The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-07
CAKES, COOKIES
 WHOLESOME FOOD
The Surprising Verdict of More Than 300 Hospital
 Dietitians
GOOD FOR CHILDREN


 Cakes and cookies, contrary to general belief, are wholesome for children. -4
 This surprising verdict of more than 300 q dietitians in hospitals, experts in nutrition and doctors, who affirm that cakes and cookies made from good milk, eggs, sugar and butter or vegetable shortening constitute a good food for children as well as adults. comes In sur- consultant in Nutrition and Diet Therapy, and author of Food in Health and Disease" and will be glad news to the 24,612,486 chill drcn in the United States. The in- gradients in cakes and cookies sup ply energy to the child and offer q variety in the diet, say the experts.
 Some of the best known experts in the country pass Judgment on this question. pr Leweliys r. Barker of Baltimore; Grace IT. Hunter, chief dietitian of the Wal ter Reed General hospital in Wash- ington, D. C., (expressing the opinion of all of the dietitions in the hospital); pr John Ruhrah of Baltimore, and Dr Reginald Fitz of Boston, both prominent special- ists in diseases requiring diet.ther-' apy; Miss Ruth Bowden, dietitian of the Potter Memorial Clinic. Santa Barbara, Cal; Miss Adeline Wood, dietitian of Mt Sinai hospi- tai in New York city: Mrs Mary Pascoe Huddleson, editor, Journal American Dictetic association. New York city; Dr oliver T. Osborne of New Haven, Conn, noted nutrition. ist; Dr Edward r. r. Copp of the Scripps Metabolic Clinic. La Jolia. California; Prudence Penny, food specialist of the New York Amer jean: and Emma Smedley, for ] 5 years director of the School Lunch Rooms in Philadelphia. are among those who agree on the verdict.
 It was the general opinion of those contributing to tho survey that there Is need for intelligence in the inclusion of cake in tho diet, especially for children. Stress- ing moderation, some urged that cake be included only at the end of n well-balanced meal. Tn q few cases the reason for the prejudice against cake was stated 10 be the fact that many mothers permitted over-lndulgence and conseduent neglect of other important foods.
 Some comments follow:
 Dr Max I1inhorn of New York City:-"SImple cnkes or cookies. made from good milk, eRRs, sugar ahd butctr or vegetable shortening form q wholesome food which may woll be eaton by children ng well ng adults--provided the oakes are properly prepared. Tho above cakes should be included In the diet as they arc energy producers and contain tho principal ingre Of the necessary nutritive material"
 Miss Lucy II. Grill, dietitian, tho Jewish hospital of Brooklyn, ". Y. Ut is often difficult to get chll- dren to ont enough bulk to take care of their energy roquireme eiitB. This s particularly true of chil- dren in hospitals. Therefore, if they can be persuaded to ont their main meal with q simple dcBsort Gas cake, cookies, etc) as n rownrd, tho problem may be solved. The child has not only been well nour. ishcd but has enjoyed. it. F'| E
 "t also think that cookies and milk are good between meal lunch- os ns well as bread and butter and milk. However, children must bc guided in their food habits, and q 'sweet-tooth' appetite must bo guided with discretion"
 Dr John T. .o'Mara, Baltimore, Md.:--"Can well Do 2 part of gen. You get out of food what you put into t in valuo."
 D. Carrie Hail. iietitian of New ton hospital. Newton, Lowcr Falls, Mnss:--"Slmple cakes and cookies seem to mo to be wholesome food whom eaten in reasonable quanti. ties. They have tho same food value as other articles made of the same supplies but their especial value iB tho pleasing taste and variety of form and color"
 Dr Warron Coleman of New York City:--"Good from every point of view in proper amountB."
 Miss Blanche, E. Pickle, dieti. ton of the dallinger Municipal hospital, Washington. D. C.--"t can think of no good reason why these cannot Do used on any child's menu. I don't think it Is the use of the coohi6s that is objected to. l would rather be inclined to think that children may eat tho cookies and not ent the ossentials--so would suggest that they Do taught 10 eat their essentials first and cookies be given after they have finished eating those essentials." ~
 Walter II. Eddy, Ph, D., diroc: tor of tho "Good Housolecpins" Bureau Of Foods. sanitatoin and Health. Now York City:-"The eone,us,on .tssa statsd o correct rs;., pFc. the diet does not produce an excess of sugar consumption"
 Miss 0raco Moreiand, dietitian. Northern Pacific hospital. St Paul Minn:--"Cnko and cookies seem 10 mo to bo wholesome food for c child's diet. if they are used to com. ploto q meal and are not eaten at such time that they will inter. fere with tho appetite for other
 Miss Margaret cowden, dietltian, Chiidren'B Memorial fospitai,' Chi- cngo, Ill.--"We include them (cako and cookiog) on general diets at Chlldren's Memorial hospital"
 Miss Jeanette Crooks, dietittan, Riley hospital, Indianapolis, ind.-- We include them In tho diots of our chiidron here in tho hospital occasionally with tho dessert but arc careful to withhold the dessert until they have eaten c reasonable amount of their other foods" A
 Miss Barbara V. pisel, diietitian, Bridgewater, Conn:---"Do we not include sponge and other simple cakes in the hospital diot7 If ad. yisabie in this case, why not for healthy chidlren 2"
 Dr Henry Rawie 0eyeiin of New York city: "f would emphaticaiiy, say I agreo to both of the questiohb \ of course. I do not feel that cakes and cookies shouid be the major or the sole source of food ins. take for any cihId, but cannot see any reason why they stsould not 20 to mako up as much as tt to 2B per cent of the total caiofIes.s
 Dr Charming Buckingham, Peter l Beent Brigham hospital, Bostens Mass: T can see no reason why 1 cako in c properly balanced diet | .a- (. a.. i.a.. H.a4 I