A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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CONTENTS

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  • I. Introduction 1

  • II. Attitudes to Rationing 2

  • III. Changing Food Habits 5

    • National Wheatmeal Bread 5

    • Cod Liver Oil and Fruit Juice 6

    • Eat More Potatoes 7

    • Dried Milk 8

    • Breakfast Cereals 9

    • Conclusions 9

  • IV. Knowledge of Food Values 10

  • V. Feeding Outside the Home 12

    • Eating in Canteens and British Restaurants 12

    • Canteens 13

    • School Canteens 14

    • British Restaurants 15

  • VI. Extent to which Different Foods are Used 16

  • VII. Group Differences 19

  • VIII. Food Items Taken 21

  • IX. A Dietary Survey Method 25

  • X. Future Research 27

  • XI. Appendix I: Food Surveys Dec. 1941-Oct. 1943

  • XII. Appendix II: Some Recording Schedules

  • XIII. Appendix III: Dietary Survey Schedules and Poster

  • XIV. Appendix IV: Food Study

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