Food for Fighters

Food for Fighters is a 1943 propaganda short about nutrition in the

Food for Fighters
Armed Services produced by the Office of War Information.
Produced by Office of War
The films open with a young conscript first getting weighed before Information
going into the army. He asked what the soldiers will eat, but is
Distributed by War Activities
dismissively told "Only beans." The narration then starts and informs
the audience that since the last war nutrition has become a science and Committee of the
there is even a whole Quartermaster Corp laboratory devoted to Motion Picture
making more nutritious food for the armed services. Better food Industry
means better soldiers and even healthier civilians. Release date April 1, 1943

The eating habits of the national adversaries are scrutinized, including Running time 9 minutes
a claim that the Japanese produce great energy from rice. Various Country United States
experiments with American food preparedness are made, including
determining what foods would be most effective in certain climates. Language English

The results from these tests lead the army to create vitamin-enriched foods that will help maximize the energy
gained from the given product.

See also
List of Allied propaganda films of World War II

External links
The short film Food For Fighters (https://archive.org/details/FoodforF1943) is available for free
download at the Internet Archive
Food For Fighters (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184484/) at IMDb

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