Grandma's Tuna Casseroles and Jello Salad

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Sundae

But the point I wanted to make was that the food we ate in the 70s as a working class household, is not dissimilar to the food middle class parents try to stuff into their children now. No fast food. Nothing frozen. Offal and stewed meat. LOTS of vegetables and everything bought fresh, locally.

I can't tell if this is a Brit/American cultural divide, or a misconception of what middle class families today feed their children.

For American middle class families, it's practically nothing but frozen and fast food. Even families that cook real meals for the adults are likely to heat up some chicken nuggets or boxed mac-n-cheese for the kids to eat separately. They might cook something as fancy as spaghetti, or a casserole, or a stir-fry with rice for everyone to share, but you can absolutely rest assured that the vegetables will be frozen and minimal, if at all.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yeah, fresh veggies, unless you grew them, or a neighbor/cow orker foisted them on you...

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I can't tell if this is a Brit/American cultural divide, or a misconception of what middle class families today feed their children.

For American middle class families, it's practically nothing but frozen and fast food. Even families that cook real meals for the adults are likely to heat up some chicken nuggets or boxed mac-n-cheese for the kids to eat separately. They might cook something as fancy as spaghetti, or a casserole, or a stir-fry with rice for everyone to share, but you can absolutely rest assured that the vegetables will be frozen and minimal, if at all.

I'm thinking of the mums who can afford to stay home.
They have their houses cleaned for them, so they have coffee out with friends, go to yoga and spend all afternoon soaking beans and buying tofu.

It probably is a different definition.
Think Gwyneth Paltrow-style, without all the millions.

I am not really mocking them. I'm insanely jealous.
Apart from the children bit.

[xoxoxoBruce]

What you describe is far from an option for middle class Americans.