What did people eat in the 1600s?

Upper-Class Diet:

- Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge, stewed fruit, bread, butter, cheese, sausages

- Dinner/Supper: Roasted meat (beef, pork, lamb, venison), poultry, fish, vegetables (cabbage, carrots, turnips), bread, pies, soup

Middle-Class Diet:

- Breakfast: Bread, cheese, butter, and occasionally bacon, eggs, or fish

- Dinner/Supper: Meat stews, pottage (thick vegetable and meat soup), bread, cheese, curds and whey, fruit

Lower-Class Diet:

- Breakfast: Oatmeal, bread, cheese

- Dinner/Supper: Bread, cheese, vegetables (turnips, onions), fish, oatmeal, pottage

Typical Crops Grown:

- Wheat, barley, rye, oats, peas, beans, lentils, turnips, carrots, onions, cabbage, leeks, garlic