FOOD FADS

In this day of gluten free and growing fleets of food trucks, do you wonder or even wish for the food fads of yesteryear? Came across an article that did look back. The specifics are fun, like the introduction of name brands...Oreos, Ritz crackers.....but to generalize, in the 1910’s Americans were fascinated with consuming wild meat like caribou and elk. 1920’s it was Caesar salad, the Depression brought meat loaf, WWII rationing gave us margarine giving way to TV dinners and jello molds in the 50’s. Hippies in the 60’s brought granola.....and so it goes. Take a look…..