Evening star., 1927-05-11

Answers 70 readers questions regarding
diet win be given by Winifred Stuart Gibbs.
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Minifred Stuart Gibbs. 46S Fourth avenue
New York City.
Will you outline a diet for little
girl of six? My daughter is very well
and seems to be. well nourished, but
I should like an outline that will help
me test the meals that I am giving
her now for adequate quantity.-Mrs.
L. r. G.
1t occurs to me that you may like
to have a balanced diet list for a child
of the age of your little girl. Not
that you would follow this in every
particular, but it is carefully ad-
justed plan by which you may test
any daily meal schedule to see
whether she is getting enough food.
For breakfast about three times a
week, one egg with two small slices
of bacon, a glass of milk, two clices
of bread with a pat of butter. On
the days when no egg is served for
breakfast then have it for supper. and
at breakfast give a serving of fresh
fruit or stewed prunes, about nine
prunes or an apple or a pear or a
sliced orange and three tablespoons of
farina or toasted cornfiakes or other
cereal.
For dinner have a slice OF roast
lamb or creamed chicken on toast or
the lean part of broiled chop or two.
inch piece of broiled steak, and a
baked potato or the equivalent in
mashed, with pat of butter and three
tablespoons of carrots or spinach or
caulifloWer, tips or similar vegetable
and a dessert of one-half cup or a
small bunch of grapes or a serving of
tapioca or bread pudding, about one.
half cup of ice cream.
For supper on the nights when
there are no eggs served, a cup of
cream of vegetable soup with a slice
of bread and butter and two heaping
tablespoons of hot rice with milk or
other prepared cereal.
The supper dessert should be simple
and should be planned according to
what was served for dinner. One-half
q cooked pear or a small dish of sliced
peaches or a serving of brown betty
is good suggestion. One very i'm
portant point to remember in planning
is to be careful not to serve too large
portions. 1 can tell from your letter
that you are careful about this.
Please answer these two questions
for me: /. What kind Of a diet is
proper after the flu? 2. Also a
diet that will help one with weak
eyes. ! am boy 161a years old. s
feet 8 inches tall, and weigh about
T mr. .t
present.--C. H. A.
In the first place, although you are
tall for your age, you evidently have
enough extra weight to make you
perfectly safe. A diet after the grip
should be one that is most digestible
for you personally. If you have a
normal digestion and have weilestab
lished habits in eating, you should be
able 10 get back TO health and
strength rapidly. Your muscles are
still growing and your entire system
getting ready TO grow up into man
hood so that you need plenty Of nour
ishing food entirely apart from youi
having been i'll. You say that you
have no special occupation. l should
suggest, therefore, that you plan youl
exercises very carefully. Until you
get quite strong, | should walk only g
very moderate distance at one time
but l should do this very regularly
As YOU get stronger increase the
length of the walk until you are do
ing a number Of miles best suited Il
your own constitution. The reason
begin with exercises is because thest
will do so much toward putting youl
digestion in good shape and keeI
your nutrition normal.
Fresh air Will be one OF the hes
aA.;az {huf xnu oan huUn md if xYo1
can possibly manage it, try to find ,
sunny spot and sit in the SUNSHINE
as long as possible each day. Th'
klnshine actually contributes a pr.
Vain type of food.
A dietary for YOU when you are tr