5 days of eating a 1960s diet...and here’s what happened...

I hope you enjoy :) Love you guys so much.
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Lets just say the 1960s diet was a little different from 1950s, but still so different from today !

[@Grackle]

These are some of my favourite videos to make. They take such as long time to research, film and edit but it's so worth it! I would love to hear some more unique video ideas? You guys are the best, hope you have a fab evening xxx

[@purelypixi]

Grackle you should go online and see if there’s a site or way to generate a random country to create meals from ! I think itd be interesting especially if you got a country who’s culture is not often spoken about 😋

[@emmalouise2828]

can you do eating only pink foods

[@mysticmaisie3595]

24 hours doing a typical meditterean diet

[@judzzjudy2227]

I love these types of videos!

[@anyaler]

Ask you subscribers from different countries to keep a food diary and then follow them for a week

[@jasmineknight4266]

you should do a week of meals where you go up a decade each day doing a traditional dinner from that decade, so do Monday: 50s Tuesday: 60s Wednesday:70s Thursday: 80s Friday:90s

[@megangreasby2444]

Jasmine Knight Love this!!

[@Paigerbaby1976]

Great idea 😄

[@elanaofearth3679]

Would love to see this video :D

[@amarahmariah3541]

Grace! Do this!!^^^

[@erica7243]

This would be awesome

[@3lli0]

I think you should live off Titanics menus. But each classes menu is a different video

[@ElizabethCarterMedia]

Ooh yes!

[@sasharyan-king8908]

Such a good idea!!

[@bernadinewhitworth4262]

Yes ! Super good idea !

[@emmajensen6548]

omg i love this video idea!

[@plantgirl2861]

Please please please

[@swilson6170]

Back in the day my grandad was a huge fan of Chinese food but you couldn't really get takeaways or afford to go out to eat, so he used to attend classes to learn how to make it himself! He also learnt how to make Indian food and for Christmas presents, he would measure out exactly each spice and ingredient needed and put them in a little hamper. I think that's such a cool idea. It's so funny how people had to have lessons if they wanted to learn about other cuisines.

[@coolwyld]

That is such a sweet story

[@Sr19769p]

Your grandad sounds like he was a real cool dude, man

[@swilson6170]

bo derrick he still is!

[@Sr19769p]

@@swilson6170 Fantastic!

[@bcaye]

What's really funny is that Chinese restaurants and take out aren't really Chinese food at all. Your grandfather's was probably more authentic.

[@Ray_Vun]

since it'd probably be too expensive to do a week's worth of my suggestion, i'd say do it just for 24 hours, where you eat like a monarch. like 24 hours of eating like henry viii

[@frankiehenderson9315]

Nah like Louis XVI who ate a whole chicken and a bucket of champagne for breakfast (amongst other things too)

[@toni5543]

Aw man there are so many rules and preparation requirements 😲 she would need to get a help with the preparation 😂. Would be an epic video though

[@ishthefish9006]

Nowadays that's not too expensive they ate alot of fresh fruits and vegetables the monarchs did. Plus lots of poultry which isn't too expensive. Maybe the beef will be

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Dude 😂😂💀💀

[@constantine9142]

@@ishthefish9006 and spices! Swans too

[@llovellycat]

"I feel like there's such a different attitude in this generation. Feel like people are scared of things like carbs." *me thinking about all the carbs I've had today* - "I'm basically a bread" 🍞🍞🍞

[@jayye.8886]

Tusia0407 Same same

[@Childfreedollar]

What she said is true

[@thequeerbee2026]

Lmao

[@scorpioteez233]

78% bread and rice since i rarely drink....

[@momstermom2939]

The worst thing I have done is to take up bread baking! I haunt KZbin Day and night for bread recipes. I have put away the rotisserie and in its place is my big kitchenaide mixer with the dough hook! Why couldn’t I take up a hobby like exercising?

[@mzitchbay]

Food was a lot more appreciated back then. Hearing your grandad's tale of sharing a treat between the 4 of them really makes me realise how lucky I am. This is probably still the reality of a lot of low-income families. Then there's me with the ease of eating a whole chocolate block in 10 minutes. Makes me wonder how much I am actually overeating...

[@mimblewimble12]

The face you made when you tried your jam was the purest form of joy i’ve ever seen! 😂

[@lovedabunny]

Love your video Grace! I was born in 1962. My mum said that in the 1960s, breakfast during the week was almost always toast and jam with tea, lunch was, in fact, the largest meal and then they had tea between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm and it consisted of maybe 1/4 to 1/2 of a sandwich and one biscuit or A small cake. Dinner was between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm and was a light meal. Tea was served with all meals. You did a great job with your research but for some reason, people have forgotten about tea, the meal, AND the drink.

[@kiwiwannabe9189]

What time was sleep?

