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title: Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products, Fish and Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables and Potatoes; Eat Less Wheat, Meat, Sugar and Fats
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eat-more-corn-oats-and-rye-eat-less-wheat-1918/
description: A still life of fruit, a platter with a fish, potatoes and vegetables fills the upper half of a dark green sheet.
section: Collection
---

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# Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products, Fish and Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables and Potatoes; Eat Less Wheat, Meat, Sugar and Fats

A still life of fruit, a platter with a fish, potatoes and vegetables fills the upper half of a dark green sheet. Below, a list of foods to 'eat more' is followed by a list to 'eat less' of wheat, meat, sugar and fats, 'to save for the army and our allies'. The poster is mainly an instruction; the appeal beyond it rests on framing ordinary eating choices as support for the army and allies.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION

EAT MORE
CORN, OATS AND RYE
PRODUCTS — FISH
AND POULTRY — FRUITS,
VEGETABLES AND POTATOES
BAKED, BOILED AND
BROILED FOODS

EAT LESS
WHEAT, MEAT, SUGAR AND FATS

TO SAVE FOR THE ARMY
AND OUR ALLIES
```

The Food Administration's small emblem at the top right is a graphic, not text.

[← Eat Cane Syrup and Molasses: Save Sugar by Using Best Louisiana Molasses and Sugar Cane Syrup](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eat-cane-syrup-and-molasses-save-sugar-1918/) [Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products; Eat Less Wheat, Meat, Sugar and Fats to Save for the Army and Our Associates →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eat-more-corn-oats-and-rye-eat-less-wheat-meat-sugar-fats-1918/)

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