everywhere.

To help the people of America do all these things, and to coordinate
their efforts, the President and Congress created the United States
Food Administration. The Food Administration, therefore, asks all the
people to help feed the Allies that they may continue to fight, to
help feed the hungry in Belgium and other starving lands that they
may continue to live, and to help feed our own sailors and soldiers so
that they may want nothing. It asks help, also, in its great task of
preventing prices from going too high and of stabilizing them, and of
keeping the flow of distribution even, so that all our people, rich
and poor alike, may be able to obtain the food they need.

For all this there is needed a "food education" of all our people.
Every home in our broad land must be reached. One of the most
effective ways of accomplishing this is by getting information to the
children of the nation about food and the possibilities and methods
of its most wise and economical use. To obtain this result we must get
this information into the hands of parents and teachers.

For the purpose of diffusing this information this little book has
been prepared under the direction of the Food Administration. By
following the suggestions for food conservation herein contained every
one can render his country an important war service. I am sure that
all will be glad to do this.

HERBERT HOOVER.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE WHEAT SITUATION

The world's supply of wheat--Wheat in the United
States--Meeting the wheat shortage

CHAPTER II. THE WAR-TIME IMPORTANCE OF WHEAT AND OTHER CEREALS

The significance of different kinds of food--The social
importance of cereals, especially wheat--Wheat flour in
war-time--The 50-50 rule. Another way to cut the consumption
of wheat--Substitutes for wheat flour

CHAPTER III. WAR BREAD

The bakers' regulations. Victory bread--The individual's
answer to the bread cry--Flour and bread in the Allied
countries--Why we in the United States do not have bread cards

CHAPTER IV. THE MEAT SITUATION

Where Europe's meat has been produced--The war and the
European meat-supply--The meat rations of Europe--The part of
the United States--Meat conservation--Meat and other protein
foods--The meat substitutes

CHAPTER V. FATS

The situation abroad--The situation in the United States

CHAPTER VI. SUGAR

Why is there a sugar shortag