the railroad tracks. A few years back, I bought a 12-pack to snack on when I work all night. I still think of them as Army food. (They still had the red plastic spreading stick too.) ---
**Author:** ![bschorfhaar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bschorfhaar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bschorfhaar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/123 "2021-08-05T06:04:42Z")
underwood devilled ham. no wait…now that i think of it, i want some ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/124 "2021-08-05T06:07:19Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I haven’t read much of this thread so I don’t know if they have been mentioned, but those little plastic snack packs with four crackers on one end and a blister of cheese on the other? I used to eat those with lunch pretty much every day as a kid. I’ve had some recently after years and noticed two things: they no longer include the little red plastic stick for spreading, and the contents are orange salt paste and crackers. Kraft handi-snacks… they make various versions now or did for a few years when kraft owned what was left of Nabisco Mine is lance cheese crackers with peanut butter … no taste to the crackers… so i just eat the cream cheese ones when i find them ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/125 "2021-08-05T06:16:35Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > That is a bridge too far for me. More for me! ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/126 "2021-08-05T07:41:19Z")
I honestly can’t think of anything. The heavily-processed foods and sweets may have moved down a notch in my rankings, such that the most beloved foods are no longer at the top of my list (but I’d still eat them) and the ones I would eat then (but never craved) hold no appeal now. Kraft Mac & Cheese, Nestle Crunch bars, all kinds of gummy candies, still hold a special place in my heart. I like a ton of things now that I never liked then, but nobody really got cut from the roster when booze, hot peppers, and stinky cheese joined the team. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/127 "2021-08-05T08:55:55Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I recall watching in stupefied horror as my grandfather ate gefilte fish. There is no way even as an adult that I would consume a product that resembles turds of a severely anemic person. One of my favorite childhood memories was helping my _bubbe_ make gefilte fish (chopped, never ground). She even let me taste a little when it was still raw. Delicious! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/128 "2021-08-05T13:20:01Z")
Wait, people grow out of having a sweet tooth? ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/129 "2021-08-05T18:45:28Z")
I used to eat those back in the late sixties. They were called Cheez and crackers or something- Handi-snacks is a later version. The stick in the ones I got was wood. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/130 "2021-08-05T18:47:19Z")
“Atomic Fireballs”! I ate so many one day that I actually got an inflamed behind! LOL ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/131 "2021-08-05T20:50:24Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Speaking of broccoli, that was always frozen broccoli when I was a kid. Also frozen cauliflower, and frozen spinach. No disrespect to my mom for doing what she had to to feed her family reasonably nutritious meals while also holding down a full-time job, but I will never eat frozen broccoli/cauliflower/spinach again. They were fine at the time, not knowing any better, but now that I have developed a taste for steamed fresh veggies, there’s no going back. I am not sure how old you are, but when I was a kid, fresh veggies were available only in season, same with fruits. Sometimes you could get really expensive hothouse or imported versions. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/132 "2021-08-05T20:52:00Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > Pillsbury just made all of its cookie dough safe to eat … and nestle markets a special “safe to eat” cookie dough in what looks like an ice cream container I still find it gross. > [@kitap](#): > > Wait, people grow out of having a sweet tooth? Yes. Oh, I still like chocolate, but now mostly very dark. I use more butter and less syrup on hotcakes. I still have the dental work from my obsession with jawbreakers and jujubes. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/133 "2021-08-07T13:53:51Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > No disrespect to my mom for doing what she had to to feed her family reasonably nutritious meals while also holding down a full-time job, but I will never eat frozen broccoli/cauliflower/spinach again. When we were first married, I would serve frozen broccoli with cheese sauce, zapped in the microwave, approximately once every two weeks. Never again. When I was little, I always wanted red candy-covered apples. The ones in the store seem to be made using up bad (such as Red Delicious, not moldy) apples. Talk about bait and switch! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/134 "2021-08-07T20:22:58Z")
I don’t know where the fear and loathing of frozen vegetables come from. One might feel superior and healthy eating ‘fresh from the farm’ broccoli, lightly steamed in organic chicken broth. But frozen vegetables are picked and frozen within a short time and are more nutritious than a head of broccoli trucked in from out of state and sitting in a grocery store for days. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/135 "2021-08-07T20:43:09Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > frozen vegetables are picked and frozen within a short time and are more nutritious than a head of broccoli trucked in from out of state and sitting in a grocery store for days. That’s what my mother always used to say, and in the pre-internet days I didn’t believe her; I thought it was simply a rationalization for the fact that frozen was easier and faster. Now I know that she was right at least part of the time - although if you have access to locally grown fresh veggies (which I usually do here on Hawai’i Island, though they can be pricy), fresh may very well be more nutritious. Regardless, fresh veggies are much more palatable and can be eaten raw or lightly cooked, unlike the invariably mushy frozen ones, thus it is much more enjoyable to consume them in quantity. So they still have that advantage over frozen. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/136 "2021-08-09T10:02:03Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > I don’t know where the fear and loathing of frozen vegetables come from. One might feel superior and healthy eating ‘fresh from the farm’ broccoli, lightly steamed in organic chicken broth. But frozen vegetables are picked and frozen within a short time and are more nutritious than a head of broccoli trucked in from out of state and sitting in a grocery store for days. I don’t doubt the nutrient content or health benefits of frozen veggies. My problem is the taste and texture, both of which are trashed by freezing. frozen was all I’d ever had, so I didn’t know any better - but now I do. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/137 "2021-08-09T16:17:10Z")
Although I completely agree that there is nothing wrong with frozen vegetables, calling them “more nutritious” is something I must disagree with or ask for a cite. > **[Some Vitamins Are Lost During Processing of Frozen Produce - Fresh vs Frozen...](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fresh-vs-frozen-fruit-and-vegetables#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3)** > > Fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables are processed and stored differently. This article compares the differences in nutrient content. ## _Some Vitamins Are Lost During Processing of Frozen Produce_ _Generally speaking, freezing helps retain the nutrient content of fruits and vegetables._ _However, some nutrients begin to break down when frozen produce is stored for more than a year ([2Trusted Source](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.2825/abstract))._ _Certain nutrients are also lost during the blanching process. In fact, the greatest loss of nutrients occurs at this time._ _Blanching takes place prior to freezing, and involves placing the produce in boiling water for a short time — usually a few minutes._ _This kills any harmful bacteria and prevents the loss of flavor, color and texture. Yet it also results in the loss of water-soluble nutrients, such as B-vitamins and vitamin C._ ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/138 "2021-08-09T16:33:36Z")
Well, I have been known to be wrong! Maybe it’s canned vegetables that are more nutritious, like tomatoes. (I am not saying canned or frozen are equivalent in taste to fresh, I would pick fresh, myself.) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/139 "2021-08-09T17:52:29Z")
Krimpets. I used to eat one or two a day. Now I wouldn’t eat one on a bet. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-childhood-foods-you-would-never-eat-today/946643/140 "2021-08-12T14:39:43Z")
Velveeta cheese and ketchup sandwiches. It was a staple. (Widowed mother with five kids.) Didn’t Bugles have a sister snack called Cornets? Pixies sticks. We could get them about a yard long and the diameter of a garden hose. O.K., maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration but not much. And Sweet Tarts the size of a hockey puck. They would destroy the inside of your mouth. ---
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