The Colorado statesman., 1920-01-10
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dnqk lent dinner a Three-Yea-old

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Some people tell us great deal
about what children ought not to eat
but forget to tell us what they ought
TO have. The kinds of food that chill
dren need to make them grow into
healthy men and women is being
studied by home economics experts.
The most important of these foods
is milk. 1t supplies something for
making muscles; something for max
ing bones and teeth; and something
that makes children grow. No child
will grow as fast as he should or as
well without milk. He may get fat,
but fatness is not the same as
strength. Unless he has milk, some
part of him will almost surely be
weak.
Every little child should have Mt
least three glasses of whole milk
every day, and II possible, four If he
has this amount of milk, and partcu-
Iarly If he can be given one egg yolk
a day, he does not need meat. Some
mothers worry because they cannot
afford to buy meat, fish, chicken or
other flesh foods for their children,
but this is quite unnecessary if they
are able to get milk, and milk is al
most always cheaper than these other
foods.
How to Serve Eggs.
Some one will probably ask how the
yolk of an egg should be served to
child. One good way is to add 1t to
milk gravy. Another way is to cook
1t hard, salt and mash 1t and spread
It on bread. The mother may just as
well use the white of the egg for cake
or for puddings. 1t is the yolk that
the child needs most. All of the iron
of the egg is In the yolk. There is
something in the yolk, too, as there is
In the milk that makes children grow
Every mother wants her children to
have straight, strong legs. Both milk
and eggs help to make the bones
strong Children who do not get these
foods are almost sure to have a dis
ease called "rickets." Their bones,
being weak, bend under them and get
very much out of shape.
Milk gets dirty easily and it is very
hard to make 1t clean after it has be-
come dirty. 1t is different from such
foods as apples and oranges from
which the dirt can be wiped. If milk
is left uncovered and dust or other
kinds of dirt fall on it, or If it is put
info n dirty dish the dirt sinks to the
bottom and it is impossible to get 1t
out. Dirty milk is almost sure TO
make children sick and so the great
est pains should be taken to keep IL
clean. The barn where the COW is
kept should be clean; so, too should
the pals and the mixers hands.
After the milk comes into the house
II should be kept carefully covered in
cool place.
Use of Clean Skim Milk.
Whole milk is far better for chill
dren than skim milk, but clean skim
milk is better than dirty whole milk
IF the mother cannot get clean whoie
milk. she had better use clean skim
milk and give the child little extra
butter TO make up for the fat that was
taken off when the milk was skiihineu'
The "something" in milk that makes
children grow comes from the grass
and other green things that the co"
eats. The same something IN eggs
comes from the green food that every
rood chicken raiser provides for MS
chickens. From the green food IL gets
into the milk and the egg yolks. lhIS
substance. so much needed by all
voung animals, is also in lettuce, SPIN
ach. and other greens. For TINS rea-
son these vegetables are good Tor
children, particularly when milk anu
eggs are scarce
Some children do not like vegetapies
and It does little good to try TO per
suade them to eat them. Det'ei
wav is to put them into soups OF
grayies without saying anything apou'
it. For example, make milk ste"s y,
grayies and put into them any sin"i,
amounts of cooked vegetables 'iia'
NAV be left over or some fresh Vese-
tables cooked for the purpose. Here
,s recipe for milk stew. WIN
plenty of bread, a large bowl OF IL
makes a good dinner for child.
Milk stew With Vegetables.
quart milk, whole or skim. ou
cupful raw potatoes cut
pieces. .,, o- other
praans cut into small pieces or chopPeu'
small piece of onion. Ao,o, fat
Salt.
Roll the potatoes till soft and drain
Cook .he othe: vegetables In so 'it.ie
water that they do not need 10 pe
drained. Add TO the milk. Heat aou