That I got a KERF mug
Woke up at 6:25 this morning, and my alarm went off at 6:26 😉
After some electronic reading in bed, I rolled onto the floor for some much-needed YogaDownload. I did the 20 minute Sun Salutation Flow and loved every second. My quads are a little tired from the warriors, but I feel much more stretched out.
Then I came home to make this:
Ever since I made this breakfast last week, I’ve been craving it again. It was that good and unique!
I made the same combo as last time but used some of the Nasoya Silken Creation leftovers instead of soy milk and used the rest of that Vega Vanilla Chai packet. I liked the vanilla chai enough to buy it again – the flavor was that good.
The mix:
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen berries (I used Cascadian Farms Organic from Costco that I’ve had for agggeees)
- 1/3 Vega packet
- ~1/3 cup Nasoya Silken Creation tofu
- 1/2 tbsp chia seeds soaked in 1/2 cup soy milk
- Splash skim milk when I needed more liquid
- Mix My Granola, enhanced!
- Futter Nutter Hazelnut Butter – the best thing ever on smoothies in a bowl
+ Bigelow vanilla chai tea
CHICAGO
Chicago readers – send me an email!!! KathEats at Gmail. I’ll be sending you one back later on about my trip schedule and trying to fit in a meet-up. If you have a preference for when and what day (Sat. night, Sat AM, Sun AM, PM breaktime), let me know!
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Too Many Good Books!
I finished Too Many Cooks on the plane yesterday and have a chance from Emily Franklin herself to give a copy away!! I wasn’t until after I finished the book and felt like I “knew” her that I realized we had actually emailed! She’s famous! I am going to hunt out some more of her books, including one I saw on her website about your 20s – with a big ol’ 26 in the title!! It’s a Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths about Life in Your 20s. I bet she’s got great wisdom.
Leave a comment telling me a “grown-up food” you liked from a very young age (or the worst kid food you lived on) to win a copy of the book!
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I’m off to get my ducks in a row.
Anna says
I’ve liked brie and spicy foods since I was a child.
Holly (The Healthy Everythingtarian) says
I have ALWAYS loved beets.
Beets, bears, Battlestar Galactica.
🙂
Lara (Thinspired) says
I’ve always loved avocado. My parents feared I would turn green at one point!
Worst kid food was definitely the electric-yellow mac and cheese!
katie s says
I LOVED spinach… loved it any way.. raw, cooked. whatever! I also loved beets, lima beans, and chickpeas! Weird kid!!
kristin point says
I liked fillet mingion (I know I spelled that wrong and can’t get the correct spelling on spell check! Oops). I called it fillet mingion-a when I was young though. I also loved shrimp when I was younger haha.
Erin says
I loved eating croissants for breakfast as a child! I don’t remember how I got started on them, but once I tried them I was hooked on the buttery taste & flaky texture. I wasn’t a big breakfast eater, so my parents got them for me to convince me to have something in the morning!
Jean says
I loved coffee! When I was 5-6 years old, my grandpa would put a tablespoon of his coffee into my milk at dinner time. It would turn my milk just into a light milky brown color and I felt so grown up! Like I was drinking coffee with him. I’ve loved coffee my entire life!
I don’t know what my worst kid food was that I loved….maybe sugar cereals? My mom never kept them in the house, so when we had the chance to eat them at a friend’s house I was in Heaven! 🙂
Thanks for another great giveaway!
Jean
Jess says
I don’t know if I’d consider them “grown up” foods but I’ve always loved beets, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.
kinder says
I always loved veggies – asparagus and parsnips were yummy favourites!
greenbean says
i’m not sure if this is grown up, but i ate whatever my grandmother ate or drank. coffee, chicken livers, cream of asparagus soup…yum
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
Hmm – worst food I lived on as a child would be hard to say (there were so many!) But probably fruit roll ups/fruit by the foots…there’s just no nutritional value to them what.so.ever!
Breakfast looks delish and I’m loving the KERF mug 🙂
Krissy (Single Serving) says
I’ve always loved shellfish – lobster and shrimp since I was very young. My parents cursed the day they let me try it – because then that’s all I wanted to eat when we went out for dinner!
Allison says
I always really liked salad – and not kid salad with like iceberg lettuce, pepperoni and croutons . . .but with every green, red and yellow vegetable I could get my hands on.
Of course, I can also remember being little and eating those little sausage/hotdog things in the jars (ewww) and my fair share of cheese slices (otherwise known and “processed cheese food”).
Amy says
The worst kid food I lived on was Mac & Cheese – my mom couldn’t get me to eat much else for lunch until I started eating healthy in high school!
Mary says
When I was little I lived on Chicken Fingers with French Fries and Coca-Cola. I didn’t even have to look at a menu when we ate out. haha.
Emily W. says
Oh man, the worst kid food that we lived on (literally) was Hamburger Helper! No thanks, now! haha
Ellen says
My large Italian family and I were out to eat when I was about 7 and they ordered calamari. I had no idea what it was and started eating it and LOVED IT. My mom was laughing because I had no idea what it was and I kept eating it and eating it. Finally, I asked what calamari was to find out it was octopus! Did it stop me?? NO way. I kept right on eating it!
Royal says
I always always always loved loved loved Brussels sprouts! YUM O!
Krista says
I don’t remember liking any adult food as a kid, but I don’t remember eating much kid food (mac N cheese, hot dogs, fish sticks, etc) either! We just ate what we were served. We never had junk food in the house so it was just a meat, veggie, and grain for most meals.
jenner says
The worst foods, which I loved at the time had to be twinkies and scooter pies!!!! You would never know today that I actually ate those things!
Jonna says
Being half Greek, I loved watermelon and feta cheese when I was young and even now. Now there are all sorts of salad combos using watermelon and feta which are fabulous.
I would so love to win a copy of this book.
Thanks for the chance!
Meghan says
When I was 3 my grandfather let me try a raw oyster and I’ve been hooked ever since!
I think I survived on bowls full of peanut butter and chocolate syrup mixed, fish sticks, pears and baby carrots dipped in ketchup (ew, I know) and plain couscous!
Sue says
My parents were never big on giving us “kid” food. I remember mom would make pan-seared rainbow trout. I was the only 7 pr 8 year old I ever knew who would dutifully cut the head off the cooked fish, and take all the bones out and then eat dinner.
Kerri says
I love brussel sprouts! Even as a kid, I always wanted them with dinner!
Now that I’m old, I eat ice cream every single day. Its my one thing I absolutly cannot live without (I’ve even ordered it at bars! ha!)
Kathy (Moving beyond perfection) says
I have always, always LOVEEED broccoli! 🙂
Oh yeah, and I forgot to comment how hilarious it was that the first thing you wrote when you got home was “only one dead bug so far!”
I HATe bugs too! On Sunday night, there was a spider on my ceiling and I needed to go to bed b/c I had work the next morning with a 6 am wakeup call, but I couldn’t reach the spider! Not to mention I’m so terrified of bugs. I had no one to help me though, and I was semi freaking out about the bug until I realized something. I could squish it with my swiffer!!! My swiffer was the perfect length to reach the ceiling and I love how the bottom is flat so it can just SQUASH it, rather than having the bug accidentalyl fall down, which would’ve freaked me out, esp. since my bed was right underneath. haha anyway, just had to add that I feel you on the bugs!
Shannon says
The grown up food that I’ve always liked ever since I was little was SARDINES!
Kelly says
I would love to win this!
Being very Irish, my favorite food as a child was corned beef and cabbage! I could not get enough! 🙂
D says
Artichokes. They are reall easy for a small kid to eat, once he/she has gotten a few front upper and bottom teeth. This was the case with both myself and my older brother.
Katie says
I have always loved lobster since I was about 1.5 years old…
Brianna says
I’ve always loved venison, ever since I was little it was one of my favorites. Esp. Venison Chili!
jennifer c says
beets! pickled, boiled, juiced. yes, my mom gave me beet juice in a bottle!
Jennifer says
Fish! Shrimp and lobster were my grown up foods.
Katie says
Even though I was an INCREDIBLY picky eater as a child, I would always eat spinach.
stephanie says
I eat very differently now than I did as a kid. I didn’t like any “grown-up” foods. Instead, I was rather fond of eating Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls for breakfast every day…
DD says
the worst kid food I would eat was chicken fingers and fries dipped in ranch dressing. Probably explains why I was a chubby little kid!
DLA in OKC says
Mmmmmmmmmm… fried chicken hearts and gizzards! Mom made a fried chicken every Sunday before we went to church, and I got to sneak the heart and gizzard. Still love them!
Jamie says
I always loved EVERY type of vegetable as a kid. It helped that my grandpa had a huge garden and the samples were always free!
Alicia says
Hmm….my worst “kid” food would have to be sugar cereal. My dad loved to snack on in and we consistently had 7-10 different kinds in the house. I loved Captain Crunch the most, but never buy it now.
