Desserts
Desserts were not usually eaten in the renaissance time, but they were eaten on special occasions or by the wealthy. Common desserts eaten in the renaissance time include custard, excellent small cakes, rice pudding, apple and orange tarts, cheesecakes, strawberry tarts, gooseberry tarts, short paste for tarts, prune tarts, and trifles. Basically, tarts were the main dessert. They were eaten by the middle and high class people. Tarts were made out of preserved fruit and a flaky type of dough or crust. Remember that desserts were a special treat to the people back then because they were complex and time consuming to create.
Fruit
Fruit wasn't extremely expensive or anything, but lots of poor people couldn't afford it. Fruit was a common thing found on the upper classes table. People that didn't have much money ate fruit occasionally. Basically, the fruit during the renaissance time period was simple tree fruits. Some fruits included gooseberry, apples, orange, and strawberry. Fruits were used in desserts, types of breads, or just eaten plain.
Grains
Grains were a big part of every class' diet in the renaissance time. One type of grain was bread of course. Wheat was a very commonly used grain back then. Poor people could only afford a small amount of grains, but this was still something that they commonly ate. Other grains were rice, or noodles. Bread was often served with soup or mixed in with their dessert. Usually, for the lower class people their bread was served stale.
