Anderson Cooper's Odd Relationship With Food

Kelly and Anderson Cooper talk about Anderson's odd eating habits.

[@huxley57]

this disconnection with food is actually called arfid (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder). there’s a lack of interest towards food and what others consider “picky eating”. as someone who struggles with arfid, it is so reassuring to hear a public figure be open about their relationship with food.

[@jomoney465]

wow, I did not know that there was actually a name for this avoidance of food intake. Very interesting.

[@currybase]

Neither of them are mentally healthy, so to make a joke of it makes it all worse for those suffering.

[@richardotero2376]

Thank u

[@YouTuber-vc6td]

I met Anderson two month ago. He was so kind, a real gentleman!

[@lynnmahan154]

Lucky

[@currybase]

Big deal. Have we set the bar so low that a kind and real gentleman is something to write home about?

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

@@currybase Even though Anderson Cooper works for big Corporate television network he's still human. At least he's not Jake Tapper.

[@mrpapakc]

that doesn't surprise me at all! he seems like he is very genuine!

[@eyesee1509]

I used to be like that for years. Just eating to survive. Turns out it was due to depression.

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

Me too. Plus poverty. My folks sometimes just explained it that once a month is “‘government cheese day” and hopefully a paycheck day (we lived in very remote and economically absent areas a lot), otherwise beans and rice and the garden or what we could gather in the hills or fish for was good. Or, well “we fast on weekends “, or whenever. My husband and his brother couldn’t fathom why i got wrecked emotionally when just as the pandemic quarantine was beginning, they took half our pantry and aimed to throw it out because some of it (even when perfectly fine and stable) was approaching the best by date! One doesn’t have to wonder far why i developed a lifelong anxiety based eating disorder. Still, i find it cruel to be so wealthy and deny your children the stability of food.

[@msubhamaheswari9467]

Well I never thought that this could be the case... I am always portrait as the lousiest eater of the family... Honestly I don't like eating at all... It's like chore or part of the day I have to go through... Never hungry (sometimes yes, but mostly no) I joke that I eat to live not the other way around... But I guess you are right... wow... Thanks for sharing

[@lvega5606]

One year I had chronic pain plus was depressed and anxious because of the pain and thinking I may never get better. It was actually difficult for me to eat that year and I lost 10 lbs. And usually, all I think about is food and what I'm going to have for my next meal (mostly plant based; eating animals is yuck!)

[@marypurpura9151]

I love when he is on the show. He is so fun with Kelly.

[@MissTXTee]

I worked with a woman who was exactly like this...she always said eating was no more exciting than brushing her teeth or combing her hair. She had to remind herself to eat...I WISH I had this issue!

[@stephaniejohnson7679]

I’m honestly the same way about food. It’s really just a necessity

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

You haven't lived life. Anderson's story is sad. His mother never cooked for him. And I'm not talking about junk food. But experience real food!

[@xoxomacx2539]

Me too, I eat when I am hungry. My son is exactly the same. His Dad loves food and cooks a lot but he is not that interested. Just eats when he is hungry. Genetics maybe?

[@shadrach6299]

I love Anderson. I’m from Louisiana and he helped me through Hurricane Katrina on CNN. He was there every night.

[@fairlyagile]

love how he's so animated!

[@samanthakarl8916]

I'm exactly the same..I couldn't care less about food. I dont understand the whole worlds obsession with food. If I could just take a pill in the morning and be done with it, it would be a relief. I honestly think it's about the way you grow up. My parents never ever bribed me with food. They never said if you're good, or of you just do this, or if you're just quiet you'll get mcdonalds or lollies or chocolate. Never. Ever. There were never any treats in the fridge or pantry, just normal food. If you raise a child by telling them food is a reward, you have set up the child for life with an issue.

[@RoxanneJ]

samantha karl wow that is sooooo amazing. And lucky 🍀. Wow I wish I was like that!!

