Does cheese really need to be individually wrapped in plastic? We think not! It’s the epitome of wastefulness, and our planet and palates need a revolution. Millennials can’t get enough of cheese boards and the joy of slicing and dicing real cheese. Unsurprisingly, popular processed cheese products have seen a decrease in their sales over the last few years.
Millennials are opting for fresh local cheese with ingredients that they recognize and can pronounce. It’s time to give processed cheese the boot. Embrace the unadulterated goodness of the real thing. Make a difference, one glorious cheese board at a time.
Canned Soup
It’s clear that Millennials and Boomers have different tastes and preferences. And when it comes to soup, there’s plenty simmering below the surface. Millennials are all about those fresh, farm-to-table ingredients. Boomers tend to reach for the trusty canned variety. Canner soup is ready to eat; no preparation is needed. Millennials crave the taste of freshness, opting for soups made with carefully selected, freshly prepared ingredients.
Whipping up delicious homemade soup is the easiest thing in the world. Why settle for the metallic tang of aluminum? Plus, canned soup is loaded with sodium and packed with preservatives. Not to mention the potential health risks associated with BPA, a common chemical found in canned foods.
Meat and Potatoes
Who needs a balanced diet when you can have a feast fit for a king? The Boomer mantra is more stodge, more meat, more carbs, please! Honestly, who can blame them? This generation lived through war rations, where every morsel counted. Vegetables? What vegetables? Unsurprisingly, this is a Millennial’s worst nightmare.
Meat and potatoes are alright together, and there are surely much worse foods out there. Still, this dish is screaming for fiber - even a leaf of some sort will do. Excessive red meat consumption and starchy carbs are not your best friends. Consider a humble lettuce leaf or two, just to balance things out.
Soda
Drinking soda every day, in any weather, at any time, is a slippery slope to a world of dental and health woes. Thanks to a trend started by baby boomers, the world is in the clutches of a serious soda addiction. And it’s time to confront reality and face the consequences.
Whether you call it soda, Coke, or pop, let's be clear - sugary carbonated drinks are killing us slowly. So, soda lovers, kick the habit to the curb and break free from the clutches of excessive sugar intake. Let’s quench our thirst with smarter choices that nourish our bodies and keep us on the path to well-being.
"Italian" Food
Baby boomers love Italian cuisine. But let's set the record straight: what they consider Italian food is far from authentic. Sorry to burst your spaghetti and meatball bubble, but those classics (along with garlic bread) aren't exactly what you'd find on Italian dinner tables. The story of contemporary Italian food is complex. The massive wave of Italian migration to the United States created a unique culinary fusion.
The food cultures of both countries became so intertwined that distinguishing one from the other has become an impossible task. One could argue that the “Italian” cuisine we know and love today is more American.