Similarly to now, people worried about their weight a hundred years ago. A 1923 cookbook, The Calorie Cook Book, contains lots of menus and recipes for people who wanted to lose weight. The book contained menus for a week for each season of the year. Here is the Sunday Spring Reducing Menu.
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A Hundred Years Ago 
I think I’ll pass thanks.
Doesn’t sound healthful, or tasty!
I shuddered when I read it! Thankfully (even though there are a million fad diets out there), we have learned more about nutrition and when and what to eat. Now if only we would use that knowledge!
Hehe! My normal calories is only 1200 so I’d probably gain weight eating this!
Macaroni and cheese. Mashed potatoes. Diet food? Hah. Sign me up. 😀
Some odd choices, mashed potatoes & a roll & crackers in one meal? As others have noted not particularly nutritious. We have come a long way in our knowledge and have access to so many more options for fresh food year round which is a big part of it.