What Childhood Foods Did You Dislike?

[Jimmy Snyder]

It wouldn't be inaccurate to assume that I couldn't exactly not say that it is or isn't almost partially incorrect.

I'll take that as a yes.

 

[turbo]

I hated Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Unfortunately, I sometimes got roped into eating it at other kids' houses (rude to turn it down). My mother made the most wonderful macaroni and cheese with sharp cheddar cheese, milk to make the cheese creamy, topped with saltine crumbs before baking to make a nice crust.

I figured out which invitations to "stay for supper" should be avoided. Some of the kids' mothers couldn't cook at all. The could open boxes or cans and heat stuff up, or make sandwiches out of crappy store-bought bread. Blah! My best friend should have been a skeleton the way his mother "cooked". He actually thought that Chef Boyardee spaghetti, ravioli, etc were good. Compared to his mother's cooking, it probably was, but YUCK!

 

[drizzle]

Ice cream, milk, chips... Can't recall anything other

 

[Astronuc]

When I was young, I lost my taste for tripe, hot dogs, and bologna. But I later regained my taste. I think part of it is how they are prepared. My mom used to like to boil hot dogs, rather than roast or back them.

I also didn't like asparagus, but that's probably because my mom overcooked asparagus until it was mushy. I love asparagus, especially with manchego cheese sauce. I cook it though by dropping fresh asparagus stalks into boiling water for about 40 seconds. It's still crispy, but hot.

I also didn't like shrimp, but that also was apparently the way they were prepared. I love shrimp, preferably fried, and I eat the tail. I don't understand why people through away the tail and only eat the flesh part.

I now pretty much eat everything - okra, lima beans, beets, sea urchin, and all kinds of strange things.

The only thing worse than Tang and vodka, is vodka with Fanta root beer. It doesn't help to smoke a cigar afterward either. [experience of a 16 yr old]

 

[Monique]

I also didn't like shrimp, but that also was apparently the way they were prepared. I love shrimp, preferably fried, and I eat the tail. I don't understand why people through away the tail and only eat the flesh part.

Don't you think that the sharp edges could do some internal damage?

I think there were only two things that I didn't like to eat: overcooked bell pepper, because of it strong bitter taste; and undercooked mushrooms, because of its gummy texture.

I loved salad of chicory with a sauce of creme fraiche and pieces of orange, together with battered deep-fried chicken and a sprinkle of lemon. I also loved melon with raw ham, a sauce of mustard on bread, with a sprinke of cress.

 

[lisab]

Don't you think that the sharp edges could do some internal damage?

I think there were only two things that I didn't like to eat: overcooked bell pepper, because of it strong bitter taste; and undercooked mushrooms, because of its gummy texture.

I loved salad of chicory with a sauce of creme fraiche and pieces of orange, together with battered deep-fried chicken and a sprinkle of lemon. I also loved melon with raw ham, a sauce of mustard on bread, with a sprinke of cress.

Wow...and to think most American kids grow up on chicken nuggets and tater tots!

 

[Astronuc]

Don't you think that the sharp edges could do some internal damage?

Hasn't so far. My stomach seems to digest things pretty well. I also like to chew the ends of chicken bones.

I was eating with a friend at a japanese restaurant. He ordered shrimp, and the chef cut off the tails and was going to discard them. I asked him if I could have them. He gave a me a look (as in WT*), but scrapped them over to me. They were nice and crunchy.

 

[Monique]

Hasn't so far. My stomach seems to digest things pretty well. I also like to chew the ends of chicken bones.

I was eating with a friend at a japanese restaurant. He ordered shrimp, and the chef cut off the tails and was going to discard them. I asked him if I could have them. He gave a me a look (as in WT*), but scrapped them over to me. They were nice and crunchy.

I don't know about that. The main component of the exoskeleton is chitin, which we don't have the enzyme for to digest. I'd be very careful with eating indigestible sharp things, make sure to chew it up well.

 

[Ouabache]

I don't know about that. The main component of the exoskeleton is chitin, which we don't have the enzyme for to digest..

Yup, this is true. And the exoskeletons of most insecta are composed of chitin. How many bugs do we eat?
And chitin is a natural source of glucosamine. So perhaps consuming well chewed shrimp tails may improve lubrication between the bones in our body.

