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- Recipe Leaflet, "Weight Watchers Presents Winning Ways with Yogurt," 1980-1990 - Jean Nidetch, a 40-year-old homemaker who struggled with dieting, founded Weight Watchers in 1963. The program she devised brought dieters together to share stories of their weight loss struggles and highlight successful eating strategies. Weight Watchers recipe booklets offered program friendly recipes utilizing branded products. This leaflet offers winning recipes featuring Weight Watchers' Yogurt.
- 1980-1989
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Recipe Leaflet, "Weight Watchers Presents Winning Ways with Yogurt," 1980-1990
Jean Nidetch, a 40-year-old homemaker who struggled with dieting, founded Weight Watchers in 1963. The program she devised brought dieters together to share stories of their weight loss struggles and highlight successful eating strategies. Weight Watchers recipe booklets offered program friendly recipes utilizing branded products. This leaflet offers winning recipes featuring Weight Watchers' Yogurt.
- Recipe Booklet, "Low Sodium Recipes from French's," 1974 - As health concerns regarding sodium intake escalated in the 1970s, many companies sought to calm consumer fears and regain public confidence in their products. One such strategy, as evidenced here by the R.T. French Company, was to provide special recipes to encourage low sodium dining habits. In this booklet, French's offers recipes utilizing a variety of herbs and spices as an alternative to salt.
- 1974
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Recipe Booklet, "Low Sodium Recipes from French's," 1974
As health concerns regarding sodium intake escalated in the 1970s, many companies sought to calm consumer fears and regain public confidence in their products. One such strategy, as evidenced here by the R.T. French Company, was to provide special recipes to encourage low sodium dining habits. In this booklet, French's offers recipes utilizing a variety of herbs and spices as an alternative to salt.
- "Sophia's Recommended Recipes," 1971 - Jean Nidetch, a 40-year-old homemaker who struggled with dieting, founded Weight Watchers in 1963. The program she devised brought dieters together to share stories of their weight loss struggles and highlight successful eating strategies. Weight Watchers recipe booklets offered program friendly recipes utilizing branded products. This regional booklet offers recommended recipes from area director Sophia Branoff.
- 1971
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"Sophia's Recommended Recipes," 1971
Jean Nidetch, a 40-year-old homemaker who struggled with dieting, founded Weight Watchers in 1963. The program she devised brought dieters together to share stories of their weight loss struggles and highlight successful eating strategies. Weight Watchers recipe booklets offered program friendly recipes utilizing branded products. This regional booklet offers recommended recipes from area director Sophia Branoff.
- Recipe Leaflet, "Desserts with a Delicate Air," circa 1968 -
- circa 1968
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Recipe Leaflet, "Desserts with a Delicate Air," circa 1968
- Recipe Booklet, "Knox On-Camera Recipes: A Completely New Guide to Gel-Cookery," 1960 - Charles B. Knox revolutionized the use of gelatin in 1889 when he developed a method for granulating gelatin (before this, gelatin was sold in sheet form). When Knox passed away in 1908, his wife Rose took over the Knox Gelatine company, marketing its gelatin to American housewives. This booklet features easy-to-follow recipes with some accompanied by step-by-step photographs to document the process.
- 1960
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Recipe Booklet, "Knox On-Camera Recipes: A Completely New Guide to Gel-Cookery," 1960
Charles B. Knox revolutionized the use of gelatin in 1889 when he developed a method for granulating gelatin (before this, gelatin was sold in sheet form). When Knox passed away in 1908, his wife Rose took over the Knox Gelatine company, marketing its gelatin to American housewives. This booklet features easy-to-follow recipes with some accompanied by step-by-step photographs to document the process.
- Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company, A New Way of Living: Come Over to the Sunny Side of Life," 1932 - After inventing flaked corn with his brother, W.K. Kellogg entered the cereal business in 1906 with his first cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes. As the Kellogg Company's product line expanded, it was committed to offering healthful breakfast cereals. Kellogg's All-Bran, introduced in 1916, was featured in this recipe booklet, which offers recipes using the cereal and informs readers of the health benefits of eating bran.
- 1932
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Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company, A New Way of Living: Come Over to the Sunny Side of Life," 1932
After inventing flaked corn with his brother, W.K. Kellogg entered the cereal business in 1906 with his first cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes. As the Kellogg Company's product line expanded, it was committed to offering healthful breakfast cereals. Kellogg's All-Bran, introduced in 1916, was featured in this recipe booklet, which offers recipes using the cereal and informs readers of the health benefits of eating bran.
- Recipe Leaflet and Coupons, "New Pineapple Coconut Delight," circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Recipe Leaflet and Coupons, "New Pineapple Coconut Delight," circa 1960
- "The Skinny Book From the Editors of Better Home and Gardens," 1975 - "The Skinny Book," published by Better Homes and Gardens and sponsored by diet soda brands TAB and Fresca, promoted a low-calorie method of dieting. With recipe titles like "Islander Bikini Turkey," "Skinny Dip," and "Lanky Vegetable Cube Steaks," it reflected the prevailing attitude that skinniness was desirable, and equaled healthiness.
- 1975
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"The Skinny Book From the Editors of Better Home and Gardens," 1975
"The Skinny Book," published by Better Homes and Gardens and sponsored by diet soda brands TAB and Fresca, promoted a low-calorie method of dieting. With recipe titles like "Islander Bikini Turkey," "Skinny Dip," and "Lanky Vegetable Cube Steaks," it reflected the prevailing attitude that skinniness was desirable, and equaled healthiness.
- Recipe Booklet, "Tasteful Cooking with Heinz Vinegar," 1988 - Recipe booklets and cook books can be general or specific in the range and type of food featured within their pages. Like other manufactured food companies, the H.J. Heinz Company published recipe booklets which featured recipes using their products. This recipe booklet from 1988 provides recipes for dishes utilizing Heinz Vinegar products.
- 1988
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Recipe Booklet, "Tasteful Cooking with Heinz Vinegar," 1988
Recipe booklets and cook books can be general or specific in the range and type of food featured within their pages. Like other manufactured food companies, the H.J. Heinz Company published recipe booklets which featured recipes using their products. This recipe booklet from 1988 provides recipes for dishes utilizing Heinz Vinegar products.