This chapter discusses the history of rural nutritional projects in Mexico since the 1960s. It is argued that these projects were not only the result of local populism but also complex assemblages of local and global food governance. The Program of Rural Works through Cooperation, which was ambitious, massive, and relevant for two decades, was created, coordinated, and used by the Mexican government to incorporate the rural population into the dynamics of the post-revolutionary state, whether through education, dietary changes, or food aid from the World Food Program. The idea of the population as being ignorant and passive was maintained in the development projects of the second half of the twentieth century. The rural development pursued by these programs on what was good and desirable food was based on the precepts and guidance of science and experts. Once properly nourished, Mexican rural populations would produce work to connect their communities with trade networks. This chapter shows how these programs, which linked the local and global, were models of how to intervene in rural communities using food aid.