VIDEO: St Patrick’s fifth-century healthy diet is back in vogue

You might think you’re giving a nod to tradition with a fried breakfast or a few pints of stout this Thursday — but the diet of St Patrick himself was a little healthier. And the great man’s fifth-century menu is right back in vogue.

Right around the globe, it seems the fermented and wild foods St Patrick would have dined on are now among the hottest food trends.

So what was a fifth century diet like? Apparently, it was rich in oily fish like salmon and also contained oats, seaweed, nuts and wild vegetables. Soured and fermented milks and curds were also popular but St Patrick ate little in the way of meat and full fat cheeses and butter.