author
C. Houston (Charles Houston) Goudiss
b. 1880
An early American food writer and magazine publisher, he helped bring practical nutrition advice to a wide popular audience in the early 20th century. His books and articles focused on everyday cooking, health, and making sound food choices at home.
1 Audiobook
Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)
by C. Houston (Charles Houston) Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) Goudiss
About the author
Born in 1880, C. Houston Goudiss—Charles Houston Goudiss—was an American food expert, writer, and publisher whose work connected home cooking with the growing public interest in nutrition. Library and catalog records identify him as the author of a wide range of food and health titles from the 1910s and 1920s, including Foods That Will Win the War, and How to Cook Them, Eating Vitamines, and Vegetables and vitamines.
His writing was practical and audience-friendly. Contemporary records for his books describe him as publisher of The Forecast magazine, and his work often aimed to explain food values, meal planning, and new ideas about vitamins in a way ordinary households could use. He also published food guidance through The People's Home Journal and collaborated with Alberta M. Goudiss on at least some of his best-known work.
Goudiss is remembered today as part of an era when nutrition was becoming a subject of popular education as well as science. His books reflect that moment clearly: they mix cookery, household advice, and early nutrition writing in a way that helped shape how many readers thought about food and health.