Awake Appetites and the War Time Breakfast Habit
Before the war many practiced an eat and run breakfast. War duties demand a 100 percent efficient diet to renew strength daily. A rushed coffee and doughnut leaves the stomach unfueled by 7:30, causing fatigue by late morning and poor afternoon performance.
Breakfast Habits Strengthen Daily Diets at Troy
A 1943 Troy Record column urges breaking “eat and run” breakfast habits with a one third of daily nutrition focus on breakfast. It prescribes rest, fresh air, and a complete morning routine, plus fortified cereals, milk, fruit, and whole grains to fuel the day. A thrifty pork mac casserole is offered as a high protein, low-dishwash option suitable during rationing.
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Breakfast Ahead for Cook Workers in War Time
A compact guide for early riser workers to prepare substantial breakfasts. Recommends make ahead dishes and quick reheat methods, featuring Creamed Chipped Beef on toast and Hot Wheat Meal with precise ratios and steps for smooth, hearty meals. Emphasizes whole grain nutrition and practical timing for busy households.
Nutritious Seeks Watercress And Leeks For Balanced Diet
Nutritious Seeks watercress as a versatile summer green for salads soups and sandwiches. Leeks promoted in victory gardens and markets as a milder onion substitute rich in vitamins A B C G calcium and iron. Also a molasses nut bread recipe using whole wheat flour milk and nuts with brief baking directions.
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Victory Gardens
Potatoes feature in wartime meals and new recipes
A Wartime kitchen guide extols potatoes as plentiful and nutritious. It urges using new crop tubers or store bought varieties, highlights Vitamin C and minerals, and offers recipes like Potato Piglets, Potato and Vegetable Pie, Chicken Paprika with potatoes, and a Potato Fish Pie, plus a tossed green salad and canned seafood options.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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