
14 Grocery Store Favorites From the 1970s That Are Gone Today
Supermarket shelves during this decade featured space-age snacks and sweet pantry staples that have since vanished from the landscape.

Supermarket shelves during this decade featured space-age snacks and sweet pantry staples that have since vanished from the landscape.

Here's a nostalgic look at the specific visual details and sensory experiences that defined the mid-century food shopping trip.

Welcome to the 1970s, when grocery aisles were full of bold ideas and even bolder flavors. Some were delicious, some were confusing, and a few probably should have stayed in the test kitchen.

Walking down the grocery aisles today feels very different from how it did during the decade of neon colors and Saturday morning cartoons.

Shopping used to be much slower and more manual before modern technology changed the way we buy groceries and household goods.

Here's a look back at the way families stocked their pantries, showing how much the daily trip to the store has changed over the decades.