To be slightly horrified now by what I ate as a kid in the 80s?

[NotWantingToBeRude]

Breakfast was a bowl of either Coco Pops, Frosties or Sugar Puffs. (At least they didn't sell Froot Loops over here I suppose).

Packed lunch in my My Little Pony or Care Bears lunchbox was a sandwich (usually some form of processed meat, occasionally even jam), a pack of crisps, a chocolate bar and a juice box (Ribena or Um Bongo). Never any fruit.

Snack on arriving home from school would be not crisps and chocolate, possibly a Pepperami. Sometimes we’d stop off for pic ‘n’ mix.

Dinner included a full dessert every single night, usually with custard or cream.

Is it just me or would this not be considered so acceptable now?

It was! Honestly, I wish I could still eat this stuff now and believe it was totally fine.

I’m a bit of a nutrition freak and actually do do that kind of thing, yes. Not specifically that due to personal tastes but breakfast in our house is generally some combination of seeded organic whole grain toast, porridge with coconut or almond milk with chia seeds sprinkled on the top, boiled or scrambled eggs, berries, bananas, grilled asparagus or mushrooms, wilted spinach or homemade muesli with live natural yoghurt. My oldest is approaching 5 and doesn’t really know any different so doesn’t ask for anything else.

His lunchbox is brown rolls with cheese, cream cheese or egg mayo generally, plus a pot of fruit and a Suckie yoghurt. Maybe some Organix raisins or rice cakes. If he’s very lucky as a special treat he might get a fruit roll-up but I’m afraid that’s as exciting as it gets. I do home baking him with him on a Saturday. We’re making Easter nest cakes today with 1 ingredient cornflakes and Green and Blacks chocolate. They will have Mini Eggs in though, don’t worry.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing to be healthy that's absolutely fine if you can afford it then do it. But to be horrified that people eat that stuff or can only afford that stuff is annoying not everyone is privilege to eat avocado on toast every morning and that's also fine

I loved banana sandwiches. Even better- banana and peanut butter sandwiches. Sadly one of my DCs is allergic to peanuts so no more. But I have discovered that a wrap made with tahini, banana and a drizzle of honey is pretty good.

My Dcs when they get a packed lunch now usually have a ham and butter sandwich or cream cheese and cucumber sandwich. They then usually get some fruit that tends to travel back and forth for the entire week before I succumb to the inevitable and give it to DH; water and some mini cheddars or crisps popcorn. TBH not much different to what I had growing up in the 80s. But they get a wide range of fruit and be for breakfasts and dinners so I' m not too fussed anad as one DC has autism-related food issues any meal eaten is a win.

I loved banana sandwiches too as a child. Tried making them for my oldest once and she was disgusted

My lunchbox was pretty much the same, sandwich (cheese, ham, jam or meat paste) crisps and a penguin/club and a carton drink. Breakfast was ready brek or cornflakes, we didn't have coco pops or any of the fancy ones! After school snack was toast. Dinner was a proper meal with veg and we rarely had puddings, occasionally a fruit salad or yoghurt. Sundays we'd have crumble or apple pie. Me and my dad did the food shop on a Saturday, he'd buy one bottle of squash and one packet of cheap biscuits and when they were gone, they were gone and we didn't buy more until the next Saturday!

He's 4. You are not out of the woods yet, believe me

I liked banana sandwiches. Salad cream sandwiches were good too.

That diet has got to be setting a child up for diabetes as they get older OP! With that complete lack of nutrition you're lucky you didn't go blind as a teen like that one poor lad. I guess though that your evening meal was probably more nutritious then the rest of your days food? At least you (hopefully) had one healthy meal a day.