How Americans Got Hooked on Processed Foods

Vintage Swanson TV Dinner box: Beef Pot Roast with peas, corn, and potatoes.

Brilliant, beautifully illustrated article (New York Times, Oct. 16, 2025; subscription required)

New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard …

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