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Gluttony or Fresh Air

Gluttony

Before the war, gluttony was common among the wealthy. As the war made food shortages frequent, gluttony became a sign of inequality and unhealthiness in society.

Fresh Air

Food shortages during the war meant that nutrition experts had to determine exactly what was necessary to keep the population strong and healthy.

Battlefield or Cornfield

Battlefield

The battlefields were soaked in the blood of soldiers. The slaughterhouses were soaked in the blood of animals. The war time vegetarians saw a connection.

Cornfield

The cornfield produced food from the farmers' labour. It was hard work, but peaceful.

Meat or Bread

Meat

Meat consumption increased dramatically in the years leading up to World War I, but during the war, the Danes had to be prudent. Meat diets were not economical!

Bread

Using grain to feed the population – instead of the livestock – was sound economy.

Indulgence or Contribution

Indulgence

Before the war, alcohol consumption was very high. It threatened public health and destroyed many families.

Contribution

In 1917, the tax on alcohol was raised, and the price increased 12-fold. Alcohol consumption dropped dramatically, and more people were better able to look after their work and their families for the benefit of the nation.

Pastry or Rye Bread

Pastry

Before the war, working class children's diets often consisted of Danish pastry and coffee. The war brought a shortage of wheat flour, so the flour was now needed for bread and not for pastry.

Rye Bread

Rationing guaranteed that there was rye bread for everyone. The bakers were instructed to bake large loaves of rye with high nutritional value and long shelf-life.

Riots or Cultivation

Riots

A shortage of potatoes caused unrest in Holland in 1917. Women stole potatoes from trains bound for Germany. This led to riots where Dutch soldiers shot nine civilians.

Cultivation

The potato shortage resulted in new fields on public land and private gardens in Denmark. The inhabitants of Copenhagen, for example, were given permission to grow potatoes in the municipal park Fælledparken.