Show WHAT to EAT and WHY WHy e. e eloa loa f arll Nf Noted Note l F Fo d l Authority Author Explains What a Is s Meant can by CORRECT NUTRITION Describes How to Construct a Balanced Diet Det S So 0 Essential to Maintain Optimal Health By C. C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 East lb 3 St. St New York City To 0 SOME families a summons to the dinner table means J- J nothing lOthing more than a chance to satisfy hunger To others it represents an opportunity to gratify the palate some some- sometimes sometimes sometimes times to the extent of overtaxing the digestive system Neither of oj these extremes fulfills the tlc true function of food which is to provide adequately but not to excess for growth main main- maintenance maintenance and repair of the body Food May Fail Fall to Feed You can satisfy hunger without providing correct nutrition You Youcan Youcan Youcan can partake of de de- de- de tasting licious-tasting foods to the point of over over- overindulgence overindulgence overindulgence indulgence with with- without without without out meeting bodily requirements The mere spending spend spend- spending spending ing of money will willY Y Al not insure good nu nu- nutrition r. r for ex ex- extremely extremely ex- ex extremely poor diets F can be found in households where the income is large and the food budget is ample What counts is learning to provide the right foods in the correct pro pro- portions The return in health will willbe willbe willbe be more than worth the invest invest- investment investment investment ment of effort in acquiring this knowledge A Balanced Balanc d Diet Science has discovered what foods are necessary to help build top health and keep us per percent percent percent cent fit The amount of food re re- required required re- re required by a man for a days day's work can be accurately determined We know that Po a specific disease may maybe maybe maybe be produced by one diet and cured by another that growth can be influenced through changes in the quality of the dietary that old age may be deferred by choosing the food with care We know that the body bod is a working machine which never stops but may slow down or get out of order unless the daily diet includes every element every mineral every vitamin needed to maintain health and avoid the de de- deficiency de- de deficiency fiCi cy diseases ft Seven Essentials There are seven factors to be considered in planning a balanced diet Protein for building body tissue and repairing the millions of cells that are worn out daily Carbohydrates to produce quick heat and energy Fats Fats Fats-a a more compact form of fuel which are also essential in a satisfactory diet Minerals which serve both as builders and regulators of body processes The six vitamins A B C D E and G that also act as regulators and prevent a num num- number number number ber of deficiency diseases Water which serves as a vehicle by which food is carried to the sues And cellulose or bulk bulk re i re required for the normal functioning of the intestinal tract A Danger in Omitting Ono Food Substance The homemaker who fails to take every everyone one of these factors into consideration is depriving her Iler husband of ot the opportunity to develop his greatest efficiency Moreover she may be robbing her children of their birthright Dur Dur- During During During ing every day of childhood the body is being built and defects in inbody inbOdy inbody body structure are arc likely to arise I if the child is improperly nour nour- It is then that disease and disability make their appearance as a result of faulty nutrition How Bow tragic to deprive the young body of substances so necessary to its well being ft How to Check the tho Diot for Balance Perhaps you are arc like the home- home homemakers homemakers homemakers makers who tell me that they do donot donot donot not know a protein from a carbo carbo- hydrate Or it may be that while you understand the difference you do not know what quantities should be included in the diet each day To simplify your task of serving balanced menus at every meal I have prepared a Homemakers Homemaker's Chart for Checking Nutritional Balance in In convenient chart form it shows what foods should be included in the diet every day and gives the standard amount for each food There are also skeleton skeleton skeleton ton menus outlined by food classi classi- classifications classifications classifications which enable you to plan balanced menus for every meal by making a choice from each group of required foods I urge every homemaker to write for this chart and use it daily Then you wont won't make such common mistakes as serving a dried legume as a vegetable at a ameal ameal ameal meal in which meat is used which tends to concentrate too much pro pro- protein protein protein tein in one meal or choosing a too-heavy too dessert following a main course that is overly rich in carbo carbo- hydrates 60 Per Cent Carbohydrates Carbohydrates should form at least 60 per cent of the supply of food fuel Rarely are menus de de- deficient deficient de- de deficient in carbohydrates because they are so widely distributed in such common foods as cereals bread potatoes macaroni prod prod- products products products sweets and sweet fruits and vegetables such as oranges grapes apples and peas Fats should supply about 20 per percent percent I cent of the caloric content of the diet They are obtained from but but- butter butter butter ter margarine cream egg yolk I salad dressings vegetable oils and the fat of meats A protein food should provid be-provid- ed at each meal Meat poultry fish eggs cheese milk and most nuts supply complete protein Ce Ce- Cereals Cereals Cereals reals and legumes furnish incomplete incomplete incomplete protein which may be sup sup- supplemented supplemented supplemented by the complete pro pro- protein protein protein tein of milk A AThe The Protective Foods It is essential that the diet should contain an abundance of minerals and vitamins which are furnished by the protective foods foods- milk eggs fruits and vegetables Cellulose or bulk is obtained from fruits vegetables and whole il grain cereals Water comes from juicy fruits succulent vegetables milk and other beverages as well as the water that is consumed as asa asa a beverage To provide adequate amounts of l. l the seven food essentials at every meal meal to to avoid the mistake of serving too much of one type of r food and too little of another another- should be the worthy aim of ev ev- every every ery cry homemaker You will find the task considerably easier i if you send for the Homemakers Homemaker's Chart Tack it up in your kitchen or in inthe inthe I the room where you plan your menus and use it to check the nutritional balance of every meal you prepare If you faithfully follow the food program outlined in hi the chart you will help to assure your family of correct nutrition This is the most priceless gift you could be be- bestow bestow stow V upon them For nutrition is the architect that draws the plans of human destiny In providing the tho right foods you yon lay a n firm foundation for health on which to rear a life me of happiness and suc sue cess |