American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-02-17
WOMAN'S DIVISION OF
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Miss Hoover Delivers Interesting Lee.
ture on Food and Nutrition-Can-
ming Fruits.

"..P'
ture on Food and Nutrition-Can-
ming Fruits.
To the busy housewife, who has
neither the money nor the time TO
visit our state university and enjoy
the advantages of even a short course
In home economics, the farmers IN
stitute conducted under the auspices
of the extension department of the
safe university, came as a veritable
boon.
Mrs. S. G. Winter, president of the
womans' club and Miss Minnie Jones,
domestic science teacher in the hign
school very ably assisted the lectur-
ers and demonstrators, Miss Hoover
and Miss Brown, in their work.
The meetings were held In the
school kitchen since this affords
equipment for demonstration In all
263 ladies attended the lectures.
Miss Hoover is head OF the home
economics department Of the Univer-
sfty and a pioneer in this branch OF
the state work. Her opportunities in
the way OF training and the pioneer
experiences which have taxed all her
i%nguenity have developed in her a
broad human sympathy and sound
judgment, which give weight to all
she says.
Miss Brown was suffering from a
/ InpuI rhraat trDa,hJa mht.I 4,.osr.a
her voice. She assisted in the lem
onstrations on Monday but kept In
doors Tuesday.
Miss Hoover's first lecture was on
Food and Nutrition" She Used a set
of charts prepared by the United
| States department of agriculture and
showing the relative food values OF
various articles Of diet to illustrate
this talk.
She classified the foods needed by
the body as follows:
/. Water. T%wo-thirds of the body
is water. Anyone may readily see
the value Of an abundant supply Of
pure drinking water, aside from that
which is desired from food, since wa
ter is needed to cleanse as well as
build up the body.
2. Carbohydrates. These are the
foods which produce heat and there
by create energy. They are consid-
cred In two groups.
(a) Starches. These are found
In large quantities in cereals and veg
| etables.
CD Sugars. These are present In
fruits, honey, sugars, cane and beet,
also in vegetables.
60 Fats. This class of food con-
tains less water than the carbohy-
drates. hence the food value Is much
higher. Butter. cream. oils, suet, and
lard produce IA times the heat pro-
duced by carbohydrates. Fats to be
easily ~digested must be used with
foods possessing less highly
trated food values.
4. Proteins. These are the muscle
builders. They are the most expen-
sive foods Of all: meat, eggs, cheese,
legumes. The last named Ia the
form Of peas and beans are the cheap
est, but In their outer tough covering
Of cellulose, they are hard to digest.
(a) Lime. This is found in milk.
orange juice and cereals. II children
are to have good teeth 1t is very i'm
portant that they drink milk until the
body is fully developed.
OBJ Iron. Prunes. spinach and
carrots are especially rich In this
valuable mineral. and in any one OF
these foods 1t comes In a form that
Is palatable and not hard on the d.
gestive organs as is drug store iron.
Beefsteak has iron but is deficient In
lime. Eggs also have iron In a desir-
able form.
(c) Sulphur. This is in eggs and
beans.
(d) Sodium Chloride. Common Ia
BILE salt possesses this mineral so
necessary to the elimination Of the
waste products from the body. Salt
taken In too large quantities tends to
nv "oiio vi NhN 100.
(e) Potash. Potatoes furnish
this in sufficient quantity.
% Acids These are found in
fruits. They have no fuel or food
value but they excite the action of
juices which aid I'm digestion In doing
so, are very helpful.
Miss Brown prepare a table show
ing the number OF caivries which Is
the unit of OF heat produced
by various articles of food, the cost.
etc.
Percentage
of
Galleries. Name. Cost l ID. for lc. Prot.
1890 Beefsteak 40 SAY 1856
1875 Lamb Chops ....25 90 .176
6s5 Eggs ....-.-~.,40 2S las
lh6O Reans 10 156 9oS