As for adult food I was never a picky kid. I usually ate what my parents made, which was typically pasta or steak. I did (and still do) love olives though!
Kelly B. says
Coffee! I started drinking it at age 8, not because I particularly liked it- but because I figured out that if I had a cup of coffee after holiday meals & family gatherings, I could sit around and hang out with the adults instead of having to go play with my bratty younger cousins! My little brother is still mad at me that I figured that out, and he always got stuck entertaining the little ones 😉
The only drawback is that I’m kind of an addict now…
Cara says
Cabbage !!! I still love it sauted, raw, and most of all Cabbage rolls!
Shawnee says
Since I was a kid, I have always loved salsa, not just mild salsa, but spicey hot salsa. Oh, I’ve always been a sucker for steak and A-1 sauce too, pretty much since I’ve been able to chew.
Diana says
I always loved shellfish. And something other kids wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole – turnip!
adrianna says
i loooved everything vegetables since i was a kid, but in particular cabbage and lima beans!
unfortunately, it was counter-balanced w/ little debbie snack cakes galore 🙂
Jocelyn says
I always loved it when my parents cooked veal scallopine (similar to chicken piccatta) when I was a kid, even after I figured out what veal really was. And to this day, even though I don’t eat that much meat anymore, I will still happily eat my mom’s veal scallopine when she makes it!
Worst kid food was probably cheetos! I loved to lick all the orange cheeto crumbs off my fingers, lol!
Jessica says
As a kid I loved almost every vegetable and almost every kind of seafood, but the oddest thing i enjoyed for a kid was probably cow tongue, crab and lobster 😀
Kati says
Ugh. The worst kid food I used to eat was Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies. Loved those things!!! I think I would still enjoy one but never even think about buying them :>
Chrissy says
Worst kid food I lived on would have to be spaghetti-os, the kind with the franks in it! I think I ate it daily for a while.
april says
I used to love cauliflower!
Rachel says
I’m not sure if this is “grown up” but I have always loved spicy foods.
Libby says
I ate ice cream for breakfast until I was thirteen years old. And it was the bad kind of ice cream…pretty much the worst of its kind. Full of fat, giant chocolate chips and soooo high in calories-I cannot believe I didn’t weigh 800 pounds! When I turned thirteen and got hips, I figured eating ice cream every morning was not the best idea in the world. Now I only eat it once a month (but for dessert, not breakfast!).
Sandhiya says
most Indian kids are fed a combination of white rice, boiled lentils, carrots with a bit of clarified butter.. love it..I ate it for lunch even this weekend
http://sandhiyakrish.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-day-07-18-2009-what-or-so-what.html
Daria (Summer of the CSAs) says
You’re just a traveling fool!
I’ve always loved raw broccoli. Possibly because it always came with a side of creamy onion dip at our house. 🙂
Lizzy says
Shrimp Cocktail. Every christmas for as long as i can remember this was served, and i was known to devoure a huge plate! so yummy
Kathi says
I’ve always loved green olives!! When I was 8 years old I asked Santa (while sitting on his lap) to bring me a jar of green olives for Christmas and he did!!!
Chiara says
Brussels Sprouts. Have always eaten them.
Katherine says
I have loved beets since childhood, as soon as I learned to use a can opener I could be found sitting in the pantry eating them straight out of the can. While I wish I could still do that, I have progressed to putting them in a bowl or roasting the ones I get at the farmers market.
Amanda (My Summerizations) says
i loved honey bunches of oats–i called it “mommy’s cereal” because it was what my mom ate. i thought that was the actual name of the cereal for years!
Emma says
when I was a kid I was the pickiest eater ever – I lived on french fries and ketchup!
Whitney says
I lived off Pop Tarts until 17. It was then that I realized things had to change. 🙂 I still was known to consume them up until the last two years…what? Yeah, health was not a priority for me until my late teens.
Sarah says
I loved, loved, loved fruits and veggies growing up. I’d hardly ever touch meat and apparently I hated oatmeal (which is funny since I really enjoy it now). My mom used to make me so happy with a big plate of broccoli or strawberries.
Elizabeth says
Well, the “adult” food I’ve always loved–even as a little girl–is brussel sprouts!
I used to bring them to school for lunch every day in grade school, and my friends were shocked and repulsed! I thought they were the best things ever, especially because my mom roasted them and then topped them with parmesan cheese–YUM!!!!
I still love them. 🙂
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says
I’m not sure if I ever liked “grown up food” as a kid, but for 6 months I would ONLY eat fruit cocktail, apple juice, chicken noodle soup, saltines, and fruit roll-ups. I’m lucky I didn’t develop any nutritional deficiencies 🙂
Shan says
I actually loved escargot 🙂 I tried it once at a “fancy dinner” that my parents took us out to, now I hate them!
heatherfeather says
my mom kept some artwork from each year of elementary school and i still have a pop up page from 1st grade that has a one of a kind Crayola funny shaped green tree, my favorite vegetable – broccoli… although i used to drown it in velvetta! i still love it. 🙂
kraileen says
I’ve always like broccoli and the way the florets soak up whatever sauce they’re in. That book sounds like so much fun!
aisha says
Besides carrots as a child I did not like anything else remotely healthy, my most unhealthy thing I adored is poptarts, they really should not count as food at all.
Your breakfast looks so pretty with all the purple.
Mariel says
I’ve always liked bananas and most other fruits 🙂
WendyF says
I was raised in the Canal Zone and ever since I can remember loved the ceviche that my dad bought or made. The worst kid food that I still have cravings for once in awhile is Spagetti-o’s(old-school style with the meatballs) ,but instead of juice I pair it with a nice Chateau Neuf De Pap 🙂
Margie says
I have always loved okra (although I’ll admit it was usually fried) and beets!
Tara says
Does coffee count? I’ve loved coffee since I can remember. I wasn’t allowed to drink it until high school, but I loved the smell!
Erica says
Must feel so good to be home! Fabulous looking breakfast. I really want this book- I will end up running out and purchasing it if I don’t win!! I was SUPER picky when I was a kid and didn’t like very many “grown up” foods. Its funny for me to look back now because I used to hate beans. I would pick every single kidney bean out of my moms chili before I ate it haha. Now I eat beans almost every day and love them
Marie says
I have loved a huge bowl of romaine lettuce with EVOO, rice wine vinegar, and nutritional yeast sprinkled on top since I was 6 years old! I remember the first time my Aunt made it. My little sister and I ate all of her lettuce and begged for more!
Carol says
I have always loved vegetables (good thing since I became a vegetarian when I was a junior in high school), especially asparagus.
Emily (Healthy Fit Mama) says
I’ve always loved veggies…and the worst kid food I ate all the time: Toaster Strudels! YUCK! I don’t think I could choke one of those down now.
Brooke says
Probably the most grown up food I ate while growing up was my bowl of puffed rice in the mornings. I was such an unhealthy eater and this was the only cereal that I could agree on with my mom…I felt so cool to eat what she did. Yikes…no fiber at all and not filling. Sheesh…if I only knew then what I know now…..
Thanks for the giveaway!
Stephanie says
Well, I think most “grown-up” thing I enjoyed as a child was Coffee. My mom let us try it thinking that there would be no way we would like it, and my brother and I loved it! How many six year olds request coffee ice cream for their birthdays parties (more than 20 years ago, before coffee was “the” thing)?
Otherwise, I enjoyed lots of grown-up good – veal marsala, chicken paprika, etc. My parents were great about challenging my palate. 🙂
Sarah says
Apparently I really liked marinated mushrooms when I was a kid.
Who knows?!!
My daughter is two, and she eats all kinds of spicy food–curries and other Indian food, likes tabasco on things.
JT (the faux foodie girl) says
I loved seafood and red onions from as long as I can remember….seafood salad was my favorite and second favorite was spinach 🙂
I looked up the book on amazon and I definitely want to read it 🙂
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
omg i would love to win Too Many Cooks, it looks fantastic!
I’ve ALWAYS loved vegetables – still do 😉
Cindy says
You’re going to hate this but I’ve always loved onions! On anything savory.
Sarah says
I ate raw clams from a very young age–yum!
Amanda @ Cakes and Ale says
I was pretty good about eating veggies as a kid – I loved acorn squash especially! I also liked mussels and pretty much all fish from a very young age…
Christie @ Quit Your Diet says
Your breakfast is so pretty!
Oddly enough, I always loved Cracklin Oat Bran Cereal. I need to get some of that and see if I still like it!
Lisa says
I loved mac and cheese when I was young, and every so often I still indulge.
Anna says
I have always liked black tea!
Mellissa says
My favorite food when I was little was Turkey, Stuffing and Mashed Potatoes. My mom has this written in my baby book that I loved this at age 2!
Amy says
Artichokes! I have love love LOVED whole artichokes since I was like 5 and my mom made them for a dinner party. I asked to try part of one and I have loved them–cooked all different ways–since then!
