The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-12
Good Sense in Eating Saves
Health as Well as Supplies
Excellent Wartime Lesson
Taught by DIR. Eugene
Lyman Fisk.
Nv NlxoLA GREELEY. SMITH.


DO not keep open house in your sys-
tenn for foods that quarrel.
You would not mix lemonade and
chicken salad, ice cream and cucum-
bers, and then swallow them. Why
swallow them and mix them after
ward?
The best way to conserve the food
supply Of the country and your own
health Is not to eat too much DR.
Lyman Fisk. medical director of the
Life Extension institute. and practi-
cally every other authority on diet in
this country. have declared repeatedly
that most Americans overeat--women
quite as much as men,
Any intelligent person can help Mr..
Herbert Hoover to control the food
supply and prolone his own life at the
same time by needing the suggestions
on diet just put forth by the Life En-
tension. institute in its monthly health
letter written by DR.. Fisk
No Sacrifice, but Gain.
Widespread appeal is beng made to
the people for service in the nations
hour of trial. Oh. Fisk said "Thesc
appeals often carry with them the inn
r1cation that a certain amount Of sac
11flcc is involved. Ii is well, as a mat
ter OF wholesome discipline and as an
aid In establishing higher ideals of
conduct, that this element OF sacrifice
should enter into service, but when we
measure the total effect Of the various
forms of service that are called FOR
short Of actual exposure to disease and
death we find that many of the things
we are urged to do for the good of the
nation or for the good Of our allies will
odd immensely to The meaning and
quality of our own lives; will bring
health and all alivcness that is beyond
a financial valuation.
Make Life Worth L;via.
The food economies. the simpler
diet that the people are urged to
adopt, will ultimately enhance the ca
pac1ty for living and enjoying life
Even the enjoyment of food will be in
creased. notwithstanding the abandon
ment of food indulgenccs that have
been practiced merely rs indulGences
ana not because of any bodily needs
Certain types of foods that may be-
come scarce and arc greatly needed
by our allies are flour cereals and
grains. etc. While these are the cheap
est food for energy and when the in
come Is limited should form the main
basis of the diet; the average indvid-
ual should endeavor to secure as much
nntriment as possible from green veg
ctables and fruit and limit his use of
bread and cereals. because of the bet
ter keeping qualities of grains AMI
flours
The best way to preserve vegetables
and fruit is to eat them,
1T should always be remembered
that fruit and green vegetables are
low in fuel value and your body
weight should be watched so that YOU
may be sure that a sufficient amount
OF food is secured.
Those in moderate circumstances or
well-to-do should secure as much nu-
triment from perishable food as pos !
sible. |
Care in Use Of Milk.
One of the most important elements
In the diet is milk, especially for cook |
ing purposes. Good observers have |
noted that the absence of milk in the !
diet is very keenly felt. Food lack !
!, satisfying flavor if milk is elimin-
ated from the kitchen. Milk could be |
used more effectively than is now the !,
uses of SKINNED milk, which is more
economical and more satisfactory fer ]
certain purposes than whole milk.
There is advantage in securing the
cream which may be needed for the
table from whole milk, instead of buy
ing it separately. Use the skinned
milk that remains for cooking vegc-
tables of which the nourishng power
is greatly Increased by cooking in
milk.
Fruit at End Of Meal.
Fruit should be more largely used
at the close of a meal, thus protect
ing the teeth. also protecting the ston-
ach against an overload in the form
OF the fancy pastry or heavy puddings
so commonly used, which, even though
well made and well cooked. as is often
not the. case, have a very high fuel
value and are not mere trimmings to
meal. Well made and well cooked
pastry is digestiblc ii properly chewed.
but it's high fuel value should be re-
membered. Fancy 400 calorics Zone
helping) of mince pie at the close of
"a Christmas dinner! It, represents
about one-siNth of the whole energy,
requirement for the day.
Eat Fruit Fully Ripe. ~
Fruit should be eaten fully ripe.
but decayed or moldy fruit should, of
course. be avoided. Bananas are usu-
ally eaten under ripe. They are not
fit to eat until the skin is brown and
the pulp mellow like IA ripe peach.
Their starch is then changed to sugar
Bananas arc rendered more accept