Mineral water, olives and pro-biotic drinks have taken over from lard, fish paste and liver as British fridge staples, it emerged yesterday.
A healthier approach to life has also seen dripping, kidneys and black pudding disappear to be replaced by curry paste, hummus and pre-prepared bags of salad.
It also emerged marmalade and preserves have been replaced with salad cream, mayonnaise and sweet chilli sauce.
Even our milk has changed with health conscious Brits replacing their full fat milk with the semi skinned or skimmed variety.
The study into fridge contents over the last 20 years also found cheese - usually cheddar - is the only thing which has survived the test of time.
Yesterday Jackie Wilson, , which commissioned the study, said: ''It's amazing to see how people's tastes have changed over the years.
''Gone are the days when our fridges contained basic and easy to cook foods.
''Instead they have been replaced with healthy, organic alternatives ... and the odd ready-meal.
''Even the fruit and veg we buy is changing with a rise in the pre-prepared food, rather than getting fresh items which you need to peel and chop yourself.
''Busy Brits have created a culture where we need to save as much time as possible and relying on ready meals, fruit and veg which has already been peeled and even bottled water seems to be one way we are doing this.
''It seems our fridges have really changed over the years, but cheese has remained a constant throughout.''
The study, which involved 2,000 adults, also found price is often not the most important factor when choosing fridge food, with one in five people opting for quality regardless of how much it costs.
Just 17 per cent said they always buy the cheapest food they can - a decrease from the 27 per cent of over 50s who said the same of their fridge food shopping 20 years ago.
So it's no surprise Brits now spend an average of #37.83 on fridge items each week - up from the #20.58 that was spent 20 years ago.
And while one in ten people now only buy ready peeled or prepared fruit and veg, just one in 20 did the same in past decades.
Almost one quarter of people even admitted to making sure there is exotic or healthy food in their fridge to impress visitors.
Common fridge items now
1. Cheese
2. Eggs
3. Mayonnaise
4. Butter
5. Margarine
6. Skimmed milk
7. Tomato ketchup
8. Salad cream
9. Peppers
10. Tomato puree
11. Mineral water
12. Olives
13. Natural/Greek yoghurt
14. Ready prepared salad
15. Sweet chilli sauce
16. Parmesan
17. Hummus
18. Pitta bread
19. Pro-biotic drinks
20. Curry paste
Common fridge items 20 years ago
1. Cheese
2. Full fat milk
3. Iceberg lettuce
4. Lard
5. Marmalade
6. Fish / sandwich paste
7. Bread
8. Pickled onions
9. Liver
10. Preserves
11. Dripping
12. Black pudding
13. Long life milk
14. Sardines
15. Beef Brisket
16. Kidneys
17. Brawn
18. Cockles
19. Eels
20. Pate