Lindsay says
I’ve always loved shell fish. I begged my mom to make shrimp every time she asked me what I wanted for dinner. My parents were shocked when my brother came along and wouldn’t touch it.
haya says
caviar! though i refuse to eat it anymore because it is not particularly environmentally sustainable at all.
Kayla says
This book looks so awesome.
Hmmm, I wasn’t very daring with food as a kid. So the main kid food staple I (horribly) lived on was Mac and Cheese from the blue box. But it tastes horrible to me now.
Nina says
I have always liked fancy cheeses (the smellier the better), and i’ve also always liked brussel sprouts.
Heather (lilybeans) says
Best “grown-up” food would have to be turnips. And I am not going to lie, I enjoyed a lot of marshmellow fluff as a child.
That book looks like a great read!
~carolyn~ says
Pesto…being Italian and Catholic…every Friday during Lent that is what we ate and it was full of garlic…but I always loved it! Still do.
Susan says
Ooh, I really want to read that book! I was the only 10-year-old I knew that looooved hummus and vegepate sandwiches on pita bread. They’re still one of my favourites to this day!
Kristilyn says
I don’t think I started to like grown up foods until I was grown up! But my inner child still loves candy … and a lot of it!
That book looks great! 🙂
julie says
My mom and I used to have brie and figs and watch Saturday Night Live together. I have also been drinking coffee since a very young age because my father used to dunk toast with peanut butter in his coffee (trust me, it’s an acquired taste!). I thought that it was so cool that he did that. To this day, I take my coffee black, toast and PB optional.
Neena says
I have always loved eggplant! Strange, but true!
Emily says
Hi Kath! I’m so excited about this giveaway! 🙂
I think the best grown up food I enjoyed as a kid was spaghetti and clams – my mom would make it homemade all the time. The worst kid food would have to be my american cheese, mustard, and sweet pickle sandwiches. I loved them. It still kind of makes my mouth water… 🙂
Christina says
There’s a greek dish that’s made with fish eggs that I loved to eat as a kid, definately not typical kid-fare.
Jess M says
The most “grown-up” food I liked as a child was garlic! I would eat whole cloves– gross I know.
Lauren says
When my mom would go to the grocery store every Saturday, she would buy THREE cans of Planters Cheeseballs, to last me the week! That’s right…1 can every 2 days. If we were traveling on the weekend, she would buy an extra one or two for the drive. This went on for literally a decade!
I will never, ever eat a cheeseball again!
Alison says
I am embarrassed to say that I was a very picky eater as a kid, and I definitely didn’t eat any “grown up” food. Salads were iceburg lettuce, chinese noodles & ranch. Spaghetti was pasta with butter. Out to eat was pretty much chicken fingers. To this day, my mom is always so shocked to see what I eat (or will try!) – I love, love trying new foods & wish I had woken up & realized that way earlier!
Laura says
I absolutely LOVED beets! Everyone in my family, including my parents, thought it was the weirdest thing. I still love em though
Kayla B. says
My worst kid food was poptarts. I would eat them breakfast or snack. Sometimes even for lunch! Lol
brandi says
i have always loves steak, shrimp, and mushrooms. my parents thought it was so weird that I would get a bowl of sauteed mushrooms at the steak place or ask for steak and shrimp kabobs for birthday meals 🙂
Christin says
I always loved broccoli.
There are more things that I used to hate and now I love: asparagus, avocado, celery, prunes (the sterotype made them hard to eat!), hard boiled eggs, cauliflower…
Allie M. says
I loved broccoli!!!…and still do!
Leoh says
Well… I don’t know where to start…
As a kid, I loved andouillette, heart meat, bone marrow, snails and raw oysters… I guess growing up in France makes you love all kind of weird food.
the worst kid food eater I know is my husband. He survived college on cereal and milk. Literaly. He still does eat it for dinner when I am not around (along with whatever candy, chocolate or cookie he can find). When the cat’s away….
Katie Wilson says
I always have loved saurkraut. I grew up on homemade, being from a german family!
Chaley says
I loved green onions and tomatoes right out of the garden. Yummy!
Kerry says
I always liked turnip, the way my Irish grandmother made it for us. I didn’t realize until much later that so many people don’t care for it.
Sounds like a wonderful book!
Gina G says
I always loved coffee, brussel sprouts, shrimp, and crab! yum o!
worst food i liked was poptarts definetly!
truepenny says
Besides my penchant for peanut butter sandwiches (which still remains), I had fairly adult tastes as a kid. I didn’t like Kraft Dinner or cheap milk chocolate. To my parents’ chagrin, my taste was pretty expensive; everytime we went camping, I insisted they bring paté, smoked salmon and dark chocolate, while my sister demanded brie cheese. Not exactly your typical camping-with-kids fare!
I also love, love, loved (and still do) asparagus!
Andee (Runtolive) says
I’ve always loved oatmeal and porridge when all my friends wanted to eat mac n cheese, still do!
Tracy says
The worst food I lived off of was cold spaghetti o’s straight out of the can. I use to eat them every day for lunch when I was in high school. Yuck!
Valerie Rosburg says
I lived on cheerios and strawberries as a child, and they are still two of my favorite foods!
Jess says
The worst kid food I’ve heard of is hot dog soup. My boyfriend’s dad used to make this for him when he ran out of chicken or other meat to put in soup! 🙂
Kay says
One of my favourite foods as a kid was calamari. Strangely enough, I think I looked it more back then than I do now.
Rebecca says
Kraft Mac & Cheese is definitely the worst food I lived on as a kid. I’ve switched to Annie’s since. My mother told me that she tried to get my brothers and I to eat Annie’s when we were younger but we hated it! How weird is that! Now it’s the other way around.
Oh, and I’ve always loved broccoli and spinach! Yum!
ellie says
My all-time favourite food growing up was escargot (snails)- i used to get a kit every Christmas with a small can of the snails and a tube full of shells to make my own!
Jessica says
I’ve always loved shucked green beans that my grandmother grew out of her garden.
ModelBehavior says
I loved goat cheese as a kid, but strangely can’t stand the stuff now, so weird!
Great giveaway Kath!
Kate says
Frogs legs!!
As far as kid food, I loved Chocolate Malt o Meal with TONS of sugar, milk and margarine. and a few pieces of white toast to go with it. Thankfully I have grown up and into the world of oats 🙂
Thanks!
mama says
my sister and i used to live on velveeta shells and cheese!! still sounds appealing to me sometimes now too, lol but i know how nasty it really is!!
Stacie says
Unfortunately, I didn’t like anything very healthy until I got into my late teens. I remember living on Nestle drumsticks in the summers of my childhood and having a Snickers ice cream bar and a bag of chips for lunch every day in middle school! Pretty awful – luckily, my tastes have changed!!!
Samantha says
When I was little I loved sprimp cocktail…well I stilll do. Also I’m half mexican so I ate things like meneudo. The worst kid foods I ate were those snack pack puddings and happy meals!
Camille says
My sister and I thought Top Ramen was the best food ever invented. I still enjoy an occasional bowl to this day!
Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
Natalie M. says
I’ve always been a fan of okra, eggplant,and squash since I was young… abnormal for a kid to actually ask her parents to make okra since the slime factor and texture can make it undesirable… but I think my parents Southern upbringing had lots to do with it.
Allison says
The worst kid food I lived on was cereal. I still love it 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
I always loved steamed brussel sprouts. Nothing added… just plain! I actually still like them a lot! 🙂
Lisa says
I tried escargot once when i was about 4 and loved them. Must have been all that garlic butter! I’m sure i was unaware of what i was actually eating….
Kelsey says
i liked escargot, artichokes, sushi, and every vegetable since i can remember!
Julie says
To the disgust of my younger brothers, I’ve been a life-long greens lover – spinach, collards, beet greens, kale. So delicious!
Amanda says
HAHA I remember one summer I literally ate Bagel Bites for lunch every day. We got a gigantic box from Costco … thank god for my high metabolism as a child!!
I would LOVE to read that book!! Have you read Julie and Julia? That’s next on my to-read list!
Sarah says
Oh, the list is endless! My Dad is Israeli and my Mom is a gourmet cook, so I grew up eating:
assortment of olives
hummus
baba ganoush
Pesto
Artichokes (not just the hearts, the whole schebang!)
walnuts
…i could go on and on!
stacey says
I have liked asparagus since I tried it when I was 8.
Red Head, Yellow Dog says
my favorite food when I was little was broccolli…and gefilte fish. I know..everyone judges the gefilte fish (it’s gross, let’s be real) but for whatever reason I love it! makes me look forward to passover all year!
Ryane says
I love loved broccoli and ate it like crazy when I was growing up. I think I ate so much of it that I’m just done with it now.
Sally says
As a child I would have (if allowed) lived on peanut butter and banana sandwiches. And, frankly, I still could!
Jane says
have ALWAYS been an olive fan – green or black, out of the jar or the can. as a kid, i’d put the black olives (from a can – it was the ’80’s!) on the tips of my fingers and waggle them around before eating them. i never said i was normal!
