6. Big Green Vegetables
Where It Was Sold: Safeway and A&P
Business: Green Giant
* Original cost: $0.25 per can.
Green giant vegetables emerged and quickly established themselves as a significant staple in American households. With its cheerful green mascot standing sentinel over lush produce fields, the brand epitomized goodness and excellence. For families with hectic schedules, their frozen and canned vegetables provided convenience without compromising on nutrition or taste.

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Green Giant promoted the virtues of peas and corn while offering a straightforward method of including a serving of vegetables in any meal during a time when TV dinners were the norm. It was about delivering the farm’s abundance straight to your table with a cheery “Ho, Ho, Ho!” It was about more than just eating your greens.
