People in Quarantine Turn to Nostalgic Comfort Food

Canned and packaged comfort foods are making a huge comeback as people stuck inside are turning to old-school, non-perishable items. Shoppers who usually go for fresh produce and healthy whole grains are opting for packaged and processed items, sometimes triggering nostalgia for less healthy items like SpaghettiOs, Goldfish crackers and mac and cheese. Registered dietitian Jacqueline Gomes says that because of the nostalgic feel, “some of these items may be here to stay after all this is over.” #InsideEdition

[TheOnlyNyxErebus]

Maybe it’s just because a lot of people don’t know how to cook anymore.

[OPC]

As a poor college student, this is not new to me

[qix.khello]

Why did i have all that stuff before the pandemic

[sticktator]

Also toilet paper because our asses like eating through all of it

[shortyklee]

College students survived on ramen noodles for years

[josearturogarza]

Even without this Pandemic, always bought those foods! *Spam, Snack Packs, etc*

[gamergirlalice]

Other people’s parents: junk food
My mom: *beans and rice.*

[robyndismon]

It may be comfort food but it us by no means heart healthy.

[shelly]

I don’t think it’s because of comfort food. Those items have a longer shelf life so you don’t have to keep going to the store for food.

[duallove]

Relieved to know I wasn’t alone in this.

[joseescobedo]

I've always being buying frozen pizza before this pandemic...

[ethelherrera]

For us Hispanics comfort food means a lot of work our meals take a lot time and work but also a lot of love

[nishantthakur]

What will happen to their immunity if they go on consuming this amount of junk food. 👐🐚

[siamdine]

ME: Sneaks in 20 packs of Doritos in my moms cart to last me a day

[cll]

Do you think more people spending during quarantine time or the other way round?

[chip]

This is literally me throughout the year tho...

[kirani]

College students have been training for this for years.

[XLIKEMALCOLM]

We're going to need all that toilet paper after eating this processed, spicy comfort foods, because we will all be PUNCHING COTTON!💩💩💩

[IWasAPepper]

Sounds like what I would normally eat.

[ccefc_families]

It's like an extended holiday for everyone. Comfort gives you that "break" from the hustle of cooking a big meal, and lets you feel you can just take it easy for now. I find myself eating alot of sweeter snacks and canned food lately, because I enjoy all the taste without having to put in the effort to cook and prepare from scratch. Yes I also know its bad for my health if I eat like this everyday.