Comments on: Would a wartime diet help our waistlines? http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/ The online magazine for vintage lovers Tue, 22 May 2012 20:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Keren http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-2342 Keren Mon, 10 May 2010 17:41:55 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-2342 After watching the DVD for '1940's House' I decided to try this diet (supplemented with some of my grandmother's depression-era recipes) and found that numerous benefits came of it. I saved money, I became better at managing time (let's face it, grandma worked twice as hard as any of us do, without all of our modern conveniences - and she MADE time), my allergies started going away, I lost weight, and I found I could do without a lot of things that had previously been 'necessities'. It isn't just a diet, it's a frame of mind that can be summed up with these words - WASTE NOT, WANT NOT. Besides, the food is pretty good if you use the right spice combinations. After watching the DVD for ’1940′s House’ I decided to try this diet (supplemented with some of my grandmother’s depression-era recipes) and found that numerous benefits came of it.
I saved money, I became better at managing time (let’s face it, grandma worked twice as hard as any of us do, without all of our modern conveniences – and she MADE time), my allergies started going away, I lost weight, and I found I could do without a lot of things that had previously been ‘necessities’.
It isn’t just a diet, it’s a frame of mind that can be summed up with these words -
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT.
Besides, the food is pretty good if you use the right spice combinations.

]]> By: Kiri http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-1688 Kiri Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:57:41 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-1688 It sounds intriguing but I don't think I could do it, at least, not at this point in time. Interesting article though! It sounds intriguing but I don’t think I could do it, at least, not at this point in time. Interesting article though!

]]> By: Carolyn Ekins http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-1685 Carolyn Ekins Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:40:36 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-1685 Kat- having lived on a rationing diet 24/7 (apart from a few blips) for 6 months now I can confirm that it is hard... initially because of adapting to a diet where some of the essentials are very much restricted ( eggs I find the hardest to cope with) but also because of the sheer time it takes to cook from scratch which can be quite frustrating at times when you work away from the home and still have your family to cook for too Saying that- it is surprising how quickly you adapt to living like this and you are right- it does save a LOT of money! C xx Kat- having lived on a rationing diet 24/7 (apart from a few blips) for 6 months now I can confirm that it is hard… initially because of adapting to a diet where some of the essentials are very much restricted ( eggs I find the hardest to cope with) but also because of the sheer time it takes to cook from scratch which can be quite frustrating at times when you work away from the home and still have your family to cook for too

Saying that- it is surprising how quickly you adapt to living like this and you are right- it does save a LOT of money!

C xx

]]> By: Kat http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-1684 Kat Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:18:45 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-1684 Great article. I like cooking wartime style meals occasionally but I don't think I could manage it every day. I'm always amazed at how far you can make food stretch when you have to. It would be interesting to see how people would cope on rations these days. Great article. I like cooking wartime style meals occasionally but I don’t think I could manage it every day.
I’m always amazed at how far you can make food stretch when you have to. It would be interesting to see how people would cope on rations these days.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-1683 Kristen Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:22:30 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-1683 This article reminded me of Jitterbug, a blogger that has adopted a 40's lifestyle. She uses a "reducing" plan that's helped her lose 58 pounds so far. I just love her blog, which is here: http://destination1940.blogspot.com/. This article reminded me of Jitterbug, a blogger that has adopted a 40′s lifestyle. She uses a “reducing” plan that’s helped her lose 58 pounds so far. I just love her blog, which is here: http://destination1940.blogspot.com/.

]]> By: Louise http://www.queensofvintage.com/would-a-wartime-diet-help-our-waistlines/#comment-1681 Louise Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:55:28 +0000 http://www.queensofvintage.com/?p=6843#comment-1681 Another big difference from today was that the average person rarely ate out. Most meals were made at home and there really wasn't much in the way of conveinence food. My dad, who was born in 1940, told me that he remembers in 1946, after the war had ended, having Christmas dinner where 25 people shared one chicken. Hard to imagine in our modern world of plenty. Another big difference from today was that the average person rarely ate out. Most meals were made at home and there really wasn’t much in the way of conveinence food.
My dad, who was born in 1940, told me that he remembers in 1946, after the war had ended, having Christmas dinner where 25 people shared one chicken. Hard to imagine in our modern world of plenty.

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