I used to believe that it was perfectly acceptable to eat Play-Doh. My mom told me that "Non-Toxic" (which was printed on the lid of the cans) meant it wouldn't harm you if you ate it. I took this as an invitation to chow down. I can still taste the salty-doughy flavor as I sit here today. Gross.
A childhood belief about nasty food

others believed things like this
- When I was a child, I used to believe that adding sugar would lower the over-salty taste of a meal.— Francois
- I used to believe I had a guardian angel named Salty... Salty because I didn't know if it was a boy or a girlAnon
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy
- I used to think that pickles grew naturally in the sea, and that's why the water in the jar was so salty.Anon
- when i was a child (of course)i used to believe that the sea is salty because God throws bags of salt into it.— Kafka
- I used to think that 'non toxic' was a color. I always did wander why is was written on every crayon.— Maddy