Are our grandparents’ recipes actually healthier than ours?
By cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (3136)
United States
March 6, 2026 11:48pm CST
"There’s a huge trend right now called 'Retro Rejuvenation'—people are ditching the fancy 'superfoods' and going back to the basics: sourdough from scratch, fermented pickles, and slow-cooked stews like our grandparents used to make.
I spent my morning trying to recreate my grandmother's old soup recipe, and it made the whole house smell like childhood.
?Do you have an old family recipe that you’ve 'resurrected' lately? Mine was her Creamy Roasted Tomato & Basil.. i want able to take a photo of the soup, as my kid ate it up.
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5 responses
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
8 Mar
Agree, whats your favorite recipe of hers,?
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
8 Mar
@AmbiePam wow doritos chicken, not healthy because of the chips, buts its delicious
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@AmbiePam (116185)
• United States
8 Mar
@cuttyrish Of my grandmother’s, chicken and dumplings. Of my mother’s, Dorito chicken.
@MarieCoyle (56439)
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7 Mar
Both my grandmothers and my aunt taught me to cook. I grew up cooking their recipes, but other than baked goods such as desserts, cookies, cakes, etc. recipes were never really written down. They made them from memory. I have always been glad they taught me to cook.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
What meal do you u love to cook or bake?
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@MarieCoyle (56439)
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8 Mar
@cuttyrish
I have a lot of favorites. So do my adult children and my grandchildren. I love baking cookies, because there are so many different types of them. My kids all love when I make them homemade chicken and noodles, and I like to bake bread. There are a lot of things I enjoy cooking. I use cooking somewhat as a therapy at times, it gives me time to think, and I enjoy creating food dishes that others enjoy eating.
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
8 Mar
@MarieCoyle nothing beats homemade chicken noodles, its comforting, you can whatever you want and its healthier than instant noodles.
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@Traceyjayne (9313)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar
Our Grandparenrs recipes were naturally healthier as they contained pure ingredients and no additives or preservatives. They were a generation that knew how to use as much of the food as they could,
If a joint of meat was cooked the meat usually did several days meals, leftovers being made into cottage pie etc….the bones were boiled to make broth, and veggies used to make soup.
@LindaOHio (217285)
• United States
7 Mar
I can no longer cook or bake due to physical restrictions.
@Ineeddentures (24207)
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7 Mar
We cook the same meals our parents and grandparents cooked
We always have.
