Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
TEACHING NEEDY TO SECURE
MAXIMUM OF NoURIsAMENT
OUT OF MEAGER FARE.
CAN FEED FAMILY OF
FIVE ON $,.1s PER DAY
Iowa Experts Show How Individual
Can Live on Little More Than Half
Amount Set as Proper Allowance
by Chicago Health Commissioner
Cheaper Foods.


charity" is the new name applied here
70 the plan of II. $. Hollingswortn
secretary OF the Associated Charities,
10 teach the poor OF Des Moines 10
make their meager food allowance 60
as far as possible and thereby length
en- the periods during which ii will be
apply TO the organized charitable So
c!etles Tor assistance. The system has
eeen eNoIveu aIC>r extended inveSIiga
ton ana cO..trs,ucc on the part OF TO-
cal SucIo!Uslsts and presented as a
remedy for an alleged condition, name
~, mat the poor are poorer uecssu
Ihey are unaoIe lntelIigently 10 con-
serve wAal>ve. resources they nave"
Under the new pan eaca destitute
family given provisions by the asso
GATED cnarIt!es viii az the same time
De given card telling in the sImples!
way now 10 use those provisions III or
der 10 obtain maximum OF nourish
menI from a minimum amount 0!
prov ender.
UaIy Fare For % Cents.
The diet cards vii contain uirec-
tlonS for feeding a family OF i've with
INJURIOUS food tor sl.lS : days
cents per person = l!tIle more than
half the amount set as proper allow
ance by Dr. John Dill Robertson, neaith
commissioner OF the city OF Chicago.
Breakfast is planned 10 cost - cents,
or A. cents per person. Dinner is dg-
ured at e. cents, or le.2 cents per per-
son. Supper costs 35 cents, or cents
per person. ..-- .~ ..
Rolled oats, milk. half a loaf OF bread,
butter substitute, bananas and sugar
comprise the breakfast menu. Two an
one half pounds Of shoulder of beef, for
a pot roast, with a pound and half Of
potatoes, creamed cabbage, bread and
butter and apricots is outlined FOR din
ner and escalloped rice ana cheese,
brown bread and butter substitute,
cookies are on the bill OF fare for sup
per.
Menus Supplied by University.
The home economics department. Q:
the Iowa state university, which CO.
operated with the charitable organiza-
ton in outlining The menu. main. ains
that the average family Of five de-
nands 1880 calories or heat units per
day. One-tenth of this amount should
be protein, found in meat. eggs, cheese,
peas, lentils, nuts and milk. A well
balanced meal for such a family, the
university report says should include
milk, cereal, eggs (for chiidrenl, fruit,
green vegetables, meat or meat suosti-
tute, bread and butter.
The university scientists have out
lined the cost per 100 Galleries Of va
rious foods. They give a long list OF
foods costing less than cent per 100
Galleries, another group costing to 21x
cents per 100 calories and so on up 10
cents per 100 Galleries. A sensible
meal for people OF small incomes il -
stated, should be taken from one Of the
first two groups.
Foods That Are Cheapest.
Following are the foods which, ac-
cording 10 the university report, should
give 100 calories for cent or less:
Dried apples, bacon, dried beans,
bread, butter, corneo beef, corn meal,
corn flakes, corn starch, cotton seed
oil, crackers, dates, far.na, flour, lard.
lentils, macaron;, milk, molss ses, oat
meal, tapioca, butter substitute, raisins
rolled oats, dried oats, dried peas,
prunes, rice, sweet potatoes and sugar
A second group for cents or less
includes:
Almonds, dried spricots, bananas,
butter COT a better grade than that
mentioned above}. cabbage, carrots,
cheese, chestnuts, chocolate. cocoa,
cream, eggs (under IS cents dozen).
figs. grapes. milk (under 10 cents
QUARTZ, olive Ill. dried peaches, pea
nuts, peanut butter. pork sausage,
puffed cereal, sweet potatoes, turnips
and wainuts.
increased Cost Of Holiday Dinner.
Figures compiled here today from
statistics submitted by local whole
salers and retailers give the following
a the average increase in the cost Of a
Thanksgiving dinner TO the average
Iowa family. The figures in the COM
usrison were based on this years price
lists, those of 1914 and those Of year
ago Following IS the table:
1916 1915 1914