1. Everything in your house was the healthy version.

You didn't have white sugar; you had the healthier, organic brown sugar. Yes, you had Pop-Tarts, but they were whole grain, corn syrup-free kind made with real fruit. And of course everything was organic.

2. Cereal was dessert, not breakfast.

Just like every kid, you loved cereal, but unless you were at a friend's house for breakfast, you sadly didn't get to dive a spoon into a bowl of frosted flakes early in the morning. Instead, you got to have a handful of frosted flakes after dinner.

3. You pigged out at your aunt's house.

Going to your aunt's house was the best! You got to have fruit snacks, and who doesn't love fruit snacks?

4. Supplements were always part of your breakfast.

Your mom made sure to keep you healthy by handing you a handful of supplements you had to gulp down before school. Sometimes you'd even be late to school because you were too busy trying not to choke.

5. You never got to skip out on salad.

No matter how much you argued, your mother would hand you a plate full of salad before you could eat the main course. Any time you went out to eat, and there was an option to have a side salad you'd have to get it. Even if all you wanted was a side of potatoes!

6. You drank tea like it was soda.

You weren't allowed to have soda, so instead you'd put five tablespoons of sugar into your tea. Sadly, it wasn't carbonated, but it was close enough. Of course, you'd have to do this when your mother wasn't looking.

7. Your friends looked confused when opening your refrigerator.

Where's the string cheese? What do you mean you don't have soda? Why is your bread brown and not white? Why is your milk made out of rice? These were only some of the questions your friends and cousins would ask when they looked around your kitchen.

8. You had to buy junk food to have for your friends.

You had no chips, soda, popcorn, or chocolate in your house. Due to this, any time you planned to have a sleepover you had to run to the store. You'd tell your mother this was for your friends...but you were going to eat about 90% of it.

9. You always had a choice between meat and veggie meat.

Taco night consisted of both ground turkey meat and veggie meat. You had a nice variety of organic meat or organic not-meat.

10. You tried to sneak candy bars into the grocery cart.

No matter how hard you tried, you'd always get caught. Even if you switched up your methods, like putting the candy bar in the cart right at the end, she'd still catch you. Then you'd have to do the walk of shame back to the candy isle and put it back.

11. Fast food was never on the menu.

You didn't get to go to McDonald's, but you did get to see the movie "Super Size Me" when it first came out and for a couple minutes you were thankful that your mother was so healthy...but then you'd see a commercial and want McDonald's french fries.

12. You only got candy on Halloween and Easter.

These were your favorite holidays! Of course they were; you got to have candy for once!

13. You had to hide your Halloween candy from your mom.

Every Halloween you'd get sick. Why? Because you'd try to eat as much of your candy as you could before your mother found your stash and threw it out.

14. You got excited when you were left alone with your dad.

Your father knew how to cook boxed mac and cheese plus order pizza, which was the best thing ever! Of course after a week of this you'd feel sick, but on the bright side you got to have Krispy Kreme when the "hot now" sign was on.

15. You knew that corn syrup and MSG were unhealthy.

At the age of five, you knew what corn syrup and MSG were and you had a whole lecture on why they were bad for you. At the time, you didn't care, because you were five and it tasted good.

16. You were raised on Whole Foods.

Whole Foods is like your second home. You walk in and are reminded of your childhood, when you got to have organic, corn syrup-free lollipops.

17. Flintstones vitamins weren't allowed.

You'd beg your mother to let you have those awesome Flintstones gummy vitamins, but your mother would take one look at the ingredients and say no.

18. You were the kid with the weird lunch.

Yes, my sandwich bread was brown with seeds in it, and yes I had organic turkey slices with a side of carrots. Meanwhile, you had a PB&J sandwich, a bag of chips, and chocolate milk.

19. Everything was whole grains, and later, gluten free.

You weren't sure what whole grains meant when you were younger; all you knew was that the white bread at your friend's house tasted better. Later on, of course, you found out that you were gluten intolerant and eating out became an even bigger struggle.

20. You are now a health nut at heart.

Though growing up you wished you had candy and soda in the house, later on you became very thankful that your mother raised you to have healthy eating habits. Now, as a young adult, you find yourself telling people that organic tastes better, and out of habit you reach for brown sugar instead of white. Over all, though her lectures about food could be annoying, you're grateful. If it wasn't for her, your eating habits would be similar to those of a 10-year-old unleashed into a candy store.