From the rise of quick-service restaurant chains and decadent desserts to an influx of canned foods and frozen dinners, the 1950s was a decade where convenience-based products thrived across Canada and the USA. Here we take a look at the greatest food inventions from the thrifty 1950s, as well as the chains that changed the fast food landscape forever.

Click or scroll our gallery to discover the foods we all loved – including some we miss – from the 1950s, counting down to the most influential of all.

We've based our ranking on the enduring popularity of each food item in its place of origin and beyond, and on the opinions of our well-traveled (and well-fed) team. This list is unavoidably subjective.

Foods America fell in love with in the 1950s