Nicole says
I always have loved fruits and veggies! When I was really little I always preferred to have grapes, apple, carrots, or broccoli instead of all the chips other kids wanted!
Tricia says
I loved eating braised lamb shanks as a kid. My parents are big foodies and are always trying new and different things. Worst thing I ever had was probably tongue
Anna says
I ate a lot of sardines as a kid.
Keva says
I think my worst kid food would have to be chocolate frosted pop-tarts. I could go through an entire box of them in 2 days. I drank a lot of kool-aid too.
I think the strangest food I loved as a kid is probably Grape Nuts. I loved that cereal, and didn’t add extra sugar to it either, surprisingly. I don’t know many other 8 year olds that would!
KatieF says
When I was little I loved lima beans. And by loved, I mean that I actually requested them as a birthday dinner more than once. True story.
The worst food I loved was probably Froot Loops. And I’d be a liar if I said that I don’t still buy a box about once a year or so.
jen says
When I was about 5 or 6 my very favorite meal was shrimp cocktail, followed by medium rare strip steak and broccoli with bernaise sauce. I was very particular about the medium-rare piece and the bernaise sauce covering all the broc and for dipping the steak in. I remmeber ordering it out at my family’s then favorite restaurant Steve’s. I still love bernaise! Oh so bad, but oh so good.
Shannon says
shrimp cocktail – does that count? Love it!
Anne P says
Beets! My grandmother used to boil them for us straight from her garden. SO good.
Brie says
Spinach, yum! My favorite since I was little.
Amanda E. says
I have always loved broccoli!!!
Funky Lady says
Does fried okra count as a grown up food? Loved it as a kid!! Or how bout “okra goulash”? Loved that too as a kid, but now the thought of it totally grosses me out!
Deva says
I have loved both tofu and broccoli from a very very young age. Put tofu on some Health Nut bread with sprouts and a light smear of dressing (amy’s goddess or a dab of buttermilk) and you have a very happy me.
Kerrie says
I’ve loved lobster since I was a kid!
Heather says
I have always loved squash. Any kind and I would eat it up!
Becky says
When I was young sometimes we would just eat a mayonnaise sandwich. It sounds so gross now, but I remember it being so good back then.
KCK says
Escargot. Garlic, butter, what’s not to like?
Meredith says
The only vegetable I ever ate as a child was sweet potato. I ac tually ate so much of it that my skin (I’m very pale!) turned a soft shade of orange (carotenemia).
Still love the SPs now, although I try to mix them up with other veggies 🙂
Carol says
I loved beets, asparagus and artichokes as a kid (and still do). I eat them all raw or steamed depending on my mood.
Freya says
Remember Kid Cuisine? That was probably my worst kid food. Whenever I had a babysitter, my parents would let me have it… frozen mac ‘n cheese with a little brownie. All microwaved up… ick! I had a pretty broad palette, though… my other fave was shrimp cocktail!
Kelley says
I told my parents I wanted to be vegetarian when I was 6, so they fed me lima beans thinking I would hate them. They were wrong!
Nancy says
Liver and onions – I think I always enjoyed adult food – loved any type of fish also.
Allison says
I’ve always loved tomatoes! I would have them as a snack afterschool, and my mom would have to limit me because I would get canker sores! ha
Heather says
I don’t know if this qualifies as a grown up food, but one of my first understandable words was “cheese enchilada” and I loved them. I still remember how much I wanted them.
j says
Shrimp cocktail and brie. When I was two years old my grandmother and mother took me with them to a little gourmet grocery store. Grandma asked what I wanted and I replied “shrimp and brie.” A woman near us turned around and said “my, she has good taste!”
Kristi says
It took me becoming a “grown up” to finally like grown up food!! As a kid I lived on fish sticks and mac n cheese (and tons of ketchup of course)!
Holly says
i’ve always loved broc! but used to looooove little debbie swiss cake rolls….sooo bad but so good.
Mari says
I have always liked broccoli! It is still one of my favorites.
Tracy says
I loved artichokes from early on, probably because my mom new just how to cook them.
Danielle says
I’ve always loved broccoli too! And plain yogurt. Yum, yum, yum 🙂
Michelle says
Worst kid food was probably the Entenmann’s donuts! 😛 Yuck!
I’ve never minded potatoes or green beans 🙂
Hannah Hawley says
Growing up I was a pretty picky eater about some things, like onions, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, but loved seafood, brussel sprouts, oysters and cherry stones on the half shell.
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
I have always liked squid, clams, tomatoes, spinach (spinach sandwiches!!), and cottage cheese as long as I can remember.
We owned an ice cream stand when I was growing up, but we rarely had any junk food in the house. We lived on a small farm and grew a TON of vegetables.
Jenn
Rebekah says
I loved creamed spinach… still do!! My grandma made creamed spinach with blackened onions in it, and put it crepes. We had it every single time we went to my grandparent’s house. It’s been one of my favorite meals since.
I also loved all kinds of seafood — especially a big ol’ bucket of clams. Yummy.
Jess says
I was obsessed with whole grains as a child! I would only eat my PB and J on 11 grain and nut bread!
Sara says
I have always loved broccoli and brussel sprouts. Still my two favorite vegetables.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i always loved beets – got them in my salad at the steak house all the time!
Biz says
I’ve been waiting forever for my library to get that book in – pick me!
My mom routinely made us white bread open face sandwiches with bacon and mozzarella cheese under the broiler.
I don’t remember anything else being on the plate, no vegetable or fruit on the side – I just remember it was wonderful! 😀
MeredithLeigh says
I have always loved vegetables, including butter beans, carrots, and sweet potatoes. However, I always ate pop-tarts with butter for breakfast and snacked on “lunchables” and oatmeal cream pies.
Eleanor says
From a pretty young age, I liked all the vegetables kids aren’t “supposed” to like– broccoli, asparagus, etc.
Ada says
I have LOVED sushi since I was a little kid. I also really loved lobster:)
Emily says
I grew up on “grown-up” food. My Italian dad always cooked a lot of seafood: octopus, squid, eel. I loved it all (and it was the reason fish was the last thing to go when I effectively went vegan several years ago)!
Marcia says
I have always loved seafood. Even though it was a rare treat growing up, I loved it more and more every time we ate it 🙂
Leanne says
I enjoyed lobster and steamers from a very young age. Those books sound great – I will have to check them out.
Keri R. says
I have always loved Artichokes even as a little kid.
Alison says
I’ve been ogling that book everytime you’ve posted about it! I can’t think of an adult food I’ve always liked, but I definitely ate way too much buttered pasta as a kid.
Heather says
PEAS! I have always loved peas…
Rae says
Prunes. I was that kid who actually CHOSE them at lunch over chips!!! lol
Tay says
I’ve always like coffee flavored things. I’d always want a sip of my mom’s “mocah” (aka anything flavored coffee).
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
Love the mug! Breakfast looks delish too!
Have a great day, Kath!
abbie says
I have always loved steel cut oats. Even as a kid it was my breakfast of choice!
Melissa says
As a child, I loved to drink coffee. I didn’t add any milk or sugar to it either. I drank it black and I loved it that way.
Morgan says
Spinach, every fruit and vegetable imaginable, coffee (I used to drink “coffee milk”-milk with a splash of coffee). Oh, and carrots, i LOVED carrots and ate them constantly, it’s amazing I didn’t turn orange!
Bonnie says
I don’t know how much of an adult food it is, but I loved dates when I was little. All the kids would give me weird looks when I packed them for lunch in elementary school!
Melissa says
I have always loved spinach and lima beans!! MMM MMM! 🙂
Hannah says
Ever since I was little, I loved eating Parmesan cheese – we always freshly grated our own for pasta, and that was my favorite “kitchen chore,” so I could sneak lots of bites of it!
Kris10 says
I have loved artichokes since I was little. They’re so fun to eat!
Lacey says
I have always loved super spicy food, which everyone thought was odd when I was little 🙂
MLT says
I ate any and everything when I was little. One of my favorite snacks was slightly cooked (crunchy) broccoli and water chestnuts wrapped up in a tortilla. yum!
Katherine says
I was the only kid who loved Brussels sprouts and actually looked forward to them at thanksgiving! I have also always been a banana and oatmeal lover since the beginning of solid foods 🙂
Tara says
I loved brussel sprouts and asparagus as a kid. We weren’t big vegetable eaters in my house but I had them at a friend’s house and loved them!
Cara says
When I was little, I always ate whatever my Grandma ate. I never ordered–just always ate off of her plate. So, I guess I liked whatever adult food she ate!:)
Shannon says
Worst kid foods: sugary cereal, pop tarts, spaghetti with ketchup (weird, i know!). Can’t remember eating too many “grown up” foods but I loved eating carrots and pretending I was Bugs Bunny! : )
Gabrielle says
I LOVED and still absolutely love spinach! My favorite is a spinach tortilla/quiche with lots of onions and red peppers…delicious!
