The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-19
Government Bureau Prepares
Set of Charts That Make
Subject Clear.
GIVES COST and FOOD VALUE
fluctuations Are Planned to Show
Unchanging Factors on Which
Wise Food Selection Must Be
6ased-Shows Amount
Food Needed.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Washington. - The principles Of
scientific food selection for the aver
age family have been reduced to easily
applied terms In series of six charts
designed for popular use by teachers
and lecturers. The charts, prepared
| by the office of home economics,
United States department Of agricul-
ture, are so arranged that the value
In calorles Of any meal containing
any of the several foods listed and
the cost can be easily calculated.
| In general, the tabulations are
planned to show unchanging factors
on which wise food selection must be
based-food requirements and food
OmpOsitlon-and to provide spaces
for the changing factors-prices.
With one or two exceptions tho foods
listed are those for which the depart
ment of labor quotes prices In Its
monthly reports.
These charts can be easily repro
duced In either temporary or perma-
nent form. For the former use they
can be copied on schoOlrOOm black
board. If they are desired for more
permanent use 1t Is suggested that
they be made on blackboard cloth.
In this form they can be rolled COM
pactly. The charts were used by a
department Of agriculture speaker to
illustrate lectures at the recent ma
tional dairy show in Chicago.
Shows Food Needed.
The first chart shows In 1OO-calOrie
portions the amount of food needed
daily by the average family and also
the proportions Of the wholesome
diet that IL. the desirable relative
amounts OF the following FIVE classes
of foods: 1, vegetables and fruits; 2,
milk, meat, eggs, and similar foods
8. cereal foods; A, sweets; and 8, fats.
Charts like this can be made more
generally useful II the words aver
age family Gather, mother and three
young children)" and also the num-
Der Of O0-calorie portions are omitted
The speaker can then fill In these
spaces and apply the chart to the
needs of any Individual or family
to a man AT moderately active mus
cular work, for example, or to fam
lily of two average adults. Mos
teachers have the necessary data fol
this. They should remember, however
that these charts are designed t
show the amount of food that sllOult
; be purchased rather than the amour
to be eaten. The amounts inserte,
should therefore make provision fo
nil the losses that take place In. tn
| course Of storing the food and of pre-
5 pairing IL TO. the table. An allowance
. Of 10 per CT for this Is customary
For the Working Man.
For Illustration, 1t Is general,
, agreed that man who does moder
I ately active muscular work need
D about 80 10O-calorie portions daily
5 II he Is to receive this amount II vii
\ be necessary to provide at least 3
$ lOO-caloriA portions unless eXtraoi
b binary G re Is taken to prevent vast,
r With the proportions Of a wholeson
: and attractive diet given on the chai
1t is a simple matter to estima tn
!. number of 100-calorie portions needle
!, Of the various kinds Of food. In tn
!. case OF this man the Distribute
would be about as follows: Frol
vegetables. and fruits, Il; from mea
:, milk, eggs, ETC.. 8; from cereal food
10: from sweets. 3; and from fats.
II the food for the average fami
. costs on the average l cent per 10
Galore portion. the total expense 4
the day will. OF course, be $40. e
! elusive of tea, coffee, spice. etc.
! It costs. on the average Is cents ~
!. 1OO-calorie portion, the expense p,
/ day will be $3.50, II an effort IL
be made to keep the expense down
;. $3.50 per day. for example. and
some foods cost or 5 cents per 10
) calorie portion. others must be co
) siderably cheaper.
8 How to Compare Prices.
81 The other five charts, one for eas
: group Of foods, show how food mat
9 dals that have somewhat the san