The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

WASHINGTON, March 11.-simple
bills Of fare. helpful recipes and prac-
teal directions for the preparation OF
foods for children between three and
six years Of age are contained in
Farmers Bulletin TIT. Food for
Young Children" just issued by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The bulletin. which was written
by Caroline l.. Hunt, under The dlrec-
ton Of DR.. c. F. Langworthy. chief of
the office OF home economics. is easy
10 understand and should be helpful
to mothers who are trying so to care
for their children that they will grow
up into
Stalwart and Efficient
men and women. 1t is issued at this
time rs n cooperative contribution TO
the Baby Week" campaign conducted
by the chlldren's bureau Of the United
States department of labor.
The author has carefully avoloed
the use OF all technical dietary terms
or systems OF grouping and has so
classified foods that any mother can
meet the following definition Of sat
isfact0ry diet for a little child:
"a little child three to six years OF
age who Is carefully fed in accordance
with his bodily needs las these are
now underSt0od) receives every day at
least one food from each Of the follow
ing groups:
l. MILK and dishes made chiefly OF
milk tmOst important OF the group as
regards children's diets meat, fish,
poultry. eggs and meat substitutes.
2. Bread and other cereal foods.
3. Butter and other wholesome fats.
4. Vegetables and fruits.
8. Simple sweets"
The relation of food to the condition
of the bowels is also an important
matter. Grains. particularly those
containing the outer or branny layers
or coats, are laxative; so. too, are
such mildly acid fruits as apples,
oranges and grapefruit. So far. there
fore, as the important matter OF pre-
venting constipation is concerned,
coarse grains and mildly acid fruits
serve the same purpose. When fruits
are to be obtained in abundance. the
kind OF cereal served is not of great
importance. When they are not, the
coarser cereals should be used.
4 Quart OF Milk Day.
The basis OF Child's diet should be
clean whole milk-at least quart a
day Such milk. in addition to water
contains about half Cupfuf Of the
very best food =substances-butterfat,
milk sugar, lime. and other materials
needed by the chlld=to make muscle,
bones and teeth. In addition milk
contains substance thought to pro-
mote growth by helping the body
make good use OF other foods. Where
good whole milk is not obtainable,
clean, fresh skim milk supplies these
substances with the exception Of the
butterfat, and is, of course. preferable
to dirty or questionable whole milk
Milk, however. contains very little iron
and therefore spinach and other green
vegetables and egg yolks. which are
rich in iron, combine we'll with milk
The child should drink the milk
with the chill taken off, or should con-
sumo his full quart a day with GER
eals and in milk toast. cocoa. milk
soups and stews. In cereal puddings
egg-and-milk buildings, custards
junkets or simple Ice cream. Milk
stews may be made with vegetables
or fish, or to vary the diet these things
can be combined with cream sauce
and served on milk toast The bulletin
therefore gives large number OF rec
ipes for the preparation of various
milk dishes which will help children
consume the requisite amount OF milk
without growing tired OF this valuable
food.
Those for milk soups will he found
particularly useful. as they give the
mother an easy means of preparing
many vegetables which are essentials
in the child's diet.
Bread and Cereals.
Well-baked bread and thoroughly
cooked cereals are both good for chill.
dren and with milk should make up
large part OF the diet. Bread and
cereal mushes are to certain extent
interchangeable. but neither can take
lut plhGt vi Ihllht IlGhtt CbsSt lLhAls
and vegetables. An ordinary slice oI
bread is equal in food value TO about
half cupful of boiled or steamed Ger,
cal and about n cupful OF faxed OF
pulled cereal. Different kinds OF bread
may be used for variety.
The yeast-raised bread given Il
young children should be at least &
day old or should be toasted or twice
baked. Hot breads are likely to bt
swallowed in large pieces and are
therefore not desirable. Hot breads
which are almost all crust. like thir
tea biscuits or, crisp rolls, are best o
the hot varieties.
Meat. Fish and Eggs.
Under the heading, Meat, Fish
Poultry. Eggs and Meat Substitutes,
the author states: "In some families
children do not get enough meat ant
eggs: in others they get too much.
good general rule commonly followed
Is to give q child two years old OF
over an egg every other day and abou
the same amount 1.-TWO ouncesl o.
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