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As I was going through the lunch bags during our midday break, I stumbled upon a snack that could only be described as a culinary mystery. One brave little boy opened his lunchbox to reveal—a single boiled potato, still unseasoned and with a slightly ominous, chewy peel. With a wide grin, he held it up like it was the Holy Grail of snacking, completely unfazed by the fact that his classmates had fruit gummies and goldfish crackers.
I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched him munch on that potato, telling his friends it was his “secret energy source.” It’s not every day you see a room full of kids picking through their delectable treats, only to be shown up by someone with a starchy tuber as their snack. The look on his teammates’ faces was priceless—part shock, part awe, and a sprinkle of confusion! I guess we know now that when in doubt, just serve it up ‘au naturel’—who knew a mom fail could turn into a trend?
B
There’s a chance the kid packed that and the parent didn’t notice. That definitely looks like a package of human food if you don’t examine it closely.
P
Or… a child like me that would pack and eat dog treats for a laugh. I’d eat it in class then tell one teach that another had given it to me as a reward.
M
As a toddler my niece loved the Ol’ Roy peanut butter dog treats, and at the same age my daughter enjoyed organic baked cat treats. We had to hide them.
B
My friend’s little brother couldn’t be trusted around dog food when he was a toddler because he’d eat as much of it as he could without getting caught. Their mom was so confused because it’s not like she didn’t make nutritious food for him and he ate what she would make him but then he’d go after the dog food again lol. It finally got to a point where she went to the doctor because she was worried it would be harmful. The doctor basically said that dog food wouldn’t hurt him but to be careful with cat food because there are amino acids in cat food that can be harmful.
J
Yep, it’s also why you shouldn’t feed a dog cat food. (One of) the amino acids the doctor likely meant is Taurine – that’s the stuff you also get in many energy drinks, by the way.
G
That’s backwards–can’t feed a cat dog food (on a regular basis) due to cats’ taurine requirements. Some dog breeds do require taurine, as well, though. [https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/can-cats-eat-dog-food](https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/can-cats-eat-dog-food)
G
Dogs can synthesize taurine from their food, but there are a couple of breeds (Cocker spaniel, Golden retrievers, to name two) that always seem to be deficient in taurine and need supplementation. Cats CAN’T synthesize it, so it has to be added to cat food. Taurine helps prevent retinal atrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy. A meal here or there won’t hurt, nor will some swiped morsels from the food bowl by the cat when the dog isn’t looking, but cats should never intentionally be fed anything but commercially prepared cat food for a prolonged period of time.
S
My vet told me a dog can survive on cat food, (but it’s kinda like McDonald’s for them) but cats can’t on dog food.
L
My teenager still laments not being able to eat the canned cat food we give our kittens.
I
The girls or the treats?
R
Or me, the parent who would repack normal food into ridiculous containers for the laugh (if I were a parent)
N
Me, eating huge spoonfuls of vanilla pudding out of mayonnaise jar in the middle of health class.
D
You could also do Gatorade out of a (very thoroughly washed) Lysol bottle. Edit: Windex bottle.
A
If you want to do this, I’d buy a new, clear spray bottle and print your own labels for it. Chemicals from the cleaning solution could leech from the plastic into the Gatorade, even with washing. Better to stick with more food-safe packaging.
F
a quick swish with some dawn and hot water, i’d do it for a prank. 🤷♀️ i’m not gonna drink from it every day + a little windex is OKAY but only as a TREAT.
M
> (very thoroughly washed) Could one use bleach to wash? And what would be the “after wash” care to ensure that it doesn’t taste like bleach-y Gatorade? I remember a girl I knew washing a coffee pot with bleach, then making coffee for customers out of it. Customers got very bothered and slightly sick after just a sip because they could strongly taste the bleach.
P
You’re allowed to use bleach for sanitizing in commercial environments but there’s dilution ratios you need to keep. It sounds like this person didn’t do that.
D
Bleach is fine to wash with. It needs to be rinsed out very thoroughly afterwards though. If the container smells like bleach, still needs more rinsing.
J
I would *highly* recommend agaisnt it, though.
C
But why?
C
my mom would often give me a bag of resealed chips or something similar. and randomly put some sort of rubber roach or other insect into the bag alongside the food that was in it.
D
>randomly put some sort of rubber roach or other insect into the bag Reminds me of Incredible Edibles from my childhood 😂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredible_Edibles
P
I was just talking about these the other day and no one had any idea what I was talking about! I used to make them with my dad.
T
Yes! My brother had one back in the 90s. We LOVED that thing!
