Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-17
INTERESTING SESSION At DAILY NEWS
PANHANDLE COOKING SCHOOL PROMISED
TODAY UNDER--NUTRITI0N BE DISCUSSED

One u the most interesting sessions
u the cooking school being conducted
by Mrs. Florence Austin Chase under
the auspices ~ the Ncws'Panhandlc In
promised today.
The school opens nj 10 o'clock this
morning In woodmcn hall aud In open
TO all cooking and home demonstration
work. There In no charge. Correct
Laying Of the Table" viii be- the ca.
pert's subject Of lecture today. Tho
lecture viii h. followed by demonrtra.
ton In desserts. hot and cold. and In
pies and mcrlngueE.
There was an enthusiastic attend.
ancc at Wednesday, session when Mrs.
Chase talked about making bread and
preparation of food for children. Mrs.
Chase advised against allowing chill.
drcn tu ~ without breakfast. 80
may high school girls" said she. late
In getting started of In the morning.
and w without breakfast ar other
meals, thinking II won't hurt"
Nothing In more conducive 10
nerves In girls and young boys than
undernutrition. And mother should
BE 10 II. because children are growing.
that they get the best food adopted to
the needs of growing children.
This does not mean that they should
eat n lot Of heavy meats. AZ mat
ter Of fact, n child up to five years Of
age should not be- given meat. Very
frequently We hear a mother say meat
does not hurt baby and that may be
true OF her particular baby. hut II In
also true that when a child II given
meat before five years ~ age he loses
his appetite for milk, eggs and cereals
which his system needs.
Importance of Good Food.
"The children 81 today are the men
and women Of tomorrow" In order that
the men and women Of tomorrow may
be- strong and healthy. and be able 10
take their rightful place In the world
and do their share Of the worlds work.
the children OF today must have good.
nourishlng food.
whether children grow Ia their full
size and strength depends morc upon
their food than upon any other one
thing. Cndcr.nourishmcn In children
shows It's effects all through life. Al
most all abnormal intelligcnces In the
poorest schools II due 20 undcr'nour.
ishmcnt. However ACCOMPLISHMENT
n not confined TO the children ~ the
poor. Many children Of the wcllto-do
are victims Of malnutrltlon. This In
largely due TO the fact that they do not
yet the right kind Of food Children
too often are allowed to have whims and
Enthusiastically making a whole
meal on sweets alone.
IAN under.nourished children are
backward In their studies. often bccom.
ing discouraged and dropping out Of
school at the first opportunity. which
results In their being obliged 10 take a
position In the business world requiring
arduous labor with Its accompanying
Z. Emall pay.
Under nourished children are sus.
ceptible TO contagious diseases. and sue
cumh In proportion ~ they are under
nourlshed.
"under nourishmcnt In children IRE.
QueUtlN buuN w luOtlVuibrlF w wv
great white plague
These are but few ~ the reasons
I could cite why good food In early life
II 30 important. The child's diet should
receive special attention. II should he
sufficient In amount satisfying, and not
allowed To become monotonous.
TOO much cannot be- said and writ
ten about the importance ~ milk In tho
dietary Of children, one quart of milk
a day per child should bc provided. II
child objects to drinking milk. and
we find such occasionally. he should
he given some portion of his milk In
the form of cocoa. cream soups, Gus
tards and the like.
"The following outline is n good gen
crau diet for school children:
Breakfast: Fruit, orange. baked ap
pie or stewed pruncs One cgg. poached
VI boiled Bread. or toast. and butter
One cup Of milk or cocoa.
Dinner: A vegetable soup. or small
portion ~ lean meat fish Or eggs,
Baked boiled ar mashed potatoes. One
well cooked green vegetable. Bread