Why were the 1950s considered the "golden age of food processing"? a: people believed fresh meat was too expensiveb: people believed fresh produce used too many pesticidesc: people believed fresh meat and produce were hard to getd: people believed processed foods made life easier

The middle of the 20th century was considered to be the "golden age of food processing", as what was coined by Harvey Levenstein, because the American believed at that time that "processed foods made them life easier." To add up, these methods of processing meat and freezing was one of the scientific innovations achieved at that time.

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