Sometimes we think we know our community and the dad life in general, but then we ask a simple question like, “what kid food do you like to eat” and we realize that most Lunchables don’t even make it into kids’ school lunch bags and that the Kraft Mac-n-Cheese in the pantry is not for the children but for dad and mom!
Personally, I resist the urge to buy a box of Peanut Butter Cap ‘n Crunch every time I’m at the grocery store because someone has to be the grown-up around here! Here are some kid foods real parents from our Life of Dad community freely admit to eating:
Johnny White will eat “Anything they leave behind. The struggle of parenting is so very real. I will take you half chewed pizza, and kool-aid soaked PB&J.”
Kids, keep your fishfinger sandwiches away from Gavwan Callear! She’s loved them since she was a kid and they’ve never stopped being her ‘go to’ lunch.
Rob Arevalo makes a good point when he says, “Since I never stopped eating it, it all became “adult man food”.”
Similarly, we appreciate Jeffrey W Spencer’s honesty: “There is almost no “kids food” that I’m above eating. I just call it food.”
Bill Johnston not only answers the question but also gives us a peak inside the life of a hungry paramedic and where to find the good stuff in the EMS louge! “I’m a paramedic and most emergency departments have a room nearby; an EMS lounge. You can write your report, relax, eat, etc.
The best EMS lounges offer Uncrustables. Pre-made PB&J with no crust.
The very tip top emergency departments keep the Uncrustables in the freezer.”
Brian Neil may have been swayed thanks to his school time employment, but he’s a proud nugget man through and through – “Absolutely, chicken nuggets…hands down.
I love pizza rolls, but chicken nuggets smothered in hot sauce. *Disclaimer* I cooked at Hooters when I was in school.
We feel like Jason Mues, who admits that his “entire diet is kid food” and Jim Tulley, who apparently will eat ”anything off the floor” could be roommates.
It’s not just kid food, as Miguel Barlos reminds us with his love of “cups full of mixed fruit and Capri Sun [juice pouches]!”
Keith Hill is obviously a brilliant dad with amazing taste because he too love “Peanut butter captain crunch cereal” even though it “messes up the roof of your mouth.”
Sandy Medina might quite literally be taking food right out of a baby’s mouth because Sandy is still eating “Stage 2 Baby Fruits (Banana, Mango, Peach)”!
Step into the confessional and tell us which kid foods you secretly still love!
*Flickr Photo by Melissa, shared under Creative Commons license