We’ll be the first to admit that we were weird kids. We had weird sayings, weird signature moves, and the weirdest eating habits. For example, we always made sure to have a pinky up when drinking those gross Kool-Aid Burst bottles — you know, because we were classy AF. But thankfully, we weren’t the only ones with strange food-related habits as one Twitter user found out.
On February 17th, Sam Sanders of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute asked his followers to tweet him the most bizarre eating/drinking habits they had during childhood. “I’ll go first: When I was like 8 years old, I used to carry a little bottle of apple cider vinegar around wherever I went, taking a swig every now and then like a lush w/his flask,” Sanders said.
He added in a followup tweet that his brother would eat sticks of butter “under cover of night.” There were some strange things happening in the Sanders household back then.
Sanders’ tweet spread across the platform, and so many people responded with their own quirky kid habits. We compiled some of the best and weirdest childhood habits people admitted to — and wow, it feels so good to know we weren’t the only weirdos out there.
Tell me your Weirdest eating/drinking habit you had as a kid!
— Sam Sanders (@samsanders) February 17, 2019
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I’ll go first: When I was like 8 years old, I used to carry a little bottle of apple cider vinegar around wherever I went, taking a swig every now and then like a lush w/his flask.
This is so horrendous. But also oddly familiar.
Why do kids love mushed-up food so much? Just eat the damn Cheez-It.
We can’t stop laughing. This is just a line from a Kristen Wiig SNL skit.
TBH, we’d eat this today. In fact, double that order.
I was a big fan of butter, cinnamon, and sugar on a slice of bread.
— Tankboy (@tankboy) February 17, 2019
Our eyes have been opened. We see everything, now.
That’s just cinnamon toast served rare
— Naima Cochrane’s Burner Acct (@stillnaima) February 18, 2019
This man did childhood correctly. Well done, sir.
I had a McDonald’s plastic toy watch that didn’t tell time, but had a secret compartment in which I stored Baco-bits. pic.twitter.com/nGYabXn9Zq
— Joe Smith (@hellojoesmith) February 17, 2019
Hide the evidence. No one will look in the basement!
Only taking the first bite of an apple is apparently a common thing. Maybe these people are onto something.
My daughter did that once with a whole basket of apples as a toddler. At a stranger's house while we were house hunting 🤦
— Ginger C (@GingerCasas) February 17, 2019
Our parents would not have been so patient. Spaghetti would be off the menu for good.
I used to eat spaghetti one noodle at a time, dipping it into sauce that had to be in a separate bowl. I can’t believe my parents let me do that - and for so long 🤦♀️
— Sarah Self-Walbrick (@SarahFromLBK) February 17, 2019
Um… yeah. Gourmet… sure.
I would make myself gourmet meals, cooked all by myself, of hot dogs sliced up and fried in Chinese takeout mustard and then coated in dried mashed potato flakes.
— hello, cerise (@hc_erise) February 17, 2019
Fair enough. Bones are just unnatural, TBH!
After a pre-school field trip, I told my mother I didn't like KFC chicken because they "added bones."
— Eric McDaniel (Active On Bluesky) (@ericmcdanieldc) February 17, 2019
This is some serious Hannibal Lecter ish. Sorry, can’t trust you.
I would peel the outer layer of my hot dog, discard it, then eat the inside.
— Stacey Graham (@staceyigraham) February 17, 2019
What happens at Granny’s house, stays at Granny’s house. Can we get an amen?
No. Way. In. Heaven. Or. Hell.
After school snack: Canned green beans with a fork straight out the can, cold, then drink the green bean water.
— SoLongFascists (@elaitch) February 17, 2019
A great way to destroy any evidence of passing notes during class. Trust us.
I used to eat paper. Loose leaf, post-it’s, you name it. Would sometimes write on the paper before consuming b/c the ink gave it flavor
— meels (@phreakpisces) February 17, 2019
Thanks, Mom. Really sweet of you.
My mom used to get an extra milkbone dog biscuit at the bank drive thru, 2 for the dogs, one for me
— Bradyn Austin (@SaveTheDreamers) February 17, 2019
Bye bye! We have to get away from here!
And the Oscar for Most Original And Disturbing Snack goes to… Pool Chips!
Wow — we don’t feel so weird anymore. It’s a miracle that we all didn’t meet our demise from food poisoning or, you know, chlorine poisoning. (Looking at you, Rachel.)
Thanks for being open and honest with the world about your peculiar childhood eating habits. We certainly don’t think of you guys any different. No, honestly!
