296 FOOD FACTS DO come on, Mummy! Yes, the babies are getting along all right. And so they should, with the Welfare Foods and special milk, eggs, etc., in addition to their rations. But what about their mothers? The fact is that you mothers are not paying enough attention to your own food. It's a woman's instinct to give the lion's share of the larder to the man of the house, to give the tasty bits to the children. But if you go short of your own rations, then fatigue, "nerves," and short temper are bound to result.