What Did You Eat As A Child?

[safenow]

Just curious. I can only remember one meal inside as a wee child. How about you?

safenow

 

[Britt.f7]

My mom was big on potatoes, veggies and meat. We didn't have a lot of money but we seemed to eat fairly well. We just didn't have a lot of extras.

Now I do remember opening a box of white cake mix and eating it as is. That's what I thought off when I first saw the title of this thread. :rolleyes:

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I do not remember. All I know is that because of my mom, we always had food in the house. She grew up hungry so she insisted on having food in the house all of the time.

 

[Sammy]

We always had food, too. We also always had meat, potatoes, vegi's. There was also always dessert - cake, ice cream. I think my mom never had dessert so she made sure we did. We didn't have anything fancy but it was good, hearty food. Of course I ate whatever Mom made - we had to try everything. If we didn't, we got it for breakfast. If we put it on our plate (and we had to put a little of everything), we were expected to eat it. No wasting.

 

[KP the nut]

Food was a comfort in our family.

Even now, when I am low it has to be lentil soup. Although nothing can beat my Mums scotch broth with fewer veg and lots of barley just for me.

For my girls, my eldest loves my cottage pie and for my youngest it is her Dads meatloaf.

 

[KatB]

Hmmm. I was known as the fat child of the family, in a cute kind of way. I loved eating fatty foods. I remember my dad would take me to mcdonalds and buy me French fries nd chicken nuggets.

Anything fatty, fried, and cheap, Lol. I am somewhat glad my habits have changed a lot. My sweet tooth will never leave nor my likes for homefood.

 

[safenow]

Thank you everyone.I guess now I know why I had malnutrition.

 

[Britt.f7]

:( ((((Safenow))))

 

[Abstract]

That is awful Safenow. I am sorry. Physical neglect like that has huge consequences. It runs deep. How we are fed links to our being Ok with taking care of and nurturing ourselves later. And we tend to mimic it or do the opposite, or both. And I think it links to our self worth in certain respects. Almost our humanity. It is primeval.

I too always had food in the house and meals cooked from what I remember. There were a lot of mindgames, shaming, humiliation etc around food and liquids for me and some other off stuff that I won't discuss now that meant I was deprived of food and underweight sometimes even though the cause was indirect.

I hope you are able to appropriately nourish yourself now.

 

[safenow]

Thank you, Britt. I'm having a pity party today. I have been rereading the Viktor Frankel's story of Man's Search for Meaning and after all these years, I realized my early years could be compared to those who lived at Auschwitz camp. The difference is, I wasn't forced to march to hard labor, and I was a wee little child, most of the survivor's there were adults. I think perhaps I need to read some funny stuff for a while.

 

[safenow]

I hope you are able to appropriately nourish yourself now.

I struggle, abstract. I tend to forget I'm suppose to eat. And when my neighbor brings me garbage (chips, candy, etc) I tend to eat it all in one sitting. I've taken classes in how to feed myself, but when I'm under stress, I forget the body must eat to survive. One thing I do know is I have to eat protein in order to stay healthy. My doctor keeps stressing that since I had protein malnutrition, it's why my bones never grew correctly to begin with.

 

[Abstract]

Protein is so terribly important. People don't realise all that it does or the harm that can happen from a lack of it. Including a damaged nervous system and much more.

What you describe is such a classic reaction. And yours is an extreme situation so yours is sure to be significant. When we are not nurtured appropriately as children then we essentially become totally disconnected from our bodies and signals and needs. Or if we can connect we feel we should be doing things that are not appropriate self care. And we are often terrified of needs in general and become distressed by them. I think it goes incredibly deep and becomes part of our default wiring and takes a lot of work to control or correct.

Maybe you need to plan and set your alarm for mealtimes. I had to do things like this for a very long time. Eating and drinking is part of being a good parent to yourself.