Growing up in a jewish household, there was an abundance of food my grandmother and grandfather prepared for my mom and her brother and sister. My grandmother and grandfather told my mom and her siblings to eat everything on their plate because their were children starving in the world, so my parents were guilted in to eating everything that was put in front of them. My grandfather was in the food business so he always brought home a lot of food, while my grandmother prepared the food. There was so much food in fact people would always come over to my moms house to eat. My grandmother would cook ethnically specific food such as: matzoh ball soup, chopped liver, roast chicken and noodle pudding.
Because of the way my mom was raised, she doesn't take food for granted and i was taught the same way. My dad makes meals almost every night and i am always encouraged to eat what my dad prepares rather than takeout. Although i was taught this i usually prefer to eat out since i am so used to eating with my parents. I believe that because my mom does not push the idea of not taking food for granted as much as my grandparents did, i view eating food differently. Also, todays society is different. There are a lot more fast food restaurants such as Mcdonalds and Wendys compared to when my mom was growing up so these restaurants often distract me from wanting to eat the food my parents prepare.
In our household, our family eats a variety of culturally different foods. One night we might eat pasta, or a hamburger. Another night we eat shrimp and vegetables, or asian style salmon. We usually eat breakfast together in the morning and we usually eat eggs and bacon. In the picture above of our fridge, you can clearly see soda (what i usually drink) and milk and cheese for the morning. My parents keep champagne in the fridge for special occasions and different types of jam for bread for breakfast.
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