"WWI, "Food, Don't Waste It", 1917"

"Entitled: "Food - don't waste it". Poster listing ways to not waste food. 1 Use less wheat and meat, 2 Buy local foods, 3 Serve just enough, 4 Use what is left. The United States did not have food rationing in WWI. Through slogans such as "Food Will Win the War", "Meatless Mondays", and "Wheatless Wednesdays", the United States Food Administration under Herbert Hoover reduced national consumption by 15%. No artist credited. United States Food Administration, 1917"

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