Evening star., 1924-01-11
Nutrition Nuggets

Rem ember that evolution has prov
ed man to be what he is today be-
cause Of his environment and because
of the foods he has eaten. The fact
that the whole course OF human events
Is Influenced by diet should stimulate
US to bend every energy toward train
ing the children to choose the right
foods
The melting point of fat is sup
posed to be an indication of its di-
gestibility, although this has not been
absolutely established scientifically.
According TO this theory the lower
the melting point the greater the
ease Of digestion. Beef fat melts at
degrees G; mutton fat at SO to SIS
degrees c, and butter at 80 to 80 de-
grees c.
Next time the doctor says you need
iron eat spinach cabbage. radishes,
lettuce. grapes. pruneS apples, figs
peaches cherries, watermelon and
olives. Is not that more attractive
than getting your iron from bottles
Remember that the hardness of
little children's bones depends ON their
having good supply of lime in their
food. Lime is obtained from oranges,
figs, prunes, olives. grapes, apples
spinach, lettuce. radishes, potatoes,
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Next time you are puzzled to know
why a particular diet causes trouble
in your own stomach or intestines
or kidneys, while your neighbor can
apparently eat these foods with i'm
punity, remember that there is proba-
bly, a slight difference in the struc-
ture of the walls of the digestive
organs. Poisons formed by indiges-
tion are able to pass through the
walls in one individual, while in the
oth ..tv -, N1,nA 1n
poisons are absolutely prevented from
getting into the blood. Moral: Study
your own constitution.
The common symtoms Of auto-in-
toxication are low appetite, irrita-
bility, poor circulation, susceptibility
to colds and tonsil infections and
sleeplessness. Absolute cleanliness
Of the intestin tract Is the best safe
guard against auto-intoxication.
Do not allow children to have cook
ter. cream, and, for older children.
nut butter or nut meal. With these
natural fats give plenty of vegetables
that carry fat soluble vitamin, that
is. the leafy or green ones
1t has been established that chil-
dren follow uniform habits Of eating:
that is, they either habitually eat
too little, as in the case of delicate
children with small appetites, or else
they habitually eat a normal diet.
L
form the diet Of delicate children
must be continuous over a considera-
BILE period. 1t is not enough to coax
the child to eat a good breakfast or
luncheon or dinner today and then
to trust to luck. Constant vigilance
is the price Of complete nutrition.
One of the chief advantages Of an
itemized food expense account Is that
it makes available a check on the
family's dietary habits The pages OF
such a record should show at a glance
whether there is too much or too
little Of a certain food being con-
sumed. The home dietitian can then
govern herself accordingly.
If you are responsible for the feed
ing of children be careful not to
allow yourself to express a dislike for
any food while within the children's g
hearing. One such word may be the
means Of turning the child away from
a food that Is absolutely essential
to his growth and development
In any program of child feeding be
careful to watch the results or any
changes made in the diet. 1t Is not
sufficient TO plan a diet no matter
how wholesome it may be, and then
dismiss the matter.