SparklyUnicorn Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I bought a reprint of an old Betty Crocker cookbook from the 1950s. Just for fun because I love to look at old cookbooks. So in it they have the nutrition guidelines from the time. Pretty neat. I thought maybe some would find it interesting. You can see it here: https://nceats.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/377 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Looks to me like I can eat all the chocolate I want!!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Looks to me like I can eat all the chocolate I want!!! I know, I like the line at the bottom. Eat whatever else you want. LOL 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Why, I AM sure to have some butter every day! Thanks, past USDA! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I want to hang that thing on my kitchen wall as words to live by. :) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Eat anything as long as it is home cooked...I can agree with that. Don't think there was much convenience food in 1943. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh YUM, fortified margarine. (what the heck is that?) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 It's telling what isn't there: vegetable oils other than margarine. No lard as an option (though many poor people had easier access to lard than margarine in that period I'd expect, especially in the south). It's more of a U.S. agricultural industry promotional poster than anything else...which was not as bad a thing back then as it is in the age of corn and soy subsidies. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh YUM, fortified margarine. (what the heck is that?) Oops I did not see that. No margarine. Nope. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh YUM, fortified margarine. (what the heck is that?) Oops I did not see that. No margarine. Nope. No margarine for me, either. I love butter!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 My sister has my mother's Betty Crocker cook book. It's awesome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) It's interesting that the poster is clearly aimed at getting *enough* to eat (with nutritional variety for the sake of vitamins) rather than at not eating too much. It's been a long time since we've had to advise people that underfeeding is a serious problem that heathy families need strategies to avoid. Vitamin deficiencies are not the public health issue that they once were either. Edited February 21, 2018 by bolt. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 It's interesting that the poster is clearly aimed at getting *enough* to eat (with nutritional variety for the sake of vitamins) rather than at not eating too much. It's been a long time since we've had to advise people that underfeeding is a serious problem that heathy families need strategies to avoid. Vitamin deficiencies are not the public health issue that they once were either. My thoughts too. I like to look at these guidelines and think about the Great Generation eating this way. They have had longevity within their generation and it easy probably due to no processed foods and the strenuous work life. I suspect baby boomers won't live as long and Gen X will probably live even less. We just don't have any data about what being bathed in chemicals our entire life will do to our own shelf life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fralala Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 My thoughts too. I like to look at these guidelines and think about the Great Generation eating this way. They have had longevity within their generation and it easy probably due to no processed foods and the strenuous work life. I suspect baby boomers won't live as long and Gen X will probably live even less. We just don't have any data about what being bathed in chemicals our entire life will do to our own shelf life. True, although when I visit our family cemetery, I can't help being grateful that I bore my children in the 21st century. And that they were born in the 21st century. Junk food and all. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Not bad, IMO better than a lot of things out there these days. Fruits and Veggies get 3 slots. Dairy, Grain, and Meat only get 1 slot. It also says in small print that you can eat nuts and legumes instead of meat. I found it telling they didn't mention serving sizes, as mentioned above that wasn't so much of a concern then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I like the last line best too! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 It's telling what isn't there: vegetable oils other than margarine. No lard as an option (though many poor people had easier access to lard than margarine in that period I'd expect, especially in the south). It's more of a U.S. agricultural industry promotional poster than anything else...which was not as bad a thing back then as it is in the age of corn and soy subsidies. Most vegetable oils used for cooking came from Pacific countries. In the 1940s Japan took control of those countries. What vegetable oil was available was expensive. Lard and other animal fats were needed to create munitions. Commercially rendered animal fats were diverted for that use. Families were encouraged to save and donate bacon grease, drippings, and other animal fats. Butter was heavily rationed and expensive. Margarine was less rationed and less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I’m all about eating whatever I want. :lol: Of course, there were lots of differences then, as mentioned above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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