[@Stillnapie]

What a horrid, tragic, sad existence...... Not to mention that it would be zero fun to be around. Food is culture at every level, it is the thing unites humans of all stripes, we all eat and to share that experience, it is the one that opens dialog and finds commonality. You are not missing out on food, you ae missing out on LIFE...

[@jomoney465]

@@Stillnapie I disagree. You do not have to have food to have life. This is just silly. Yes, you can enjoy food with your friends and family, but your life experiences do not have to be centered around food. And there is plenty of fun to be had in doing things that do not involve a meal.

[@Mint-kj9kw]

@@Stillnapie My dear.....Life is a Person. Do you worship food? I've done two forty day juice fasts and several smaller fasts in between. Once you go 6 weeks without food, you realize its not that important. The real you is a spirit that has a soul that moves in a body.

[@richardotero2376]

Sorry to hear that. As a latino, food is very important, and fawned over. As a baby, u live for treats. As a grown up does. Its dna

[@annaskalka2320]

My son is like you. His therapist told me that you also had food issues. I love watching you.

[@mossematters]

anderson is so cute i love him

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Good thing Kelly is friends with Anderson Cooper there friendship really shows.

[@teresabaxter798]

A mama's boy is someone who cares of what his mom thinks of him and he never will say or do anything to disrespect the relationship. In other words deep love and respect.

[@mysteriousopinionatedperso1508]

I’m the same way! I grew up as a really picky eater but was forced to eat what was served. I kind of separated how I felt about the food from the act of eating it to make it easier to eat food I found disgusting. Now that I’m older and can choose what I eat it’s a bit better, but even now I just don’t really have a connection or positive associations with food.

[@AG-ub7sg]

Anderson I envy you for not caring about food ! I'm in a love affair with food

[@goldiepena3191]

Me too I'm in a passionate Torrid secret love affair with food

[@judybrown1810]

Lol. Me too

[@autumnsummers6599]

If I had the same mindset I'd be skinnier and happier.

[@Atlantya]

Autumn Summers work at being happier without worrying about being skinnier. Your whole world will change.

[@bonniemeikle7780]

I have the same thought process. I remember as a child wishing that we could just take a pill. I am 72 and still wish that.

[@kevyak]

You could just drink Ensure 😂

[@anastasia10017]

i had a boyfriend like that. he would go for a few days without eating and after a couple of days would be surprised he felt hungry. he really didnt care about food or eating. we were doomed !!!

[@RaineCre8s]

I can relate to AC so much, esp his childhood and breakfast habits. I hate people who pick on me and judge what I want and love to eat.

[@impresarioe6824]

So he grew up in a house where food wasn't the centerpiece of entertainment...got it!!!

[@Walsh25]

She was a model that’s why her figure and jeans lol

[@Walsh25]

Ranch DuBois exactly she was a model they hv no good in house lol and it’s a disease so really can’t blame her although she could of got help 🙏🙏 BUT ITS A REAL DISEASE

[@majorhoulihan8448]

Ah thats the aristocrat in him. We drink, we don't eat

[@josie3221]

So you’re an aristocrat lmao? Why are you on KZbin then?

[@dlokes]

Kelly pretending that she eats....

[@thefudgestix]

You can want to eat, but not eat. The discussion is about how you feel about food.. not how much food you eat...

[@dlokes]

I stand corrected. *EDIT* Kelly pretending that she WANTS to eat. That’s better.

[@thefudgestix]

@@dlokes Now I'm on board with you.

[@sarahmilner8483]

I was thinking the same... she is fulll of it.. they are awful on this show

[@erinellis9213]

Right!

[@AndySaenz]

0:45 You're like a large, human cat! LMFAO 😂🤣😂🤣

[@okwaho5316]

I am kind of the same with food. I enjoy cooking and good food but 90% of the time I would rather save time and eat quick simple meals. If there was a true 100% meal replacement drink you could drink and not have to consume anything else that would be fine with me.

