Show men in U S army best fadin fed in na nation tion with X meals e aasc carefully raully a ph planned inn ad bEx by experts by HOPE chamberlin ne released leased by western newspaper New paper union FT SLOCUM N Y americas rapidly growing army will be on display april 7 7 as army day is observed throughout the nation whether visiting civilians civilia hs know it or not they will be watching the best fed army in the world they wa will 11 see men whose diet is watched so carefully that even the number of calories ories sand and vitamins they eat are planned far in advance uncle sam feeds its soldiers bet tern 72 per cent ot of american families are fed these are the words of sergt thomas L delbec chlo boss of the U S army school for bakers and cooks at vt ft slocum N Y and he should knowl know proof of r statement tat ement comes from maj paul logan an food expert of the ardys quartermaster ter corps who states e emphatically in phat that the army arma Is and will continue to be the best fed group of our populations in averaging the analyses analyse made of army messes throughout the country it was found that the american soldier consumes calories a 11 day as compared to the of the average american in vitamins the soldier averages units of v vitamin A 11 1173 of vitamin B 46 milligrams of vitamin C and 23 milligrams of vitamin all in greater quantities than the average served nutritious food come and get it to the soldier of 1941 means a plateful of good palatable nutritious food to food wholesalers and government men it means hard work behind the scenes before conscription when the army had no more than men split into given units the food buy ing problem was simple the odd camp quartermasters went personally to local markets but the problem changed over night not only will the army shortly have a million and a halt half men to feed but the number of men in each camp will be tremendous camps of men require more food than cities of equal size the army will be about the biggest food buyer and distributor in the country exceeded in size only by A P and perhaps one or two other chains on certain staple items such as canned goods army purchases may well amount to from 10 to 15 per cent of total production food orders that used to require less than carload shipments will call for the shipment of many solid carloads so independent local buying Is ij out of the question and centralized purchasing Is the only logical answer regional markets new york offices will buy all sugar coffee tee tea spices and other manufactured items chicago win will buy all canned vegetables canned meats cereal flour and similar foodstuffs produced on a nationwide basis san francisco will buy canned and dried fruits salmon and other west coast produce by may 1 the date when the army will start issuing rations to local quartermasters in actual food bath rather than cash these new super offices will be ready to take over ill all contract letting according to 6 douglas mackeachie food purchase co ardi when it comes to buying food the army is far more finicky than the average housewife old army rules read that a packer could deliver on an army contract no lamb weighing more than 45 pounds and the soldiers mess tables used to be guarded against an all but steer beef but all changed now because the army cant be guided by what the book says but by what at I 1 W 5 K P kitchen patrol aint what it u used ed I 1 to b be these th ese giant s spud ud feelers peelers elers can each peel a bushel of potatoes potatoes a minute V 1 1 Z N even though meats meals are now scientifically planned by experts army coo cooks took ok the same as they did back in 1 17 I this field kitchen staff is hard at wo work preparing for mess because the soldiers atvill probably be very hungry the market offers lambs up to 60 pounds will be acceptable until april 30 when the new group is well along helfer heifer meat will be acceptable for boned frozen field supplies smaller cans used the army lias has also stepped down its ideas on can sizes and will here a after buy some of its spiced pork produces such as spam and prem in the 12 ounce caps cans ot of retail trade instead ot of holding doggedly to only those cans large enough to feed a battalion also six ounce cans of emergency rations will be bought in large quantities soldiers generally get meat tor for five dinners five suppers and tour four breakfasts a week allowances tor for the noon meal alone average around one halt half pound per man more meat than the civilian ordinarily engulfs no matter how prosperous the foregoing facts acts are probably adequate to convince the reader that military experts recognize the importance of good food in maintaining a high esprit de corps morale and efficiency of an army without good food and nutrition all other preparation no matter how carefully P planned lanned will not be brilliantly or efficiently executed the collapse of germany in 1918 was partially due to malnutrition of the german soldier the rout of the italians in Ca poretto in october 1917 has been traced to the drastic reduction in the italian army ration put into effect the proceeding prece eding february par the defeat of the british at gallipoli in the darda nelles campaign of 1915 1916 has been attributed to the failure of mind nerve and muscle caused by rations so unbalanced as to permit a high percentage of both beriberi berl berl and scurvy aware ot of the importance of food the quartermaster corps directly responsible for providing food and plenty of 0 it has efficient personnel highly trained in the science ot of nutrition tri tion inspection and preparation ot of food maintain cooking school because there has been difficulty in the past in obtaining enough good cooks the army aimy even maintains cooking schools one of which Is ii located in emery every army corps aria area whose facilities may be severely tested by the rapid growth of our citizen adrai arm the best cooksie cooks cook sit lt is said are negroes frenchmen and italians the ration food provided for one man tor for one day being used by 0 our ur c citizen army army tor for its one beir year of training is called the garrison ration it consists 0 of f 39 items such as 10 ounces of be beeland bee e fand and 8 ounces of other meats 10 0 ounces of potatoes an and d 11 ounces of other fresh vegetables 12 ounces of flour wi 1 ounces of rolled oats and a little more than 10 ounces of rice and dried beans 20 ounces of butter I 1 egg 1 ounces of lard ft 8 ounces of fresh muk milk and 10 20 of evaporated 5 ounces ounces oi of sugar 5 ounces of fruit 20 of coffee end and smaller amounts of various others such qs as jams jellies peanut butter and condiments the shipping weight of this food is 5 pounds every day tor for each man the cost a day tor for a million on an and a halt a soldiers I 1 this garrison ration however is not limited to these 39 items which might become monotonous this is prevented by a system of substitution which permits the me mess as officer to substitute other items in th the e same general class of foods of about equal nutritive value that Is la in place of the 10 ounces of beef each day he be may substitute an mial equal amount of lamb iamb mutton veal liver or pork latest news for army diets is the plan tor for feeding soldiers bread fortl forti fled by the morale building B vitamins which authorities claim will make them better fighters strain on body and nerves which modern warfare brings about with its lightning speed whirlwind whirl wind devastation al and nerve shattering machines causes army nutritionists to feel that soldiers must bi be fed not only enough food of the right kind but enriched foods dehydrated foods are also undergoing tests these foods occupy little space and therefore help the quartermaster corrsin corps corp sin to Us its continual battle to ship as much food in ai as little space as possible soldiers recently ate a test dinner prepared entirely from dehydrated foods except tor for thi the meat and gravy the menu included cream of tomato soup roast beef with brown brorn gravy mashed potatoes creamed carrots cole slaw cranberry lelly jelly apple and pumpkin pie I 1 A pound of cian cranberry berry flakes bakes gross weight expands to serve soldiers whereas a pound of canned cranberry jelly represents only 6 servings food value of the dehydrated preparations is apparently equal to that of canned foods but tests are now being conducted to obtain accurate information as to the vitamin and 11 nd mineral values that the dried foods contain all aa this planning is a tar far try cry from the meager unbalanced meals fed the colonial army and it proves that those in command are leaving no stone unturned in their effort to serve in american army camps everywhere the finest mess on barthl |