Food of the 60s

Here are some foods that were available for the first time in the 1960s!

Drinks

• Fresca (1967)
• Gatorade (1963)
• Sprite (1961)
• Tab (1963)
• Tang (1966)
• Diet 7-Up (1969)

Candy & Snacks

• Blammo gum (1960)
• Bugles (1968)
• Chips Ahoy! cookies (1963)
• Cool Whip (1966)
• Doritos (1966)
• Funyons (1969)
• Lays (1965)
• Lemonheads (1962)
• M&Ms in red, green, and yellow introduced (1960)
• Starburst (1960)
• SweeTarts (1963)

Cereals

• Apple Jacks (1963)
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
• Fruit Loops (1963)
• Life (1961)
• Product 19
• Total (1961)

Other Foods

• Granny Smith apple (1960)
• Green Giant frozen vegetables (1961)
• Kiwifruit (1961)
• McDonald's Big Mac (1969)
• Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup (1961)
• Pop-Tarts (1964)
• Spaghetti O's (1965)
• Taco Bell restaurants (1962)

For more food information, check out these sites:

• Candy USA Confectionary Timeline
• The Food History Timeline