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mwmisses4289

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6. Considering that most of those who are grandparents or great grandparents now

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 02:14 PM

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were born in the 1930s to 1970's when food was becoming more convenient, I suspect most us didn't start eating "real food" until at least the 1980s.
Think wonder bread, various cereals, t.v. dinners, tang, soda pop, canned fruits and veggies, lunch meat, spam, various canned meats...the list goes on.
As we used to joke when I was kid and the latest processed food came out and was hailed as healthier and better than mother nature: Better living through chemistry!

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