Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-07
DR.. FOulks Tells of Food
Necessary For Well Bal
anced Ration
BAD COOKING KILLS
Eat Less Sugar, Fats and Starch in
Summer and More Fresh Vege-
tables.

1t is needless to state that the food
We eat has very important relation
ito Individual health, which greatly
depends 1upon-1st. The variety and
kind of food selected. 2-The quality
of such food. 3rd. How it is prepared
and cooked for eatins. 4th. How it is
hanaled and protected from contain
irationy starting from the producer
on down the line until it reaches your
plate upon the table.
No single article of food would long
sustain am adult hunran being in per-
feet health, as it would not contain all
tile eliments, fernrents and enzymes
required by the human organism. II
is for this reason we must eat many
different kinds of food, in order to
ctfiain the elimenits needed by the
body to produce heat and power and
make the constant reconstruction and
repairs daily required by the wonder
fully complicated hsnlan machine.
Think of the heart, that marvellous
little force pump, which starts befcre
You are born and never stops 70,
even a minute all through life, until
at last the hand of death rings the
bell to stop pumping, and then the
life stream of blood no longer flows
through the veins.
In discussing this >sod question. il
must be understood that I am now
speaking OF food for adults only, as
b small child can not only live on
milk alone, but thrive upon it, while
an adult requires some more solid
forms of food.
We can divide our required forms of
food, roughly into four classes as fol-
lows.
Glass 1-Building, Foods. These. are
composed chiefly of a mixture of pro
tein, water and minerals, and form
the flesh, blood and bone of the hu-
man body. This class; of foods is re-
q4ined for building or growth and in
naki1tg the daily repairs; to worn
pants. 5i;,i' II: I i:
Glass 2.--;,Ruel Foods. This class Of
foods is ;oxidized or burned up in the
body and furnish Neat to keep the
body warm and power to enable the
individual} toS:doswork. 's'>.tsH''
Class 3.-Regulating Foods. These
are foods .sthat have either direct
or indirect Influence upon the process
Of assimilation and elimination of
the fuel and building foods.
sClassl4.4 Bulk Foods; This form OF
food has little building value, or heat
ard power producing qualities, but is
required chiefly TO agiye- bulk to the
more concentrated foods. A part Of
this class Of food passes through the
stomach :and bowels unchanged, and
by the mechanical irritation caused
stimulates itle flow Of digestive fluids
and intestinal action. The lack of TINS
kind Of rough food, is the prncip ipal
cause of constipation. :
The question: now is, what kinds OF
foodsbufFs would fill the above men,
toned requirements and furnish
we'll balanced ration?
For the principal meal Of the day
an, adult man or woman in ordinar,
active life, should nave at least on
dish Of each Of the. following -four
classes Of foods. ! +
Glass 1.-Building foods, such a
fish, cheese, milk, meat, peas, egg
or beans. These are rich in protein
Class 2. Fuel foods. Such as pota'
toes. baked apples, beets, cereals an
dishes made up from corn or whea
flour with sugar and fats like but
ter or lard. Such are rich in starc'
ann sugar and fat.
Glass s.-Regulating foods. Such a
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE