Show CHILDREN REN HELP SUGGEST FOODS WHICH GIVE NECESSARY V VARIETY Lit fr 1 z i Y I 1 I r T 9 fm c v y School Children at Lunch Lunch Waiting for the Hot Dish Pr Prepared pared by bT the tha United States D Department of ot Agriculture If It the children are Inte Interested In their own school ool lunches and are taught how to pack them properly they will not only take thI Ibid task off oft the tile mothers mother's hands but help to suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest foods which give the necessary variety varlet for a well balanced diet Children should be taught to prepare sandwiches wen and to pack them neatly In waxed piper paper so t they will neither fall tall to pieces pieces' nor dry out but before be be- tore fore they are to be eaten caten An occasional occa occa- atonal discussion of foods suitable forthe forthe for forthe the school lunch will lead to surprisIngly surprisingly surprisingly good suggestions from the children children children chil chil- dren themselves as to what t they ley like to have or W what other othel- c children bring When hot cocoa milk or soup can cnn be obtained at school the children are better off oft Efforts should be made by groups of ot paren parents ts to establish the serving of at least one one hot dish with the school lunch Sandwiches Most Substantial Sandwiches because of their convenience con con- are usually the s substantial part of the basket lunch By varying the bread occasionally using whole wheat graham Boston brown bread brend raisin date or nut bread brend or split buttered buttered but but- tere rolls roUs or biscuit cinnamon or other buns t the e lunches will not seem jo fO io monotonous In IIi addition to sliced toast roast or boiled meat bacon chicken or rabbit may be used Chopped meat or r ground meats of or any kind chopped hard boiled eggs moistened with salad d dressing nS n.'S sIng cottage cheese peanut butter butter but but- ter nut meats or r cooked fish are good gooc filling for sandwiches and also supply small amounts of or protein for the midday midday midday mid mid- day meal lettuce tomatoes and other salad materials with dressing make palatable moist sandwiches and intro Intro- duce cluce some vegetables Into the lunch i while sweets may be he supplied bY by a a aja ja Jam jelly or fruit butt butter hone honey brown sugar or maple sugar filling or by cookies caI cakes eg dates raisins figs sweet chocolate or f other sweets easily carried Fruit should be Included as ns often as possible Children sometimes have a prejudice prejudice dice diet against salads This may be because bc- bc c- c cati cause e the first salad tasted was net not just right If they have ave been accustomed tomed at home from an earl early age to salads with dressings cOl containing very I little vinegar or acid and made with good oil In perfect condition they will cultivate a n liking for fOI them and enable the mother mothel to provide both salad vegetables and salad oil two valuable foods in their diet J Prepare Lunch Carefully In packing the lunch basket every eel ve precaution should be taI taken en to to keep the foods clean and anti In good condition Foods thai spoil easily should bu bo avoided In b Ir mrm weather Paper napkins nap nap- kins or and thin waxed or parchment wrapping paper are Inexpensive Inex Inex- Inexpensive pensive especially If bought In large huge Qu quantities s. s These not only protect the lunch but the Children's Childrens clothing Washable napkins nay be used instead Instead In in- stead but they are more nore troublesome and are likely to be lost Sandwiches sweet foods and fruIts fruits should be wrapped separately and the heaviest things put at nt t the le bottom of ot the lunch box Cup apple applesauce applesauce sauce Jelly and other s soft ft foods can cnn be carried In paper cups or cartons artons In n small top screw Jars or or covered cred j jelly lly glasses M Milk k from home 1 Is desirable whenever er It can be carried I if It n nr ni provIsIon pro vision can be made for serving ser It at school |