[@formxshape]

Tea time is still a thing in Hull. And dinner is what you have at what London folk call lunch. It’s supper after tea.

[@vsee3154]

My dad was Canadian and he always his his tea with dinner..no wine!

[@clareredfarn8613]

I was born in 1956 and we never ate after 6.30pm in the evening. Tea was more substantial - always sandwich based finger food and a slice of cake, or occasionally you'd have a high tea, which was hot and you needed a knife and fork to eat, such as baked beans on toast. That was it until the next morning.

[@joesmith8701]

8pm and 10pm ?are you spanish

[@samrichards7579]

I grew up in the 60s in New Zealand and I remember eating a lot of fruit, which we bought by the case as every household bottled their own fruit (peaches, pears , plums etc). Our Friday treat was fish and chips which we got after doing the shopping (late night Friday opening - no weekend opening). We had stew on pancakes in winter and salads with cold meats in summer. Dessert was pavlova or Eskimo pie ( slice of ice cream covered in chocolate and eaten out of the bag, just like eating a hot pie). I could get 20 cents worth of mixed sweets and that would keep me going all week. We put really butter on everything, loads of salt on everything, and bread at every meal. Can't imagine doing that now! Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the trip down memory lane 😍😍😍💕💕💕

[@missjenny1953]

Sam Richards our fish and chips were wrapped in newspaper from the corner shop. The only way to have them!

[@joesmith8701]

putting butter on everything is actualy healthy fat dose not cause heart disese and salt is not as bad as its made out

[@carolgage4569]

Tacos, spaghetti, lots of cold cereal, block ice cream in checkerboard design mixing orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream. Lunches taken to school had a sandwich, a handful of potato chips (crisps) a piece of fruit, and two store-bought cookies.

[@harmonyhope1709]

Loved hearing your mum remenicing about the food she used to have and the excitement of real butter, bless her.

[@lellyt2372]

We always had 'real' butter (being irish it was easier and cheaper) but my mum always reminisced about staying at her aunt's farm in the summer (literally 6 miles outside the country town she/we grew up in) and sitting on the kitchen step, churning the fresh milk (just milked minutes before) with a hand churn and having the butter later that day on fresh baked bread, homemade jam, while her little arms ached from the churning 😊

[@ericazee8967]

I’m late, but my grandmother used to make this throughout my childhood. All of these meals. Since she turned 93, though... and her dementia caused her to slow down, she can no longer cook... but she used to make all of these meals so well, and even as a genZ (I think) teen, I hold most of these meals dear to my heart

[@helloitme3781]

You should make her one of these desserts and bring her :)

[@Smallgal100]

I was born in the 1950’s and much prefer life today. Much more variety of food, mobile phones and computers to find information and entertainment are great.

[@Zealox]

People that want to go back are not black, gay or female

[@juuliusceaser4688]

@@Zealox lol yeah as a lesbian i definitely would not want to go back

[@enc897]

In California: Yes, we also had Pineapple upsideown cake, fish sticks with tartar sauce, pie, lots of casseroles, popsickles and Neopolitan ice cream that we sliced into squares. Also, Tang!!!! (it's what the astronauts drank), anything Hawaiian (BBQ, drinks, etc), frozen dinners, meatloaf, coconut cake, instant coffee and tacos!!!! Thanks for the post!

[@jacquelineford6130]

E N C wow thanks for reminding me of the ice-cream- I can taste it all over again! The chocolate and the strawberry melting together. Yes, the popsicles. Yes the fish sticks with tartar sauce. The TV dinners. What about the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls with icing that came out of a sort of cardboard tube, like the frozen orange juice?

[@vsee3154]

My mom was from California and that is exactly what we would have.

[@s.r.r.]

@@vsee3154 That's amazing because we were eating the same identical things in a small town on the east coast of Canada. You would tend to think it would be different at such far apart places. Go figure.

[@alisasjsjs3075]

@@s.r.r. yeah same here in Ontario! My parents are from the 60s and they just love their tacos ! Haha

[@fennecfox9490]

I get so depressed so often, but I've been consuming Grackle videos like nobody's business and I can honestly say...NOTHING brings me MORE JOY!!!! I feel so much more lighthearted during the day. I typically feel awful after binging KZbin vids, but after watching Grace I feel more positive, I feel motivated, I feel actually HAPPY. And that's not to mention the giggles I get during the videos. Thanks Grace, you have really helped me through some dark days.

[@twillbdone3273]

I grew up in the 60's...In America. However, I fell in love with things British. British fashion, British fashion sparked the drive for me to learn to sew. British music which I still play today. Yardbirds, Kinks, Zombies, and of course Beatles and Stones. Food was amazing. Mom was a great cook. My friend and I could take a walk after dark. It was a time a kid could stay out all Saturday and show up for dinner and no one called in a missing kid. I do think it was a better time to grow up for sure. There was a freedom for a kid to learn independence and resilience. I learned how to stand up to bullies and was able to pass that on to my children. There will always be bullies. It makes me sad that my grandchildren do not have these privileges. I honestly can't think of anything that's better today. Today is more quantity and less quality. I really enjoy your channel. Thank you.

