Early+Nutrition

Early Colonial Nutrition

 Breakfast

Each morning early American colonizers would wake up and have breakfast. Breakfast, for most, consisted of cornmeal and molasses.After breakfast daily chores were performed. In small poorer towns, typically, families ate cornmeal and molasses. This was the standard of the 17th century. As the 18th century developed, foods such as coffee and tea, toast, and muffins were incorporated into breakfast. Quality of meals depended on a families income.Southern families tended to be more poor than those of the north, and they predominatley ate cold turkey and bread. Lunch (Dinner)



To early American colonizers, lunch was much different than we think today. They ate "dinner" in the early afternoon. Stew was a very common meal of choice for dinner in all areas, although what went into these stews varied depending on region and income. Meat fritters or pies, pancakes and fritters, pickles, and dried fruits were usually served for the first course. The secong course of dinner was more dessert oriented.

 Dinner (Supper)

This late night meal was more of a snack for most. Early colonizers called it "supper". Many settlers did not even have this meal because most were poor and we not so lucky. Leftovers from dinner were commonly eaten at supper time.