Humans of Brighter Bites (March 2017, 2 of 3)

“I remember a few years ago, I made homemade mashed potatoes for the first time, because my now fiance and I had this argument. He’s like, ‘The boxed ones are the same.’ I was like, ‘No, the fresh mashed potatoes are so much better.’ And now I regret saying that because now I always have to make the fresh ones. Now I’m engaged and over the years of us being together, the way he eats has changed because he eats with my family a lot and I cook a lot. I don’t buy chips or things like that, so the way he eats has changed. And now he’s like, ‘Gosh, did I eat bad when I was growing up?’ And I’m like, ‘It’s just different. We come from different places.’”

Humans of Brighter Bites is a series that captures how Brighter Bites volunteers, participants, teachers, and supporters connect with food. Check back here for each installment of the current story and each month for a new story.