[@g3440-g1q]

When your mum was going on about how many people eat breakfast, I was having my first meal of the day at like 5:30pm... oops...

[@lisadevries1099]

How?? 😂

[@g3440-g1q]

@@lisadevries1099 I'm a poor uni student lisa, I take naps instead of eating

[@autumn5852]

Georgia I’ll have to try that ~ I used to have a smoke 💨 instead of eating but I’ve stopped doing that now so I might try napping 😴👍🏽😝

[@neosori6236]

Alot of people try to cook vegan food at home only to save money and eat non vegan stuff when going out I think it will be a good idea for you to eat more regular meals..I did not expect to find an army here idky

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@autumn5852 I do crafty things or anything that requires two hands and a bit of concentration. I'm highly distractible...until I get hangry....

[@mirunabolohan4074]

In Finland there is an ice cream brand called Pingviini that still makes blocks of ice cream that you can cut slices out of it and it is very popular in here :)

[@MJ-he1hf]

Grace should try making some Finnish foods! 😋

[@marianna3253]

@@MJ-he1hf as a Finn I agree!

[@xoxo3785]

Heii suomalaisii

[@marianna3253]

@@xoxo3785 jep jep

[@AwayWays]

We still have a brand like that in Canada too!

[@Pendragon88]

As someone who is completely ashamed of her inability to use a tin opener.. ring pulls are the best invention.

[@MelissaThompson432]

I'm left handed and I swear tin openers are right handed....

[@Pendragon88]

@@MelissaThompson432 im left handed too haha. They are.. we need a leftorium like in simpsons.

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@Pendragon88 Absolutely! I usually twist my can opener (I'm American, that's what I call it...) backwards: otherwise it WON'T work....

[@Pendragon88]

@@MelissaThompson432 i just cant get a good grip. Even electrical ones dont play ball.

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@Pendragon88 I can understand that. My one that works (backwards) is a very old one I can't replace because they don't make them any more. If it breaks I'm out of the game....

[@peterazlac1739]

As one born in 1940 I find your "typical" meals to be anything but typical of the times. That is probably because the food eaten varied according to the region and income of the families. In low income families the meat eaten in the week revolved around offals - liver and onions, tripe and onions, with slow cooked cheaper meats in hotpots with dumplings. Fish and chips from the chip shop was also a staple for some families if they could afford it but more likely cooked at home. Larger meat joints were a weekend treat with the "dripping" used on toast for breakfast during the week with the bread as often or not home made home meal (the Graham loaf) and not sliced white loaves. Deserts or puddings were usually a part of the weekend menu and often involved custard as in apple crumble, apple pie or upside down apple cake but also in trifles. Baked Alaska was a restaurant dish with bread and butter pudding more common. There was a very large variety of food during this time that one cannot cover here but you can get a good idea from the Wartime recipe guide that were calculated to provide the necessary essential nutrients - that is why my generation do not generally suffer obesity or the ill health of later generations following the 1977 Food Pyramid guides that are the source of most current health problems by promoting sugar (especially fructose syrup), simple starch and vegetable oils at the expense of healthy the animal fats that I was brought up on and have continued to consume as my main energy source to the present day. : recipespastandpresent.org.uk/wartime3.php

[@jodiebermingham7608]

The way your mom said "you used to love a chOc IIIIcE" had me cackling 😅😅😅

[@pollyrawcliffe9416]

I came down to the comments to find this (8 months later!). Genuinely had me weeping

[@sarahtonen4873]

"sorry, my dungarees are in the wash and are making a right ruckus" *subbed*

[@A27B715]

What did your Dad think of the Jam? I remember, in the other video, that you said he was a jam connoisseur.

[@rosepearl7092]

