The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
the family to use cheaper substi-
tute for the dishes they now enjoy.
When Prices Are Down.

"nen Prices ARE O0Wu.
Drastic restrictions in regard to the
variety of food apply only, however, in
times like the present when nearly
every commodity is selling at twice the
price that it would bring under ordi-
nary conditions. When foodstuffs are
plentiful and cheap, the housewife
should give herself free reign in plan
ming her menus, for there is nothing
so conducive to progress in cookery as
experimentation, and the more pro-
gressve the housewife is the more Geo.
nomical she will be in the end.
When giving her order to the grocer
and butcher, the housewife should keep
well in mind the five groups of foods
essential to healthful living. The foods
are grouped according to the needs of
the. human body and their capacity
for satisfying those needs.
=, The Needed Elements =" i
The process of digestion and diffu-
sion of the nutriment through the body
requires the use of minerals. Lime is
needed for the bony tissues, iron is
needed for the blood. Salts of various
kinds aid in keeping the food sweet
during the process of digestion and
help the blood to.dispose of waste mat
tiers. These minsrais are to be found
in fruits, vegetables and milk; foods
which never should be omitted from the
daily ration. -
In the body of a mature person
there is a continual wearing away OF
tissue, while in the bodies of children
there is not only the wearing away OF
tissue, but also a demand for continual
growth. This need for repair and
growth can only be satisfied by fhe use
of foods rich in protein, such as meats
by other. foods, but not in sufficient
quantities.
The Motive Power.
Cereals and like foods furnish the
motive power, fuel or energy to the
/ body through the introduction OF
starch, which is turned to sugar and
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of the blood. Two other groups might
be included under the heading of fuels
Sweets furnish fuel and also add to
the flavor of the food Oils furnish
fuel, add to the flavor and make pal
atablc the foods which would be dry
and unsatisfactory without.
Arguments have been advanced II
favor of condensed foods, but expert.
ments have always proved them inca
pable OF keeping the body in proper
condition. This is due to the fact tina
the bulk made by the presence of Gel
the digestive organs and the rest o
the body in condition.
No Rules Possible. ...-..
1t is impossible to lay down hard ant
fast rules for the selection of foods
Everything depends on the tastes o
the family, their standard of living. tn
cost of food and the changes in season
Suggestions can only be made tina
the housewife study the market, ant
keep the essentials of a perfect ration
in mind while doing her ordering. l
the standard of living of the family !
too high. the task Of lowering it II
compliance with the pressure brough
by high prices is a difficult one, but
may be accomplished by close study Q
the two points mentioned above. %
} not tolerate 'finicky" tastes, but urg
il the members of the family to cat tn
things which are satisfying and cheal
In other words. don't spend SO cent
for a dollhouse cucumber in Januar
when apples would be just as good a
one third the price. .reAJitas