They didn't understand cholesterol back then, so they cut down on fruits and vegetables and ate more meat.

Cholesterol does not exist in vegetables. Vegetables do not clog arteries.

Wash your fresh fruits and vegetables before you eat them. Peel your fruits and cut out any parts that are bad.

Raw meat, poultry and seafood present the greatest risk. However, outbreaks have also been linked to fruits and vegetables.

Live by the farm and you will have plenty of of fruits and vegetables to eat

Two hundred years ago cooking was very time consuming. Actually, for most families until after the 1850s, foods were very limited in their variety. The average winter diet of a southern American was fat back and corn-mill, along with some wheat products that you could store through winter.