The 1960s “diet”

@SRuss8417 says:

Hi Autumn! What kind sauce did you drizzle on those burgers?? Looks delicious🙂

@dashrubberbear says:

true. I can inhale a bag of corn puffs which has 1000 kcals in it and feel like I ate nothing! while 500 kcals worth of roasted chicken + a veg salad can keep me satisfied for hours.

@charlottebeseke5596 says:

You didn’t mention “Twiggy” the super skinny super model who was a big influence!

@raybod1775 says:

TV dinners were pretty awful in the 1960’s and everyone was physically active. Kids played outside, most guys did physical labor and women were busy with the home. Smoking was also common, which reduced people’s appetite.

@irishcottage says:

I was born in the late 60s and remember the 70s. Every mother had dinner waiting at home, and it was almost always meat, a vegetable and a potato. My mother never served a processed food for dinner in her life. Plus we were always outdoors playing with the neighborhood kids. That meant a ton of running, climbing, jumping and everything in between. In the late 80s and 90s, I attended college and law school, getting married in 1993. I was home with my first baby in 1994 and left the window open in late spring. I was aware that something seemed really weird, but I couldn’t figure out what it was. Then it hit me—there was silence. Just the sound of cars and a few birds, but no children outside anymore. During my years of higher education, the whole world had changed. That said, I think you are very right about the home cooked meals. Considering the extreme change in the average American lifestyle in a relatively short time, it’s not surprising we would see health changes too.