[@TheCorey525]

There’s a drink called Soylent that’s supposed to be 100% everything you need

[@nysavvy9241]

It's kind of sad that while growing up his mother kept her refrigerator as if she was a bachelor. They could have afforded a cook. There are wealthy successful people who do cook at times but I guess Gloria was busy with her empire and galavanting around town at night. Nothing is perfect but the way you're raised when small can have a huge impact on one's life.

[@gerardinecizmar]

I don't get it either. I have 4 adult children between the ages of 24- 32 and I always had the fridge and cabinets stocked. I still do.

[@christinabernat6709]

I read in a fascinating book called The Wasp Mystique (this was a PhD thesis by a New School - in Manhattan - PhD candidate that was so good it was turned into a book) way back in the 80s as I recall, that this is typical of WASP (meaning white Anglo Saxon Protestant) household - some booze and almost no food!

[@anastasia10017]

I grew up wasp. it's true. you are not supposed to be over interested in food.

[@AkshayDhargave]

I love food. But. if given a choice to decide between food and sleep, I'll always choose sleep.

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

I feel exactly the same. If I could have a pill with all the days needed calories and nutrients I would. In a heartbeat.

[@ellemeek3075]

I totally agree with Anderson in terms of food..

[@nonchalantd]

Anderson is more interesting than the show.

[@NellieKAdaba]

True

[@jdjking]

nonchalantd Eat Shit! You fish for likes troll.

[@chocolatcats]

you got that...I could listen to him all day

[@marlenejones6266]

@@jdjking learn English...

[@jdjking]

@@marlenejones6266 How's this for English, Bitch. Go fuck yourself!

[@davidhunt8456]

His Mom was extremely wealthy. I was shocked to find out who she was. Gloria Vanderbilt

[@leobonek3204]

He laughs & sounds like his Uncle Harry Cooper..... It's amazing how he sounds just like him when he speaks.....♡

[@BebethManasGallo]

I love watching Anderson Cooper. Whatever shows he had.❤❤❤😂

[@felicity380]

My husband is exactly the same reaction to food! Very depressing for tubby me, but I realized recently that he has a compromised sense of smell!!!!! If you have sinus or a head cold, your food tastes like cardboard. I think he has no ability to appreciate the divine flavours of, say, lemon meringue 😋,

[@loyalsmith9795]

Cooper reminds me of those hairless cats ... love his stories, miss his talk show.

[@bubujooestes1499]

Weird having no food in the kitchen and you have children around.What the hell are they going to eat. And this is a millionaire's home.Weird Weird Weird.

[@jennyl.2689]

Why didn't she buy him much food??? 😮

[@J33-k3s]

I think his mother was very self involved from what I heard.

[@claireoconor7986]

Anderson should be the host of this show!!!

[@marilynmitchell4385]

I heard johnny carson say the same on his show once. My husband is like that too.

[@angedejeudi]

But his own story essentially showed that he loved to eat food when he was a kid... probably just adapted to not having proper food by becoming disinterested in it

[@op3129]

yeah, I thought that part of it ("nirvana") was interesting.

[@kateli1880]

Let me guess.. His mother wasn’t a real “mother” in the nurturing sense, didn’t give him the sustenance, too rich to eat I guess.. Vanderbilts; explains main reason why he went the other way.. became gay.

[@EncinitasVibe]

@@kateli1880 No he did not "become gay" because of his mother or the contents of their pantry.

[@nicolaseando]

@@kateli1880 this is not right, I`m gay and I choose food over guys.

[@anononnl]

Me exactly. TY, Anderson!

[@GypsyKatGaming]

I do and never knew it was something anyone else delt with!

[@jessicakuzmick6149]

I think he had an isolated lonely childhood. His mom had a sad childhood despite her wealth, so it stands to reason. He grew up well all things considered.

[@Ketoko77]

Anderson is the sweetest man 👨 😍

[@jordansmith8547]

Intuitive eating! More of us should eat this way, to be honest. If we all just listened to our bodies we would be a lot happier.

