Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18

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diet will be given by winifred Stuart Gibbs.
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| am diahetic and have recently
been declared sugar free. Will you
furnish me with a list of foods with
quantities that | should eat and those
that are forbidden? My wife is an ex-
pert cook. Will YOU furnish a recipe
for homemade bread that a diabetic
can eat? Would it be wise to use
homemade rye bread? Does Saccha-
rim contain sugar? If SO, in what
quantity? If possible will you also
furnish the number of calories con-
tanned in the several foods per 100
srams?-C. l. II.
The quantity of food YOU require
depends somewhat, just as II does in
normal health, on your occupation. If
You are muscularly active you natu-
rally need more than if you are en-
gagged in a sedentary occupation. AS
10 the portion of your diet that relates
TO YOUR condition this is. of course.
more complicated matter. The fact,
however, that you have been reported
as sugar. free makes it possible for me
to make suggestions.
am wondering if YOU are using
tnsulin or whether because of freedom
from sugar your physician feels that
this is not necessary.
In any case I think the most prac-
teal suggestion l can give you is to
tir>St % l-onn
near your normal weight as possible.
Second. that you are careful not to
oyereat.
I suggest that YOU get from your
physician a prescription as to how
much of each food you should eat.
You will understand. l am sure,
why | hesitate to take the responsible
ity of making out an exact dietary.
AS to a recipe for diabetic bread,
YOU will find a number of them pub
lished but as most Of them have no
food value l do not like TO give them
to you.
SaCcharine contains no sugar what
soever. 1t il a coaltar product.
1t would not be wise to use ordinary
rye bread.
If YOU care TO write me again l
shall be very glad to try to give you
further help.
VIII YOU please give me the correct
diet for a girl 10 that will help her TO
overcome weakness for colds and
bronchitis? | make her eat spinach,
meas. tomatoes and oranges, but she
never has an appetite for them. Is it
right for me to force her to eat all
things that are good for hef?-MrS.
{. Il. T.
The problem of child with small
appetite is often a difficult one, but L
think YOU can overcome II.
The l0-year-old girl should have a
diet something like this: For break
fast an orange or one-half Il grape
fruit. or prunes or steWed raisins with
a good-sized serving of wheat or oats
or any cereal that she likes best, with
about a cup of whole milk plus some
ton milk and two slices of buttered
toast
Her dinner should be in the middle
Of the day if possible, and may begin
with the lean part of broiled chop
or small piece of roa st beef. or a small
meat cake with a baked potato. white
or sweet. two slices of bread and but
ter and one other vegetable. Those
that YOU are already giving are fine.
The dessert should be more simple,
either a cuStard pudding or ice cream
or cornStarch or tapioca or gelatin
about three quarters of Cup-and a
small glass of milk to drink.
For supper a small cup of potato or
cream of potato soUn with two slices
of graham or gluten or Whoe-Wheat
or white bread and butter with
baked apple and two ginger cookies or
a slice of ginger bread and glass
of milk to drink.
These dishes will. of course. need
to be varied from day to day, but that
II about the type of diet that the little
girl needs.
As To her appetite am wondering
how 7 can best help you. The pres
ent care that YOU are taking about
her exercises should he continued. and
] am wondering if she also has sleep
enough Even if she does not a first
sleep, plan to have her stay in bed at
least nine hours each night. Let her
sleep with wide-Open windows. warm
" covered. as air is just as important
for her as food. There must, of
course. be great care taken to avoid
any possible chill. particularly while
the little girl is suffering from low re-
Sistance. Later, when she is built up,
she will welcome the air as a tonic.
/ should not try to force her about
eating, but should rather try to make
the dishes so interesting that she will
want to eat any foods that are good
for her.
The little grill is not alarminglv ur-
der weight. Her weight should be 10
pounds AS to her eye trouble. | think
she needs special foods containing all
of .he vitamns. especially the one