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When the Queen was crowned in 1953, food rationing was still in force, supermarkets were unheard of, and fish and chips were our undisputed national dish. How things have changed. But is our diet more healthy now than it was then? We'll let Sam Montel, our online nutritionist, guide us through how we used to eat.
Sam's first stop on her historical culinary tour is the 1950s, which kicked off with rationing still in force and ended with the first self-service food shops.
Step back in time to the 1970s, the decade that saw Delia Smith's rise to fame and foreign holidays influence our taste in foods from around the world.
Indulge in some gastronomic trend-spotting to find out what we'll be eating in the years ahead.
Read Sam's overview of how our tastes, and what we're eating, has changed over the past 50 years...