[@dianewillson3261]

Totally agree

[@mariadej.torresdelatorre1345]

Agree.

[@asdabir]

My body says eat all the ice cream all of the time

[@helencasillas514]

Both Kelley and Anderson R so disciplined

[@gerardinecizmar]

We would be healthier too. Eat when your hungry and not when you're bored.

[@cleok4322]

I have the same thought process!

[@bubujooestes1499]

I had shingles and for more than 7 weeks I could not eat.I had fever everyday and pain and burning sensation in the affected area and that robbed me of my appetite. I only drank Ensure ,water and tea.Had no desire for my favourite foods .But hey I was sick sick sick.Not a big eater but I need tasty food.

[@thanefalkner6156]

A old friend of mine was the exact same. He didnt care about food or ever get excited.

[@tinpottranch]

HERE I AM KELLY, ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAN DO WITHOUT FOOD. If I never had to eat again I would be happy.

[@Koukoulaki45]

Lovely, intelligent, very special person.You are so loved Anderson Cooper.I wish I knew you personally, I would have been so proud knowing you. Bless you 🙏🏻

[@lorrainegandia6331]

OMG!!! I found my twin!!!! Thank you Anderson~ I feel the same way, I even dislike shopping for food.

[@jhonatanvazquez5256]

That's crazy.

[@carissafisher7514]

I feel the exact same way! I don’t find many people like me.

[@ms.dannyd9219]

Lmao his childhood explains so much about his relationship with food

[@traceysummers6456]

This fascinated me! Do you think Anderson has some kind of weak taste buds or some kind of compromised sense of smell? I say this because I get like this when I have a cold and can’t really smell very well or taste. That is the only time that eating isn’t enjoyable!

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

Me! I would also- do with out food , I just love Anderson!

[@carolcornell6332]

I am a all day snacker ...rarely do I make a dinner ..just eat what I want every couple of hours

[@normasouthwood3182]

I am quite elderly, but I remember a girl in my class at school telling me that she found food and eating really boring! I still find it odd.

[@helenmartin9150]

A granny in Australia says...I'm 75, very healthy, and have felt exactly as Anderson does about food since I was a child. I eat only once a day, and often go a couple of days, just ignore pangs.

[@melissanunez1155]

Helen Martin Im glad you’re healthy, however it doesn’t seem healthy to ignore “pangs” your setting yourself up for a blood sugar crash. At your age that could kill you

[@helenmartin9150]

@@melissanunez1155 Melissa, I am so happy to get a response! I know ALL about diabetes as I live with the type 2 diabetes which makes my 67 yo husband's life a misery. I've spent 45 years telling him what he should not eat, now he's got a weight problem and I'm on the slim side of average. My sugar levels are totally normal. The pangs I describe are totally hunger gripes, which I think a human foraging and eating infrequently would learn to live with. I figure I'm way past growing, I only have to maintain, and about 1 1/2 cups of nuts does it for me, with lots of fluid. Hope you and yours are surviving the current world in health and happiness.

[@melissanunez1155]

Oh ok! So you’re blood sugar is fine it’s just you don’t give in to cravings. Gotcha. Well good for you! and I’m glad you’re healthy!

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

@@helenmartin9150 You love on 1 1/2 cups of nuts? That’s very concerning. You should be getting a certain amounts of calories each day depending on your weight and height. And women over 50 need even more protein than before to avoid certain health conditions. Please take care of yourself.

[@JIPRZ60806]

I am the same. I don’t know what to eat and just thinking of food I feel sick to my Stomach. I understand how Anderson feels.

[@donnanelson9181]

I am the same way. I’ve always said if there was a pill I could take instead of eating a meal, I would rather do that.

[@Dexy83]

I'm actually the exact same way, however I had gastric bypass 15 years ago, so it hasn't always been like this.

