Evening star., 1943-01-04

the daily eight: A pint of milk for
adults, from y to l quart for a
growing child; a serving of meat,
poultry or fish, or sometimes dried
peas or beans, or nuts; an egg
day. or at least 3 or 4 a week cooked
or in made dishes: two or more
servings OF whole grain or enriched"
products; butter or other fats.
Variety in the breakfast menu
adds interest appeal but the general
pattern may be much the same For
a starter, fruit of some sort. Fruit
is refreshing and appetizing, and
also may supply much of the vitamin
c needed by every one daily. In fact,
If you don't get some food fairly
rich in vitamln c at breakfast it is
hard to get your days quota. Citrus
fruits and tomato juice are popular
as breakfast starters for both these
reasons. Canned or frozen straw
berries also may supply a good deal
OF vitamin c as we'll as appetizing
color and flavor. If the days vita
min c supply is taken care of at
some other meal, home canned and
dried fruits have place on the
family breakfast menu. as do fresh
apples and pears, applesauce or
baked apples and such bottled juices
as cranberry, grape and apple. Some
people like a mixture of vegetable
juices or sauerkraut juice for break
fast.
The more whole grains that are
used in the bread and cereal part
OF the menu, the better for the
family. Ready-prepared cereals save
time, but in cold weather most peo-
pie like hot cooked cereal. Try
whole wheat cooked in milk, or
brown rice steamed with figs, or
hominy served with honey, maple
sirup or bit of sweet fruit pre-
serve. Some families like warm whole
milk on cooked cereal, others prefer
cream. That's a matter of taste or
pocketbook. But it's wise to teach
children to eat and enjoy cereal with
no sugar.
Along with the breakfast cereals
are variety of breakfast breads
every one enjoys-hot crisp toast,
muftlns, biscuits, crusty corn bread,
coffee bread, waffles or pancakes.
Many people enjoy these breakfast
breads with a bit of marmalade or
some other sweet spread. Sunday
morning waffle sandwiches, for in
stance, can be made of two waffles
with melted butter stirred into honey
as filling.
To think back to the daily eight
kinds of foods, eggs needed may
often be provided at breakfast. When
meat, fish or poultry are used at
breakfast these will provide all or
part of the days allowance for
these foods. On such a day, dinner
might have as its main dish a pro-
tein food alternating for meat-such
as dried beans, peas or cheese Popu-
lar for breakfast are creamed dishes
on toast or waffleS such as creamed
Goldfish or f1nnan haddie, or creamed
smoked tongue. For Sunday break
fast, kidney stew or broiled liver is
a favorite. A quick and different
protein dish is brains scrambled with
eggs. Mackerel or other salt fish
broiled under direct heat makes
delicious dish.
Last Of all, there's the breakfast
drink to consider. In cold weather
almost everybody likes hot cup of
something for breakfast. The chill
dren may like warm milk or cocoa
The grown-ups may take their one
cup allowance of coffee at break
fast, or may have half coffee and
half hot milk, or tea, or cocoa, or one
OF the cereal coffee beverages" now
on the market. The idea Is to have
something warm. cheering and good
to taste in your cup these dark win
try mornings.
So the general pattern for a good
winter family breakfast runs from
fruit, cereals and breads, egg, fish or
meat, to that warm cup of some
thing. making sure that the young
sters have plenty Of milk, and that
every one at the table has time to
eat and q cheerful atmosphere to
eat IL in