I grew up in the 50's. My dad worked week nights in the restaurant business and during the week my Mother put a full dinner out for me and my brothers...I remember pork chops, peas and applesauce, chili with green beans, meat loaf with mashed potatoes and corn, and spaghetti and meatballs with a salad, and always a big glass of whole milk. We always had more fresh fruit than candy and more cheese than chips...never soda except on Saturday...prime rib and baked potato on Sunday when my Dad was there.
But something happened in the early 60's...I like to call it the Greeen Giant effect...suddenly convenience was more inportant than wholesome. Niblet corn in butter sauce over fresh corn on the cob and flaked potatoes in a box over peeling, boiling and mashing...damn...my mom learned easy was better!
And then...OMG...McDonald's and Burger King and Arby's and the list goes on and on...before you knew it we were having burgers and fries and milkshakes on a regular basis. Even when my parents opened their own restaurant they made their world famous "chocolate cake" from Duncan Hines...I swear!
When I became a mother I jumped on the convenience band wagon...using ready to drink baby formula, jarred baby food, and boxed biscuits. Oh I made Christmas cookies from scratch when the kids were little but have you met Slice and Bake...I mean, come on! Why bother with the sifter, the wisk, the fake vanilla, the egg separator, the flour, the butter, the Crisco...really, why?
And the beat went on...Kraft Mac and cheese with hotdogs thrown in for protein (I AM NOT KIDDING), Hawaiian Punch, Golden Grahams and frozen waffles. While I was starving myself to stay thin I was feeding my children processed anything...and feeling good about it!
The happy ending here is my children, all three of them, have learned how to eat healthy... embarrassingly for me... they have learned on their own. Carbs are such a dirty word with these kids, if WHITE anything is mentioned in connection with chewing I get an eyes to heaven, "Mom..." and a mini lecture on eating, as I chomp on a sugar cookie with jelly in the center.
the truth is I am glad all 3 of them are healthy eaters. It is one less thing I don't have to feel guilty about...
But I have to comment on my daughter's choices...you have whole wheat Mac and cheese in your cupboard...you really do...organic garbonzo beans AND you eat whole wheat Doritios for Christ sake...where do you find this stuff?
2 comments:
ah, Suzin don't be so hard on yourself! Eat your sugar cookie!! (KT stop lecturing her!!!) The generation that grew up on all that crap - including myself - turned out okay.
Just remember, all that low carb, brown not white, low fat, no aspertine "organic" stuff is just as much of a "bandwagon" as canned sloppy joes and "ho ho ho - green giant!" Suddenly white flour is the devil - come on! Just another swing in the American trend dance.
My rule of thumb - fresh is best. Even if the label says all the key words you wanna here - its still processed. I am more than guilty of canned corn and chips - don't get me wrong! And I will drink Coke whenever and where ever I want.
Also, remember - no matter how screwy we are - I was raised on ramen noodles and cube steak (anyone else know what that is? and not entirely!) - we Americans have a more balanced diet than a vast majority of the world. Even if it is fatty, processed, and clogging our arteries. Imagine a diet consisting largely of rice and/or flour. Blah!
Love you Suzin! Thanks for the comments on my blog! Keep yours going...I dig it! Keely
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