I'm old school, meat and potatoes guy

[Rider77]

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me say, "that's stupid don't do it".

Being a card carrying geezer I'm not apologetic for my conservative and old man views. I've also noticed that I am pretty easily forgiven when my opinion is out of step with the younger crowd. For the most part I think youth is wasted on the young, and common sense is just a phrase to be ignored.

 

[hollydolly]

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me say, "that's stupid don't do it".

Being a card carrying geezer I'm not apologetic for my conservative and old man views. I've also noticed that I am pretty easily forgiven when my opinion is out of step with the younger crowd. For the most part I think youth is wasted on the young, and common sense is just a phrase to be ignored.

I agree about youth being wasted on the young.. ...however most of the food I was given as a child I wouldn't be able to stomach today..
That said my father was a meat & potatoes man... rarely ever ate anything sweet..nor bicuits or cake, and he didn't drink alochol ... .. and he would always crow about being the same weight in his old age as he was when he was a strapping 19 year old... ... he also walked a fair bit...

I believe his food choices were what kept him fit and healthy right up into his 8th decade

 

[Rider77]

I'm not daring at all in my food choices. My children delight on Thai, sushi, and indian foods. My daughter taunts me about not eating green foods, I like pistachios, and sweet peas. Over the years I found it difficult to enjoy dining out in foreign lands, nearly starved in Germany. I just don't like greasy pork.

I pointed at an item on a menu in Saigon only to find out I had ordered rice and fish heads. England wasn't too bad for me, but we won't even discuss food in the middle east areas.

 

[hollydolly]

I'm not daring at all in my food choices. My children delight on Thai, sushi, and indian foods. My daughter taunts me about not eating green foods, I like pistachios, and sweet peas. Over the years I found it difficult to enjoy dining out in foreign lands, nearly starved in Germany. I just don't like greasy pork.

I pointed at an item on a menu in Saigon only to find out I had ordered rice and fish heads. England wasn't too bad for me, but we won't even discuss food in the middle east areas.

I have to agree with you about German food.... when we were there in the late80's early 90's the food was shocking. We couldn't believe how bad it was....

 

[squatting dog]

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me say, "that's stupid don't do it".

Being a card carrying geezer I'm not apologetic for my conservative and old man views. I've also noticed that I am pretty easily forgiven when my opinion is out of step with the younger crowd. For the most part I think youth is wasted on the young, and common sense is just a phrase to be ignored.

 

[Brookswood]

Nothing personal and I do not intend to be a jerk.

But, why are our food and music preferences along with being an old geezer a hot topic?

I agree that German main course foods are not that great. OTOH, their breads and pastries are excellent.

 

[horseless carriage]

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me say, "that's stupid don't do it".

Being a card carrying geezer I'm not apologetic for my conservative and old man views. I've also noticed that I am pretty easily forgiven when my opinion is out of step with the younger crowd. For the most part I think youth is wasted on the young, and common sense is just a phrase to be ignored.

Whilst I prefer the Mediterranean diet to the meat and two veg everything else is seriously old school. Clothes, car, music and even lifestyle, and there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[StarSong]

My eating habits have changed considerably over the years.

As a kid I ate a widely varied menu, but swore I'd consume nothing but cake, candy and cookies when control of the menu was finally my own.

Of course, by the time I got to that age I'd shifted into my champagne brunch, burger or (mayo laden) sandwich and fries lunch, and extravagant dinner (paid for by whomever I was dating) phase.

Next came my raising-three-kids period so back to the wide variety of foods of my youth.

After the gang moved out, it wasn't long before I'd hit an easy-to-gain-weight and why-is-my-doctor-raising-his-eyebrows-when-reviewing-my-blood-work stage, so twelve years ago I moved to my current preserve-good-health chapter.

I eat a mostly plant based diet. No meat, a little fish, light on fats. Lots of veggies, fruits, beans and legumes. A few treats every day because the kid in me gets cranky when I completely ignore her pleas.

My weight has stabilized in the 21.5-22.0 range, my blood work is pretty good and I'm still plenty spry. Don't miss meat at all. Dairy? Sure. However, my body punishes me with very unpleasant gastric issues after even small amounts of dairy, so avoiding it isn't the sacrifice one might imagine.

 

[Murrmurr]

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me say, "that's stupid don't do it".

Being a card carrying geezer I'm not apologetic for my conservative and old man views. I've also noticed that I am pretty easily forgiven when my opinion is out of step with the younger crowd. For the most part I think youth is wasted on the young, and common sense is just a phrase to be ignored.

I'm definitely in the old-school class, but you lost me at the end. Common sense is crucial, imo.

Were you thinking it's restrictive? Common sense doesn't mean you can't think out of the box or beak the rules; it's what makes everything work when you do.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Nothing personal and I do not intend to be a jerk.

But, why are our food and music preferences along with being an old geezer a hot topic?

I agree that German main course foods are not that great. OTOH, their breads and pastries are excellent.

He puts everything in current and hot topics.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I’ve gone full circle, I grew up with very basic home prepared meals and went on to sample many types of food over the years but now I crave and enjoy those simple basics that I grew up with.

If your Mother and Grandmother didn’t make it you don’t need it.

 

[JBR]

My weight has stabilized in the 21.5-22.0 range, my blood work is pretty good and I'm still plenty spry. Don't miss meat at all. Dairy? Sure. However, my body punishes me with very unpleasa 49nt gastric issues after even small amounts of dairy, so avoiding it isn't the sacrifice one might imagine.

I think I understand, mm... "21.5-22.0 range"?

If I convert 22 in kilograms (kg) to pounds, it's about 49 lbs. I'm supposing you meant 121.5-122 lbs. A weight to take pride in.