In article >, says...
>
> "Tara" > wrote in message
> ...
> > http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/mock-g...es-of-the-war-
> > rations-diet
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/l5qn9ux
> >
> > http://1940sexperiment.wordpress.com/
> >
> > "There is a website, called The 1940s Experiment, whose proprietor,
> > Carolyn Ekins, who was born and raised in the UK but now lives in Canada,
> > is attempting to lose a hundred pounds by following a wartime rations
> > diet, specifically made up of the foods eaten by the British public
> > during World War II. "
> >
> > Tara
>
> Yes. I have seen that. I have a British cookbook of that era and I have
> made several dishes from it. Not sure how such a diet would help with
> weight loss though

Fat, sugar, meat and dairy were all strictly rationed, a fixed amount
per person per week. Vegetables were not rationed.

Janet