Emersion of Food in the 1970's

Presenter: Esmeralda Barocio

Co-Presenter(s):
Allison Zanatta, Cynthia Hernandez Ambriz, Ricardo Arenas

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 19-20

Semester: Spring

Department: Chicano and Latino Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ywkJ6Vv8GuqJcxZZaDaPSU_R5kP40oTm

Abstract:
For our research project we analyzed how food contributed in shaping history, specifically in the 1970’s. The growth of convenience food rose, the boom of pre-packaged food due to the introduction of microwave ovens that were made commercially available, diets in the 1970’s began to shift toward increased reliance upon processed foods, increased away from home intake and greater use of edible oils and sugar-sweetened beverages.