Thank you for your video. I enjoyed it especially since I remember many of these things! One thing in the 60s that is different from today (and shifted in the 70s) is the cooking medium: Women cooked with lard or butter. In the 70s that shifted to vegetable oil (or salad oil as we called it) and margarine. I think that might be the main contributing factor to the ability to go for so long without snacking - animal fat gives you a sense of fullness for longer and vegetable oil doesn't. My mom frequently made soft boiled eggs for us kids for breakfast! She also cut the bread in strips and always buttered it. Except we never heard of whole-grain or even whole wheat bread until the 80s! We ate white bread. Rye bread with caraway was an "old-time" bread my parents would swoon over, German pumpernickel with whole grains inside was an expensive treat that we would have very occasionally as it was expensive. We didn't really eat cereal until the 70s - on cold days my Mom made Cream of Wheat. Also salads became popular in the 60s particularly "tossed salad" with iceberg lettuce. I haven't had iceberg lettuce in years, actually decades! Maybe it was different in the UK than it was in Canada. Also you pretty much ate peas and carrots all week. We didn't really eat a lot of frozen veggies then. Mostly we ate what was seasonal or canned: spinach, green beans, corn, peas (they were rarely so green as in your upload as they came from the can!). And in those days no one ever left the peel on the potato, in fact no one ever left the peel on anything! Everything was peeled! It was later that scientists told people that the peel was healthy and should be eaten (now they're switching their opinion again - saying the peel has anti-nutrients and shouldn't be eaten, sigh). Also, it was considered unhealthy not to eat meat, and so we ate meat every day. Again maybe in the UK it was different. In the late 70s that shifted - people not only cut back on meat they started removing the skin from poultry - no one in the 60s removed skin from poultry unless they were cooking some specialty food such as Chinese.

[@missannaliese]

I can't wait to show my Nana this and see what she thinks! She went to see The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, The Kinks and she is my absolute idol ❤️

[@Grackle]

Ahhhh I hope she enjoys it! Let me know her thoughts :)))

[@charlie891]

SHES SO LUCKY

[@missannaliese]

@@Grackle I will!

[@missannaliese]

@@charlie891 she saw the Beatles 4 times! Historical!

[@kurosgarn]

Dude you're so pretty

[@empty2353]

This jam is exquisite I couldn’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@sherripaterson4690]

Awesome video. I was born in 1967, and when I was 10, my mother and I moved in with her parents. We ate a lot of things like you did (except, I'm in Canada, and I have no idea what some of the brands you mentioned were...hahahaha). We always had a small dessert bowl of pudding (we call the treat after dinner "dessert", and pudding is just, well, pudding...the creamy confection...mmm) for dessert, cooked. Usually butterscotch, chocolate, or vanilla. When I say a "small dessert bowl", I'm not kidding. It held maybe half a cup! Before bed, a treat was a Maple Leaf cookie (I think this is a Canadian dessert - look it up, if you'd like...it's a maple-flavoured sandwich cookie, in the shape of a maple leaf, and with maple-flavoured cream in the middle. Sweet, and yummy). Portions were miniscule, but we did just fine. Mum's parents were in their 70s then. These portion sizes were normal for them, and neither one of my grandparents was overweight. Looking at old photos of my mother's family (five kids), no one was overweight. My dad's family was the same (10 kids!). Folks back then likely took it for granted that snacking wasn't a "thing", and this is what they got! Post-war, post-rationing...made sense! In the present day, we REALLY need to scale back our portions. They're not "servings" anymore, they're "portions". We need to go back to what a suggested "serving" is, and really learn how to feed our bodies the quantity (and quality!) of food we need, and really scale back the fast food. Maybe then the obesity epidemic would decline. Neat experiment. I have to go find your 1950s video. These are fun, and your accent is, too. :) Thanks!

[@harebell6850]

This was SOOO interesting. I'm 51 (so born in 1968) but lots of these meal types are very familiar. In the seventies my mum would cut spam into cubes and serve it with bisto gravy. Actually, we loved it. We had Fray Bentos pie with chips - everybody had a chip pan which was kept on the stove and yes, they often caught fire. Treats were few and far between. I remember having fizzy drinks on holiday and probably had a bag of crisps once a month. Sweeties were for a Friday night when my parents went shopping at the local Co-op. There was a lady there who weighed the fruit and veg out for you. She wore rubber gloves and lots of make-up. I can see her face now!! Christmas was the best. Boiled ham, dry turkey and lots of sherry. This was the only time that chocolate was really available to eat when you wanted.My Dad always had dates and dried figs, and we had a huge bowl of different nuts with a pair of nutcrackers.

[@ktelise]

I love your originality and how down to earth you are. Watching from Japan! 🇯🇵

[@_emmaa_xo6514]

omg I LOVED THIS!! this was soo interesting and insightful! I love learning about other eras and particularly their diets! its fascinating! they really were so much more resourceful back then! makes me sad and angry about how much we take for granted nowadays and how much we WASTE!! we are so spoilt and do not appreciate how much we have! :( particularly loved the interlude with all the info on the screen that was so interesting and I learnt so much that I didn't know! Love learning when certain foods were released etc! but defo DEFO DO THIS AGAIN! love it!!

