Food trends ebb and flow just like any other trend that graces the surface of popular culture. Science declares that such-and-such foods are good instead of bad (and vice versa), or a new technology finally gets the go-ahead that can save consumers time and money (though not on doctor bills down the road), and we suddenly experience an onslaught of new and shiny foodstuffs that simply will not withstand the test of time. Here, we’ve covered 20 fridge and pantry staples from the 1980s, when butter was fake, whipped cream was made of chemicalized plants, and cheese came “conveniently” out of a can.
#1: Margarine in a Tub
Margarine was, for a time, the darling of the health community. Touted far and beyond as a healthier alternative to butter, it has now been widely circulated that trans fats, which margarine products overflow with, are worse for heart health than butter ever was.
