Oxford Democrat., 1919-03-18
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Suitable Diet for Thrse.Y Olds.
Especial Information Service. q. 8. Depart.
mont Of Agriculture.)
Many parents make the mistake of
allo wing their children to eat whatever
has been prepared for the grown men,
bers of the family no matter how un.
suitable 1t may be. Sometimes this 10
from ignorance of the results to the
child, but more often because the moth
or and housekeeper feels she is too busy
to prepare special diet for the small
members of the family.
Oftentimes part, or even oil, Of the
food in the child's ration may be selected
from the family meals. When unsuit-
able food, however, comprises the adult
menu, only q little forethought and
planning will be needed to enable suit
able food being served the children,
according to specialists of the q. 8.
Department OF Agriculture. The sturdi-
ness of the youngsters will more than
compensate for the extra work.
Tbe 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 we'll chosen meals.
Many others equally satisfactory 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 example,,
can safely be replaced by other foods Of
the same general kind.
Meals like these could be prepared
from the following daily food supply:
11-2 pints milk.
l egg.
4 OF. -four or other cereal (dry weight).
1oz. or 2 level tablespoons sugar or its
equivalent In other sweets.
OF. or 2 cubic inches or level table,
spoons of butter or IL cup OF cream.
8 to IL oz. vegetables or fruits, fresh
weight, ,tor their equivalent dried.
This allowance of cereal will make six
large Il oz.) or eight medium.sizs (s 34
o. slices of bread or four ounces of
bread and about one cup of cooked
cereal.
Sirupa, molasses, honey, candy, or
jelly can be used in place of the sugar,
or very finely chopped dried fruits, such
as raisins, dates, and figs, may be used
to give sweetness.
Leaf vegetables, such as lettuce and
spinach, are particularly valuable be-
cause Of the vitamins or the growth
producing substances they supply. One
good way to serve them is to chop them
fine, cook them in q little water, and
make soup by adding them to hot
milk. Lettuce finely chopped can be
mixed With butter to make q sandwich
filling.
The daily allowance given above in
sures plenty OF protein, vitamins, lime,
iron, and other mineral substances, and
also enough fuel for the average child.
II more food is desired, 1t can safely be
furnished in the form of bread or other
cereal food, which is often the cheapest
item on the bill. .of.fare.
THREE MEALS FOR CHILD OF THREE
Breakfast:
Bread small slice (1-2 oz.)
Butter-23 cubic inch (2-3 oz.)
Oatmeal-1 cup (1.2 OF. uncooked).
The pulp Of Q or 8 prunes cooked with
teaspoon of sugar.
Dinner:
Bread or toast-l large or Q small
slices q oz,)
Butter-2-S cubic inch or 1.3 OF.
l egg, poached or boiled.
! glass milk.
4 OF string beans served with / level
teaspoon butter or little cream.
1.2 cup oatmeal served with stewed
fruit.
Supper:
2small or 1 large slice bread u oz.)
2-S cubic inch or 1-3 OF. butter.
OF. honey.
glass milk.
Not only is the health of the whole
family improved, but less effort is re-
quired of the mother where the menu
for the grown-ups is kept so simple that
many of the dishes may be given the
younger children. In this way the
need Of preparing special dishes for the
youngsters under five is eliminated.