[@emilypoprdan1986]

Think this is the first time I’ve ever commented on KZbin but just had to tell you how much I am enjoying your content! Love the research that goes into your videos as most of all I love how wholesome they are! This really is a lovely positive corner of the internet! Thank you Grace! x

[@SuperDobieGirl]

First of all, back in the 1960s and I was alive then so I remember this, the portion size were nowhere near the size portions are today. We did not eat half of a chicken at one time. We ate the breast a cup of peas half a cup of mashed potatoes with gravy and a roll. Is that a lot of calories probably and a lot of carbs? Or probably. However we did not sit around and eat chips and cookies and drink Cokes all day there was no such thing as all the snacking we have today. You ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Children would usually have one or two cookies and a small glass of milk as an afternoon snack the hold them over until dinner. We were not overweight because the portions were smaller, and there was no such thing as all the snacking. Women stayed home and took care of the house did the laundry. Women were a lot busier physically and more active than they are today. Most men came home and played ball with the boys mow the lawn played with the dog took a walk with their daughters before dinner. Dinner was eating as a family at the table usually at 6 p.m. everybody stayed at the dinner table when dinner was over the children asked if they could be excused and they went and did their homework or quietly listen to music maybe if you were lucky you got to watch some TV. Mom would clean up the kitchen, and dad would read the paper. play you might think that's not much of a life but let me tell you, compared to what we have today with no real family nobody knows each other parents and children spaces are glued to a screen nobody talks to each other people don't know their neighbors it's really sad and I missed the times of the fifties and sixties I really do

[@christins.1481]

I'm 80's and me and my brother were busy with chores. Mom cooked and cleaned. Dad worked and worked outside. She tried teaching me and my brother to cook and clean, but my brother ended up doing better with the cooking part and ended up doing better with the cleaning part. I eventually took over my brother's cleaning as well then also took on working outside and became a workhorse. So since I was doing my job, my brother's job and helping our Dad. My Mom just kicked me out the house completely so my brother could have some work to do and I was outside sweating with my Dad. It took getting married for me to learn how to cook.

[@SuperDobieGirl]

@@Mimihigh Nintendo was the video game of choice when my son, born in 1981 was a teen. He didn't have one. He had a horse and that's what kept him busy. He wasn't allowed to sit inside with electronics. He also had chores. I think divorce is a big factor although my son's dad wasn't around by his choice. So my son had 2 parents rolled into one. I was a strict mom, but had a soft side. If I was raising children/teens today, they would have a simple emergency use flip phone with no internet. No x box or anything like that. They would be kept busy with outdoor hobbies or doing volunteer work for the church.they would live a life focusing on having a purpose.

[@sonjailievska1261]

I was born in 1960 and remember that we didn't eat much jam in the morning for breakfast, maybe butter on bread, cheese and milk or tea. The lunch was the main course and we had more veggies during the weekday and meat with veggies at the weekends. For dinner we had something light, very similar to the breakfast and the portions were definitely smaller. We didn't have snacks, more fruit, the bananas were very popular and oranges too. We were very active, doing things all the time and in the evening we used to watch one film or a series and went to bed at about 11p.m. All of us were thin.

[@jonyoung6405]

Food today also has more additives and is less natural.

[@LostDisciple24]

@dobie gal: What you describe is pretty much what my parents had and did. One glaring issue today that wasnt much of an issue then is the cost of living today v. pay. Back then $20 dollars paid for much much more than today. Therefore, a family of lets say 4 could easily get by on one source of income. Dont get me wrong, I would love to go back to what you describe.

[@CocoAmande]

So looking forward to this. I hope you enjoyed filming this as much as we will enjoy watching 💕

[@sporadikate]

The little dance she does when she's done good - so cute!

[@huub1989]

For a five year old perhaps?

[@angelicajoy9474]

This was absolutely informative. I love watching thses types of videos. Makes me appreciate the things we have now and also helps me have better perspective in my daily life. Thanks Grace!

[@tiiamarianne]

Interesting! I live in Finland and I would say that here more than 50% of the larger ice cream packages are blocks!

[@oneksq9504]

Hi Grace, Thanks for your thought provoking vid! Honestly I’m not that old but it is extremely interesting to see your reaction to food things I just take, took for granted. My childhood was mostly the 80s and a Weetabix and a round of yeast extract spread on toast or marmalade etc was very very normal for breakfast. And the thing is personally I was still starving hungry, as in feeling a bit faint by first break at school which about 10.15! (School started at 8.30). Unlike the 60s by the 80s we were pretty snacked up, so everyone at school would be gobbling down a packet of crisps or hoolahoops or Skips at first break and maybe even a little choc bar like a Club or a Wagonwheel too! I wouldn’t have lasted 2 minutes without any breakfast!! And actually still don’t do well without it! Therefore by lunch half your sandwich box contents were gone, which just left you with a cheese and pickle sandwich, or the like, an apple and a little juice box or some watery orange squash in your flask. It does make me worry and wonder if school aged children just aren’t eating enough good food to start their busy day. School life is chaotic and really demanding as is working life, no wonder everyone seems unable to concentrate!

