"For Health...eat some food from each group...every day!"
ca. 1941 - 1945
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This World War II-era food guide – that made butter has its own food group – recommends eating foods from each of the "Basic Seven" every day, and "any other foods you want" in addition. The Basic Seven include:
- Green and Yellow Vegetables...
- Oranges, Tomatoes, Grapefruit...
- Potatoes and Other Vegetables and Fruits
- Milk and Milk Products...
- Meat, Poultry, Fish, or Eggs...
- Bread, Flour, and Cereals...
- Butter and Fortified Margarine
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of Government Reports.
National Archives Identifier: 514288
Full Citation: Poster 44-PA-798B; 'For Health...eat some food from each group...every day!'; ca. 1941 - 1945; World War II Posters, 1942 - 1945; Records of the Office of Government Reports, Record Group 44; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/basic-seven, January 18, 2025]Activities that use this document
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