H
Did that as Beetlejuice for Halloween. Kept rubber cockroaches in one jacket pocket and gummy Worms/gummy bugs in the other. I’d palm a gummy, take out a rubber bug then switch just before reaching my mouth.
R
LOL, she sounds like a riot 😀
R
I may have used a hershey’s syrup bottle as a water bottle all through HS…
F
We finished a bottle of vodka at a party once, and i wanted water, so i filled the bottle back up with water and wandered around the party taking swigs out of a bigass vodka bottle.
N
Giving my child Gatorade in a windex bottle to take to school fr
Q
I’m gonna use that one day haha, that’s really funny!
S
Love it! I used to eat an occasional Milk Bone just to gross out my older sister. They sort of tasted like a low cal flavorless Wheat Thin. 🫢
R
Iv tried many dog treats none of them were good. They mostly smelled amazing, I cant bite through a milk bone, and one tasted great till you chewed it then it turned into chalky dust. People knew im willing to try random shiz one. Was on a psn voice call. Said these treats smelled really good one friend jokingly said try one and all they heard a few seconds later was me spitting it out because it did not taste as good as it smelled. Im 31 and legit this could still happen lol im adventurous
P
A kindred spirit! Bring it back! Whenever we come home for the holidays, I’ll grab a few pieces of cat kibble right out of the feeder and eat it nonchalantly mid-conversation as though it were jelly beans. It annoys my brothers to no end. My mom has long abandoned any hope of completely civilizing me and finds it funny now too.
M
My stepson has definitely eaten and liked peanut butter dog treats before. In his defense, they make dog “cookies” that look exactly like regular cookies these days.
A
Some of those are actually pretty much just regular cookies; cane molasses instead of sugar but they taste just like the cookies they’re imitating.
E
I’ve eaten bird treats made of baked peanut butter and sesame seeds. Touch bland but not bad at all.
L
Yeah my dog has some that smell great and I’ve been tempted to try them
S
Oh dang, you’re right! I picked up some sandwich cookie dog treats from Petco because I thought they were cute. Just checked them out on their website – the third and fourth ingredients were powdered sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Dogs don’t need that!
E
Neither do humans to be fair.
N
I wonder if a child saw that at the grocery store, asked if the could have it, parent was like “fine, whatever” because it just looks like cookies, and didn’t realize their kid grabbed it from the pet section. When my kid was little I could see her wanting these because of the bunnies and also me not really noticing they were for pets because so tired from endless requests while trying to shop after work. Some cookies? Sure.
S
Yes. There are also quite a few snacks for children that have pictures or cartoons of cute animals on them.
B
Or dad! Or grandma!😂
W
One time, when I was in elementary school,I grabbed a “lunch” thinking it was mine. It was in one of those styrofoam containers, tied shut in a plastic bag. I was soooo excited and put it in my bookbag and headed out for the bus. I can count on one hand how many packed lunches I ever had for school, because I was a free lunch kid, and we couldn’t afford it. Which is fine, I never complained. I can’t remember why my mom said she would pack me a lunch the evening before either. I get to the lunch room late, because I had to poo, but it was fine, cuz I had a packed lunch, no need to stand in line😏. I get there, tear into the bag, open it only to find, chicken wing bones. They were saved for the dog. (Obviously, cooked bones are a no no, but this was the before times) I was sad and panicked, I didn’t know what to do, so I just went up and handed the container to one of the aides, who was so confused but realized the situation pretty quick. They opened the metal pull down windows and I got a lunch, but holy shit, I was embarrassed. Told my mom when I got home and she apologized, but then we had a good laugh about it. So maybe it was a joint effort, accident😆
W
I was at Costco and I was about to pick up a big bag of chewy sweet potato snacks. They looked good and the price was right. Then took a closer look. It was dog treats. It was in a section where they usually place “human” food and snacks. Honestly, I still wondered if they tasted as good as they looked.
M
Yeah I got a call from my kids 1st grade teacher one time because my kid snuck a snack into his backpack before we left. She called and said “I just want to make you aware that your son was eating a bowl of green beans during math class today..” Kid brought a small glass Tupperware bowl of green beans to snack on. Apparently the teacher had never seen anything like it before.
K
Honest to God it took me a few moments. 🤷
S
They look good.
S
Seriously, it took me a little too long unfortunately. I was all like “real fruit flavor? Are these little fig ritz like sandwiches? I want that- oh… Rabbit treat,”
U
Too often I will linger on the dog peanut butter ice cream in the ice cream aisle. At quick glance it just looks like a cute cartoon dog mascot for the ice cream. (Peanut butter is my favorite food 😭)
T
I could see a kid picking it up in the grocery store, saying “mom can I have t his?” Then mom being all “sure”. And it gets put in the lunch bag from there.
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