tertiary · Comforted

Childhood Favorites

Part of the Mood & Food Wheel

What is Childhood Favorites?

Mac and cheese, grilled cheese, mashed potatoes — the foods you ate when someone else was taking care of everything. Emotional regression to a simpler state.

When you might feel childhood favorites

Childhood Favorites is a specific form of nostalgic, which itself is a type of comforted. You might experience this feeling in situations where comforted is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define childhood favorites.

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