[@mukhumor]

Err they didn't have 'Granary Seeded Batch' in the 60's. Try Wonder Loaf or Mother's Pride or Hovis.

[@Lilyo1996]

Thankyou for putting so much research, time and effort into these video Grace! SO informative and interesting!!!

[@nanp544]

How nice to see someone using an egg cup!! When I visited Florida and went out for Breakfast they didn’t know what an egg cup was. Funny that I assumed that everyone ate boiled eggs. When my Nan cut my toast like that she called them soldiers.🤗

[@Mustang1683]

Yes! Dippy soldiers!

[@harmonyhope1709]

Your church always looks like such a party! 🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️ So uplifting I imagine xx

[@liahatz]

I love that you’re making your own jam! My grandma makes her own from going strawberry picking in season and absolutely never buys it!! Love this video x

[@jesslynn3002]

This was so entertaining, your videos by far are my favorite on KZbin. I’d love to see more of these!

[@MsRiaaa]

These types of videos had me hooked on this channel! Awesome content and learned lots. Thank you!

[@georgieroberts8697]

been waiting since 1950!!🤣❤️

[@Grackle]

LOLLLLL

[@moncoomb1349]

I literally had a lecture about culture in the 1960's today. I love these videos, I've been recommending them to my uni lecturers 😂

[@miaartanddesign4827]

Love these videos. They're entertaining and you learn so much at the same time!

[@nktigger99]

The best part of this...you having those awesome conversations with your grandparents!! Believe me...you will cherish those conversations once they are gone...and you can share that information with your kids some day.

[@barrronessa]

tag urself i’m grace’s dungarees causing a ruckus

[@PaigeBeverley]

These are my favourite videos to watch! Defiantly keep going with different ones. Maybe even try medieval/Viking ones? They would be fascinating to watch

[@TheZombiekat13]

I absolutely love these videos!!! Thank you for making them! I’m looking forward to seeing the 70’s and 80’s... even 90’s! I’m a Texan but definitely an Anglophile! I love your kitchen as well! It reminds me of one some dear friends have in the north of England! Keep up the good work! X

[@vikkibyington3066]

At our house when we had dessert, it was often Banana Pudding (custard). We still have it. Ambrosia was around. My favorite dessert was lemon pie. Made with sweetened condensed milk, can’t think of what it’s called, lemons, sugar, in a graham cracker crust. I’m impressed by your Jam! The 60s were hard in a lot of ways but Looking back it gives me a warm feeling. Even though we (US) were in war, the Cold War as well, assignations too many!! But there were good things as well. I grad in 69. You are a breath of fresh for this old lady’s eyes. 😊

[@amyl1668]

The placement of the cookies had me creasing x

[@bex6336]

melting moments just brought out a memory from my time at primary school i didnt even know i had

[@maxinecalyptus1639]

Melting moments in Australia look sooo different!

[@bzylizzy]

These are my favourite kind of video's of yours Grace, really interesting thanks for posting Xx

[@complicatedchlo]

I FLIPPING looooveee these kinds of vids grace!! Keep them coming please!

[@teresaendress5785]

Happy grew up in the 60's and 70's in the U.S. we had Rice Krispies for breakfast no toast and on Saturday sometimes pancakes or French Toast. Which is what I think you called egg bread? We did have syrup and if that was low we boiled sugar and water and used that for syrup. We lived out in the country so a store was pretty far away. Good video. My family is from England and my grandma used to make Lemon Curd all the time.

[@gillianbergh7002]

In my family we call it French Toast. We are British.

[@Pinkfong2]

gillian bergh We call it French Toast also and I’m American.

[@katiejenkinson9521]

sat at home, drinking a latte (almond milk, LOVE being lactose intolerant) and watching this. PERFECTION

[@LoveandNuggs]

I love every video that you put out. You could literally sit in front of the camera and meditate for an hour and I would still watch it and find you completely entertaining.

[@napoleonsdauphin]

This was so much fun to watch. I've never seen one of your videos before, and as an American who has married into an English family, it made me smile ear to ear!

[@kassidygoyette5277]

you're the greatest thing that happened to youtube

[@steveaga4683]

The amount of gravy on a meal is different depending upon the region you live in. In Wales, we had the meal swimming in gravy.....and mopped up the excess with bread. I now live in the South and I have to ask for more gravy all the time!

[@eattravelraverepeat3791]

same in northern England. when I lived in London I would ask for extra gravy before the plate even hit the table. lol

[@jameslen83]

I dont know how i found this channel but you are an absolute delight. I have watched so many of these in 2 days.

[@beatricecoppa3477]

Every time I think your videos can't get any better you come out with something like this!! So informative, interesting and fun to watch! Thank you for taking the time to do your research and film this type of videos. You also take these "challenges" very seriously, I felt very bad when you couldn't have the Chinese food :(

[@samphillips7192]

how about a 1920's video Grace? x Lovin' these diets from different eras! Keep it up!

