Food Guide for War Service at Home

by U.S. Food Administration (Creator)

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Genres: History

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1918

Reviews

[Sotiris Makrygiannis · Rating 3 out of 5]

From a historical point of view this book worth to read. Is basically instructions on how to maintain a "healthy" diet and rich in calories during the war. What foods can be used, what ingredients are available, etc. Basically, for a Greek, they are describing a Mediterranean diet and was laughing out loud about the Goat Cheese value (Feta). An observation, the current Corn, Syrop, Beacon mania in USA can be traced on the guidelines given during WW2.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essentially an overview of the policies enacted by the US government that allowed the US to send tons and tons of food (wheat, meat, sugar, milk, veggies...) overseas to both feed our military personnel and aid Great Britain and allies in WWI. And how people here should conserve and try to substitute more readily available items.

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 3 out of 5]

For Europe! No more wheat!

Kind of interesting to see what the war-times valued as important and the propaganda used to convince the every day Joe of how they could do their part by decreasing or altogether not using certain ingredients and growing veggies and fruits for yourself.

[Megan Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book about ways Americans were encouraged to manage their diets during WWI was different from what I normally read, but it was an excellent primary resource. I thought it was interesting how it doesn't just talk about the diets of England and France, who we helped during the war; it also discusses starvation in Germany and other "unfriendly" countries. If the government initiated any programs from this book now (like restricting how much butter could be sold), I feel like the country would explode.

[Julie Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting assessment of the logistics of feeding countries during wartime and food production and rationing. So bizarre to hear about traditions from a hundred years ago & how bread was a staple at every meal, but Americans had to be convinced to eat more potatoes after the Irish potato famine.

[Nicole C. (using StoryGraph more these days) · Rating 3 out of 5]

How people conserved foodstuffs for the soldiers during the first World War. In school, it's glossed over with talk of victory gardens and the like, but this book, written for the lay person by home-economics experts, describes in detail the measures civilians can take for the war effort.

[Hikes in Rain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides an insight of how things got the way they were and why the decisions that were made were made the way they were. It was interesting to compare the diet allowed by rationing to what we enjoy today, especially with "supersizing" being today's norm.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting and informative. Bibliography also useful.