Minutes, meeting of the Food Committee Lists those members present, plus E S Beaven, Professor Russell H Chittenden and Professor Graham Lusk [of America]. Gives committee business -- signing of last meeting's minutes -- the Committee's recommendation against pursuing a particular bread-making scheme -- a letter from J S Eagles from the newly appointed Treasury Committee investigating the increase in the working classes' cost of living -- the Committee's resolution to draw up an account of the requirements of different classes of workers -- adoption of a report on the digestibility of fatty acids -- resolution to ask J A Gardner to look into the digestibility of cocoa butter -- consideration of the use of oats for human consumption -- adoption of a memo from L E Hill on the rate of cooling on metabolism, suggesting higher rations for men working in exposed conditions such as fishermen. p246-250. 27 May 1918