White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-18
Of Recognized Importance,
Alike to Community
and Family.

How theories ABOUT the proper
food for children have changed IN
the last generation! At one time the
child, after he was weaned. was con-
sidered as merely little man or
woman and given smaller amounts
of the regular family diet. Then 1t
was discovered that he could not
take care of adult food and his diet
was limited to an enormous degree.
Later research proved that on such
a simpli6ed regime he was not get
ting everything he needed and there
fore other foods prepared to suit his
Young digestion were added to the
milk and cereal diet. Now young
baby gets fruit and vegetable juices.
egg yolks, minced liver, early in life
and consequently thrives.
The young mother has much
easier problem now in feeding a
child, although the diet does contain
more things. The formula for mod
flying" cows milk is now simple and
It is seldom a problem to get 1t to
SulL Lne DaUy uiSeSlloh.
The bureau of home economics at
Washington emphasizes the fact
that we no longer consider the re-
sponsibility of seeing that the chill
dren in our midst get proper food as
merely a family matter. 1t says:
"Wherever there is shortage OF
food for children. the community Is
responsible for providing each child
not merely with food enough. but
with the essential food elements.
Lack of food. or wrong diet. II
more damaging to the child than II
the adult because the child is grow
ing and his food. while serving nj!
present needs, must also build TO-
the future.
"Milk, of course, is the most i'm
portant item in the diet of the child
But instead Of merely the milk ant
gruels which in many families USE
to be the young childs diet, a va
riety of foods is recommended now
adays, even for the baby. Milk. &C
reals, tomato or orange juice. othe
vegetables and fruits, eggs and som
meat-begin early, nutritionists sa!
to give him all these things, maxim
sure, of course, that they are suit
ably prepared. Give them to him a
first as fruit juices or finely choppe
or mashed vegetables. or scrape
meat. Little by little let him hav
coarser and more solid food until, b
the age of two, he is having the sam
kind of food as the rest of the fan
fly. though in different proportions
"Give the child plenty of mill
Nutritionists have watched TT
growth of different groups of chi
dren who were all on the same di
except that some had more mi
than others, or some had milk viii
others had not. In every case TT
children who had most milk outgre
the others in weight and height.
The child does not drink enough mi
give it to him cooked with his mus
or oatmeal, with his vegetables I
other food.
milk and cod liver oil or ontdo'
sunshine are particularly importa
to children as protection again
ricketts,, q disease of the bones
rather a failure of the bones to q
velop properly. ricketts,. resulting
stunted growth. or crooked leg
misshapen chest, or other deforn
ties Is one of the sure signs OF u
ACCOMPLISHMENT. 1t is the result
lack of calcium and phosphor
for bone building Furnished in Il
milky and of vitamin u FURNISH
in cod liver oil and produced by o.
door sunshine), which helps d
child's body to use the calcium CO
tanned in his food.
Especially for children In nee
families. nutritionists urge tn
somehow cod liver oil be provided
at least two teaspoonfuls day 7
every child under two years old. al
some for older children, too. II pos
BILE. 1t will cost. for each child abo
Is to 25 cents week.
"For children. then. nutritious
emphasize first of all the protect
foods That is to say, In famili
on short rations the first things
provide ere such protective foods
the children's milk, cod liver