marilyn’s bizzare (paleo) eating

I love learning what other people’s eating routines look like. I love routines. I love learning anything about Marilyn’s short life.

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Via Glamornet.com

Whacko! An article from the 1952 issue of Pageant that outlines Marilyn’s eating routine…and beyond. It’s intriguingly Paleo, you’ll note: milk, eggs, liver, lamb chops. Remember, up until quite recently a grain-based diet was seen as fattening (ie farmers fed their pigs grains to fatten them up). It was roughly the 1950s when cereal companies started changing the dietary messaging.

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Below is her approach to exercise, which I really rather like (“I couldn’t stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it”):

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To read the rest, click here. Perve on.

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