re: Groovy Things Young People Who Lived in the '70s Might Remember

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I always find that odd because that was back in the era of "clean your plate". I assume that it caused us to be full on less calorically dense food and not wanting a bag of chips or a candy bar 5 minutes later.

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That and we just didn't have tons of stuff like that in the house, at least, at my house, we didn't. I don't remember seeing peoples carts full of junk at the grocery store like you do now.

And if I wanted a candy bar, I had to come up with the money for it myself, and walk to the store. And like any self-respecting kid back then, any money I scrounged up was going towards baseball cards and cigarettes (which I could buy anywhere by saying they were for my dad).

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17) Notice how lean everyone is in the photos. Not a fat person in sight.


I always find that odd because that was back in the era of "clean your plate". I assume that it caused us to be full on less calorically dense food and not wanting a bag of chips or a candy bar 5 minutes later.

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I frequently heard "clean your plate" from my parents, as well, but the portions on the plates back then were MUCH smaller than the portions today. In addition, we didn't eat junk food between meals.