I've been reading At Home by Bill Bryson. It is really interesting. He goes through a short history of home life and how modern life has evolved. Something interesting from yesterday was the list of what people ate in 1851 compared with now. I didn't note the comparison amounts (although it was a lot lower than what they ate in 1851) but here was the list for that year (so annually):
8 lbs of pears
9 lbs of grapes and other soft fruit
18 lbs of dried fruit
32 lbs of onions
40 lbs of turnips/rutabagas
70 lbs of cabbage
30 lbs of sugar
I've decided that starting April 1 2013 I will keep track of my vegetable and fruit intake. Sugar as well. I will see next April what my annual intake is. Care to join me on this? Are we better or worse than the 1851 British?
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