[@ginaloverofangels]

God rest Anderson's mom. If I were that rich I'd hire a chef. They could have had him eat wonderful food.

[@op3129]

1. I loved the idea for a documentary of anderson living with him mom for a month. (and yeah, rest in peace anderson's mom.) 2. he just lacks enjoyment from it. it's weird but it is what it is. a personal chef won't change it: he has full access to good food (he lives in NYC and fwiw, by his own account, he used to like food (his story about going over to friends' house = nirvana) but he doesn't care now. which suggests it isn't about whether the food is chef-y

[@ginaloverofangels]

@@op3129 Like he said and you said,he loved it when he went by his friends house. I think because his mom had only 2 things in the frig., he lost interest.Or he'd be different.

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

I'm exactly like Cooper... I could care less. I would exist on coffee and protein shakes if I didn't have kids.

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

Feel sorry for your kids.

[@tinpottranch]

Yes, me too!

[@dianewillson3261]

There r others like me I have a stomach the size of a pea

[@kenziekenz222]

@@deathbeforedecaf7755 I feel sorry for anyone who knows YOU, I've scrolled through and seen you comment on multiple people's posts. you're SO judgmental of others! It's sad!

[@brendaschwieterman1350]

My son in law doesn’t enjoy food either. He has favorite things, but taking the time to eat is a pain for him.

[@jomoney465]

I totally have this same concept regarding food. Some folks live to eat. I eat to live. And my theory titled "if you didn't have to eat", goes like this: If you didn't have to eat..... you would not have to spend your money on the food and so grocery stores would not exist; all appliances in your kitchen are not needed so the house would not even have a kitchen in it; and then there's the toilet that you wouldn't need. All the planning, the shopping, the dragging the bags home and requiring a place to store the food, preparation of food, time spent eating the food, energy and time spent cleaning up the mess, space required to store all the dishes needed to do all these things. If you didn't have to eat..... what a simple and glorious world this would be ! Anderson, let me know what you think of this magical world, where food is not required.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

Honestly, that’s sad. Food is one of the things in all cultures that unites us. It’s more than a simple pleasure. It’s a bonding experience.

[@jomoney465]

@@BbGun-lw5vi I understand why this sounds sad to some. But when I was growing up, my mother was so strict with food and for her, it was a chore to prepare food to feed us kids, just to put something in our bellies to fill it up for that moment, and it didn't matter if you liked the food or the way it was prepared, you had to eat it because that's all there was. So at an early age, I developed a love/hate relationship to food. In adulthood, i show great respect to food and I do not waste food. And I keep lots of food in my house and cubbards (non perishables) so that I will never be without food, ever again. I will never go hungry. But I had to learn how to not place an emphasis on food, the quality or the quantity, and I had to learn that food was simply fuel for your body to operate properly. So I eat enough food to supply my body with fuel, and try to eat only healthy food. I wish I had your attitude about food, as a bonding experience. It was not that for me, it was just another thing to check off the daily list of things to do. Still is. Maybe sad, but true for me.

[@carolking6355]

When I was young and much too busy mother and housewife I used to wish I cold just take a pill. Think of the time it would save on shopping, cooking, dishes.

[@imoon5858]

I'm realy having hard time understanding this

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

It was awkward.

[@dianewillson3261]

I'm exactly like his appetite Some people don't get Hungry..feel free to Bottle and sell it I had less than half a cup of soup 2 day No hunger

[@zzzroxyzzz]

I'll tell you, I deal with pretty heavy depression, and I'm not claiming he is coopers doing great, but a lot of the time for me it's just one more thing to deal with, or like over the summer I tend to lose my appetite, so I have a garden and I just pick at my fruits and veggies just enough to feel not hungry lol.

[@donnabittner69]

His mother was Gloria Vanderbilt! They had maids galore!

[@madoleenc1433]

Everyone has a different level of appetite that they inherit genetically.. no one would starve themselves though, some people only eat when they’re hungry.. to survive.

