There are some foods not many people have heard of, and there are some that are unheard of, and never seen before. These are the foods that faded out of existence due to high price demands, or people trying to become healthier. No reason why...but have you ever heard of these foods? And I guess, if you did, do you remember them fondly?
This dish was called a Jell-O salad. What is it? Well I guess this came out around the fifties and sixties when housewives were trying to become creative with dishes. Jell-O was starting to become popular for kids as mothers decide to add some tomatoes and other things in the Jell-O. People loved it but...why? I find this to be disgusting. Jell-O, in general, is not my favorite desert. This desert faded by the eighties and no one knows why, but thank god this abomination is gone.
When was the last time you had this? An Ambrosia or fruit salad like this was popular at summer picnics back in the day. Would be considered a delegacy for some house wives. Adding cream, coconut shavings, marshmallows? What is this? I've never had this in my life. Maybe I've seen it before, but since it's no longer around, it faded in my memory as well. This was delegacy a salad meant at a summer barbecue in the past.
I used to eat these before when I was young, and my parents still crave 'em. But, why don't we eat these as much as we used to? I guess, back in the 90's children would eat these at school cafeterias. They would want them at dinner, singing a 'Manwich' song. Now, I guess with it being high in calorie and fat, we don't eat them much as we used to.
Fondue...back me in the seventies, was a huge hit. Now...it faded like disco. We do see some people create their own out of Nostalgia, but back then...it was a hit at parties, dances, pot luck dinners what not. For people, they would melt cheese, any kind, into a pot. Get stale bread, cut it up into squares, and dip it in the cheese. There's also a desert version where they use chocolate, melt it and dip strawberries. Yum.
Meatloaf was popular back in the fifties and maybe sixties. Mostly housewives would make 'em by adding ground beef, ketchup and other ingredients. It was one of the most popular dishes of the past. But, I guess...with the high fat, people are trying to stay clear away from meatloaf. Maybe making a healthier version like turkey loaf. Using ground Turkey instead of beef, or forgoing Meatloaf all together.
Those commercials from the 90's still ring in my head. Where active teenagers go through a fridge and find something to quench their thirst. They find Sunny D, but do they know what's in it? Back when I was a teenager, none of us knew or cared what was in our drinks. Never knowing how much sugar they contained. I'll stick to water thank you. I even read a case where a teenage girl drank her weight in Sunny D and turned orange. OMG. Sunny D is still around, but we don't drink it as much as we used to.
A long time ago, Cottage cheese was considered popular. A food to enjoy. But none of us eat that anymore when yogurt is available. Cottage cheese was a replacement for Ricotta in Lasagnas. NOT FOR ME. Cottage cheese contains a lot of calories, plus it was a headache to make if you do it homemade style. Now, we stick to yogurt.
Whole milk, people used to drink that in small, unopen able containers we used to get at school. But now, people want to get healthy. They want to drink skim milk, or no milk at all. Now a days, for people that are lactose intolerant or even people who have an allergy to dairy would drink different forms of milk like...oat milk, almond milk, soy and many other variations. For me, I drink 2%. Healthier than whole milk, but not as healthy as other verities.
Ever had homemade Tapioca pudding before. Made at home? The hours of labor you would have to endure, making it from scratch? Now you know why Tapioca isn't popular as it used to be. Don't get me wrong, it's still around, but...not homemade versions. Jell-O has their own brand of Tapioca pudding. What do I think of it? Pass. Not a Tapioca fan. But, if you it, find it if you can, and if you want to make it homemade...go right ahead.
TV Dinners. Popular in the sixties and seventies...but by the end of the nineties, people were starting to wonder...how healthy are TV Dinners? Full of sodium, preservatives and much more that nobody wants to put in their mouths. I to used to eat tv dinners in the form of Kid Cuisines when I was little. Now, I just make my own meals. There are still TV dinners out there, but at least companies are trying not to add too much preservatives and salt in their foods, but then again, would you really eat 'em?
People have noticed some food trends coming and going, and some foods disappear in existence. For us, we find the foods we love, and then we let them go when we find something new. Enjoy the foods, and what we have now, because one day...it'll be nothing but nostalgia to us
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