Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

" or not she ia providing the food
which her family needs and Is get
II n ting the best possible returns for the
$3.50 money she spendaf Unfortunately.
TTNF~S the price she pays for food r. no
~ test OF the nonrishmcnt II yields 10
SssnSS The body. Neither hunger and
It's satisfaction always be relied on.
bulky diet OF potatoes bananas alone would
make person feel that he had eaten enough.
but would not furnish all that the body needs.
Evidently what person who plans meals ought
10 know - What things the body needs In Its food
and how these needs be filled by the ordinary
food materials.
The Days Food.
man who does fairly hnrd muscular work
would he likely 20 get the food which his body
needs n supplied daily with such combination OF
foods as the following:
IL po1nds 81 bread. having about tho same food
vaias sa pound OF such cereal preparations
wheat or re -four. oatmeal. cornmeA. rice. etc.
ounces. cup. Of butter. oil. meat drppiugs.
ounces. y cup. Of sugar IL cup Of honey
Or hifnp or na equivalent amount OF other sweet
~ pounds 81 food from the following Fresh fruits
and srecn root vegetables
meats and substitutes" tist -. .nodsrately
FAT meats. poultry. Ash cheese. ars6 is-
Eunes Oceans. I~as. ientiis. cowpeas. AID pOa-
nuss). MIA ALEC belongs among these foods. but
because q the large amount Of water Il contains
half Eiass or ounces OF Il would be Required
20 equal an ounce Of any ono OF the others
probably would need more food than this, and
who sits all day at his desk would need less.
The amounts given are suitable for man who,
Ike salesman In store walks about more or
ieNs and does less OF such work as lifting.
family Consisting OF n aud woman who
do moderately hard muscular work and three
rhtdren.-say. between three and twelve years OF
age-~ould get The food they require II supplied
daily with
~ pounds Of bread. having the same food value
pounds 81 wheat or rye nouf oatmeal. cornmeai
honiny. rice. about ~ pounds OF cereals
and OF meciuns-slred potatoes.
cup Of lat sbatssr or butter with OIL beef drip
pings other faD-a weekly allowance OF ~
10 > pounds
little than cup Of sugar. weekly al
ie~anee of pounds equivalent amount OF
other sweet
posnds IL ali o. fresh fruits and fresh or
One Of tho two following. tho choice depending on
tina Of the children;
quarts OF milk ana pound OF other foods taken
from The meat and meat Substitute grourA
quarts o. milk ana ~ pounds Of other foods taken
from The meat and meat substitute group.
In sbe combinations az food materials here de-
scribed bread and other preparations Of cereals
used freely as they conveniently be
without making the ration one sided or unhttrac-
tive. Such cereal foods form a very wholesome
and economical basis for the diet. whether the
cereal Is used a breakfast dish, as -four or meal
IN bread and cakes or In other ways. A diet
equally nourikhng and wholesome might be
necessary 80 increase the amount ~ the more
costly foods. such IS meat fruits. vegetables aud
sweets. when CEREALS are used as largely as IN
The diet Just described II Is most important that
they he made attractive possible. This
means good breed weil-cooksd and carefully salt.
"a breakfast cereals. and inexpensive but we'll
made and seasoned cakes and puddings. Rice
nad honlny can often be made more
appetlxins and nutritious by combining with them
small amounts OF materials which are not SO cheap
cad have more distinctive fayers. Among these
are meat and cheese and onion. tomato and other
scasoaiug vegetables. Examples Of such combna-
lions arr ricr and meat. meat pie. or meat with
aampllness riacafoai and cheese. tomatoes cooked
aitb bread crps0bs or rice; and cereal and fruit
ppdalnxs. ~ cerssi and milk puHdinsS.
FOad msterisls such as those shown In the pic
fuFea iahy be combined snto three meals la many
ways The following meals are given. not be-
cause they are recommended above many others
that niKht be used but simply TO show that such
foods can be oomhined Into dishes such as are
commonly used ia American homes.
SAMPLE MEALS fca FAMILY.
tsasa. vefnan. and three saan ckiidsrnl
BItEAkFAHy
Ffuit X pounds q fresh fruit equivalent med
-sstsa orasses small apples. e. a quart box
q ktfAa berrsel. or or canfes Of dried fruts
Gs4alselenl ~ u dates ; hSs)
Cereal breakfast food. ssnrss before being cooked.
s1p4i ~ Gtnts after n = cooked. The .ssluiya-
lssf 10 koad falas "a pufea naked read9-to-est
csrsSlz No1le b. Or e5ft
Nsik On cereals. :. ccp tof saen person
nrsas. riess or ! ounces
Bsf<ss * ~ cubic iprhes
An or ounces Of meat. nsh. z poultry for
sseb oiesr psrson end si~ss u - Tor each
'Ds's DINNER
Meat or nsh, y pound per psrssu; Or.
each eh'Id an sgs OF slSAs Of mia