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12 revoltingly common childhood food habits

We’re not here to judge, but… GROSS.

Oct 30th 2015, 8:11 PM 10,203 Views 25 Comments

WE ALL HAD weird food habits as kids, but some were weirder than others. Twitter user and general ledge Louis McSharry posed this question to all you former creepy little people, and the replies had us doing little sicks in our mouths:

What was your strangest food habit as a kid? Mine was peeling the outside off chicken mcnuggets and eating the chicken on its own.
— Louise McSharry (@louisemcsharry) October 30, 2015

Source: Ghoulise McScary/Twitter

1. Yep, icing sugar came up more than once

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2. As did eating OXO cubes

@Carriagesband @louisemcsharry Eating OXO cubes like they were sweets. #ashamed
— bennie reilly // little xs for eyes (@littlexsforeyes) October 30, 2015

Source: little xs for eyes/Twitter

Well, they looked like little sweets in fairness.

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3. Sugar sandwiches

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4. … what

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5. OK we’re bordering on unusual now

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CAN U NOT.

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6. Bleugh, but beloved of kids everywhere

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7. :(

@louisemcsharry I drank salt straight from the shaker.
— Carl Kinsella (@TVsCarlKinsella) October 30, 2015

Source: Martyr McFly/Twitter

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Little weirdo.

8. Admit it, we all wanted a taste

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9. If there’s one thing worse than dry Weetabix…

@louisemcsharry I have several cousins who butter Weetabix and eat it like toast
— Sarah Breen (@SarahJayBee) October 30, 2015

Source: Sarah Breen/Twitter

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10. All kids loved ketchup with shepards pie

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11. And Jelly from the packet

… despite being told it would give you worms.

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12. What about this just-plain-odd little practice?

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Sick. Sick and wrong. Spill your worst in the comments

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12 revoltingly common childhood food habits

We’re not here to judge, but… GROSS.