[@hannahashley2882]

These are my favorite OG grackle videos- the informative yet entertaining ones. Please try a week of eating like a different country

[@millieholden6297]

Ah Grace! I always get so excitedly for your videos x

[@beckywyatt4137]

Really appreciate all the thought and hard work you put into your videos xx

[@hannahb6750]

My mum was born in 1951. Her dad was a farmer and supplied potatoes for golden wonder. She said when they first launched the flavoured crisps he was given some to try first and they were all amazed. Also they were shook when pizza came over.

[@lilmunchkin002]

I found your channel when you posted the 1950's diet video so i'm excited to see this 'OG' type video

[@Grackle]

AHhhh glad to see you are still sticking around !

[@CarlyGAndo]

I’m a 34, mum of two.. from Australia and I love watching your videos! Thanks for doing these fun experiments Grace!

[@toris4066]

This is the stuff I originally subscribed for... then I fell in ❤️ with your personality and your family!

[@amandacoleman6296]

I love these videos. Have you thought about maybe going around to the elderly homes and asking them questions about those times? I just love hearing their stories😀

[@amandacoleman6296]

@Bilbo Baggins lol that's good! I just meant asking about childhood and stuff cause i used to listen to my grandma's stories about her childhood and she'd tell me about her mom.

[@carleyannegrace5869]

I’m assuming you are as gutted as everyone else over the JOKE that was strictly over the weekend. This cheered me up so thank you ❤️

[@cinnamoncatlady]

Really REALLY enjoyed this! I was born at the end of the 70s and some of the things you showed from 60s were still the norm then, like ice cream van coming round on weekends, lots of jam on toast and treats only occasionally. Looking forward to you doing the 80s!

[@renannaw]

cinnamon I’ve not seen an ice-cream van in ages, wow. Forgot they existed for a hot minute.

[@chrisshepherd6878]

I don't really go for these kind of channels but I am a huge fan and a subscriber.every video I smile through the whole thing.love ya gracks.👍👍❤❤

[@josi4251]

You must have the metabolism of a hummingbird... so thin and yet so many starches and desserts. I am envious!

[@whattheflyingfuck...]

only if it passed her body all the way

[@happygimp0]

Starches do not make you fat. Try to gain fat by eating legumes, whole grains and potatoes, without oil, meat or dairy. Is is almost impossible.

[@whattheflyingfuck...]

starches are long chained sugars, so are whole grain and potatoes. vegetarians should eat a whole lot of nuts for healthy fats and proteins.

[@happygimp0]

@what the flying fuck ... How has this anything to do with my comment? When you look at people that eat more whole grains and/or legumes, then you see that less of them are overweight [1]. Or you can try it yourself, eat only whole grains, legumes with only a little bit of fruit, vegetables and nuts and no oil and no added sugar. Try to gain fat this way: It is very very hard. Why does everyone in the internet believe whole grains and legumes make people fat? It is just the total opposite of reality. It must be an American thing, it would explain why there are so many people that are overweight. Anyway. Everyone that doesn't have an allergy should eat nuts, since it is one of the healthiest food [2] but only for a limited amount, after that there are not many more benefits. I think you have a too reductionistic approach. There are no healthy nutrients, only healthy foods, something like healthy fats and healthy proteins does not exist. Legumes are healthy and have lots of protein, flaxseeds have lots of fat and are healthy but protein powder nor oil, even cold pressed flax oil, are not healthy. Same with carbohydrates, fruits are healthy but refined sugar is not. And why do you mention vegetarians? Vegetarians are closer to the ideal weight compared to omnivores [3], and they normally eat more starches. [1] Food Groups and Risk of Overweight, Obesity, and Weight Gain: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies. - Schlesinger S, Neuenschwander M, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Bechthold A, Boeing H, Schwingshackl L - Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.). 2019 - PMID:30801613 [2] Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. - Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Lampousi AM, Knüppel S, Iqbal K, Bechthold A, Schlesinger S, Boeing H - The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2017 - PMID:28446499 [3] Vegetarian diets and incidence of diabetes in the Adventist Health Study-2. - Tonstad S, Stewart K, Oda K, Batech M, Herring RP, Fraser GE - Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD. 2013 - PMID:21983060 Since i fear that KZbin does shadow censor some comments with more than one link, i encoded the links as Base64, i hope you know how to encode it when you want to read the sources. You could also search for the titles i gave above. Sorry for making it so complicated. WzFdIGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5jYmkubmxtLm5paC5nb3YvcHVibWVkLzMwODAxNjEzClsyXSBodHRwczovL3d3dy5uY2JpLm5sbS5uaWguZ292L3B1Ym1lZC8yODQ0NjQ5OQpbM10gaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmNiaS5ubG0ubmloLmdvdi9wdWJtZWQvMjE5ODMwNjAK

[@laurenhutton8387]

@@whattheflyingfuck... How dare you insinuate she is bulimic? Many people have metabolisms that allow them to not have to eat like a bird. Her portion sizes are very controlled, so she is hardly binging. And given that she lives with her family, I’m sure they would notice if she had an eating disorder. Such an unnecessarily negative comment...

