Nature was a trip, then. And carrot cake and carob were king of the road. Health food started as a fad. Became a trend. Now its mainstream.
Food fads come and go just as hem lines rise and fall.
We could say the same about food. In the U.S., we won't eat the same thing one year as we did the last. One day fondue is IN, the very next it is mammoth raviolis stuffed with miniature oxtails that we are clamoring for. And before we realize it, that old pendulum has swung from the stuffy to sublime. Shiny new neighborhood cafes are populated with young wait persons, wearing cheerful smiles and sneakers and snowy white aprons tied flatly around slim waists.