Mealtime Memories: Foods that Remind You of Your Childhood

Peter Krumhardt

We asked Parents readers on our Facebook page to tell us what foods remind them of their childhood. Here are some of their responses.

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Grapefruit Goodness

"When I was young, every morning I watched my grandpa eat a grapefruit. To this day the scent takes me back to my childhood." -- Mindy

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Square Meals

Stephanie Rausser

"My mom always used to make cube steaks for me; they're cheap and the recipe is really easy. My husband thinks I'm crazy!" -- Stacie

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Cheese Please!

Blaine Moats

"I used to eat Velveeta Shells and Cheese every day for lunch as a kid, while I watched David the Gnome." -- Angie

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Right from the Pot

"When I was young I used to take a spoon and the big red Peter Pan peanut butter canisters and I'd pretend I was Winnie the Pooh eating out of a 'hunny' pot." -- Liz

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Instant Bond

Kritsada Panichgul

"When my youngest sister was born I sat on my mom's hospital bed with the two of them eating hospital mashed potatoes and cheese. Nowadays, whenever I need to be cheered up I go straight for peas and instant mashed potatoes." -- Jeana

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Grandma's Kitchen

Rita Maas

"Every time I went to visit my grandmother she gave us spreads of crackers and cheese, vanilla ice cream, and homemade pie." -- Ashley

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Cinnamon Sweet Tooth

Jason Donnelly

"When I was growing up my mom was a stay-at-home mom and she had treats for us every day. My favorite was cinnamon bread. It's no wonder I have such a sweet tooth." -- Kristen

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Play Dough

Scott Little

"Whenever my mom would make her homemade biscuits she would save me some dough to play with when I was little. Now that I'm a mom I do the same with my kids and they love it!" -- Rebecca

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Super Sweet-Tea

Blaine Moats

"My grandmother was from Ireland, and she used to give me Lipton tea almost every hour; she always let me put in as much sugar as I wanted. To this day, if I have tea it has to be sweet -- 10 sugars sweet." - Erin

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Constant Cravings

Alexandra Grablewski

"I'm almost 35 weeks pregnant and all I crave is grilled cheese sandwiches and PB & J, my favorite childhood meals. Every time my husband and I go out to eat he laughs at me for ordering a kid's meal." -- Amanda

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Ice Breaker

Kim Cornelison

"My family used to eat tomato soup with almost every meal when I was growing up, and with each meal my mom gave us ice cubes to cool the soup down. My brothers and I would always compare how big of an explosion came from the bowls of soup whenever the ice would crack." -- Sera

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School Lunch

Levi Brown

"Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes with green beans and a dinner roll was served so often as my school lunch that the image is implanted in my brain." -- Mallory

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Grandma's Secret Soup

Scott Little

"Every time we'd visit my grandmother, she would have a pot of her dumpling soup ready. I'm still trying to get her recipe right so I can share it with my kids." -- Joanna

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What Am I? Chicken Liver!

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"My Mam-Maw always made me chicken livers and mashed potatoes. I was the only grandkid that liked it." - Jenny

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Too Cool for School

Jay Wilde

"As a kid, I always drank Kool-Aid during the summertime." -- Laura

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Two-in-One

Kritsada Panichgul

"My family used to have homemade breadsticks and fried dough with pizza sauce for dinner, and fried dough with cinnamon and sugar for dessert." -- Sara

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Super Sweet Trick or Treat

Helen Norman

"My mom made candy apples every year for trick-or-treaters; they were my favorite!" -- Cindy

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Rise and Shine

Peter Ardito

"Potatoes and eggs was my all-time favorite. On the weekends, when I was younger, I'd wake up to the smell of them on the stove. The aroma was amazing and would always get me right out of bed." -- Charlene

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Sweet Treat

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"When I was very young my parents never allowed junk food, except for Sunday mornings. My dad would go to the gas station and fill the gas tank for the week; then he would buy a newspaper, doughnuts, and a gallon of milk. We would have doughnuts and milk for breakfast while reading the comics together." -- Brenda

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Smells like Home

Peter Ardito

"The smell of homemade chili reminds me of my parents' house during the fall." -- Sarah

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Breakfast Heritage

Scott Little

"My dad ate the same thing for breakfast since I can remember: scrambled eggs with onions and tomatoes, or Huevos ? la Mexicana. I almost never eat them now, but whenever someone cooks them, I think of him." -- Sylvia

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Tomatoes Top the List!

Andy Lyons

"I used to not eat anything unless I had a tomato first. It's no wonder my daughter loves them too." -- Rebecca

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Berry Picking

Jason Donnelly

"Raspberries grew wild on the side of the road at my grandparents' home in Northern Idaho. One bite and I'm there again!" -- Deanne

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Exquisite Taste

Peter Krumhardt

"My mom used to put caviar on our baked potatoes to get us to try something new. It was actually delicious. Every time I have it, I remember that first time." -- Bree

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Foods That Remind You of Your Childhood

1 of 25

Grapefruit Goodness

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Square Meals

3 of 25

Cheese Please!

4 of 25

Right from the Pot

5 of 25

Instant Bond

6 of 25

Grandma's Kitchen

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Cinnamon Sweet Tooth

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Play Dough

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Super Sweet-Tea

10 of 25

Constant Cravings

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Ice Breaker

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School Lunch

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Grandma's Secret Soup

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What Am I? Chicken Liver!

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Too Cool for School

16 of 25

Two-in-One

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Super Sweet Trick or Treat

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Rise and Shine

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Sweet Treat

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Smells like Home

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Breakfast Heritage

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Tomatoes Top the List!

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Berry Picking

24 of 25

Exquisite Taste

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