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“I feel so bad for my parents that they had to live like this.”

Abigail Esteireiro— The Huffington Post Canada

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Kids can be picky about the food they eat. That’s why it can be nearly impossible to pack a lunch for them that they won’t come home complaining about. For them, the ideal meal is chips and cookies every day.

Compared to what mom and dad had, lunches for kids are gourmet quality. Even the lunch bags they carry are of higher quality and are more eco-friendly.

In the video above, the kids of today get a blast from the past as they try brown bag lunches from the 1900s to 2000s.

Hopefully after doing so, they’re a little more thankful for the lunches mom and dad pack for them.

What did your parents pack you for lunch when you were a kid? Did you like them? Let us know in the comments below.

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Peanut Butter Banana Roll Ups(11 of13)

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