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title: Eat the Basic 7... every day! Eat a lunch that packs a punch!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eat-the-basic-7-every-day-1943/
description: Landscape nutrition chart. A colour wheel in the middle divides food into seven numbered groups, with a family walking together at its hub.
section: Collection
---

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# Eat the Basic 7... every day! Eat a lunch that packs a punch!

Landscape nutrition chart. A colour wheel in the middle divides food into seven numbered groups, with a family walking together at its hub, and cartoons around the edge show benefits such as fighting tiredness, building muscle, and protecting against 'Illness' drawn as a dog attacking a knight. It lists only the benefits claimed for the diet and attaches each to an everyday image.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Eat the Basic 7... EVERY DAY!
GOOD EYESIGHT PAYS
FIGHT THAT TIRED FEELING
HO HUM
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ILLNESS
ILLNESS
TEN STRIKE FOR ENERGY
HELPS YOU DISH IT OUT
BUILDS MUSCLE
FOR STRONG BONES AND TEETH
GROUP ONE
GREEN AND YELLOW VEGETABLES...
some raw—some cooked, frozen or canned
GROUP TWO
ORANGES, TOMATOES, GRAPEFRUIT...
or raw cabbage or salad greens
GROUP THREE
POTATOES AND OTHER VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
raw, dried, cooked, frozen or canned
GROUP FOUR
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS...
fluid, evaporated, dried milk, or cheese
GROUP FIVE
MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, OR EGGS...
or dried beans, peas, nuts, or peanut butter
GROUP SIX
BREAD, FLOUR, AND CEREALS...
Natural whole-grain or enriched or restored
GROUP SEVEN
BUTTER AND FORTIFIED MARGARINE
(with added Vitamin A)
U.S. NEEDS US STRONG
EAT THE BASIC 7 EVERY DAY
EAT A LUNCH THAT PACKS A PUNCH!
[imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943 - O - 544268
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION
10
```

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