Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-01-30
PLENTY OF MILK
. VERY NECESSARY
Do Not Expect Children to Thrive
on Meals Selected Primarily
for Adults.
INCLUDE PROTEIN m RATION
Little Forethousht and Planning Nssd.
(. 81 70 Enable Suitable Food Being
Served 70 Youngsters
Recipes Given.


allowing their children to eat what
ever has been prepared for the grown
members Of the family, no matter how
unsuitable 1t may be. Sometimes this
Is from ignorance Of the results to the
child, but more often because the moth
or and housekeeper feels she IL too
busy to prepare a special diet for the
small members Of the family.
Oftentimes part, or even all, Of the
food In the child's ration may be
selected from the family meals. When
unsuitable food. however. comprises
the adult menu. only a little fore
thought and planning will be needed
to enable suitable food being served
the children. according to specialists
Of the United States department Of ag-
ficulture. The sturdiness Of the young
sters will more than compensate for
the extra work.
The meals given below have been
found to provide food sufficient in
amount and variety for the average
healthy child Of three years of age.
They are examples Of well-chosen
meals. Many others equally satisfac-
tory could be planned.
Milk Always Advised.
One, at least, of the foods called for
In each meal, milk. is needed by all
children; in others, the string beans
and the beans and the prunes. for ex-
ample. can safely be replaced by other
foods Of the same general kind.
Meals like these could be prepared
from the following daily food supply {:
~ pints milk OF. or 2 cubic ms
! egg or Q level table,
OF. dour or other spoonfuls Of but
cereal (dry tar or n cupful
.'weight) OF cream
I OF. or level Ia to u OF. vegeta-
blespoonfuls SUI bles or fruits,
gar or its equiva- fresh weight. or
lent in other their equivalent
sweets dried s
This allowance Of cereal will make
six large Il ounce) or eight medium
sized .(three-fourths ounce) slices Of
bread or four ounces Of bread and
about one cup Of cooked cereal.
Three Meals for Child Of Three.
Breakfast.
Brssd-l small slice The pulp Of 2 OF ;
" ox.) prunes cooked
Butter-2-3 cubic with teaspoon
inch es-s ox.) full ofjsugar
Oatmeal-M cupful
~ OF. uncooked)
Dinner.
Bread or toast-i %. string beams
slicss q oS.)) eli teaspoonfsil
Butter-2-S cubic butter or 4 little
Inch or Ia OF. cream
egg. poaehsd or u cupful oatmeal
boiled served With stew
I glass milk ed fruit
supper.
small or large OF. honey
slice bread q os.) glass milk
- cubic Inch or IL
OF. butter.
Not only q the health Of the whole
family improved. but less effort II re-
Quired OF the mother where the menu
for the grown-ups is kept 80 simple
that mnny Of the dishes may be given
The younger children. In this way the
need OF preparing special dishes for
the youngsters under i've IL eliminated.
Slrups. molasses, honey, candy. or
Jelly can be used In place Of the sugar,
or very finely chopped dried fruits,
such M raiafns dafes and flrx may
be used to give sweetness.
Leaf vegetables, such ~ lettuce and
spinach. are particularly valuable be
cause OF the vitamins OF the growth
producing substances they supply. One