[@MartinsGarage97]

Also very different from the states. I remember staying at my gran's house and every morning she would send me to get fresh bread and rashers. Then back out to get the dinner meat after lunch. No refrigerator, no heat in the house. I was from America and couldn't believe there was no grocery store or heat in the house and it was December 😂. We were not in the country, 6 blocks to City. Then as an adult, I missed my garbage disposal, dishwasher and dryer (only washing machine). Although I always used a dryer at home, my mom still hung our clothes to dry. They had grocery stores and heat.

[@marthahegwinther6957]

I love these videos! Please continue making them, they are educational and fun. love you!

[@kristys6640]

The earliest you can wear Christmas pajamas is November 1st. LOL! Loved your video!

[@Jellyfishfosters]

As an american, everytime she said "spaghetti-HOOPS" I was absolutely triggered

[@luminouspuff7733]

But they are 🤔

[@edennis3202]

@@luminouspuff7733 No, they're "SpaghettiOs. O, as in the letter o.

[@luminouspuff7733]

No they are spaghetti hoops as in spaghetti hOOps

[@Alice-nq2ew]

I love this kind of videos 🥺 Now if I had any grandparents left I would ask them in detail what they ate back then lol... I'll ask my mum hehe x

[@marcymcglasson5801]

These are my favorite videos! I love all the research and dedication (most of the time🤣).

[@oo00sophie00oo]

You literally crack me up. What a legend. Thanks for making a KZbin account and sharing your personality 😂🙌

[@nighthawkdragonfly8339]

You always do a great job with these type of videos. I'm in Canada so it's interesting to see things in the U K

[@ella-ws2wj]

HEYYYYYYY OMG I CLICKED SO FAST I LOVE UR VIDEOS SO MUCHHHH

[@daniiengland4735]

I loved how much you were dancing away out of excitement and pure joy from your fish and chips 🤗😂💕

[@connieoneill1178]

LOVE these videos. Find them so interesting and informative!

[@sasbetasquadron873]

What a cool throwback! My gran called the sliced bread with the egg soldiers...

[@ellasedits_]

My mum calls them the same haha and she’s only 50

[@ChelsF4510N]

When you talk about a roast dinner i think of pot roast hahah but i always want to try your recipes and the different British foods!

[@lozzy267]

I missed these types of videos from you! They’re so interesting. Hope to see more :)

[@flowerpotgirl8835]

This was such a good video. I loved learning about the dates that things happened and came about!!

[@madeinbusanjkjm]

I know it's not the exact same as block ice cream but Viennetta could be a good substitute! My mum and dad still have that in the freezer often and they cut chunks from it when they want sth sweet after dinner. P.S. Hehe I love me some Strictly drama in the morning lol

[@eggthun]

I frickin LOVE this series

[@user-pc8dl4cy3i]

I so enjoyed this video; wonderful job of researching and sharing. I grew up in America and things were quite different from Britain, obviously, plus as you state each family was individual and unique. My mother grew up in both the Southern USA and California. This meant quite a melange of influences including richness of Southern ingredients and the more culturally diverse Cali cuisine. Nevertheless, this video brought back lots of memories because there are many similarities between Britain and America during those years. Thanks so much for all the attention, effort and good intentions you invest in all your videos. They're always a blessing!!

[@515aleon]

You're doing such a good job, I love all the thought and research on this. I'm 71, and in the US. When I saw the spaghetti-o's and fish sticks--OMG! Every kids "favorite lunch". I agree we would not have had dessert, I mean pudding! every night. It was a treat. Same with crisps in a bag. As for cereal, cereal started going down hill, with more sugar and sweetened cereals. Another treat we had very occasionally was Cokes in little 6 ounce (177 mL) bottles. Another thing very different was the variety of produce-- MUCH less variety.

[@alih6549]

Supposed to be doing uni work but grackle uploads and suddenly I need to desperately know what 5 days on a 1960's diet is like

[@bigspoon7984]

Growing up in the 70's, we did not enjoy sugary cereals for breakfast - yes, they were more expensive.. We ate poached eggs on toast; avocado on toast; oatmeal; cream of wheat; and yes butter and jam on toast.

[@GPwithme]

This is so fascinating. I love when you do period eats! Also, I've been braiding my hair every day recently and you definitely have inspired that.

[@orbitalair2103]

Nice video ! I like that you asked your grandparents about what it was like when they were growing up.