Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17

toryr.0ht. 1921. by Mrs. n. 4. Wi"on. AH
RIGHTS rcssr1'cd
WE INSTINCTIVELY follow Ger
w tain conventions in planning our
daily menus. rather than the di"tcu"
significance Of the relation Of tho vari-
Gus foods to each other.
Since we have our food habits pretty
well ingraincd. il is usually n very
hard uphill task to try to lead the
stubborn individual to cat those foods
THAT will benefit him most for his con
dition. Unless fat" takes hand AMI
tn" physician places him or her on
a special diet. sometimes it Is an almost
| hopeless task to change personal likes
and dislikcs for foods.
| II is true that tho housewife ha~
thp planning and cooking of the food.
! but She will. as rule. try to pleas"
and cater 70 the various members of tho
! family to satisfy their personal idiosyn-
crasics. and she may noe realize that
sweet uOtatOes. white potatoes and
/ boiled rice or mnrcaroni at the same
meal is really lack Of invention ana
/ that the serving Of two or thrc" IF
( the above. grouped al the same time.
, will store the bod" with excess Carho-
hytlratcS in the forms Of fat and that
! these will prOduC" various Limbs ~ IN
| tcStinal disturbances.
One needs plenty Of good. wholesome
food to b" physically fit. il is very true
yct il would certainly b" worth tn"
! trouble for the family. in both money
and time, t" study balanced rati"ns,
for their couditious: to plan the food
budget successfully with Il corr"SponI .
ingly relative value Of each food need
not take grca, deal of time.
The farmer and the poultry man
have years ago roaliH"d that if they
yer, to receive any mntcrial gam from
rheir stock n balanced ration must be
worked out and closely adhered to. NnH
deviation would lower the producNon
So. for these very reasons. you WI
find farmers and cattle men. m1l'N
from the beaten highways. gIbiy tax
ing balanced feed rationS ard with a.
arr,u ate working knowledge of what al
this means.
$ Long years ago mine ho>t-thc aver
age Amcrican-bclievcd il true NiGi
Of wealth and hospitality to load tn
',ohlc until il Crenkcd and grOanrd I'm
| Jcr .bn burden of food 10 delight th
ryc and assure his guest that abundan"
: ~ food was there for his entertain
! mcnt.
y
i ,Icoscd thr host to be able I" NauSt
= ,,Ir ovo os we'll as the stomach Will
: abundance of food. and he liked tn" tern
Thar was applied to hlm-nam"lI, tina
hn was a good liver. if his VIII" Iall"'
"a rlacr all the food on tn" table
he usually called for this or that WhIr
he knew would be in the lnrder. Man
~ these food customs had cone T.
him from his fathers household an
I oven back from his grandla'h'F ''"'
when every one owned an "S'at"
farm that vas food producing ana 10"
manufacturing, and hence ,h'r' was Il
real need 10 sklmp or save 'h' l""H
that was the day OF IN" real R"''"h'
T,do, due to many changes tina
,.ncrr.s is making. We must com
rIctcIv change not only our m"nuS hu
'bo ortuaI amount Of food isN,f Folh
NH, nrn working indoors rhroughou
ilc year will have it'll" need for
hnoyy breakfast. and in III" cas-" Z
ohesr middle aged folk. they viii GGi
4 materially in health and strength
.ba, Viii eliminate this meal entirely
tf s.itio and shbMitutc n glass ha
- u.o,or and half Of some citrus fru
a,Lony a small cup Of coffee
al" ~ =: oLoL v,,u ,bo 10,
Persons WI" Nv % 49, aroh q 90
minu,' anu 'u t,o tho,. orc nortioII
'a'''I .bofr dressing need not /
completing tG'ir HitST,"6 .Sa,. G,,L =, ''' 70
surprised ar h'' Wv 'o,,,,iotn ,L,,;
years that 'h'H ""''
cal br"ahdo""'
Tuo big question seems !" pc ""'
and how shall "" 'ad ana "h"' loo'
will benefit US most: