Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
What to Eat.
ere are few subjects O

There are few subjects
around which cluster so many theories
as tha6 of food. It is not alone the quan.
tity but the quality of which one eats
that satisfies the appetite and nourIshes
the body. No housekeeper has mastered
the art of cooking who does not know
something of the chemical developments
| of food. and the purpose it serves when
| taken into the system, and it is particu-
larry important that she would know
what will best supply the real needs OF
her growing family, as the more perfect
| ly it is adapted to their wants the more
| vigorous gill ne the body and more per
| feet the Development of muscle, nerve
| and brain.
| The first consideration in the selection
aud the preparation of food is to know
| what is adaptsd to the peculiar condition
! of those to be fed; the child requires
| food composed of different elements
| from that which best suits the adult,
while the diet of the brain worker who
| leads sedentary life and whose work
makes heavy demands on the nervous
| system, should vary from that of the
man of active pursuits, whose business
calls him into the open air and furnishes
him with exercise. The use of knoyl-
cuEb HI COOAluR 10 W btdCD now TO SUD-
plemeRt one kind of food for another
which contains the needed elements in
which the first is deficient.
The substance richest in muscle-mak-
ing is albumen, and is contained ID the
white of an egg and the lean of meat
The carbon needed to sustain the heat
of the body is most abundant IN vegeta-
bles and cereals, which furnish a large
amount of starch; oil is also of i'm por-
lance in supplying carbon to the system,
but IL does not nourish the muscle. But
ter is the least Objectionable of all fats;
beef fat is more wholesome than lard,
while the fat from salt pork and smoked
bacon is less iniuours than that from
the fresh pork. Carbon is also supplied
oy the use OF sugar, which, in moderate
quantities, has no Ill effect. Nearly all
fruits are rich in sugar, hence their worth
as food Eggs contain great deal of
carbon, and are for that reason excellent
food 70 combine with articles com posed
largely of starch. Phos phorGs is another
necessary element Of food, especially
where nerves and brain are overworked,
and it it found in fish, game, oysters,
cheese and some vegetables.
Milk contains Ill the necessary material
for nourishing the system; but not suf-
ltI hcAd -OAAllS TX SIOND p6cptc,
who require more solid food.
Buttermilk is wholesome, particularly
in warm weather, on account of the lac
TIC acid it contains, being an excellent
touic for the stomach.
Bread and milk make suitable diet
for growing children, as they supply not |
only heat and muscle, but are rich in |
material for the growth OF the bone.
In feeding 3 family the wise house ,
keeper should then consider well their |
wants. The healthy, fun loving boys /
wno huns, play ball, and skate, will re-
quire meat and rich food, white the little /
ones in the Nursery and schooIroon will
relish delicate nourishing diet. When
the weather il cold, carbon in the shape /
Of heating food will be necessary; but in
summer the Iol effects of fruit aoc vege-
tables viii supply il in better form.
Variety of food is always TO be OBJ
tanned. knowledge only Is necessary 10
select that best suited 70 present needs.