[@annakemp2994]

I feel the same way. Don’t think about food, I eat because is necessary. Some days I have to ask myself if I ate. Nothing wrong with me.i had a fantastic mother and she was a super cook, so I know good food......just now I lost interest.

[@chocolatcats]

oh I adore him

[@catstevens9217]

I agree with Anderson. Food: take it . Or leave it. Fine with me.

[@lvega5606]

Have you ever been to a really good restaurant?

[@donnatetreault9047]

My niece said she only ate to live. She said she wouldn't eat if she didn't have to.

[@berkeleyedit7852]

My mother was the same way. Also, a good friend of mine from New York. A cup of yogurt would be her supper while I ate an entire chicken.

[@shsherwood7540]

There are many of us that feel this way! I don't care much about food either.

[@kdm1733]

Yep. I'm one of these people.

[@pam0626]

I envy someone who just eats to live. I think the Royal Family is like this as well.

[@mjennings2859]

He is too darn disciplined for me. I don’t understand that kind of reasoning. But he looks healthy so kudos to him

[@fnhc2023]

i have that thought process totally !

[@Prettyfunny40]

I actually do know somebody exactly like this. When she told me I said: how is that even possible? For her, food is not pleasure. I wonder if is a sensory/sensual thing not present in some people.

[@manichairdo6346]

Some of us grew up with the understanding that food was just fuel. Yet, my mom cooked the healthiest, fresh, top quality food for every meal.

[@alaysiakayebutler6299]

I totally get it..people feed their bodies while starving their souls

[@tomking1890]

I agree with Anderson. The last thing on my mind is thinking about food.

[@LilithsOwn303]

Me too I would love to do without food, just like Anderson so I would have time to do more interesting things. And indeed we have to eat to stay a live. But when a good meal is presented I will certainly not refuse it. :)

[@iReporteriReporting]

I have three friends whose off relationship with food is hard to swallow. I am a big foodie, always cooking, sharing meals, seeking out delicious things from my travels and having to sit at a table with someone who really doesn't want anything but a granola bar or a plain salad, constantly ordering the worst things on a menu and not eating it anyway is most excruciating and sad.

[@Kree8Love84]

I'm literally eating a wet super burrito for breakfast right now and can't process this very well. Like....food takes me to another world.

[@Mint-kj9kw]

You're using food as an emotional crutch then.

[@sarahbankstheoriginal9797]

me too Anderson

[@nakeasimone13]

I understand where Anderson is coming from. If I have to ever choose between food or deep coma like sleep, sleep would win. Food should be seen as fuel but unfortunately most people in the country have a messed up view on food so his analogy about food is going to seem weird to most. I ❤️ fellow Gemini Anderson Cooper #geminigang♊️

[@baysick11]

Anyone remember when Cooper was on a talk show and he said he only ate turkey hot dogs, and was literally scared of other foods ???

[@JolieUTU]

The rich, especially old money families, do not actually EAT. Its considered low class. The poor eat because they need the calories to do WORK. Since most of the rich who DO WORK are mainly just sitting down in a big beautiful office setting, they don't need the calories. But the rich DO drink. Only the good stuff. Dom Perignon. Save all the calories for liquor. Anderson has also said that he has the palate of a toddler: only soft foods, easily digestible, not much chewing involved!

[@hanaj]

I have a friend who is always forgetting to eat. She didn’t think about food at all

[@karlhungus5554]

I can relate to the food issue. That's why the product 'Soylent' was made. I wouldn't consume it, but I understand why it was created.

[@rumblefish9]

I can never understand that way of thinking because I love food. I love cooking, eating, I love the history of dishes. I love how food automatically transports you to a certain place, memory or feeling. Everything about it.

[@joanhazlewood6208]

My sister is like that. She eats to live, doesn’t live to eat.

