I used to think that grits were worms... my mom told it to me, and to this day she deny's it... but I know she did........
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- My mom told me that if I ate raw hotdogs or spoonfuls of sugar, I'd get worms. I believed her until I was 13.— seale
- MY SISTER TOLD ME THAT CANNED SPAGHETTI WERE REALLY WORMS THAT'S WHY THEY WERE SO CHEAP...I BELIEVED— CATHY
- my grandma told me not to eat pizza coz the "brown squiggly" stuff there arent burnt cheese but WORMS!
— Mimi - My mother told me if I ate too much butter I'd get worms. I didn't eat too much butter...— Dicky
- My mum told me that if I ate sugar from the sugar bowl I'd get worms.— QueenB