The article discusses the significant changes in dining habits from the past, as shared by older adults. Commenters reminisce about their childhood food norms, contrasting them with today’s practices. Highlights include smaller portion sizes, limited snacking options, and unique family meal traditions such as 'goodie trays.' Many noted that eating out was rare, and meals were simpler, with less variety than today, particularly for vegetarian diets. This reflection reveals a generational shift in perceptions of food and dining experience, illustrating evolving cultural attitudes towards meals.
"The portion sizes were vastly different from what they are now - and the whole snack thing has changed as well. It was always a piece of fruit, but mainly just being told to wait till mealtime."
"Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in Brooklyn, New York, we NEVER went out to eat. No water bottles for us or no soda with supper. Except for my mom, all of the adults smoked."
"One of our favorite 'special' dinners that we requested was what we called goodie trays. It was basically a charcuterie board before we knew the term charcuterie."
"Fish on Friday! Always, for many years. It was usually frozen mass-produced fish sticks, not baked filets or something good."
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