Oh Jell-O No!
Here’s a tip for anyone who eats at a buffet restaurant. If parents allow their kids to get food on their own, 99% of the time, they’ll contaminate every dish with their icky germs. You know how schools teach our children to wash their hands? Well, that only applies after they used the restroom. If they picked their nose or licked their fingers, they’re still technically clean.
One day, when the OP was ten years old, they witnessed a kid massage the tray of yellow Jell-O in front of them. When the kid’s mom snatched them away, another guy went in and made himself a nice Jell-O salad. The mom didn’t even say anything as she saw the man pile his bowl up with the contaminated gelatin.