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October 30, 2012
Another Pie Chart (but no pie)
An image from the U.S. National Archives that was produced by the Department of Agriculture during World War II.
I draw your attention to groups one, two and three. The scan quality isn't the greatest, so let me save you eyestrain and tell you what they say:
One: "Green and yellow vegetables...some raw--some cooked, frozen or canned."
Two: "Oranges, tomatoes, grapefruit...or raw cabbage or salad greens."
Three: "Potatoes and other vegetables and fruits - raw, dried, cooked, frozen or canned."
Other than the fact that group two is obviously aimed at getting your vitamin C, there's no clear demarcation between these three groups. Were they really just trying to say that three-sevenths of your diet should be fruits and vegetables?
I do like that another one-seventh of your diet was supposed to be butter or margarine. The Olive Growers Council of California wasn't organized until 1978.
Filed under Food and Drink,Health,History | permalink | October 30, 2012 at 03:30 PM
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