The Monett times., 1921-11-25
FEEDING THE SCHOOL CHILD
DR.. F. F. Woodruff, Denver, Colo.
Decide for the Child.

this / mean that what they are to eat
should be decided for them. Their
whims and unguided preferences as
to food will not lead into safe dietetic
paths. On the other hand, if their
dietary is chosen wisely and with due
reference to bodily needs, they will
accept it without protest, and will
wax and grow strong upon it.
Habit Formation.
The first twelve years of a child's
life is the habit-forming epoch. If
the child is given the correct food
during this period, afterwards he will
20 on taking those foods by prefer
ence. 1t is as great a mistake to al
low Johnnie to decide how much sugar
he will eat as it is to allow him to
decide how much he will go to school,
or what studies he will take.
Harsh Methods Unnecessary.
Fortunately, it is not necessary to
force child to eat suitable foods. All
that is necessary is to withhold un-
suitable foods from him; and then If
suitable foods are where he can get
at them, he will be glad to eat them.
Nature has supplied him with a
healthy appetite which will see to that
Follow the right diet to the letter;
give him nothing but what it specI-
fies. Long before he really suffers
from lack of food he will be eating
what is set before him, and that with
a right good appetite. The results,
in strength, vigor, and freedom from
peevishness, will quickly justify your
seeming harshness. A breakfast OF
hot cakes, fried eggs, fried meat or
fried potatoes and coffee will make
the brightest mind a laggard at
school.
am giving herewith some menus
for the school child. They are sug-
gestive of the kinds and combinations
of balanced rations upon which the
growing child Will 40 well.
Breakfast.
A cooked cereal. Oatmeal, Ralston,
or Wheaco). Cook thoroughly, and
serve with cream and without sugar.
Salt to avoid flat taste. Alternate
with dry cereal Except Grape
Nuts.) Shredded Wheat, Post Toas-
ties, or Puffed Wheat, mixed with one
fourth Purina Branzos or Kellogg
Krumbled Bran are good. Serve with
cream, and without sugar.
One or two slices of hard toast or
HYGIENIST biscuits, with honey.
Two slices of bacon, fried slowly.
Alternate with one coddled egg.
Cereal coffee with cream and one
lump of sugar, or glass of milk.
Lunch (for home or school.)
Fruit. AS much as desired, any
kind except bananas.
One or two glasses of milk. Should
be taken slowly, not gulped down.
!. "A plain matted milk, or
Two Shredded Wheat biscuits, with
cream or
A dish of fruit Jello, with milk, orI
A cup of custard with milk.
Two slices of whole wheat bread,
buttered.
~ Dinner.
(Every other day, when having
cooked cereal for breakfast): /
A starchy vegetable-as potatoes,
baked or boiled, corn, navy or butter
beans, OF maccaroni.
Two cooked nou-starchy vegetables,
except tomatoes.
Vegetable salad, made of any two
OF all of the following: Crisp cab
bage, celery, tomatoes, lettuce,
radishes, cucumbers, and little onion
dress with olive oil, salt and paprika.
Leave out the tomatoes with the
starch meal.
Jello dessert.
On Alternate Days:
Chicken, fish, nuts, or small
broiled steak (the steak not oftener
than once a week; meats never to be
fried.)
Two cooked non-starchy vegetables
Fruit or vegetable salad. Tomatoes
are permissible in vegetable salad
with this meal.
Fruit or gelatin dessert.
Sundry Suggestions.
Eating between meals is never to
be allowed. Bread has been omitted
from the above dinner menu inten,
tionally; they are dietichlly complete
without it. The lunch container is ar
important feature of the school lunch
Food put up in tasty manner is al
ways more palatable than if simpl!
wrapped in newspaper. Fiber O.
tin boxes are good; they should b.
opened and aired between packings
The ideal, though rather expensive, i