Foods that will fade away with the Baby Boomer generation

[mjkacmom]

When I hear the term foodie, to me, it means gluttony dressed up in a fancy way. Given the epidemic diabetes, heart disease and obesity rates that continue to soar I think it's a major problem on the healthcare system. I don't think most sit down restaurant meals are any more healthy than fast food places.

Foodie here would be more upscale, fresh, innovative, small plates, farm to table, tasing menus... Lots of bars are cropping up with “foodie” drink menus, too, along with craft beers.

Real ingredients, not processed food. This is one of my favorite ones here. http://cafematisse.com/menu/ The food is great, and you’re not full.

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

Foodie here would be more upscale, fresh, innovative, small plates, farm to table, tasing menus... Lots of bars are cropping up with “foodie” drink menus, too, along with craft beers.

Real ingredients, not processed food. This is one of my favorite ones here. http://cafematisse.com/menu/ The food is great, and you’re not full.

That looks great. I guess it's just the people I know that have crowned themselves as foodies.

 

[loves to dive]

I'm guessing I'm a baby boomer (I was born in the late 50s) and a lot of things I grew up with are no longer the "in" thing to eat. We are the generation of TV dinners and fast food since that wasn't available to our parents. What I hope goes away soon is new southern. They try to take good ole fashioned southern food like turnip greens or fried okra or even fried green tomatoes (which by the way was unheard of when I was growing up in Georgia in the 50s and 60s)and try to give it some sort of fancy twist. Leave our good old fashioned comfort foods alone.

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

Am I the only person here who actually loves kale? I don't get the hate. I love all greens though. So healthy and the best fiber.

 

[Sweettears]

Am I the only person here who actually loves kale? I don't get the hate. I love all greens though. So healthy and the best fiber.

For me it’s that there are so many other greens and vegetables available that have more taste IMO.

 

[Wendy31]

I'm guessing I'm a baby boomer (I was born in the late 50s) and a lot of things I grew up with are no longer the "in" thing to eat. We are the generation of TV dinners and fast food since that wasn't available to our parents. What I hope goes away soon is new southern. They try to take good ole fashioned southern food like turnip greens or fried okra or even fried green tomatoes (which by the way was unheard of when I was growing up in Georgia in the 50s and 60s)and try to give it some sort of fancy twist. Leave our good old fashioned comfort foods alone.

I've been in the south my whole life, & I love the "new south" cuisine!

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

For me it’s that there are so many other greens and vegetables available that have more taste IMO.

I like the variety. I think it's cool to hate kale now. I steam it with other greens (swiss chard, broccoli, bok choy, etc) and and drizzle tahini dressing over it, then sprinkle with hemp hearts. So good.

 

[Southernmiss]

As a kid , we occasionally had liver and onions. I have never made liver and onions. My mom would make beef tongue when they would butcher a cow. Never tried it myself. I have had braunswiger in the South.

These are the kinds if things that I think of as fading away.

Other foods mentioned are trendy and eaten by younger generations mostly, not boomers.

Most boomers I know are set in their eating patterns and not going for the new trends.

 

[JoanneAZ]

Have never seen it here in my area. Deli here is usually Dietz& Watson or Prime Select.

I believe Braunschweiger is the German name for liverwurst.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Am I the only person here who actually loves kale? I don't get the hate. I love all greens though. So healthy and the best fiber.

Looooove leafy greens. So damn flavorful and addictive. Yum. I just wish the prep work wasn't so time consuming.

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

Looooove leafy greens. So damn flavorful and addictive. Yum. I just wish the prep work wasn't so time consuming.

I buy a bunch and do the prep work all at once (ok, I get my husband to do it). Then I store them in those containers that keep them fresh for a week.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I buy a bunch and do the prep work all at once (ok, I get my husband to do it). Then I store them in those containers that keep them fresh for a week.

I need to stop buying greens 5 and 6 pounds at a time, that's my problem.

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

I need to stop buying greens 5 and 6 pounds at a time, that's my problem.

I do the same thing. I get excited.

 

[CdnCarrie]

liver
casseroles with creamed soups
fast food (even McDonald's menu is healthier than a decade ago)

 

[disykat]

I was going to say the same thing. I love casseroles and make them with either canned soups or fresher ingredients depending on who I'm cooking for. Honestly , sometimes I just crave the canned soup versions!

 

[tvguy]

I believe Braunschweiger is the German name for liverwurst.

Braunschweiger is liverwurst that has been smoked and has bacon in it. It is German.

 

[tvguy]

Have never seen it here in my area. Deli here is usually Dietz& Watson or Prime Select.

Dietz & Watson make it.
https://dietzandwatson.com/products/braunschweiger-liverwurst-4/

 

[mjkacmom]

Braunschweiger is liverwurst that has been smoked and has bacon in it. It is German.

I just checked what my supermarket carries, there were 6 options, some just labeled braunschweiger (which I never heard of) and others braunschweiger liverwurst. I’m sure there are more deli options labeled just liverwurst. Now I’m craving liverwurst, which I haven’t had in decades. I might need to try braunschweiger!

I just checked, 5 brands of just liverwurst. We have a big deli.

 

[tvguy]

Am I the only person here who actually loves kale? I don't get the hate. I love all greens though. So healthy and the best fiber.

I love all greens except kale. Kale is always bitter to me.

 

[phorsenuf]

Braunschweiger is liverwurst that has been smoked and has bacon in it. It is German.

Nope. That's the American version. The German version is this;

Germany
Braunschweiger Mettwurst is a smoked, soft and spreadable sausage usually made from raw minced pork[2] and spiced with garlic, salt and pepper. Produced by Brunswick butchers as a regional speciality since the early 19th century, it became widespread with the advent of food preservation by canning. Several different recipes exist, some also including beef and fat.