 

[Monique]

Actually I must nuance myself, we do produce an enzyme that can digest chitin: Chitotriosidase. It however is mostly produced in activated macrophages and its specific function in humans is unknown. There is a related enzyme AMCase, that is present in the GI tract and the lungs. I don't think it is proven though that exoskeletons can be digested, it is more likely that the enzyme has an anti-fungal function.

http://www.jbc.org/content/276/9/6770.short?cited-by=yes&legid=jbc;276/9/6770

 

[lisab]

On rare occasions, we'd have TV dinners, which rather new, and very expensive, back then. Oh they were absolutely horrible, but somehow we happily ate them because they were a novelty.

 

[Evo]

Everything I've found said that it is not digestible Monique, you were correct, it seems.

Chitin is found in the exo-skeletons of shrimp, crabs and other shellfish. The
Chitosan has the unique ability to attach itself to lipids or fats. There are no calories in Chitosan since it is not digestible. Chitosan attaches to fat in the stomach before it is metabolized. The Chitosan traps the fat and prevents its absorption in the digestive tract. The fat binds to the
Chitosan fiber and becomes a large mass which the body cannot absorb. This large mass is then eliminated from the body.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...f-cC7P&sig=AHIEtbRTB8afP2XtKzOPx68fTr0Iks8D9w

 

[FrancisZ]

I loved Veal Parmigiana...

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I hated...reviled...asparagus...

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We even used to sing a song about it: "This is the Dawning of the Age of Asparagus...Age of Asparaguuuuus... Asparaguuuuus! A-SPA-RA-GUS!"

 

[Math Is Hard]

We had a member here who once claimed to have Asparagus Syndrome. I kid you not.

 

[Evo]

We had a member here who once claimed to have Asparagus Syndrome. I kid you not.

I remember that!

 

[FrancisZ]

It's a slimy, vile weed. And when prepared poorly (as was often the case), it's dual-textured--slimy and crunchy!

 

[Ouabache]

I hated...reviled...asparagus...

We even used to sing a song about it: "This is the Dawning of the Age of Asparagus...Age of Asparaguuuuus... Asparaguuuuus! A-SPA-RA-GUS!"

I hope you've given them a second chance. The young tender spring shoots are delicious brushed with olive oil and grilled lightly on the outdoor grill.

 

[turbo]

I hope you've given them a second chance. The young tender spring shoots are delicious brushed with olive oil and grilled lightly on the outdoor grill.

I like it lightly steamed. When picking asparagus, flex each stalk, and the tender top will separate cleanly from the more fibrous (chewier) base. I'll have to re-build the asparagus bed near my garden spot. It was badly neglected by the previous owner and needs attention.

 

[FrancisZ]

I hope you've given them a second chance. The young tender spring shoots are delicious brushed with olive oil and grilled lightly on the outdoor grill.

I wish I were a better person honestly, and would; but I know I just can't. I feel the same way about veggie burgers. I tried one once, the same day I basically contracted tonsillitis; so even though I know it wasn't necessarily the veggie burger's fault (how often does a person use that in a sentence), I just can't look at one the same way again. My gag reflex takes control.

 

[lisab]

I wish I were a better person honestly, and would; but I know I just can't. I feel the same way about veggie burgers. I tried one once, the same day I basically contracted tonsillitis; so even though I know it wasn't necessarily the veggie burger's fault (how often does a person use that in a sentence), I just can't look at one the same way again. My gag reflex takes control.

My aversion to beets has a similar beginning.

Lucky for me, my parents would *never* force a child to eat anything. Too bad one of my aunts had a different philosophy, and she forced me to eat beets once. It was the first and last time anyone had ever forced me to eat something...also the first and last time I ate beets.

 

[Evo]

My aversion to beets has a similar beginning.

Lucky for me, my parents would *never* force a child to eat anything. Too bad one of my aunts had a different philosophy, and she forced me to eat beets once. It was the first and last time anyone had ever forced me to eat something...also the first and last time I ate beets.

I love pickled beets.

 

[Proton Soup]

Actually I must nuance myself, we do produce an enzyme that can digest chitin: Chitotriosidase. It however is mostly produced in activated macrophages and its specific function in humans is unknown. There is a related enzyme AMCase, that is present in the GI tract and the lungs. I don't think it is proven though that exoskeletons can be digested, it is more likely that the enzyme has an anti-fungal function.

http://www.jbc.org/content/276/9/6770.short?cited-by=yes&legid=jbc;276/9/6770

cleaning up dead parasites, perhaps?