[@melissacasolari4555]

I am the same way I eat a small portion one time a day just to survive food is not important to me at all if i could completely go with out it I would

[@dianewillson3261]

Thank God there r others I am learning something new...... This is normal 2 me Toothbrush in the morning..i gag I am just learning of people that eat like me

[@dianewillson3261]

Maybe this shame of non eating can come out of the closest...

[@berglettemom6045]

Yeah, I don’t care much about food. Unless it’s chocolate.

[@BR-td3kn]

I'm with Anderson. Don't enjoy chewing.

[@lop9805]

Bulletproof coffee + Intermittent fasting did it for me. I lost my appetite 100% to the point I have to use cbd/thc to stimulate my appetite on the days I choose to eat. Its sad, I no longer feel pleasure from eating and it’s physically painful when I try to do so without “help”. I can drink green juices, at least 🤪

[@Mint-kj9kw]

Yep. I've done two 40 day fasts and several smaller fasts. Food will no longer "have a hold on you" when you fast. Food is not meant to be worshipped.

[@moeskeetz5473]

I literally feel the same way about food lol. It's just another annoying part of life 😂

He grew with multiple chefs. He also ate at the finest restaurants in the world.

[@allisonsnow9718]

My husband is Anderson Cooper. He loves Aquavit (a Danish herb liquor that tastes like the fluids that comes out of a dying body).

[@anuruddhakolitha8366]

I'm the same.

[@dianewillson3261]

I'm surprised other's eat like me Food isn't a big deal

[@magpiesneedle2575]

Carr’s Water Biscuts are brilliant.

[@Cspspack]

I’m the same way. It’s a WASP thing. We don’t do food. I just so happen to also come fro Herndon, VA like the first emailer they read.

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

My husband was exactly like that about food!

[@paulvoorhies8821]

“moisette” - I 💜 it!

[@persephone6896]

Eww ,I wouldn't like growing up in that household. Weird house that has no food whatsoever

[@op3129]

I grew up in similar. parents made solid income, huge house, 5 acres of landscaped yard ... and almost no food. (my mom's answer when I asked 20 yrs later: "every time I bought groceries, you kids would just eat it.") but cereal and milk were ALWAYS well stocked. and sometimes eggs. (when I was a kid, we had dinner at restaurants 6.5 days a week - when we weren't at grandma's every other sunday.)

[@SASSY13169]

I remember my friend and I babysitting for this very wealthy family, the kids wanted snack and there were none, the cupboards were empty and the fridge only had water. The parents only dined out and had takeaway. I couldn’t understand it.

[@christinabernat6709]

@@SASSY13169 was it a WASP household ? (meaning white Anglo Saxon Protestant). I read in a fascinating book called The Wasp Mystique way back in the 80s, as I recall, that this is fairly typical of them, some booze and little food!

[@op3129]

@Ranch DuBois yeah ... what's weird is my mom was a good cook - both for everyday stuff (when she did so) and "company" food (they threw proper dinner parties about every month ... food was amazing. I still use those recipes.) and you'd think her not having to actually physically procure the groceries (we had housekeepers - plural in aggregate but singular at any given time) would have taken the onus off. most (4 of 7) of my siblings still don't buy groceries beyond "next two hours" (except for milk, eggs, bread ... i.e., they can all make french toast at any given moment) the quarantine of last 2-3 months has been kind of hilarious, tbh. fwiw, I have a brother who resents the absolute fuck out of buying trash bags ... for a related mom-logic reason. and a sister that has semi-violent resentment against bleach (which she continues to buy) ... bc it's part of that thought process. ("you buy it _just_ to rinse it down the drain: WTAF?") (full disclosure: I haven't fully escaped that history either, fwiw. I just have a spouse that could have written your comment ... and shops accordingly.)

[@shakratdosunmu5232]

It sounded like he enjoyed eating when he was at friends house.

[@cindeecantu1642]

Hello I agree! Food is just to survive. Eat to live not live to eat to live!

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

My mother ate to live. I live to eat..and I am not overweight, never have been. BMI...maybe 22?