AshleyP says
I’ve always loved asparagus! It seems grown up to me because my little brothers hated it when we were young so it would just be me eating it with my mom and dad. I also lived on Tyson chicken fingers and mac and cheese, ugh.
Jenny says
The grown-up food i loved as a kid (and still do) is olives.
My cousins were always so grossed out by it but when they came over they made me get the jar out of the fridge and watched me eat the pimento in the olive and then the olive itself . . . and then of course came the expected “eww” noises.
i still don’t understand the weird entertainment factor of watching me eat olives, but as a four year old i really didnt care since it meant i got to eat olives 😉
crossing my fingers for the book . . . Thanks!
Tracy says
As a kid, I loved drinking V-8! I still like it, but I definitely don’t drink it as often as I did!!
Linda says
I’ve always liked all veggie dishes with brussel sprouts in them since childhood!
Caronae says
Favorite grown up food as a kid: mushrooms! It took me a long time to realize other kids didn’t like them!
Jennifer S says
all vegetables…i would ask my mom to pack me a salad for my recess snack 😛
Elizabeth says
I started drinking coffee at age 3 because my grandmother served it to my grandfather and me with pound cake after naptime.
Emily says
I have loved guacamole my WHOLE life!
Danielle W. says
I guess I’m proud to say that from a young age my mom instilled healthy eating habits to me. I grew up loving all types of fruits and vegetables. So much so, that I was a vegetarian from a very young age. I couldn’t stand meat until I got older!
Emily says
BEEF CARPACCIO! Now I rarely eat red meat, but I still kind of crave the stuff
Katie says
I loved liver and onions when I was young. Even the adults thought that was odd. I can’t even stand the smell now, but I don’t remember when that shifted.
Susan @ Nurse on the Run says
I don’t think I was ever hungry until I turned 18…in elementary school, I ate Honey Nut Cheerios, vanilla yogurt, apples, cucumbers, and milk.
Oh! And mustard sandwiches. Mustard on rye bread.
I’m so glad I’ve become a more diverse eater in my old age!
Amie says
I have always liked Brussels Sprouts. Yum!
marie says
I’ve always loved lobster–does that count as a grownup food?
I also loved Frosted Flakes when I was a kid. I’ve outgrown that one. 😉
Kim says
Tomatoes! Even in elementary school, my favorite snack was a whole tomato, sprinkled with salt and eaten like an apple.
Suzanne says
Lobster…my parents made the mistake of serving it to my brother and I young, and it stuck.
AnnQ says
Your Breakfast looks amazing! I’m so jealous. 🙂
Lisa says
Broccoli! The only way my mom could get me to eat was to call it “little trees.” “Can I have some more little trees, Mom, please?”
Katie says
Not sure if this is really grown up, but I still remember the first time I had scallops – I was 10, and with my aunt in Alexandria, VA. Worst kid food – every now and then I just crave some gummy worms!
Lisa M says
Looks like a GREAT book!
When I was young, my aunt used to make Green Toast (ripe avocado spread on a piece of toast).
Katie B says
I have loved crabcakes my entire life. Growing up in Baltimore most kids my age would be ordering grilled cheese or hot dogs. I would ALWAYS want a crabcake and a salad.
Marissa says
I loved broccoli from a young age. My husband hardly knew what it was until we got married and I started cooking (healthy) for him last year!
Liz says
I’ve loved brussel sprouts since I was a child. This sounds odd, but I’ve actually fought to get the last brussle sprouts=)
Amy says
I have always loved spinach, broccoli, cottage cheese and shrimp…but I miss Rice Krispie Treats Cereal- what happened to that??!
Elizabeth says
I was never a picky eater as a child and ate pretty much all fruits and vegetables. My favorites were mushrooms, asparagus, tomatoes, spinach, kiwi, and cherries. The book sounds wonderful I have ready so many great reviews about it!
Christina says
I ate fish sticks almost everyday for lunch, my mom thinking they are good for you because contains fish. Nothing about a piece of fried, breaded piece of fish is good for you at any age!
Molly says
I’ve aaaalways loved sushi and pea soup. But I think the weirdest grown up food I loved when I was little was caviar. My waspy grandparents would give it to me and not my parents, probably just to drive them crazy.
Carrie says
My dad and I have always been fans of very spicy foods. He’d have to cook mild meals to accommodate my mom and brother, and then he and I would put a spice rack’s worth of jars between our place settings so we could “fix” our own bowls. 😉
Rebekah says
Mine was broccoli, in any way, shape, or form. It’s still on of my favorite foods.
BTW, I’ve been trying to locate this book in all of my local bookstores and they are sold out! Must be a good book!
Nikole says
Brussel Sprouts have always been my favorite vegetable. I love all things”cabbage”. My parents used to joke that I hate onions but would eat anything green…still will.
HeatherBakes says
I always loved ALL veggies, even as a kid- especially broccoli. I actually think I liked it better then than I do now.
The books look great!
Shelley B says
Grown up food: Scotch and Sodas (sips from my beloved Grandmother’s drink – loved the taste, what can I say?!?)
Kid food: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese – even though it’s been at least a year since I’ve had it, I’ll bet I could eat an entire box if I made it. Which I will not do. 🙂
britt says
seafood has always been a big love of mine. i know a lot of kids don’t seem to like it but shrimp, lobster, and especially raw oysters have always been some of my favorite foods!
i’ve heard a lot of great things about that book!
Stacy says
I have always demolished brocolli like it is going out of style. I was never the kid that would try to feed it to the dog, I was the kid offering to take it from the rest of the kids!
Nicole (the other one) says
Sardines…straight out of the can!
Diane says
I was the kid that refused to eat mac & cheese, but would eat an entire bowl of brussel sprouts or a plate of celery. I’ve liked almost all vegetables since I was little.
Katie D. says
I have loved asparagus since I was a child! The book looks like a great read.
Melissa says
Can’t really think of a grown up food that I loved. But how about Lucky Charms for the worst kid food. Gulp…
Brynn says
I have a picture of me when I was 4 with a class project that listed clams as my favorite food. That didn’t last too long though and I only recently started liking them again even though I LOVE other seafood.
Katharina says
I love your funky bowl of oats!!!
I always loved my vegetables. My favorite food for awhile was carrots and lettuce (I believe I had some weird affinity with rabbits or something). My mom said I also reeeeally loved spinach and butternut squash soup. Plus living in Germany… I guess most of what people eat there are whole foods so is that grown up food?
Lizzie says
I have loved champagne since I was in elementary school. My grandma let me have a glass mixed with iced tea at a wedding once and it has been my favourite ever since! It was also the only alcohol I had on my 21st.
Janelle says
When I was a kid I would coat everything in wheat germ – not sure what was up with that, since I don’t find it all the tasty now!
Priyanka says
As a kid no one is allowed Coffee or Tea and I wanted them the most!!! My Mom would mix a small qty in my tall glass of milk and it gave me an illusion of drinking Tea/ Coffee!
Katie B. says
I have always loved crabcakes. Growing up in Baltimore, most kids would be ordering grilled cheese or hot dogs… I would be asking my Mom if it was ok to order a crabcake and a side salad. Crabcakes continue to be one of my favorite lunch or dinner option today.
andrea says
I’ve loved shrimp since I was very little. My mom said I used to beg for shrimp cocktail when I was two years old.
Still love it!
Katherine says
I have been obsessed with black olives since I was 2 years old!! I used to pick them out of my mom’s salads : )
Ilene says
I loveddd hummus! And broccoli haha(:
Brittany says
I loved sushi all my life and I love love cereal as well. And I still watch hocos pocos with a bowl of cereal of course.
living2thetruth says
I have always been a fan of brussel sprouts, even when I was a little tyke!
KatieTX says
I have always loved pickles and olives. It runs in the family…I have been eating them since I was 2!
Jessica says
i’ve always loved my broccoli “trees” : )
Meghan says
Loved brussel sprouts, Lima beans and liverwurst (which I now find disgusting!).
haley says
I always liked boiled eggs, green beans, and squash as a child. Maybe these aren’t grown-up foods, but I know my brother and sister despised them.
Liza says
I started my love for veggies and fruits very early on! I actually would opt for a plate of strawberries rather than ice cream–sorta strange for a 5 year old!
Sami says
Basically every food!
Blue Cheese
Fish
Spinach
Mushrooms
Katie says
I don’t know if this is a “kid” food, but I loved mayonnaise, and so my mom used to put mayo on banana slices and then sprinkle them with corn flakes. Ick.
Nadine says
As soon as i learned to cook mac n’ cheese from the blue box (around 12 w/ parent supervision) I was hooked!
Leading Lady Lis says
when I was a kid I was supremely unpicky. I ate anything even when I had tried it before and didn’t like it I always wanted to try it again because someone told me that if you try something enough you’ll eventually like it. It worked for me and tomatoes! Hope my little girl is so unpicky!
