The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-02
Government Bureau Prepares
Set OF Charts That Make
Subject Clear.
GIVES COST and FOOD VALUE
Tabuiations Are Planned to Show
Exchanging 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 80 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 tabulatlons nre
planned 10 show unchanging factors
on which wise food selection must be
based--food requirements and food
composition-and tn provide spaces
for the changing factors--prices.
With one or two exceptions the foods
listed are those for which the depart
mcnt OF labor quotes prices IN Its
monthly reports.
These charts cun be easily repro
duced In either temporary or perma-
nent form. For the former use they
can be copied on II sehoolroom black
board II they are desired for more
permanent use II IN suggested that
they be made on blackboard cloth.
In this form they can be rolled COM
pactly. The charts were used by Il
department of agriculture speaker To
illustrate lectures nj the recent ma
tionai dairy show In Chicago.
Shows Food Needed.
The first chart shows In loocalorie
portions the amount OF food needed
daily by the average family and also
the proportions of the wholesome
diet; that In, the desirable relative
amounts OF the following Ave classes
OF foods: l. vegetables and fruits: :.
milk. meat, eggs, and similar foods
=. cereal foods: 4, sweets. and D, rats,
Charts like this can be made more
generally useful II the words aver
age family father. mother and three
young chiidren)" and also the mum
Der of 100 calorie portions are omitted.
The speaker can then I'LL In these
spaces and apply the chart to the
needs OF any individual or fnmiiy,
to a man ut moderately active mus
cuiar work, for example, or to fam
lily OF two average adults. Most
teachers have the necessary data Tor
this. They should remember, however
that these charts are designed 10
show the amount of food that should
be purchased rather than the amount
To he eaten. The amounts inserted
should therefore make provision fol
NIL the losses that take place In the
course of storing the food aud of pre-
pairing 1t for the table. An allowance
OF 10 per cent for this Is customary
For the Working Man.
For illustration. II Is general,
agreed that "a man who does moder
ately actlv. muscular work needs
about 30 iOo-ealorie portions daily
IL he Is to receive this amount II VII
be necessary To provide AT least 4
lOO-caiorie portions unless extraor
binary care is taken 10 prevent waste
With the proportions of wholesome
and attractive diet given CA the char
II Is simple matter tn estimate TN
number OF loocalorie portions neede'
OF the vnriouS kinds of food. In tn
case OF This man the distribution
would be about ms follows: From
vegetables and fruits. Z. from meal
milk. eggs. etc. ); from cereal foods
10: from sweets. 3; and from fats,
II the food for the average fatnii
costs on the average l cent per 1U
caiorie portion. the total expense ~
the day will, of course. be Si.o. e'
elusive OF ten. coffee. spice, etc.
II costs, on the average 1.5 cents ps
l0o-caiorie portion. the expense y,
day will be $50. II an effort Is ,
be made IN keep the expense down
el.S0 per day. for example. and
some foods cost or 5 cents per 10
caiorie portion. others must be col
sidcrabiy cheaper.
How to Compare Prices.
The other Ave charts. one for eas
group Of foods. show how food mat
rails that have somewhat the san