One thing that’s notable is that these old grocery store photos do NOT show any “ready to eat” meanls made at the store that the families just need to heat up. The photos do show a lot of raw ingredients that you have to make into something. We’ve become a nation of people who don’t want to put effort into much of anything, including making dinner.
You would be surprised at how many folks don’t even keep food in the house. One of our neighbors has four kids. She takes them out three times a day for fast food meals. Each time they return, it’s a blizzard of empty paper bags, burger wrappers, and drink cups strewn everywhere. I have never seen them bring groceries home. Life on the EBT card. There are many like them out there, and they are going to make life hell for all of us when the lights go out.
We’ve become a nation of people who don’t want to put effort into much of anything, including making dinner.
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These photos were taken in a time when a wife and mother was honored for fulfilling the important role of full-time homemaker.
Both parents are likely working now. No one wants to cook Mon-Fri.
Then there’s the proliferation of fast food.