 

[turbo]

In the winter when my mother made New England boiled dinners (sometimes with corned beef, sometimes with cheap shoulder/neck roasts), there would be lots of potatoes, onions, and root vegetables, along with left-over roast. She'd cut that up into a hash and brown it in a skillet, while cooking some fried eggs and making some toast. Best breakfasts ever. At school, I'd buy a can or two of corned-beef hash when it was on sale. It was never even close!

 

[FrancisZ]

My aversion to beets has a similar beginning.

Lucky for me, my parents would *never* force a child to eat anything. Too bad one of my aunts had a different philosophy, and she forced me to eat beets once. It was the first and last time anyone had ever forced me to eat something...also the first and last time I ate beets.

Yeah, I don't believe in that either. My grandparents--Depression era folk--were really good about eating habits. They never forced anything. You could eat or not. And my mother always tried (heroically, I would even say) to encourage us to eat better types of foods. My father on the other hand, was down right mean about food to the point of tears.

I think your eating habits just naturally change over time (hopefully for the better). I never used to like soup as a kid, now I love it.

If you have someone like my mother around, I guess you always end up hearing that little voice in your head (like a good conscience), reminding you to make better choices. Which is also why I hadn't eaten a Poptart until about age 22.

It happened one day in the Science building at Seton Hall. The school cafeteria was a bit of walk from there, and the food was usually rather expensive and flavorless anyway; so I decided just get something out of the vending machine instead making the trek and wasting my money.

Trouble is, after a while, there is only so much candy you can eat. And I started to fell bad about eating crap so consistently, after a week or so. So I tried the granola bars for a few days thereafter; and then the oatmeal raisin cookies, until that basically fizzled out. And then finally, one day, I remember looking at the Strawberry Poptarts (being my last choice) and wondering to myself out loud, if maybe that was semi-nutritious enough to eat. Almost instantly, I heard my mother's voice come to my imagination...

She'd say: "No, don't eat that! It's full of preservative! It's not even really food! Besides, they're lousy anyway!"

And I actually said to myself (after apparently YEARS of effective brainwashing): "No...I'm not allowed to eat that."

Then I felt sudden burst of pride: "Wait a minute? I'm 22 years old--I'll eat a damn Poptart if I want to!" So I bought it. And ya'know what? It did suck.

 

[jtbell]

According to my mother, when I was a little kid, I would eat everything in a fruit cocktail (the cubes of pears, peaches, etc.) except for the grapes. When she asked me why I didn't eat the grapes, I said, "Because they're round!"

 

[Dembadon]

I had an extremely difficult time eating pasta that didn't have a colored sauce (garlic & oil, alfredo, pesto, etc.). Now I love them, but still don't like ricotta cheese. All of the vegetables we ate were boiled to the consistency of mashed potatoes; I feel your pain, Georgina!

I also had a difficult time eating the meat in stews. When I was younger, probably 5-8 years old, I thought that the reason for chewing my food was to make it small enough to swallow. While this specific reason was certainly valid, believing that it was the only reason led to some issues. When I would chew on an irreducible piece of meat, I would enter an endless loop. Like a helpless robot, I'd chew and chew until my system administrator fixed the issue.

 

[mugaliens]

Hated collard greens; loved spaghetti.

Nothing's changed.

 

[Evo]

I had an extremely difficult time eating pasta that didn't have a colored sauce (garlic & oil, alfredo, pesto, etc.). Now I love them, but still don't like ricotta cheese. All of the vegetables we ate were boiled to the consistency of mashed potatoes; I feel your pain, Georgina!

I also had a difficult time eating the meat in stews. When I was younger, probably 5-8 years old, I thought that the reason for chewing my food was to make it small enough to swallow. While this specific reason was certainly valid, believing that it was the only reason led to some issues. When I would chew on an irreducible piece of meat, I would enter an endless loop. Like a helpless robot, I'd chew and chew until my system administrator fixed the issue.

Stew meat has to be cooked a really long time because first it gets tough, then continued cooking breaks the tissues down and it gets tender again.

 

[Paulie323]

I personally hated ABSOLUTELY HATED!

- Mushrooms
-Onions
-Mayo
-Mustard
-Beets

and...
FIG NEWTONS!

 

[lisab]

I personally hated ABSOLUTELY HATED!

- Mushrooms
-Onions
-Mayo
-Mustard
-Beets

and...
FIG NEWTONS!

Mustard? Hmm, when I was a kid, I loved mustard so much that when we'd play Clue, I'd always want to be Col. Mustard.