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How Snacks Took Over American Life - The Atlantic

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The rhythms of our days may never be the same.

Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 11:14 Updated at 3:17 p.m. ET on September 10, 2024 There was a time, if you can believe it, when a respectable person could not have a little treat whenever she wanted. This time was, roughly, from the dawn of the republic to the middle of the 1980s. The American workday, menu, and social clock were oriented around meals, and eating between them was discouraged: If you were a child, snacking gave you cavities and spoiled your appetite; if you were an adult, it was kind of unseemly. There were no elaborate treats after soccer practice, or snack trays on strollers, or

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