The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-14
PURE FOOD
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growth-stimulatins substances--in
reasonably correct proportions, and
TO have an energy value sufficient
| for the child's needs. II all groups
are represented no one kind Of foods
Is likely TO be used in excess
The food materials which are reg
ularIy used In the us.hold are so
many and SO varied that they can
not. OF course, be perfectly classified
Under few heads. II would be dim
cult. for example, to say where dried
beans belong, for they have much
protein and also much starch. Nut
ton would naturally come under the
protein-rich and also under the fat
foods In spite OF such difficulties,
there are many advantages about
such q grouping system as that men
toned above. One is, that II leads
the mother or housekeeper TO think
Of the special value OF each OF the
groups and prevents her from omit.
ting representatives Of any OF them
from her bills of fare for any long
period. II IL likely 10 prevent her.
for example, from making IN lunch
which consists only OF starchy foods
and sweets (breadstnffs and cake),
@ 20 many luncheous do.
II should prevent Der also from
serving meat and egge. or meat. eggs
and milk az the same meal, with no
fresh vegetable or fruit. Again. IL
prevents the omission OF members
OF one group without some very good
reason. In general. economy is most
likely to be necessary in the protein
rich foods and In the fruits and
vegeta bles, for these are usually
high priced. Among the first men
toned are such foods as dried beans,
peas, cowpeas. peanuts, walnuts and
pecans 40 well as eggs. milk, cheese
and flesh foods: and often, though
by no means Ia all cases. the vege-
table foods in the group are cheaper.
To learn. therefore. to prepare at
the lowerpriced members
Of the group is far better than TO
omit the group entirely in order TO
save money. The same may be said
II fruits and vegetables. which could
be raised in the home garden more
often than they are. or gathered in
The woods by children as a school
exercise.
A meal in which all OF the import
ant kinds Of food are represented
.ends &c keep the child in good con-
iition and TO give him good habits
" eating. The liking for large
-ange OF foods is desirable from the
of die, and also Of man
iers. for II helps to prevent a person
rom becoming q disagreeable table
who is "fussy"
bout his food. Meals that are care /
ully planned help also to give the /,
hild some little idea Of what those
rho know most about foods have in
mind when they speak Of possible
balanced"--or better, q rightly
With children il Is
ar more important % suggest the
ralue. Of such ration by the char
,cter 4of the meals given TO them
han TO try 10 tell them What II is
,r to what extent it has been work
ID out"
Just as one in buving a picture, |
hair, rug. should consider IL in it's
citation To the rest of the furniture
4 the room and not as m isolated
bjcct. 40 too. the mother should
Ian the MONDAY meal for the chill
rem insits relation to the other |
acels OF the day. II should balance
hese a. well AZ be welLbslanced in
tself In this meal the housewife
as the same opportunity 10 utilize
he food which remains from other