LeeAnn says
The adult food that I liked from a young age (before I had teeth!) is also probably one of the worst foods I ate as well: fried okra!
kate says
I was making myself salads since before I was 10! Have always loved em.
Elizabeth says
When I was a kid, my favorite sandwich was cucumbers, sprouts, and cream cheese on whole wheat bread.
Kathleen says
I have always loved stuffed olives since I was a kid…my dad used to incorporate them in a lot of dishes and they also were great as a snack! Still love them!!!
Katie says
I’d say it was veggies! I remember eating (and enjoying) beets and cabbage as kid! YUM!
Susan says
Broccoli!
Nicole says
my favorite food as a child was prime rib sandwiches…my dad was a chef in a fancy restaurant, so i ate them a lot. i couldnt understand why other kids at pb&j or turkey..i wouldnt touch the stuff. made for awkward times when i went to friends houses asking their parents for a prime rib sandwich…
Helen says
I don’t remember ever NOT liking many foods. I grew up with adventurous eaters, so instead of pizza takeout on weekends I grew up eating Thia and Indian dishes. I remember having my friends over one weekend and they were disgusted, lol!
I liked kid food too though. Especially cream cheese and jelly sandwiches or wonder bread dipped in ranch 🙂
Erin says
When I was a kid I hated so much “kid” food. I LOVED salad and almost every raw veggie I tried. Instead of a sandwich, I’d eat salad. At a restaurant, i’d order salad. It literally was my favorite thing to eat. It may not be real “grown up” food, but for a 6 year old, it’s pretty bizarre.
Becca says
I have always loved any kind of fish, my mom said when I was little I would BEG her to make me fish prepared with pesto – something my two sisters definitely did NOT enjoy!
kitchenbelle says
Bake stuffed lobster!
Aimee says
I put this book on my Amazon wish list but would love to win it! I guess I have always loved veggies as a kid, if that can be considered grown up!
Danielle says
I’ve always loved broccoli and peas (sad that it’s considered an “adult” food!)
G. says
ha! I actually had to grow up a *lot* to learn the value of good food. My first time in college, I went to design school, and I was up all hours. I lived on Pepperidge Farm Cookies, ice cream, and the horrific coffee from our cafeteria. Taking a quote from Castle, that coffee was like “A monkey peed in battery acid.” But it kept me going. And I never gained a pound, which is insanely hilarious since getting the right nutrition and working out are like my 2 PT jobs now. 🙂
Lee says
I think my favourite adult food growing up was shellfish — lobster, crab legs, and shrimp. We didn’t have it very often, although I asked often enough!
My worst kid food? Roll-ups of mock chicken lunch meat (yes … mock chicken!) and a slice of processed cheese.
Debbie says
The “grown up” food I had as a child and have loved ever since is tofu! 🙂
Katie says
I loved all kinds of veggies-broccoli, beets, beans, cauliflower…you name it! I think I went through a phase of “not liking” them anymore but I think that was upon realizing that most kids don’t actually like those foods. (Of course now I LOVE them again!) I also used to ask for sips of my mom’s coffee. She always said no but sometimes would let me have the last “drop” from the bottom of the mug. 🙂
Meagan says
I’ve always loved dark chocolate… case in point- when I was a baby I got into the pantry and ate bakeing cocoa from the box. Nice and bitter!!
kristin says
i never liked meat and ALWAYS loved my veggies as a kid 🙂
Lindsey says
Beets, I used to eat them all the time when I was a kid. That was my favorite afterschool snack too! I still love them. YUM!
MKM says
My favorite adult food as a kid was broccoli! I couldn’t get enough of the stuff;
The worst kid food would have to be oreos or french fries; thankfully my parents limited my intake! 🙂
Gen says
I grew up on tofu! I always preferred to eat it over any kind of meat, still do!
maren says
the kid food i was stuck on was definitely kraft mac n cheese, chili cheese fritos, and fresca!!! sad but true
Whitney says
Using chopsticks to eat vietnamese food when I was 3. I’m not vietnamese so I guess this is sorta “adult” like.
Grace says
I loved Grape Nuts as a kid– weird, but better than being obsessed with Fruit Loops 🙂
Dale says
I don’t think I liked a single “adult” food until I was in my 20’s! Or at least my teens… When I was a kid I pretty much lived on PB&J and Juicy Juice! (A combo I still break out occassionally!)
Faith says
LOVE the mug, how cute!
I’ve always loved brussels sprouts!
Jennifer says
i’ve loved stinky cheese ever since i was a kid.
Rachel says
I have always LOVED brussels sprouts!
Kels says
I have always liked oatmeal, not sure of that
counts as a grown up food, but I know my friends always thought it was so gross! We called it “daddy’s cereal’ in my house, since my dad ate it every morning!
Kaye says
I’ve always loved eggplant! I don’t know that it’s ‘grownup’, but no matter. I <3 eggplant!
Stephanie says
Definitely mushrooms. Even as a little kid, I craved sauteed mushrooms!
Dayna says
Not too sure if this is considered a “kid food”, but when I was a kid I lived off of chili-mac (boxed mac and cheese with a can of chili added), and top ramen. I look back and wonder how I was able to eat that all the time and actually enjoy it. Hmmmm
Have a great day!
staci says
i loved mashed potatoes with sauerkraut mixed in! but i always, always ate spaghettio’s with franks for lunch. EW!
Christina says
The worst food I lived on as a kid…..When I was young I was always really skinny, so the doctors told my mom to give me Carnation Instant Breakfast like three times a day! I got addicted to it!
Denise says
I would love a copy of the book. I am always looking for new ideas to get my 3 kids to eat healthy foods. Thanks for the chance to win it.
As kids we loved to put butter on Saltines and mayo on garden fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
Donna says
As a kid I always loved veggies, especially broccoli and peas (not together though!). The worst kid food I was hooked on was definately McDonald’s French Fries with BBQ sauce…not ketchup!
Love your blog and your style of writing, thanks for sharing your days with us!!!
Katie says
I liked most vegetables and nearly all fruit as a kid – especially broccoli, since I thought I was eating mini-trees!
Thanks!
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) says
Ooh, I would love that book. Let’s see, this is going to sound super weird, but when I was little my grandpa would always used one of those fake butter sprays for his food because he has a bad heart and was avoiding real butter/cholesterol, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I started spraying it on everything you would think to put butter on (toast, baked potatoes) because I wanted to be like him and spray my butter. 😉
Kath- just wondering, but what is the significance of the 26? I seem to have missed that..
Erin says
I have always loved beets and started to eat shrimp at a very young age. But I’ve grown into an adult that will try just about anything!
Coralee says
Watercress. One memorable meal my parents ordered a seafood dish for me and all I ate was the watercress garnish. They still tell that story!
Sara says
I have always liked tofu!
Rachel says
Woohoo, that looks like a great book!
This isn’t exactly grown-up food, but I just started liking oatmeal again after seeing it all over the blogs for so long – but I LOVED it when I was little! My mom has a story that one day she decided to give me as many bowls as I asked for and it was some ridiculously big number for a toddler or whatever I was. Then I was oatmeal-free from probably age 8 to age 23! What a loss! Ha.
Stonesmama says
I have always loved most vegetables, but simply ADORED Rutebegas. I could eat them by the plateful as a child.
Diana says
I always loved broccoli! With cheese sauce of course! haha!
Diana
Marita says
Spinach!! I used to beg my mom to make me steamed spinach when I was little and I still love it.
Kristen K says
My grown-up food when I was little was puffed wheat cereal – I saw my Grandpa eating it all the time and got hooked!
Laura E says
I always used to eat a big steak for supper when I was little and it seems like no little kids in my family now will even take one bite!
Kate says
I absolutely loved green beans as a kid. My grandpa would take them away from me at the table and kid me that I was going to turn green.
Meryl says
I have been reading your blog for over a year and this is my first time commenting…. Anyhow, this isn’t really just a grown up food but as a kid I love apples over any kind of sweet. I also never liked the taste of any of the processed sweets like ho ho’s and twinkies. Happy travels. Meryl
Caity says
steamers! i think i was the only 4 year old in the world who loved steamed clams (and i still love ’em!)
Meg C. says
Calamari and fried clams! And I love them both to this day.
Evonne says
My secret shame throughout my childhood was that the only component I ate of the lunch my mom lovingly packed for me was the dessert (usually a homemade cookie.) The rest of it – sandwich, carrots, apple, chips- went to the other kids at my table or (this is the worst!) the garbage. I still feel guilty, but what can I say? I’ve always favored sweets!
Emily says
I have always loved super hot spicy salsa!!
