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12 Food Photos That Will Probably Ruin Your Appetite

When researchers examined how food pictures reduce your enjoyment of eating, we picked 12 vintage Bon Appétit recipes to prove them right
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As we reported yesterday, researchers at Brigham Young University found that people who have looked at pictures of food before a meal enjoy eating less. And while the study measured people's enjoyment of salty foods when shown pictures of sweet or salty snacks, we have to wonder: Were the photos any good? Did they look like this? Or like this? Or like... these dozen vintage images we plucked from our own archives? If so, we pity those poor guinea pigs.

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    Shrimp-Filled Bloody Mary Aspic with Remoulade Sauce

    Bon Appetit, August 1977

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    Stuffed Pork Chops

    Courtesy of Pepperidge Farms, Inc.

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    Oeufs en Gelée Benedict

    Bon Appetit, March 1970

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    Maraschino Cherry Filbert Sundae Pie

    Bon Appetit, July/August 1970

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    Sesame-Glazed Stuffed Chicken Breasts served on Half Pineapples

    Bon Appetit, April 1979

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    Avocado Recipes

    Bon Appetit, December 1964

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    Crab Mousse in Tomato Cups

    (Credit: Knox Gelatin)

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    Photo by California Avocado Advisory Board
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    Avocado Meatza

    Bon Appetit, 1976

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    Artichokes Italian

    Bon Appetit, 1976

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    Fruit Cake Tree

    Bon Appetit, 1963

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    Man-Style Beef Stroganoff

    Bon Appetit 1968

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    California Waldorf Salad

    Bon Appetit, 1974

Danielle Walsh is the assistant web editor at Bon Appétit, and has also written for New York Magazine's Grub Street. She loves Korean food, tacos, and whiskey, and is trying really, really hard to like sardines. ... Read More
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