The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-24
BREAKFAST FOODS
DISCUSSED BY FOOD
VALUE COMMITTEE

1t was Victor Hugo who said: MY
own independence begins where the
rights of others leave Off"
In this day of unrest and intense
agitation. we are all mentally giving
ourselves a thorough examination
trying TO settle in our own minds
what cur rights are whether we are
as strong as we should be. knowing
a weak body is great hindrance tc
intelligent thinking and quick action
and realizing the necessity of cleai
and calm knowledge of our own con
dition, we must study the question oi
results in whatever we do, or say.
I'VE eat to live" and breakfast be
analyze some of our breakfast foods
Custom has arranged our menus,
and farinaceous foods come first.
This plea for the consumer 10 un'
derstand the value of such food stuffs,
is based on two principles; list, food
properties, End. the cost.
We have on the nearest, over one
hundred kinds OF breakfast foods.
seventy-five of them have been manu-
factured without regard to nutrition.
and simply help the housewife in la
bor, as they are ready to serve" when
she takes them from the stove.
In the order of greatest food values
we have; Steel cut oat meal. Corn
meal, rice. cracked wheat, cracked
rye. rolled oats and rolled rye.
The best way to buy these articles
is in bulk or sacks. Anyone of them
well cooked. will supply the body with
the strength of the Scotchman, the
nerve of the Jap. the endurance OF
the German and the sturdiness of the
Yankee. We take it for granted that
any level-headed woman will not buy
an article on account of the fancy
package, or the premium attached.
1t is evident that the average won
an does not see the vital point in buy
ing that is. pound for pound values IL
grain products.
We do not assert that pound o
corn flakes is not as valuable as {
pound of corn meal, but it costs three
times as much To make 1t palmer
in a package of corn flakes we have
say o. of corn which represents th'
food value of OF. of corn meal TO
this you pay from 10 to Is cents. Thi
would be at the rate of from 20 to 8
cents pound for corn meal.
The real value would be from T.
cents. So you see, you are payin
at least 20 cents for cents worth G
food value.
In the manufacture of foods ther
is one natural law that has no excel
tions. The manufacturer can not ad
anything to the value of the raw m;
terial he may take away, but he ca
not add anything to the food value.
The women of today seem to judg
goods by the beauty of the contain
er, and not by the real value therein
The consumer has forced the me
chant into buying goods in fancy pacl
ages.
Quality and food value, go hand i
hand. 1t pays 10 buy good article
Years ago the head OF one of tn
largest mercantile institutions |
America sent out broadcast this sic
gan: The recollection of quality r,
mains long after price is forgotten .''
No foods. under the head of flake
have much food value. Beans. com
under the head of farinaceous foods
and have wonderful food values
Cream of Wheat is nutritious an.
with plenty of cream is recommend
ed for children. Hominy is palatabl,
and has food value. Bran muffin.
are splendid breakfast dish. If yor
will use the bran as II comes from
the mill and not refine it, you will gel
real food valre. There is a plea bott
for. and against. package goods. the
sanitary condition is a very strong
feature. but every housewife nova
days has tin cans a plenty and car
label them and not miss the can she
has been paying from four to seven
cents for. Have all the milk. and
cream, you can afford.
Some children do not like break
fast food, but If you are trying to cul
ttvate taste for it let 1t be the
foods with nutritious properties. foods
which are a supply to the body.
FOOD VALUE COMMITTEE