re: Groovy Things Young People Who Lived in the '70s Might Remember

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17) Notice how lean everyone is in the photos. Not a fat person in sight.


I always find that odd because that was back in the era of "clean your plate". I assume that it caused us to be full on less calorically dense food and not wanting a bag of chips or a candy bar 5 minutes later.

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I frequently heard "clean your plate" from my parents, as well, but the portions on the plates back then were MUCH smaller than the portions today. In addition, we didn't eat junk food between meals.