Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-24
Food
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
BEEF.

BEEF,
Why is beef one of the meats We
are asked to save for the Allies?
Because 1t ia a concentrated food
and keeps we'll.
Is there q shortage OF beef In
Europe?
Yes; there has been . large de-
crease OF cattle in Europe since the
war began.
Why is it difficult to raise cattle
there?
Because of lack OF men to tend cat.
tie. insufficient fodder, and no means
Of growing enough fodder because
much land has to be plowed up for
grain or other human food.
Why is cattle shortage particularly
serious?
Because 1t means not only less meat
but also less milk.
Caiorle.
What 1s a calorie?
The amount Of heat needed to raise
the temperature of one pound of wa
ter 4 degrees Fahrenheit
How can we think of q calorie?
AS unit of measurement. just like
= foot or a quart or pound.
What does a calorie measure?
Heat energy.
What is unit Of energy?
Another name for calOrie.
What food value does the calorie
measure?
Its fuel value to the body.
Is it possible to have the right num-
Der of calories in the diet and yet not
have the proper diet?
Yes; the calorie amount may not be
properly distributed amoung the dit.
ferent necessary classes of food need
ed by the body.
What are these classes Of food?
See answers to questions 204 and
22s.
What are daily calorie needs?
For a working man. .... $500 to 1000
For an active woman. ). $500 to 5000
For a sedentary man. i. . 1900 to $500
For a sedentary woman. 1900 to 1900
Youth, IA to 16 years. 1900 to 5000
How many calories does q soldier
need daily?
Four thousand.
Candy.
How much money is spent annually
in the United States for candy?
About 400,000,000. This Is almost
double the amount needed to keep Bel
GUM supplied with food for a year.
tn cvj~y
They may well do so, IL they get
the sugar they need from other
sources.
II we do eat candy, what kind ought
we to cOnfine ourselves to?
Conservation candies, such az choc-
olate-covered nuts and fruits, candies
with corn syrup. honey, maple syrup,
or molasses. The object is to save
the cane and beet sugar.
Is there plenty OF chocolate!
Yes: it is plentiful and pure and
wholesome food.
Should children obey the instruc.
tons issued by the Food Administra,
ton?
Yes. These instructions are based
on sound principles of health and take
the special needs of the child into con-
stderatlon. The Food Administration
constantly emphasizes the fact that
children should be properly nourished.
Should children have butter?
They should.
Should children have milk?
1t Is essential that children be given
plenty Of whole milk.
Should fruit and vegetables be in
cluded in the child's diet?
| Children should have either fruit or
vegetables, preferably both, every
day. A healthy child between three
and six may have almost any vegetable
that he will chew thoroughly.
| Do children need sweets?
| They need some form of sugar in
their diet.
Where else besides in candy can
children get sugar?
In fruits, especially in the dried
ones, and In fruit pastes, jams, 1ellies.
honey, corn syrups, and maple sugar:
also from cereals and other foods
with which sugar. is commonly used.
Ought children to give up soda wa
ter and other sweet drinks?
Yes; or their use should be greatly
| cut down..
How much milk, sugar, fats, and
meat should children have daily?
| Child of 10
Milk, pint
! Sugar, ounces.
| Fats, 2 ounces.
| Meat 4 Onncoo