The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-07
HOW TO EAT FRUIT
SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE WHO
WOULD AVOID FATNEss.
Most Fresh Vegetables Also Are Flesh.
Makins--Use Neither Sugar Nor
Cream with Fruits In the
Least Acid.

he summer Is u DaQ season IOT
women who are inclined to grow stout,
for almost all fresh vegetables are
heshmaking: SO, too, are many Of
the fresh fruits. What makes the Git
uation more difficult for fleshy per-
sons is the fact that both of these
articles of diet are excellent for the
complexion and the blood. and there.
fore should not be eliminated from the
daily menu.
AS suggestions of how TO eat fruit
without increasing weight, try the fol-
lowing: Peaches are among the most
desirable food, being nourishing ard
thirst quenching. They may be eaten
In great quantity and will have little
effect upon the flesh unless sugar is
taken with them. Cream should never
be used in combination with them or
any other fruit which is in the least
acid, because 1t curdles, making a
fermentation that renders digestion
difficult or impossible.
Cantaloupe melons should not be
eaten by persons who find that they
cause an acid condition of the stom-
ach. 1t is only fair to say, however,
that they are less apt to bring on this
state IL seasoned with salt rather than
sugar. Pears are less digestible than
either Of the first two fruits men.
toned. Watermelon is delicious to
the taste, but 1t is utterly lacking in
any nourishing qualities. Therefore
when 1t is eaten it should be as a
substitute for water and is more d.
gestible between meals than when
taken with other food.
Many persons will find that fruit
eaten by itself, not with the meals,
Is less apt to ferment in the stom-
ach. Doing without water, making
the fruit Juice take its place, is also
an aid to digestion. Water may be
drunk freely, however half an hour
or so after eating.
1t Is practically impossible to eat
too many fresh vegeto bles, and IL
would be well IL. in extremely hot
weather, meat were eliminated every
other day. Beef, mutton lamb and
the like only heat the blood, and as
less heat is taken from the body in
warm weather than in cold, it is not
necessary to give the same food sup
ply that Is required in winter. String
beans, beets, spinach, boiled cabbage
and other watery vegetables are not
fat making. Corn, green peas, lima
beans and the like do make flesh. But
1t should be remembered that they
may be eaten now by persons who
should avoid them in winter, because
the increased flow of perspiration will
help to keep down the weight and
counteract the starchy effect Of what
they have taken into their systems.
1t is also worth bearing in mind that
not drinking water with food will do
much toward preventing additional
weight.
Salads, with French dressing or
mayonnaise, not vinegar and sugar,
should be eaten freely at this season.
There is much nourishment in olive
oil and the flavor of vinegar is appe-
tizing. Added to Y all crisp green
salads have an ex lent effect upon
the blood, acting as gentle purifiers
and cleansers.
Ice cream is, in effect, something
like fruits already told of. Taken
with meals 1t is fattening Eaten
alone, as a substitute. for food, It is
nourishing; is not fattening and is
easily digested. There Is no better
luncheon in summer than a cup OF
cold consomme, followed by dish of
ice cream, not sherbet. The latter is
almost entirely water, while the for,
mer is largely milk. 1t should not be
regarded as a luxury, but as a neces
sary hot weather food. and the best
quality that can be afforded should
be bought The better 1t is, the more
| cream 1t contains, the more nourish
ing it becomes.
Iced liquids, taken in quantity, with
meals, are both fattening and indi
gestible. Nevertheless, it is not tc
be expected that people will give
| them up, so the next best thing is
| that they shall be taken between
meals. They will not then paralyze
digestion, and tho harm done is great
ly lessened