Luke Kanies@skinnylatte @be absolutely. I never ate frozen or canned food as a kid. But my kids have grown up with canned beans (and a few non-staples).
I think the frozen meals showed up because as the kids entered teenagerhood one of them just one day decided to try some of TJ’s, when they were shopping with us. Then it was a feeding frenzy between the two, always fighting for who got what. Since then, we’ve had to keep them stocked.
I think for my kids it’s that they aren’t quite willing to cook, don’t really like leftovers, and want the independence that they get from grabbing a frozen meal (as long as we’ve shopped recently).
It’s quite foreign to me, but, for them, it’s better than just plain ramen, and they actually are stretching their palate.
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