Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
'Eating healthy' and the 50's are two things at the opposite ends of the spectrum! Green jello salads with cream cheese, pineapple and marshmallows in them were all the rage. You are going to have to pick between healthy and authentic, I'm afraid.
I think people in the 50's probably ate healthier than we do now.They ate home cooked meals from scratch. McDonald's was a fad. I remember being jealous of my best friend in the 60's because her family got to eat TV dinners!