the history of tv dinners

TV Dinners

The first TV dinner introduced in 1954 by Omaha-based C.A. Swanson and Sons featured roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sweet potatoes and peas.

The dinner sold for 98 cents and came in a disposable aluminum-foil tray, divided into compartments, so buyers could just open the box and heat the dinner in the oven.

The time-saving TV dinners satisfied the needs of baby boom years, and surely changed the way Americans eat.

In the 1960s, when TV became almost a commonplace in America, and other companies entered the market Swanson removed the name "TV Dinner" from the packaging.

The biggest Swanson’s sellers remain their classic items - Fried Chicken, Turkey, and Salisbury Steak.

Research conducted by Baylor College of Medicine (USA) in 2000 showed that more than 42% of dinners eaten at home involved TV watching.

Many people now consider TV dinners unhealthy, and they are often criticized by some health experts for having an overabundance of sodium, and monosodium glutamate. In addition, experts believe that people tend to eat more when parked in front of the TV set because they stop paying attention to the internal signals of satiety.

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Comments:

I seem to remember back in the day when the the dinners were still in metal trays (yes I'm a baby boomer), I seem to remember that the vegetable side for the fried chicken dinner was peas. When & why why was it changed to corn?

regards,

No doubt it's cheaper to include corn instead of peas!

i seem to remember in the 70"s that when you finished the food in the tv dinner, there was a picture that was revealed (under the food). is that memory correct or am i crazy?

TV dinners should be eaten like fast food- rarely. I went through a phase of eating only tv dinners and I went from 100 pounds to 130 in a month. I quit eating tv dinners and was back down to 100 pounds again. I very rarely eat tv dinners- they are unhealthy as the sodium in them packs the weight on you. If you have health problems the fat and sodium is not good for your liver or heart.

Does anyone know if the then available Italian TV dinner was made by Swanson or Banquet? I am trying to remember exactly what was in it. I know a few meatballs, a tiny piece of garlic toast, a bit of penne pasta in tomato sauce. What else?

Thanks!

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