Shout out to all the real ones that grew up eating syrup sandwiches before Kendrick Lamar made it 'cool.' We were eating these because that's the only thing that was

in the fridge. Think of it as a sort of hood pancake. Raise your hand if your remember!

This wasn't a side dish back in the day. This was the main meal...period. And you better like it 'cause the leftovers, if there were any, was probably what was

for dinner the next day. Did you get that little white chunk of pork in your bowl. Hmmm hmmm good! LOL #TheGoodOleDays

Outta milk again?  No problem 'cause your daddy had it covered. You just had to add water to your bowl. Or he'd do it for you when he'd walk in

the kitchen with his drawls on and you complained that y'all were outta milk. Problem solved. You eventually convinced yourself that cereal tasted better with water anyway. #TheStruggleWasReal

Speaking of cereal...your momma never brought the name brand cereals like Frosted Flakes or Apple Jacks. Instead she brought Suga Flakes and Apple O's. You bet not complain, either!

Ok this is one that probably makes you sick to your stomach when you think about it because you ate it so much growing up. But for 98 cents a

cup, this struggle meal came in handy many days. And if your fam had a few extra bucks, you could spice it up with hot dogs, hot sauce...shoot you could

mix these joints with just about anything. 

Remember when you would put two or three of these in a hotdog bun and you & your brotha would act like y'all were eating hotdogs? Or there was  no

bread so you just ate them straight outta the can. #TheStruggleDays 

How did you eat your spam? To some folks, it was gross. But in the hood, shoot! You betta fry it up, put some mayo on that bread & top

it with some chips. That was the original finger lickin' good right there! Struggle whaaat!

So, you've come a long way from your block now....but we all know you remember that good ole "baloney" sammich that saved many a day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, late night

snack, after school hit me up, it was always on point. The edges had to be burnt...crispy. You had to have that slit on the side AND the bubble in

the middle. And if you were really real, then you ate it with ketchup and bread. #WhatYallKnowAboutThat?!!!

Kool Aid was an essential growing  up and it was always stocked in the house because it was cheap and easy to make. But don't start with that 3 tablespoons

of sugar crap...you know it takes at least a half of bag to make it good and sweet.

This happened when there wasn't any lunch meat in the house so you just threw some chips in between two slices of bread and boom...you got yourself a chip sandwich. 

What'd

we miss fam?! What else was on your table for your struggle meals?