Read what Marilyn Monroe, Aundrey Hepburn and other women of the 1950s ate
50s. This decade is a milestone for many social phenomena that evolved society then and even today. If nothing else, let’s not forget that he featured two female idols, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.
The lives of these two women are always an interesting issue, which we can “search” for hours. These two idols of that time were and still are a model for many women, both for their attitude, the messages they conveyed about their appearance and female body and for their general contribution to fashion and beauty. Therefore, it is particularly interesting to know under what conditions they lived and what habits they adopted daily in order to maintain a healthy body. The occasion was a new study that presents the eating habits of women in the 1950s, which was published in usa-newsposts.com.
The profile of women
The women were dynamic, active and loved sports. They used to walk a lot, ride a bike and do a lot of manual work. In this way they managed to exercise and maintain a healthy body, so that they could cope with the demanding daily routine they had. After all, they did not even have cars, let alone electrical appliances that would make their lives easier.
The sedentary life it did not exist as a definition in their vocabulary, while they loved engaging in nature and consequently gardening. By some quick calculations, an ordinary woman in her 50s burned an average of 1000 calories a day, due to the active routine she followed. Unlike the average woman today, who burns about half the calories. However, in addition to the burn they did during the day, exercise was part of their lives. If you’ve ever heard of vibrant gymnastics, this is exactly the type of gymnastics you follow. Does the hula hoop remind you of anything?
But what did Marilyn Monroe, Aundrey Hepburn and the other women of the 1950s eat?
We are in a post-war period where the diet is based mainly on meat, eggs, sugar, chocolate, tea, butter and cheese. Many families used to buy chickens and then raise them in their backyard. Women consumed more carbohydrates than us (55% vs. 45%) but less fat (32% vs. 40%), says expert Kate Beavis. In addition, they consumed large quantities of meat, while if you are impressed because we did not already mention pasta, it is because they appeared dynamically in the 60 ′, ie a few years later. Like us, they paid a lot of attention to their silhouette in the periods before the Christmas holidays, Easter and of course before the summer. However, a beautiful body was considered a healthy body, which did not lack food and considered exercise an integral part of their daily lives.
Check out the news feed and stay up to date with the latest news.
