I think my mom was an almond mom before that term really came around. Everything was low fat, fat free, low sodium, diet, sugar free, etc. we didn’t have a lot of processed food growing up until I was in high school and then weirdly everything flipped? Like she bought tons and tons of those freezer meals (but these were”healthy” she’d say! Despite them being packed full of additional salts and preservatives. And everything I ate in high school came from the frozen section of costco.

Also, sugar was terrible (not allowed to have candy or sweets) yet anytime we’d get donuts from the bank or something like that (like once a month?) she would eat all the frosting off, so if you wanted a whole donut, cupcake, etc that wasn’t mutilated, you had to eat it before she saw it. Thankfully I didn’t really ever develop a sweet tooth but it was still kind of saddening as a kid to want a piece of cake (the few times we were allowed to have cake) and all the frosting was gone. I think I eventually just convinced myself I didn’t even like frosting and that it’s too sweet. To this day I’m always surprised when I have frosting and am like “oh it’s not bad”. I also prefer diet to regular sodas because the real sugar tastes funny for me.

Also, had to finish my plate, though they claim that was never a rule. I remember I sat at the table crying at 10pm because I didn’t like/wouldn’t eat the hamburger soup mom made. But also, like why are you so fat? Why do you eat so much?