09/24/2025
💭I will never forget the time I was sitting at my first grade lunch table, surrounded by all my peers, when another child, from across the table, stuck their arm out, pointed to my lunch, and said “eew, what’s that?”.
I remember how mortified and embarrassed I was, as all the other little heads looked to turn to see what I was eating, what was in my lunch.
You see, growing up, I was a leftover kid, and how could I not be? 🤷🏻♀️My mom made the most delicious meals, and I took pride in packing thermoses/containers full of whatever we had eaten the night before- whether it was leftover pasta, meatball sandwiches, or soups/chilis/stews. Oh, how I looked forward to those lunches, to those meals.
That was all until someone pointed out what I was eating and expressed what they thought I was eating was gross.
I don’t know if I ever told my mom, because I did not want to hurt her feelings, but I remember pretty soon after that experience, I stopped bringing leftovers for lunch.
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This week I had the pleasure of visiting with Stephannie Joseph and Dan Schrack of Fox Rochester WUHF, where we shared some of our own experiences with others “yucking our yum” and talked about some strategies to help support with it.
You can catch the replay of the show and correlating blog post here:
🎥⏪ https://foxrochester.com/news/good-day-rochester/health-in-a-handbasket-yucking-my-yum
🔗➡️ https://www.elissastrassman.com/post/dont-yuck-my-yum
Has anyone else ever experienced something like this? 🤷🏻♀️ What did you do/how did you handle it? What tips do you have? 💬
