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title: 'Eat the right food: America needs you strong'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eat-the-right-food-america-needs-you-strong-1941/
description: Red, white and blue nutrition poster listing eight food groups with small line drawings and a short rule for each, headed 'America needs you strong'.
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# Eat the right food: America needs you strong

Red, white and blue nutrition poster listing eight food groups with small line drawings and a short rule for each, headed 'America needs you strong'. The slogan ties eating habits to national strength in general terms, and the list gives only the recommended foods. A footer asks readers to join local nutrition committees.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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## Text on the object

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

```
[imprint:] ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—O—429917
EAT THE RIGHT FOOD
America needs you strong
Follow the rules of good nutrition—eat these foods every day:
MILK—at least a pint for everyone, more for children—or cheese, or evaporated or dried milk.
ORANGES, TOMATOES, GRAPEFRUIT, OR RAW CABBAGE—at least one of these.
VEGETABLES—GREEN, LEAFY, AND YELLOW—one big helping or more—some raw, some cooked.
POTATOES AND APPLES—and other vegetables and fruits.
LEAN MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH—or sometimes dried beans or peas.
EGGS—at least 3 or 4 a week, cooked any way you choose or in "made" dishes.
BREAD AND CEREAL—whole grain products or enriched bread and flour.
FATS, SWEETS, and seasonings as you like them.
DO YOUR PART in the National Nutrition Program · Work With Your Local Nutrition Committee
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services, Washington, D. C.
```

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