So what did people eat during the Depression? The Bureau of ... The list below features some of the foods people ate to get through the Great Depression and how they changed the American diet.

As the world was plunged into darkness during the Great Depression, Americans had to get crafty with their meals. With … ...

This reduction in salary and workforce created a chain reaction in the economy, affecting what people ate, or rather didn't eat, leading to a new wave of everyday meals of the Great Depression.