Food invented in the 1960's
Brown Rice 1960
Life Cereal 1961
Instant Mashed Potatoes 1962
Round Sandwich Bread 1963
Brown and Serve Bacon 1963
Pop Tarts 1964
Buffalo Chicken Wings 1964
Chicken Sandwich 1964
Gatorade 1965
Slurpees 1965
The 1960's was a decade of complicated food with French influence, backyard barbecues , vegetarian curiosity, and ethnic food from other countries. Baby boomer kid favorites was very popular in this time. Another word for junk food. This type of food was meant to appeal to the many kids that now roamed the streets. They mainly consisted of sugary drinks and chemically created food. This helped many people because it was quick and easy. In addition to that, it prevented spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Kids also got a lot of options to choose from.
Life Cereal 1961
Instant Mashed Potatoes 1962
Round Sandwich Bread 1963
Brown and Serve Bacon 1963
Pop Tarts 1964
Buffalo Chicken Wings 1964
Chicken Sandwich 1964
Gatorade 1965
Slurpees 1965
The 1960's was a decade of complicated food with French influence, backyard barbecues , vegetarian curiosity, and ethnic food from other countries. Baby boomer kid favorites was very popular in this time. Another word for junk food. This type of food was meant to appeal to the many kids that now roamed the streets. They mainly consisted of sugary drinks and chemically created food. This helped many people because it was quick and easy. In addition to that, it prevented spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Kids also got a lot of options to choose from.
Life Cereal Commercial
The little boy (John Gilchrist) who plays as Mikey in this became very popular.
"The folklore is that I ate Pop Rocks, the exploding candies, and I drank a soda and my stomach blew up," John Gilchrist said, recalling a long-ago urban legend.
One day in the late 1970s, "Mikey's" mother summoned him from a baseball game to tell him she had received a call from a concerned friend who had said, through tears, "I'm so sorry to hear about your son."
Mrs.Gilchrist had replied: "He just came home from school!"
The little boy (John Gilchrist) who plays as Mikey in this became very popular.
"The folklore is that I ate Pop Rocks, the exploding candies, and I drank a soda and my stomach blew up," John Gilchrist said, recalling a long-ago urban legend.
One day in the late 1970s, "Mikey's" mother summoned him from a baseball game to tell him she had received a call from a concerned friend who had said, through tears, "I'm so sorry to hear about your son."
Mrs.Gilchrist had replied: "He just came home from school!"