Meat and Wartime Nutrition

Soldier served meat into pan.

Why is meat Item No. 1 on Uncle Sam’s food shopping list? Why does the man in training get nearly a pound of meat a day? Why is meat a basic part of every Army ration, even down to pocket-size Field Ration K?

Meat, to which man always instinctively has turned, is now recognized by science and by the government as a protective food, containing many of the essential nutrients which make for health, stamina and vitality.

Meat provides:

Complete high-quality proteins.

Essential B vitamins—thiamine, riboflavin, niacin.

Important minerals—iron, copper, phosphorus.

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