Wheatless and Meatless Days Economy in Sugar and Fats.

Chancellor Avery I

have been asked by members of the Patriotic League to explain the need of economy in the use of the four types of food named above in or that patriotic students may be familiar with the reasons why cafeterias sorority fraternity houses and general boarding houses should fall enthusiastically into line with the federal food administration. 1. Wheat Our soldiers in France and our allies need 300,000 bushels of our wheat. If we consume it as freely as heretofore we shall have little to send to them; but we have an enormous supply of corn estimated at 3,000,000 bushels. Corn is not a good export product. It is liable to heat in freight oars elevators and the holds of ships. Besides our friends on the other side are not familiar with the use. If we could replace half of the wheat that we eat with corn and other cereals there would be no international wheat problem and neither we nor our allies would suffer from lack of wheat. Even one wheatless day a week will save one-seventh of our wheat crop for export and help greatly. If we would eat only whole wheat bread we should save Eleven percent of the wheat crop for human food and the coarser fare of the whole wheat bread as well as corn products will be beneficial to the health of most of us. 2. Meat The animals belonging to our allies have been slaughtered on account of the emergency of war. We must supply our boys in France and our allies on the western front with meat. Beef pork mutton are the staples. Let us use substitutes at home as much as we can such as eggs chickens and other domestic fowls cheese milk beans sometimes called the meat of the poor and where market conditions permit fish. If we can r educe our meat diet for six days in the week and do entirely without meat on one day there will be an abundance of meat for export. Many of our countrymen have always done without meat one day in the week. Many others have done without pork every day in the week. Should not all Americans deny themselves for patriotic reasons as cheerfully as many do on religious grounds? 3. Sugar Beet sugar from Europe is not to be had. Transportation from the tropics is difficult. Domestic sugar factories produce only a small portion of the sugar consumption of the country. Americans eat on the average 85 pounds of sugar per year. No other nation has ever used more than two-thirds as much per capita. Most civilized nations use less than half. Sugar is a most excellent food but on account of its concentration and solubility it should be used in moderation. Cut out the ex cessive use of sweetening in coffee adn tea the undue in dulgence in candles sundaes and the like the excessive use of perserves and cake. Banish the candy box from the the center table on holidays. Use corn syrup and honey freely. By consuming only a reasonable instead of an excessive amount of sugar as we have been accustomed to we can easily save enough for our soldiers and our allies. 4. Fats There are needed not only for food but as a source of glycerine to be used in explosives. We can easily reduce the amount that we eat and if we have any influrence in the kitchens save much from bones bone marrow and other waste products for soups. Americans commonly eat butter three times a day. In Europe butter on the table once a day is considered a reasonable allowance even for well to do families. Through moderation in diet and saving what would otherwise go into the garbage can we easily reduce our consumption of fats to the point where there will be plenty for export and where prices at home will be excessive for war times. Conclusion. In a word all waste should be eliminated all edible products should be utilized. The garbage can should be practically abolished. Eat freely of all Nebraska cereals other than wheat. Use Nebraska chickens eggs cheese cottage cheese beans and potatoes. Adapt your diet to winter vegetables carrots parsnips squash apples. Think whether what you desire to eat will embarrass the country and if so moderate your desires and substitute abundant local products not desired for export.