Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-30

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,.n., than have the child SIT
70 table completely tagged
wv =, :, the morning school session
W. .,n,e children a little below par
svsiea,ly are-put the meal on Tor
p w., minutes and compel the
IL .a ~ rest. A child specialist
'u. -.e,t. that the tired child re-
, sss roSt completely when he les
-. hack on the floor. with a
N ,n,ov under his shoulder II
:. Mss thus quietly Tor fifteen MIN
~. he will feel tremendously re-
.sshed. Try the trick yourself
-. a.v to find out. THIS rest
- mt the luncheon back a but.
- - course if the child has only
:. sorrs noon recess, and it takes
r.n Afteen minutes each way to
"a Ann school then he can't take
-. ,o- fifteen minutes rest. For
49, ~ utmost Importance that he
~. plenty OF time for his dinner.
Always plan the school chfld's
un,s with this time element IN
mind Insist on rising early enough
!. have time for q substantial
hsakfas eaten without hurry. And
msc man the dinner so that 1t can
~ .atsn In the time the child has
Scum Is a good mainstay Of the
neal that must be eaten In a short
lima Cream vegetable soups are
tuIl Of nourishment Cream chicken
MIN too is an admirable and
Murtshirg soup. The chicken stock
should be strong. so that more than
half milk can be used. For the
vegetables there are spinach, car
rot celery, potato, onion that an
make excellent soups. In every
case when the soup is for children
make II with as much milk as pos
syble Boil the vegetable down SO
that the liquid with it is strong, and
then add the vegetable, either
rubbed through sieve Or cut in
little pieces Asparagus, too, makes
an excellent cream soup.
For the quick lunch a milk soup
ehe kind described above-thick-
med and seasoned enough to make
It palatable-a boiled egg and
good dish Of some seal
oped tomatoes, spinach PURGE, or
baked onions, for instance-would
Na good deal better than a more
elaborate and really more suitable
meal that would take too long to
eat and would therefore be bofted
BY the child. The child may be
allowed to ransgress the best rules
Of behavior after the above lunch,
and may be allowed TO eat a ripe
apple and piece Of ch ocolate candy
Or milk chocolate on the way back
To school.
VI course the ideal noon meal
m the school child is the regular
onfnef allowed for children Of his
xe-con&sting Of meat and po-
ata vegetables, bread and butter.
snd simple dessert with milk IL
NE child needs it three times a day.
!aS quick lunch" is Just suggested
Of The child that must hurry. He
may have vegetables at night, and
V nave meat on Saturday and
odnday, and even in his short
ench space may sometimes find
June Tor chop instead of an egg.
ane point Is not to give him more
nun ne can eat easily in the time
ahis disposal
me school lunch for the child
Fao must eat away from home Is
more difficult matter. II there is
'ancnroom at school. doubtless it
oe'ter for the child to eat there
n you know the food Is whole
%ine and II some sort of intelligent
. s. is exercised over the
"uafen's choice Of food.
children are yerv prone TO find
Se Tor a lunch Of sweets and
s.s.fy' and they are too young to
asted to appreciate the real
ssilv OF sensible eating. Once
A, aOihesoc science teacher really
40 tremendous lot Of harm by
ms her own lunch foolishfy IN
famous. alnous school lunchroom. She
,Ns eo the children in her classes
~vM the necessity Of choosing
~ ie 1000 for lunch She wrote
4. No u the food they should eat on
~. blackboard. and she required
m.a, 10 write out ideal school
IN, n menus made out from the
.ol-fare of the school lunch
maj Then she used to choose
hna, combinations for her own
Soco,a az one consisting OF apple pie.
,ns 00ia'e Ice cream. a cup of coffee,
,.,, dill pickle-which is her
hns M choice for one day. Such a
VIA may have agreed we'll enough
.st,, nsr Maybe she went break
n.,s sos' save for an orangs. and
5i,. she ate salad and chop
nit, SO this lunch may have
,aoSs, ler But it was surely a
a, o. thing so far as its example.
snh. would be the worst sort of
moose ior schooi chlid to
Aer Io cnlld must carry his lunch,
h, puS proper equipment. includ-
@r, 'ocuum bottle or jar of some
lo,, ana a well-aired, convenient
IVA = oox or basket. Give him
dsr =, three fresh paper napkins a
h,na.s nu remind him to wash his
e., oefore eating his lunch.
combinations for . week