What foods were banned in your household growing up?

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I would say for mine sugary cereal like frosties.

Any type of cola, but I’m still not entirely sure why. Other fizzy drinks were fine, and I could have tea if I wanted so don’t think it was a caffeine thing.

No coke as my mother was convinced it would rot our insides.

I can't remember any food groups been banned in our house.

We had the alpine man come round every week and we always got a bottle of something to share ( between 2 adults and 2 kids )
Me and DB had to earn our pocket money so as far as my my parents were concerned we earnt our wages so we could spend it on what we wanted but they encouraged us to save by making bank books for us.

No fizzy drinks or chewing gum. This was 1980s.

Meat/fish
Dairy
Anything from india or bangladesh
Peppers (but only the green ones)

I'm an eighties child. Squash, fizz, biscuits, crisps, snack food were not allowed here. We grew up expecting to have water or milk, toast, apples, bananas etc between meals. Didn't stop me binging in chocolate as a teenager though.

Veal and fois gras

Not banned, but we never had broccoli. I think my mum thought it was inferior cauliflower.

Late 80s/90s no ketchup because it would ruin my palate. I'll keep that one for my own kids.

Jubbly frozen drinks - DM was convinced they caused peritonitis because our cousin was taken ill after eating one.

No takeaway food - it was shit quality. Processed food was frowned upon by my dad - my Mum smuggled in the shit - I still agree with my dad.

Only margarine and anything with 'low-fat' or 'diet' in the title.

My mum had a theory these things were worse for you than real butter and full-sugar or full-fat because of the artificial additives.

Ribena, fizzy drinks (except R Whites lemonade because my grandma liked the advert with John McEnroe in it), chewing gum and candy floss.

Bubble gum

Sweets other than peppermints. I was allowed chocolate, but not actual sweeties like jellies or gummies. (When I started at the local youth club I’d spend my whole 50p tuck money on cola bottles!)
Olives. Neither of my parents liked them and told me how horrible they were! I actually quite like them as an adult.

Fizzy drinks apart from occasional appletiser and Shloer on special occasions

Nutella

White pasta - we only had wholemeal

I was coming on to say nothing was banned then I remembered the chewing gum...

D Dad worked for wrigleys and used to get a free box every month, but we were t allowed it except for special occasions when friends were round ( then DMum gaveitaway bythe bucket full exaggeration

No garlic, mushrooms, sweet corn, fizzy pop, any vegetables that were not native to the U.K., pizza,.......

Anything basically seen as ‘exotic’!

My dad went mental once when I bought home a Panda pop blue cola.

Oh and my dm would only buy real butter, never marge (probably a hangover from a postwar childhood).

Anything from South Africa (cape apples etc) - my parents were active boycott-ers due to apartheid.

Yes, these were banned in my house (80s) too.

Also sugary cereals like Frosties or Coco Pops.

Cherryade! I must have tried it somewhere because I definitely know what it tastes like but certainly never had it at home despite numerous requests.
I remember other kids having much more exciting lunch boxes than me and wanting things like cheese strings, lunchables and winders, but my mum and didn’t approve. I remember the excitement when Sunny D launched but my mum always stayed on top of such things and worried about the chemicals in it long before they started glowing orange as that was never going to be a goer.
Like others chewing gum and eating anywhere other than a table (or occasionally picnic rug) were forbidden.

Cooked ham or whatever its called. The smell alone made me throw up one christmas morning. Nearly ruined the whole day and the living room rug.🤣 Nearly 20 yrs later and my mum still won't cook it out of fear.

Margarine
Yoghurt
Any poultry including chicken
Garlic
Anything Indian or Chinese

Nothing! Grew up in the 70's, we had vesta curries, arctic roll, alpine fizzy pop van, sugar sandwiches, beef dripping sandwiches, sugar balls (literally butter and sugar rolled in balls, chilled in the fridge!) Deep fried pork balls, home made chips, etc at etc! 😁