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'''''Wartime Nutrition''''' is a 1943 [[Short subject|short film]]. One of the [[List of Allied propaganda films of World War II|Allied propaganda films of World War II]] it urged civilians on the [[United States home front during World War II|United States home front]] to eat healthier and follow the wartime [[ration]] guidelines.
'''''Wartime Nutrition''''' is a 1943 [[Short subject|short film]]. One of the [[List of Allied propaganda films of World War II|Allied propaganda films of World War II]] it urged civilians on the [[United States home front during World War II|United States home front]] to eat healthier and follow the wartime [[ration]] guidelines.<ref name="newpers">{{cite book |editor1-last=Tholas |editor1-first=Clémentine |editor2-last=Goldie |editor2-first=Janis L. |editor3-last=Ritzenhoff |editor3-first=Karen A. |title=New Perspectives on the War Film |date=14 September 2019 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=9783030230968 |page=165 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Perspectives_on_the_War_Film/8KKvDwAAQBAJ |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref>


The film begins with a montage of scenes from American farms and tells the audience that America is now the [[breadbasket]] of democracy as well as the [[arsenal of democracy]]. It shows how the [[United Kingdom|British]] have done after [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|years of rationing]] and their food supply being attacked. It shows the reductions in particular foods and the need to find replacement, particularly in "[[victory garden]]s" that can be grown in at home, or even by soldiers. Back in the states many people starve because they don't eat the right kind of food, but the same stuff every day (a sign in the background advertises a [[sirloin steak]], for 35 cents) and a woman orders her usual [[coffee]] and [[donuts]] for breakfast.
The film begins with a montage of scenes from American farms and tells the audience that America is now the [[breadbasket]] of democracy as well as the [[arsenal of democracy]]. It shows how the [[United Kingdom|British]] have done after [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|years of rationing]] and their food supply being attacked. It shows the reductions in particular foods and the need to find replacement, particularly in "[[victory garden]]s" that can be grown in at home, or even by soldiers. Back in the states many people starve because they don't eat the right kind of food, but the same stuff every day (a sign in the background advertises a [[sirloin steak]], for 35 cents) and a woman orders her usual [[coffee]] and [[donuts]] for breakfast.


After a short speech by the [[Surgeon General of the United States|Surgeon General]] different methods of improving nutrition and their importance for the war industry worker are examined.
After a short speech by the [[Surgeon General of the United States|Surgeon General]] different methods of improving nutrition and their importance for the war industry worker are examined.

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Revision as of 02:57, 30 March 2023

Wartime Nutrition
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wartime Nutrition is a 1943 short film. One of the Allied propaganda films of World War II it urged civilians on the United States home front to eat healthier and follow the wartime ration guidelines.[1]

The film begins with a montage of scenes from American farms and tells the audience that America is now the breadbasket of democracy as well as the arsenal of democracy. It shows how the British have done after years of rationing and their food supply being attacked. It shows the reductions in particular foods and the need to find replacement, particularly in "victory gardens" that can be grown in at home, or even by soldiers. Back in the states many people starve because they don't eat the right kind of food, but the same stuff every day (a sign in the background advertises a sirloin steak, for 35 cents) and a woman orders her usual coffee and donuts for breakfast.

After a short speech by the Surgeon General different methods of improving nutrition and their importance for the war industry worker are examined.

References

  1. ^ Tholas, Clémentine; Goldie, Janis L.; Ritzenhoff, Karen A., eds. (14 September 2019). New Perspectives on the War Film. Springer International Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 9783030230968. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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