Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12


FOODS? ! am a young housekeeper
Ind do not know much about food.
BY neighbor tells me that she never
uses canned vegetables and fish.-Mrs.
W. T. NJ.
Canned foods Of good quality are
not only perfectly safe. but are high.
~ nutritious as well. am afraid
that your neighbor In not informed
on modern methods used in canning
factories and Ii governed entirely
either by superstition or rather fool
ish hearsay. Experiments have been
carried on 20 determine the nutritiye
value Of many canned vegetables as
compared with the fresh. and the
just az nutritious In fact. they are
often preferable TO the stale green
vegetables are sometimes used
DO soups have any food value? Do
you think IL in necessary 10 serve
them every nightr-L. K.
There are many kinds ~ SOUPS, nd
II depends entirely on what soup is
made Of az 10 how much actual food
value IL has. For instance, creamed
soups made with milk. yegcta b!ea
butter and -four are very nutritious;
clear bouilion. on the other hand. has
stimulating properties with very little
actual food value. One Of the ad.
vantages Of serving hot soup at mig Mt
Is that II often stimulates the apDe.
tits and prepares the digestive sys
TEN for the food that In u follow
Whether IL In necessary 70 serve
SDpp every night or not. IL IL d rather
clncut question 20 answer. as II de-
y,eDcs on the composition Of the meal
IA general. CFeameG soups should
MI ne served when there Is hes w
roast Or heavy dessert To follow.
They IRE very helpful In supplying
soceG n1'r,nient when the rest of the
nltsal Ii rather scan'. as, for example.
when left~oyers are being used or
when uhe~ Dected Company put in an
appearance. II the main part u the
HeaI In hearty il iz perhaps not nee
sFsr.ry ~ always include soup.
am ~ years ~ age. feet 2 inches
IL height and weigh III pounds. An
J overweight Can you tell me VIVA
ff'1ds and dlet win help catafrbs
sonsN.on In the throstr~~Anxl0us
would not say tEst you wsre over
weight. 1hink for your height .ha
you aFe probably about normal IL
weight Sometjmee n catarrhal con
E1llon iE cured or helped consideFab hi
b$ change from n high 10 a IoV
protsiD Gist. This includes b iihefs
supply 81 fresh fruits sn6 fruit JUICE
ss well a. a liberal quantity of flss
yrsnes 10 dates all green Vege' a bliss
especially the lesfy type. such a
spinach. lettuce snd salad greens
faxed cereals, rice and barley. bIt
tsf. olive oil. honey. not more thai
three eFRs week and a very snial
snIo0Dt M meat n is better ~ Us
meat not more titan twice weei
and thea ga the days when eggs hr
Hot ussd 4 glars If buttffnlIk
dsy sDG h small portion III cDtt9g
Ghssse ate gosyd ~ use ana Drau y
agar agar shoUiG he included 10 prs
vent oDsEi jpstiDD. would adyis
you ~ tty tbis s,rt ~ d Diet f.
s@bjIe and RTE whether IL heips sou
condition or not
VII! you tell nae some easy he
6grUes ~ serYe my chlidffu H.
luncheGu2 They nDme home al nan
hut are usually IN such & hurry 4
gel Lark 10 schogI thst II IL dlfflcgi
- get lheTn u est proper meal
Ars. IL H..
WIS not 10y having . sanG vic
luncheon Win hot beverage read
. sor The children when tbey c3nI
lotceY Jb.s NoglG ssss yH3l vori
a. tns ~ tsd 4Iehss co3!g b. mad
M during ths Gnofblng, wrapped
way Dyper units you are ready
..r,k them. The 80 nd"lclJes ma
a.. made If lettuce a41 G4ehfo chess,
,kantea EEg, Hut bread Win cfs5
1.lssxx. ,s.! sA.a Aa.css VI ie&a aea