Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
HOME FOOD PROBLEMS
United States Food Leaflets" Con
tain Nations Expert Thought
to Nations Women

Uncle Sans food advice to his peo-
pie at war, condensed In four-page
United States Food Leaflets" and
aimed to stimulate food saving with
out sighting body needs, are now
ready. Prepared by the United States
Department Of Agriculture and the
Food Administration and with the aid
of State representatives, the leaflets
carry the country's expert thought on
food conservation and utilization
translated into popular language. For
the mother who may be confused with
much advice about her war obliga-
tions, Us well as for the food cOnser-
vation worker, the message Of the
leaflets should be most helpful.
Beginning with the days first meal
the experts take up the daily food
problems of the average home. "Start
the Day Right with a Good Break
fast" is Food Leaflet No. 1. Then
follows other now ready: "Do You
Know Corn Meal ?" "a Whole Dinner
in One Dish," Choose Your Food
Wisely" make a Little Meat Go a
Long Way" "Do You Know oat-
meal" "Food for Your Children"
More will follow.
In four-page nutshells and in big,
readable type, the problem Of foods
and diets are presented in a way
which should make them strike home
every home in America. War diets
for the child and the adult, carefully
selected, not only with regard to "cal-
cries" and "protein"-scientific meas
uring rods-but also with delicate re-
spect for young, middle-aged, and
grown-up appetites, are presented by
means of menus, recipes and hints
many of them new and all of them
simpIeand practicable.
A Dinner In One Dish
Confident that "a Whole Dinner in
One Dish," presented in Food Leaflet
No. 3, will make good its name, the
Governments food specialists guar
antee that:
"The youngsters will like it."
"Father will like it."
"You will like it."
"Your pocketbook will surely like
it."
"Your bodies can't help liking it"
"Uncle Sam is bound to like it."
Here is another brief lesson in food
economy taught in one pointed par
agraph: "Use cereals-cOrn-meal
mush, oatmeal, rice, hominy, grits.
These are much cheaper than some
ready-to-eat' breakfast foods. Ready
to-eat' breakfast food may cost ID
cents for a big package, but if the
package contains only One-quarter OF
u pound-60 cents pound for cereal.
This is 8 or 10 times as expensive as
corn meal at 6 or cents a pound.
Look for the weights printed on the
package and get the most for your
money"
Diet for Little Citizens
Diets for the children, one leaflet
says in big type, should not be skimpy
but a wise selection will enable food
saving even in their meals. And, then,
after enumerating model breakfasts,
dinners, and suppers, the experts
make bid for the child vote with
these suggestions:
Sweets are good for them-the
right ones at the right time. Dates,
raisins, stewed fruits, simple pud-
dings, and sugar cookies are better
than candy. Give them at meal time.
Between meals let them have bread
and butter, a cracker, or fruit. They |
won't spoil the appetite and candy be-
tween meals will"
A New Method of Distribution
The United States food leaflets are |
intended to supplement rather than
replace the Department of Agricul-
ture's publications on food and other
home problems. With the funds at its
disposal the Department Of Agricul-
ture will be able to supply these leaf
lets directly only to leaders and act
i've workers in the food conservation
Efforts are to be made
to induce the press to republish this
material widely and thus made it di-
rectly accessible to millions Of read
ers. The Department also will endeav-
or to interest women's clubs, churches
civic and other organizations, dry
goods and other merchants, owners Of
factories and other employers, to pur-
chase these leaflets in numbers at ac-
tual cost and to distribute them to
employees, or friends. The
seven leaflets now published are the
first of series of leaflets to be issued
during the emerQency, each dealing IN |