The Archives holds a broad collection of posters showing the importance of food during wartime as the government promoted victory gardens and rationing of supplies. "Know Your Onions," touts one poster. "Food is ammunition , don't waste it."
档案馆里还有各式各样的海报,海报是政府用来宣传战时菜园和倡导食物配给的,展示了食品在战时的重要性。“要了解你的洋葱,”其中一张海报上的宣传语这样写道。“食物就是军火,别浪费。”
The exhibit includes more than 100 original documents and images, as well as government videos. There is an amusing look at food marketing, including a company's pitch for branding "Vitamin Donuts," and many antiquated nutrition guidelines.
这次展览的展品包括一百多份原始文件、图片和政府录像。展览中还有一些关于推销食品的趣闻轶事,包括一家公司推销的“维生素甜甜圈”,还有很多过时的营养指南。
A 1945 government poster includes "butter and fortified margarine" as one of seven basic food groups. The guide also called for eating "any other foods you want".
1945年的一张政府海报上把“黄油和强化人造黄油”列入了七大基本食物群。这份指南还号召民众“想吃什么就吃什么”。
"The concern was malnutrition and getting enough calories," said curator Alice Kamps, adding that food guides show the evolution of our understanding of nutrition. "The very earliest guides didn't emphasize fruits and vegetables because vitamins hadn't been identified or their importance in a nutritious diet wasn't known."
“当时政府所担心的是民众会营养不良和吸收过多的热量,”档案馆的工作人员艾丽丝•坎普斯说,同时补充道,食物指南也体现了我们在对营养理解方面的进步,“最早的那些指南并没有强调蔬果的重要性,因为当时人们还没有识别出维生素,也不知道它们在营养食谱中的重要性。”