Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

Kraft Mac & Cheese. It was a naughty treat in my tofu/brown rice household growing up. I still eat it once in a while now, because it's fast and cheap, but every single time it just makes my mouth sad.

@ PeanutButter: "Oh yeah, and the nurses at work have a saying: "The longer the birth plan, the higher the chance of a Cesarean" "

Sooooo very true. This nurse's theory is that the stress of trying to control every detail stresses you out so hard that you can't focus on your actual job, which is delivering a healthy baby. My mom had both of us without even an IV and was home in six hours. My cousin was induced, they pushed her too hard and she had an emergency C section. Every birth is different.

My best advice as a NICU nurse who's been to lots of births is make your wishes (food related or not) known to your nurses and doctor, but be realistic that sometimes stuff just happens and the plan may not be feasible. And know that since OB/L&D is the most sued specialty in medicine, MDs and RNs get reaaaally twitchy about deviating from hospital protocol, because that can be their only defense if something goes awry. The best thing is to check in with your doc BEFORE something comes up during the labor process, when you're not in pain or overwhelmed by emotions. And if your doc says "NO. All women at X hospital must be on their backs/confined to bedrest/totally without food or drink no matter what" then maybe think about another hospital.

I still love Fig Newtons, too but will enjoy any Fig Newton 'knockoff". I did like popscicles but today find them too sweet and lacking in flavour. I even ate them through my university years but their allure was probably their cheapness... I was a pretty eager eater - loved all vegetables except parsnips which I now adore. I steam them lightly and caramelize them in butter and brown sugar - one of my many fave vegetables. I liked meat in my childhood but eat it rarely today. I loved hotdogs but don't enjoy them today. I'll eat one at a barbecue but I'd rather have something else. Foods are so nostalgic. We travel back in our minds to the very moment of tasting. I love the evocative nature of food as well as the taste.

Captain Crunch!

Snowballs (yeah the pink things), Candy Corn, those stupid orange peanut shaped marshmellow things (what were they supposed to taste like anyway?), anything marshmellow including Mallow Mars, But for some strange reason I like a smores (only made over an outside fire) maybe once a year.
I always hated bologna, didn't like hotdogs (unless drowning in ketchup) until I was a teenager (and discovered really good mustard, not that yucky yellow stuff) and now I only eat them at the "game" or grilled crispy from The Blarney Stone. Guilty pleasure - and then I am sorry, Big Mac, Chocolate Shake and fries (only once a year) considering you can get a sublime burger with MacDonalds quality fries in so many places in NYC. Must be that special sauce. Always hated any cold cereal and still eat oatmeal (from scratch) the way my mom made it with milk, butter, sugar and cinnamon - a true comfort food on a crisp cold winter morning.
Love:
Snickers
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
but Lindt Chocolate is the adult thing, oh those truffles!

Boo on who said Girl Scout Cookies, support a good cause, eat the thin mints and tagalongs (another guilty pleasure that I insist on sharing with my entire family).

I am a New York food snob and a former restaurant professional so I crave the stuff I can't make myself. Never got into frosting in a can or brownies from a mix. I can make it faster and better.

DISTROY ALL PEEPS! Must try blowing them up in the microwave, thanks for the idea.

Ramen Noodles. That pure salt seasoning packet and those waxy noodles. My friends and I used to LOVE them for an after school snack. They are the one food I absolutely can't stomach anymore.

I loves me some Skettios, though!

Strange maybe, but that makes it a great advertisement.
"Is that a bottle of Orangina in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"