# What is your most child-like food? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 3, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613 "2022-06-03T05:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/41 "2022-06-03T14:47:21Z")
Polar bear. And good on you for the springbok, most people would say it’s a rabbit. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/42 "2022-06-03T14:52:52Z")
Fun Nuggets. I used to buy them to keep around when my nephews were at the house. They outgrew them years ago but I got used to having them in the freezer so I keep buying them and eating them myself. I found out how make a really close copy of McDonald’s Tangy BBQ sauce. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/43 "2022-06-03T14:53:10Z")
Scooby Snacks, and no that’s not a euphemism for cannabis edibles. You can really buy these boxes of cinnamon-flavored, bone-shaped wheat snacks, branded with Scooby-Doo, and they’re freaking delicious. I could eat a whole box in one sitting. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/44 "2022-06-03T15:01:05Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I absolutely loved Chef-Boy-R-Dee canned ravioli as a pre-teen child, I wanted to live off of it. That was one of my kid favorites too, though I don’t think I’ve eaten it since college. I have a distinct memory of newly being at college, before I learned to cook for myself, opening a can of ravioli, and eating it right out of the can at room temp. BTW, more of a rhetorical question, but I wonder what was up with the weird orange coloring of all Chef Boy-R-Dee tomato-based products? Ravioli, Spaghetti-Os, etc etc. Tomato sauce is red. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/45 "2022-06-03T15:05:15Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Somewhat later we somehow ended up with a case of the Chef’s canned spaghetti and meatballs that I still like eat once in a while, but the ravioli doesn’t do anything for me anymore. I feel exactly the same way except I keep the canned lasagna onhand, usually for when I’m not feeling well. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/46 "2022-06-03T15:07:25Z")
Several things, a lot of which wind up being comfort food for me: - Grilled cheese sandwiches - Deviled ham sandwiches (I’m not sure how “child-like” deviled ham is, but I’ve been eating deviled ham sandwiches since I was 6) - Chef Boy-ar-Dee canned pasta - Peanut butter spread on crackers ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/47 "2022-06-03T15:09:06Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Chocolate Chip Cookies! Gimmee! I’ll be your friend. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/48 "2022-06-03T16:01:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Polar bear. And good on you for the springbok, most people would say it’s a rabbit. It’s a shark swimming down to the left. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/49 "2022-06-03T16:05:01Z")
Regulary, probably PB&J. Sometimes I eat boxed macaroni too. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/50 "2022-06-03T16:09:20Z")
I have relatively young children, so I’ve had a lot of actual kid food in the past decade. I have to admit that I’ve developed a taste for those super-weird “veggie straws” that bill themselves as a healthier alternative to regular chips/snacks. > [@solost](#): > > BTW, more of a rhetorical question, but I wonder what was up with the weird orange coloring of all Chef Boy-R-Dee tomato-based products? Ravioli, Spaghetti-Os, etc etc. Tomato sauce is red. I think if you add enough fat to a tomato sauce, it ends up that orange-red color. Vodka sauce is rarely a straight-up pink like you’d imagine, it’s always kind of a pale reddish-orange, even when the tomatoes are as red as can be, and the cream is brilliantly white. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/51 "2022-06-03T16:34:42Z")
Hot dogs. My buddy and I will go to Costco after the gym and sit and eat hotdogs. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/52 "2022-06-03T17:32:37Z")
Peanut butter and banana sandwich. Or, sometimes, peanut butter on a Saltine with a slice of banana on top. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/53 "2022-06-03T17:43:22Z")
PB&J. Also, PB&H (honey). ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/54 "2022-06-03T17:49:35Z")
_Hey barkeep, gimme a tall, cold glass of milk with a shot of Bosco! Gimme a bowl of animal crackers with that too, pilgrim!_ ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/55 "2022-06-03T17:57:57Z")
Cap’n Crunch Crunchberries Nestle Quik ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/56 "2022-06-03T18:02:22Z")
I can almost go better than “child-like”. If squeezable baby food just had more calories, I would eat it while running because it is tastier and has more variety than squeezable energy packs and squeezable applesauce, but it is more than twice as expensive and has fewer calories per pound. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/57 "2022-06-03T18:05:12Z")
Mac and Cheese in a box, but it’s gotta be Kraft. The generic store brands just don’t cut it. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/58 "2022-06-03T18:07:25Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Keebler Deluxe Fudge Grahams. Had to keep them in the fridge. Oooh, I just got a box of those. I’m going to put them in the fridge before eating. I forgot about Cap’n Crunch. I actually never ate it as a child, because Super Sugar Snaps was the only sugared cereal we had in the house, because it was my dad’s favorite. Instant Cream of Wheat is another favorite. > [@Tarataratara](#): > > Peanut butter and banana sandwich. I’ve got bananas and bread. And I always have peanut butter. This thread is dangerous to read when hungry. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/59 "2022-06-03T18:08:46Z")
I regularly eat Kraft Mac & Cheese, PB&J and bowls of cereal. Although I don’t often get the super sugary cereal other than an occasional box of Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch, and I’ll get monster cereal at Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613/60 "2022-06-03T18:26:53Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > Cap’n Crunch Crunchberries Well shit. I forgot I eat those too. Add that to the list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613.md?page=4)