The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
PROPER FOOD FOR
YOUNG CHILDREN


is given quart Of milk, has butter on
his bread, and meat or an egg once a
day. he gets enough fat, and that
which he receives Is in wholesome
form. II is we'll, therefore, not TO give
such fatty foods az pastry, fried meats
and vegetables, and doughnuts or rich
cakes. II the child liz constiDated, the
occasional use OF cream or salad oil IL
desirable, for fat in abundance Is lax
alive.
Bacon or salt pork, cut very thin
and carefully cooked. may be given
occasionally. II is every important
not To burn the fat.
Vegetables and Fruits.
Vegetables and fruits are grouped
together because they are similar in
that both supply iron, lime. and other
mineral matters. and also mild acids.
Vegetables are an important but often
q neglected part OF the child's diet.
They should be served at least once a
day. as they help to keep the bowels III
good condition. Fruits arc important
for their fiavorlng, for their laxative
effects and doubtless for other reasons,
and should be served In some form at
least once day. Fruit juices and the
pulp OF cooked fruit, baked apples and
Iears, and stewed prunes, are the SAT-
EST. The child should not be allowed
to eat the skins unless they have been
made very tender by cooking.
Simple Sweets.
Sugar is desirable part OF the diet
provided 1t is given in simple sweets
and not allowed to take the place OF
other foods and spoil the childs appe-
tite. Simple sweets are such things
as lump sugar, maple sugar, sirups,
honey and plain candy. and those foods
in which sugar is combined in simple
forms with fruit juices lin lemonade.
water ice, jelly. etc. with -four or
starch, as in plain cakes (cup cake.
sponge cake. cookics). and with fruit.
as in jams, marmalades and similar
things.
Questions Every Mother Should Ask
Herself.
At the end OF the bulletin, as a re-
view, the author suggests that at the
close Of the day every mother might
ask herself the following questions.
10 be sure that she has considered the
important things in feeding her chill
dren:
Did each child take about quart OF
milk in one form or another?
Have | taken pains to see that the
milk that comes to my house has been
handled in clean way?Z
If was Obliged to serve skinned
milk for the sake OF cleanless or econ
omy. did supply a little extra fat in
some other way?
We're the fats which gave the child
of the wholesome kind found in milk.
cream, butter, and salad oils, or of
the unwholesome kind found in dough-
nuts and other fried foods?
Did make good use OF all skinned
milk by using 1t in the preparation OF
cereal mushes, buildings. or otherwise?
We're all cereal foods thoroughly
cooked?
Was the bread soggy? II so. was 1t
because the loaves were too large. or
because they were not cooked long
enough?
Did take pains to get variety of
foods from the cereal group by serving
a cereal mush once during the day
Did | keep in mind that while GER
Gals are good foods in themselves,
they do not take the place Of meat,
milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables
Did | keep in mind that children
who do not have plenty OF fruit and
vegetables need wholewheat bread
and whole grains served in other
ways?
Did each child have an egg or an
equivalent amount Of meat, fish or
poultry?
Did any child have more than this
of flesh foods or eggs? II so, might
the money not have been better spent
for fruits and vegetables?
II l was unable to get milk, meat,
fish. poultry. or eggs, did | serve
dried beans, or other legumes thor
oughly cooked and carefully seasoned?
We're vegetables and fruits both on
the chIld's bill of fare once during the
day? If not, was it because we have
not taken pains to raise them in our
home garden?
Did either the fruit or the vegetable
disagree with the child? If so. ought
to have cooked it more thoroughly,
chopped 1t more finely. or have re-
moved the skins or seeds?
Was the child given sweets between
meals, or anything that tempted him
to eat when he was not hungry?
Was he allowed to eat sweets when
he should have been drinking milk or
eating cereals, meat, eggs, fruit or
vegetables?
Were the sweets given to the child
simple, i. e.. unmixed with much fat
or with hard substances difficult to
chew, and not highly favored
Was the food served in a neat and
orderly way and did the child take
time to chew his food properly?
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