That Would Get You Looks Today (10 Foods We Ate in the 1970s)

Red Dye No. 2 in your Kool-Aid. Raw cookie dough by the spoonful. Mercury-laced Mrs. Paul's fish sticks. In the 1970s, none of it raised an eyebrow. This one counts down 10 foods and habits that were completely normal in 1970s America and would get you a lawsuit today: banned food dye, unrefrigerated bologna sandwiches, unpasteurized milk straight from Grandma's fridge, foil-tray TV dinners, hot Kool-Aid in a thermos, Crisco-fried everything, and a Jell-O salad nobody can quite explain. If you remember any of these, you grew up in the golden age of "we just didn't know better." Which one did your family swear by? Subscribe for more nostalgic deep dives into the food, products, and everyday life of the 1970s. 🎵 More videos you'll love: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPKNrWeXdWlC1gAI_oNAcwSEk4vZ2ry1G ❤️ Snag a mug or t-shirt: https://waybackamericana.creator-spring.com 🤍 Subscribe for new videos every week: https://www.youtube.com/@WayBackAmericana?sub_confirmation=1 💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Way-Back-Americana-61569367730521/ ────────────── #nostalgia #memories #america #vintage #retro #1970s #waybackamericana ────────────── DISCLAIMER: The materials in this video are intended for entertainment purposes and comply with fair use guidelines. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are the copyright owner or represent them and have concerns about the use of any material in this video, please contact us at [email protected]. 0:00 The Wild Culinary World of the 70s 0:28 The Radioactive Glow of Red Dye Number Two 0:55 Licking the Spoon Without Fear 1:43 Playing Rebel With Candy Cigarettes 2:27 Room Temperature Meat and Wonderbread 3:17 Grandma's Unpasteurized Dairy Days 4:30 The Aluminum Age of TV Dinners 5:17 The Taste of Melted Plastic and Dreams 5:56 Golden Brown and Slightly Radioactive 6:32 The Crisco Kitchen Revolution 7:20 Jell-O Salads With Questionable Add-ins