Exhibit: Food and Nutrition Posters

On view June 22 through September 17 in the Medical Library Foyer.

Avoid Fatigue: Eat a Lunch that Packs a Punch! 1943. Published by the War Food Administration, United States Department of Agriculture. Gift of George M. Smith 1943. During World War II, responsible food habits were promoted as a contribution to the war effort by the U.S. government.

The Eat to Beat the Devil series published in 1942 by Servel, Inc., makers of the gas refrigerator, fostered the idea of “eating for victory” and promoted good nutrition as an expression of patriotism.

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