Would love to win the book, esp. since her name is EMILY too! 😉
Melissa says
My favorite “grown up food” I have had throughout my life and LOVED is my grandmothers rum cake! Oh she has this cake recipe down to a science and I enjoy every fattening bite when I visit her. I can remember my dad packing a little sliver in my lunch as a kid whenever we came back from her house and everyone at the lunch table looking at me like, “Did your dad really pack rum cake in your lunch box?!?” : )
Mallory says
alas, i was that “weird girl” who loovvvved brussels sprouts 🙂
Liz says
I LOVED LOVED LOVED goat cheese and brie when I was younger, but I also ate a lot of Ramen Noodles (worst kid food). We would crush up the dry noodles, put the flavour packet in, shake, and eat…now the amount of sodium is enough to scare me! I would love to read that book!
Beth @ CrossBorderCravings says
I’ve always loved mushrooms, even when I was a little kid!! I would love to win that book and the book about being in your 20’s sounds like something I would love to read!
Rebecca says
Hi Kath,
It looks like you have had some exciting travels recently 🙂
I always loved artichokes dipped in melted butter…
Have a great day!
Suzanne says
worst kid food that I loved: Ham and Cheese Sandwiches on white wonder bread crammed with a handful of Doritos. LOVED it.
MarathonVal says
When I was little, I loved expensive food – steak and lobster, which is funny since now I’m a vegetarian – and I also loved dolmades (Greek stuff grape leaves) which is kind of a weird food for a kid to like!
Jess says
I remember always being annoyed that the kid menus had such unappealing items on them! I have always loved proscuitto. It was good plain, but even better in fettucine alfredo with young peas and cream sauce.
Janet says
I had a very unsophisticated palate as a child – I pretty much lived on Chef Boyardee, fish sticks, and macaroni and cheese!
The only grownup-ish thing I loved were pickles – especially half sour pickles. I’d eat the entire jar in a sitting!
Megan says
I loved mussels with tomato sauce, even though my sisters were grossed out by the thought of “eating sea shells”
Rhapsody says
I really liked fish — broiled with a bit of salt and pepper. Mmm! I guess the worst kid food was all those sugary cereals, which I can’t stand anymore!
Evan Thomas says
Black olives
Kate says
I’ve always loved fruit and vegetables. When I was 11, my grandmother tried to have an “intervention” with me about how I was turning orange from eating too many carrots. What kid eats too many vegetables?
Edytka says
I loved liver and onions as a kid!
Laura says
I ate tons of fruit as a kid…mangos, pears, cantelope – I loved it all!
Patty M. says
I loved lobster – adored it! My Mom thought it was amusing.
Angharad says
ugh I was a gross little kid! I lived on Coco Puffs and would eat white bread and ketchup sandwiches! Yuck!
Julie says
I have always loved shellfish…
a favorite kid food was definitely kraft mac and cheese…I still get my fix every once in awhile (but with annie’s organic now!)
Mai says
I liked mushrooms as a kid. Thought they were the perfect vegetarian food when I was playing with being vegetarian. I’m vegetarian now but I still love mushrooms!
Liz says
My mom never let these into our kitchen… but I lived for Spaghetti O’s when I was staying over at my cousins house.
Jess says
I was the pickiest kid ever. I wouldn’t eat a thing, yet alone a “grown up” food. I eat everything now and love trying new foods–go figure. Can I be entered anyway!? I really want to read that book.
Jen says
Avocados – Yum!!!
Krista says
The most adult food I ate as a kid was asparagus and calamari!
Jess says
As a kid, I loved sardines and brussel sprouts. One of my family’s favorite stories is how I chose sardines and crackers over vanilla ice cream for dessert when I was three.
Amy C says
I have always loved coffee. I remember dipping cookies into my grandparents’ coffee when I was just a toddler. The worst foods were probably poptarts or toaster strudels.
Kelly says
While a picky eater as a kid, I always loved broccoli. It was my favorite veggie.
kelly says
oh geez, everytime we went out to dinner til like 6th grade I ate chicken fingers with tarter sauce (what?) and french fries with blue cheese or ranch, talk about a heart attack, I can’t believe my parents let me eat that, I can’t even imagine any of those foods now!
Nanette says
I’ve always loved asparagus! When the rest of the family was busy with other things my mom and I would treat ourselves to a dinner that included asparagus because no one else like it! YUM!
Kathy W. says
I was a big fan of roquefort blue cheese dressing as a little kid!
Rachel A says
I loved olives of all types as a kid, and I loved spicy stuff. I would literally drink hot sauce.
Cara says
I loved artichokes as a kid (and still do)! I always felt very grown-up knowing how to slide the leaves through your teeth to get the good part of the ‘choke. Mmmmm…..
lisa says
That book looks adorable! And I should go on the hunt for the book about your 20s as well!!
My gosh, I’ve always loved ‘adult foods’…I’ve loved broccoli, cauliflower, etc.. all my life!
Chloe (Naturally Frugal) says
Sushi! My parents introduced it to all 3 of us and we were hooked. It took me a bit to add wasabi, but now I love it and am so glad that my parents bombarded us with different foods.
Rachel Rizzuto says
Thanks for the contest!
I’ve always loved red bell peppers. I still can’t get enough of them!!!
Lauren says
I’ve always loved alfalfa sprouts and broccoli! 🙂
RachelR says
Thanks for the contest! The book sounds great and I would love to read it.
I’ve always loved red bell peppers. I still can’t get enough of them!!!
RachelR says
sorry, I accidentally posted two comments! 🙁
pols says
LOVED meatloaf. My momma put lots of ritz crackers and KETCHUP in it… plus I lived on a beef farm, so we like had beef EVERY DAY. oh my……….
I also lived on Hostess cupcakes, fruit pies, twinkies and bowls of ice cream with CHIPS crushed on top. Heavens to betsy!! My mom was a GREAT cook, but we had a LOT Of junk all the time to fill in the gaps. 😉 Good thing I had a great metabolism!!!! 😀 Love you, Kath!!! XOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOOXOXO
junghwa says
i was TOO picky when I was a kid. BUT I’ve always LOVED fresh fruits! I have always loved apple.
Emma says
I’ve always liked smoked fish, particularly on bagels w/cream cheese, tomato (though, not when I was a kid), and red onion. Mmmm, delicious!
I wasn’t allowed much junk food, but my absolute FAVORITE was Jax Cheese Curls. I think they were made with “real” cheese, which was the only reason my mom would buy them. Every Friday night, I would eat a bowl with a Coke while I watched TGIF. Every 8-year-olds’ dream.
Donna says
OMG. my mother and I had a dicussion about this the other day about my eating habits as a child….
She says I ate A LOT OF SPINACH and MILK! (whoo hoo) She says it is no wonder you have such strong bones.. (never broke one)!
I was never a picky eater. I was good. I ate my veggies!
Thanks for the Giveaway Kath!
JohannaB says
I loved brussels spouts, grapefruit and shrimp (not together). Your mug is kewl.
nicole- chasing blue says
I have always loved Lima beans! I remember being little and being the only kid I knew that liked them.
Ellen says
ironically, even though i was a picky kid, i’ve always LOVED onions. i would steal slices from my mom while she was cutting them up for dinner and eat the raw. i would only eat eggs if they were scrambled with sauteed onions in them!
Eve says
I loved beets & brussels sprouts!
ri'chele says
I loved raw corn and raw peas. Growing up in SoCal we had farm stands in the country. Guess mom and dad were locavores.
katey says
I practically lived on dairy queen blizzards. ew right? hahaha
Marie says
definitely ate a LOT of lucky charms, pixie stix, grape kool-aid, giant soft pretzels, etc…
however, lots of fresh fruit my whole life as well!
sue says
i’ve always loved seafood! mussels, clams, shrimp, crab, fish…yum!
Alissa says
Would love to win this book, I’ve tried to rent it at the library but it’s been out!
When I was little I used to eat sushi with my parents, my mom said I liked it at 3!! lol 🙂
Sarah says
I lived off of instant mashed potatoes. I even wrote a “recipe” in kindergarten for mashed potatoes the consisted of pouring the potato flakes into the boiling milk/water! Actually kind of sad now that I think about it!
Nicole says
My senior year of college I pretty much survived on Rice Krispie bars. I ate them breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once my pan would run out, I would simply make more!!
TaraJ says
I was a horrible eater as a child, and actually wouldn’t eat anything other than mac & cheese and hot dogs…lol. My how our palates change as we age – now I’ll eat anything.
Kate says
I’ve always loved crab legs!
Mel @ She Runs Brooklyn says
When I was a kid I used to eat escargot (snails!). Can you imagine?? Thanks dad!
Casey says
I was not a picky kid, and basically ate anything! Plenty of veggies!
Gross kid food? My sister and I used o make a dip with mayo mustard and ketchup, and use cheetos to eat it!!! Gross! Hamburger grosses me out too – except the Amy’s Organic brand I’m dying to try!
Stephanie says
Favorite kid food that I still love today-homemade Mac and Cheese and an adult food that I ate as a kid- gnocchi.
Laura says
I’ve always loved asparagus! At 5 no other kids were eating it, but I thought it was great.
