People from Gen X dearly miss their Swanson frozen dinners. Here's why they disappeared.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/swanson-frozen-dinners

Any time I see "New Zesty Flavor!" on the packaging I know the food is dead to me. "Zest" in this context is a marketing term meaning "We've decided to make it for much cheaper and we're unable to cover up the noticeably different flavor." #frozenfood #tvdinners #zest #zesty #flavor #flavour
Food Companies (especially Frozen Food Companies) keep silently changing out the ingredients for cheaper ones in smaller quantities, despite also jacking up the prices to sometimes 200% of it was just a few years ago. And as a picky eater who sometimes relies on "safe foods" for a familiar texture and flavor profile to make sure I eat, it's frustrating to pay twice as much for a frozen meal only to open it and see, "Oh, they decided they wanted more money." #frozenfood #packagedfood #readytoeatmeals #tvdinners #pickyeater
Fish sticks, a la Blippy.
#TVDinners
🤣 Pfeffernuss decided that we're getting Chinese food delivered. No #TVDinners for me tonight!
Got the family TV dinners tonight. The kids were incredulous when I described what they were the other day (peas in the cherry cobbler, tv trays in front of the tv, eating off the aluminum tray they were cooked in… etc) and I was shopping this week and noticed some classics in the freezer case. Can’t say they liked them but enjoyed the concept! #tvdinners
I think someone wants food… #tvdinners #dogsofmastodon