Friday, October 08, 2021

How did we get by without all these things?

This is a list of things that didn't exist on (Canadian) grocery store shelves in the 1970s:


  • Chocolate topping for ice cream
  • Yogurt
  • Bagels (bakeries only)
  • Granola bars
  • 50 kinds of cereal
  • Ground coffee
  • East Indian anything
  • Organic produce
  • Flour for bread machines
  • Cheese strings
  • Shredded cheese (you shredded it yourself)
  • Twinkies
  • Any kind of soft candy
  • Any kind of tortilla chip snack (like Doritos)
  • Vitamins
  • Non-alcoholic beer
  • Tetra packs of anything
  • Liquid orange juice (only frozen)
  • Liquid lemonade (only frozen)
  • 'Premium' ice cream
  • Cream cheese in anything other than a solid block
  • Almond milk or non-dairy anything
  • Gluten-free anything
  • Vegan anything
  • Fancy hot dogs (we had wieners only)
  • 1% or 2% milk (Homo 3.25% only)
  • Liquid skim milk (you made it with water and powder)
  • Pre-made chocolate milk (you added chocolate powder to white milk)
  • Any kind of plastic food bag (we wrapped food in waxed paper, Saran wrap, or aluminum foil)

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