Sayer says
The most adult food that I loved as a little kid was spinach! I would always beg for it, fresh from our garden, with vinegar sprinkled on top.
The Healthy Hostess says
I have always loved broccoli!
🙂
sonia says
I ate a lot of veggies as a kid and spicy food as well. My favorite – spinach and fenugreek. I still cannot to this day eat snake gourd (found in Asia only – TG).
Elise says
I loved butter when I was little. In fact, my younger brother and I used to eat butter straight from the container. How horrible, right?!
Kelly says
I love all vegtables from an early age. Kinda weird, but I always made my Mom and Grandma happy when I ate all my veggies! What a great giveaway!
Brynne says
I’ve always loved shrimp, beets, and carrots! My mom said that when I was a baby my skin started to develop a slight orange tinge to it …
Cassie says
I LOVED artichokes as a kid…my mom used to pack them in my lunch and my friends thought they were just the most disgusting thing in the world but I loved them anyway and I still do!
Adriane A says
I have always loved asparagus, even from a young age. Now that I am thinking about it, I can’t even remember a vegetable that I wouldn’t eat as a kid.
Catherine says
I have always loved REALLY spicy foods since I was a youngin’ 🙂
Dina says
My mom always tells me I liked to eat veggies, fruit, chicken — but they couldn’t convince me to try pie or pizza!
elaine w. says
I’ve loved tofu ever since I was a kid! The worst part would be when I squished an entire block of tofu in my hand and then eat it like that. Luckily, that particular hobby didn’t stick with me into my adult years.
Melissa G says
I always love parsley and lettuce- plain. When I was little, me and my Mom would sit there and snack on romaine lettuce leaves together.. it was such a weird bonding time for us.
snacksgiving says
I loved tea..well I still do. I need my 2 cups everyday!
Michelle Hisae says
I’ve always loved ethnic foods. Most kids stayed away from them, but I couldn’t get enough of that spice!
Kristen says
I always ate asparagus and broccoli as a kid with gusto!
bummble says
Paté!
My parents took me to France when I was almost one year old (born in August), and suddenly I decided I didn’t want breastmilk anymore, or that silly babyfood in jars.
The only thing they could get me to eat was French bread, and paté – liver paté, mostly.
I still like it a lot!
kristin point says
i love fillet mignon when i was a kid! i called it fillet mignon-a though haha.
Andrea [bella eats] says
I’ve always been a HUGE fan of greens – kale, collards you name them, I ate them! Also, okra. LOVED it as a little girl!
I hope I win! 🙂
Caroline says
I have always loved calamari! I’m not sure how my family got me to try eating squid when I was young, but it sure is tasty!
Jess. says
i used to eat green onions raw when i was little. i just loved them. kids never like onions (neither do some adults lol 😉 i was an odd one!
ttfn300 says
when i was very young, I LOVED fish, which all the adults thought was weird 🙂
kh says
kid food = kraft mac and cheese, until about 2 years ago!!
Pam says
Chocolate, but now it has to be dark choc!
www.alovefornewrecipes.blogspot.com
Kate says
I loved all seafood.
I used to eat mushrooms out of the can, and loved that chow mein in a can. eeewww!
katie says
My mom and I used to eat canned oysters and eel with a sleeve of crackers for snacks or a meal. My brother and sister thought we were nuts! I also loved sushi from a young age and requested it for every birthday dinner. Green tea ice cream!!! The best!
Stephanie says
Fried green tomatoes! My grandpa would cook them and make me eat them when I was little – I cried at the table many hours as a child b/c I didn’t want to try them. Finally one time I tried them and couldn’t get enough of them – I love them today thanks for my Grandpa.
Maggie says
I loved Brussels sprouts!
Morgan says
I’ve always loved fruits and veggies. I know that seems odd, but we were very poor and didn’t have any fruits and veggies for weeks on end. We lived on PB on toast.
That being said I’ve always loved the foods that kids don’t like: Brussel Sprouts, Asparagus, Beets…..ect.
Jen Papaya says
I ate EVERYTHING as a kid, probably the best example is olives…i think every kid hates olives! but I loved them!
Amy says
I LOVED salads as a kid. When my family would go out to the local piza place, I would always order salad. My parents had to bribe me to even take a bite of pizza. Other parents were always in awe.
Hannah says
I was fed tofu as a baby and apparently it was my absolute favorite food. I still eat it all the time!
Also, I am a Chicago reader, so let me know if you finalize a time for the get together – I’d love the opportunity to actually meet you!
faith says
i think i was one of the few children who got hummus and veggie sandwiches with sprouts (and loved them) and knew what jicama was 🙂 my mom always kept pretty healthy stuff around and could make chicken into anything :p this book looks great!
emily says
the little kid food I live off of is boxes of macaroni and cheese! when you fancy it up with veggies and canned tuna or salmon it actually becomes a pretty (cheap!) grown up meal.
Naners says
I have always loved my mom’s spinach pie! It is VERY green but I still gobbled it up.
Rebeca says
Omigosh my (crazy) grandmother used to let me drink coffee when I was at her house… she lived in a different country though so it was only a few times a yr but still YUM
Steph says
according to my mom, i was OBSESSED with cocktail shrimp when i was younger. at any party that she took me to, i would sit my self down infront of the shrimp and go to town!
Savannah says
I as SOO picky as a kid… all I’d eat was kraft macaroni and cheese (had to be kraft!) and cheese sandwiches with the crust cut off.
It’s pretty crazy that now I’m the most explorative as far as food goes in my family (within vegetarian limits, that is 🙂
Sara says
A food I have always LOVED (since age 4) is escargot! Yum! Yum!
Alison says
I have always loved roasted brussel sprouts and all the kids in my family always made fun of me cause they thought they were icky. And apparently I used to eat onions like apples when I was really little. I don’t remember this and DEFINITELY would not do this now haha.
Kaye says
The worst kid food that I lived on and STILL like is Kraft Mac and Cheese…the blue box! What a great giveaway 🙂
Amanda says
Ive always loved spinach
rachel says
Breakfast at my health-conscious grandma’s house always involved the most delicious toast–yes, toast. Even as a kid I was trying to figure out how toast could be that special, but as I grew older realized that it was whole wheat toast, which made all the difference!
Meagan says
I really liked fish (especially salmon) and most vegetables even as a child, but I also loved any kind of the Little Debbie snack cakes!
Michelle says
my favorite worst kid food was twinkies!
Jess says
I’ve always loved brussels sprouts – I crave them if I don’t eat them often enough!
Monica says
Pate! My love for this goes back to the age of 8. Particularly when paired with extra sharp chedder cheese and some fresh bagette
Lauren says
I’ve always loved extremely spicy food. When I was little, my parents used to feed me jalapenos as party entertainment – sounds cruel, but I seriously have always been addicted to spicy heat!
Shannon says
I always loved Brussels sprouts–even the boiled ones! Now that I’m a grown-up, I eat them roasted with EVOO, pepper, and sea salt…mmm…
Run Niki Run says
The worst food I ever loved were definitely ramen noodles! I ate waaayyy too many during college…
Mel says
Kraft Mac and Cheese — I didn’t love it, but we ate a lot of it growing up — yuck…my sisters still love it, but I turn my nose up at it.
Jessica says
mmmmmmm that looks soooo yummy! i love blueish breakfasts. they are awesome!
-muffy
Sara says
I have always loved asparagus! My parens used to tell me it was green beans, and I would dip it in ketchup…
Madison says
my favorite food has been raw bar since I was 8… as in raw oysters and little necks served with cocktail sauce and lemon juice. I’ve always loved calamari, pesto sauce, and beets to name a few other foods that my friends always found weird. I wasn’t allowed to eat junk food so I actually bribed friends to bring me extra fruit rollups in their lunch boxes!! lol
Tasha says
Definitely Extra sharp cheddar and liverwerst (is that even how you spell it?)
JessicaPetty says
Lox…I think I thought it was bacon! haha
Danielle says
I don’t really have a food that I can think of that I eat that my mom labeled as a “grown up” food. She just encouraged us to eat whatever she made. Although people always found it hilarious when my brothers and I chowed down on seafoods like scallops and clams when all my cousins would turn up their nose and prefer a grilled cheese or hot dogs.
jess says
i always liked feta cheese!
Julia C says
asparagus… always loved them!
Jessica says
I pretty much survived on cottage cheese and green olives (not together) when I was a kid. Luckily things have changed since then!
rachel says
i loved grape nuts cereal as a kid…i loved how it was so crunchy!
Rosalie says
I was such an unpicky child eater growing up… I never loved any weird grown-up food, but I heartily ate all my vegetables at every meal. I’ve always liked cooked/sauteed mushrooms!
Sara Bostwick says
Steamed mussell in white wine sauce since I was three and a half — still order them for an appetizer and share them with my Dad!
P.S. Not a commentor, but am an avid KERF reader. Also, we live in VT and have a Great Harvest — it’s awesome.