"treats" - really cringey?

[Poppyismyfavourite]

AIBU to find the word "treats" really cringey??

As in "oh I'm on a diet so limiting the amount of treats I eat" or "I brought some treats for the kids"...

In my mind it just really doesn't mean human food at all, it conjures up images of people knawing on a pedigree dentastix... or those disgusting meat sticks that the cats like...

*LIGHTHEARTED (obviously)! Yes I know I have too much time on my hands, but I'm still WFH and a bit bored...

Pamper, picky nibbly bits and goodies make me cringe too

YANBU -hate that word!
I don't know if anyone remembers a fab Mike Leigh play from the '70s 'Nuts in May' with Alison Steadman playing a cringe character could Candice who referred wheedling to 'treats' (tho not able to properly pronounce the'r' sound, Always reminds me of that.
I can just about bear it on the context of dog-training, but not people (of any age)

The word vegetables when its pronounced with four syllables. VeGEtables. Also Belongings. The middle g really annoys me. Also refreshments, just sounds so twee.

Have we done pamper? Just makes me think of pampers nappies.

If I say 'messages rather than groceries, where am I from?

What pisses me off is people using it as a shorthand for cake. Especially their piss poor shop bought cake which is NOT a reward in any shape or form, and certainly not worth deviating from my diet plan for.

A treat is whatever will make me feel really happy and rewarded - which includes lots of healthy and savoury options these days.

I'd rather have excellent houmous and fresh sliced carrots than those cheapo box cakes you get from the supermarket.

Snacks would have been considered quite a posh word in my house growing up (many moons ago). Was round at my DS house once when her GC were there. The word ‘snack’ was used so often that it became just a noise.

Oh and..

@maras2

If I say 'messages rather than groceries, where am I from?

Same place as me possibly.

I find the word ‘treat’ to be overindulgent and a little smug. Though it doesn’t make my blood boil half as much as ’trimmings’ when used in the context of side dishes to go with a Sunday roast etc. Makes me want to scream!

My otherwise articulate and entirely reasonable DH says “munchies”.

DH has always said ‘treat? What am I, a dog?’

I hate when "ies" is put on the end of everything. My DD has caught on to this. So she asks for "treaties, choccies, sweeties, crispies, cakies, fruities, toasties" etc. Drives me crazy!

I've started to dislike the word treats because I realise that it is part of weight issues and eating disorders. Treating yourself should not mean eating a family size bag of Doritos with a tub of soured cream, a multipack of mars bars, a partly frozen cheese cake, or a whole trifle, or whatever your thing is.

I try to call a binge a binge and a biscuit a biscuit IYSWIM

@Mrsjayy

didl I think you are right I am having recollections of a brown packet

Although I might be thinking of Galaxy Counters?

Although when I was a kid they were in a small white(?) packet with a picture of an animal on I think.

I try to use the word smorgasbord instead wherever possible

@GracieLane I say "treaties" to the cats! But never to a human!

Smorgasbord is pretentious.

I hate treats, but also toppings and trimmings. So twee. Maybe I should just erase the letter T from my alphabet

@maras2

If I say 'messages rather than groceries, where am I from?

Where OH is from. Hate it. I call it "Granny language" Along with housecoat. A lot of it is outdated rather than regional.

My mum and I call them nibbles as in "it's Friday, do you fancy some gin and nibbles this evening?"

I don't have a problem with saying messages. My Irish friends use it all the time.

didl counters had a giraffe on them

My parents go for messages I just go shopping.

#WhatamessIgotinto hubby & hubster ick

@Poppyismyfavourite

Yes I'm sure if I had cats I would do the same, it's when it's done for every word and for human beings that it's annoying though

Smorgasbord is pretentious.

Thought it was Swedish