Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 14 | Regular Eating Habits Aid Health of Children

Regular Eating Habits Aid Health of Children I By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Journal of the American Medical l Association and of Hygeia the Health Magazine 1 During its infancy infancy and and afterward feed afterward feed your child at regular regular regular regu regu- lar periods Be sure that meals are served punctually and that the intervals between them are aro long enough to permit the childs child's stomach to empty itself and dige digestion tion to take place Do not hurry a child who is eat eat- ing Get your youngster up earlier I If for f r Instance rather than let him bolt his breakfast to get to school on time Frown on eating between meals meal If It the child is properly fed at mealtimes mealtimes mealtimes meal meal- times there is no reason why he I should eat at ot other times of the day The youngster who has this I habit comes to his luncheon or dinner dinner din din- ner ncr without appetite and is apt to reject the food he should have Few mothers really know whether children eat between meals and nd how bow much they eat at such times The mother who whole is feeding h her r little one scientifically should have havea a a. record record rec rec- rec- rec ord of these feedings Then she zhe can guide the childs child's diet properly and know the reason when occasionally occasionally occasionally occa occa- the youngster lacks appe appe- tite Whether a child should be forced to eat certain foods if he doesn't like lIko them is something of a moot point There are two schools school of ot thought in this matter One group insists the child should be taught to eat everything The other holds that persistent refusal of food hints that the child may have some sensitivity sens- sens to that food substance and is better off oft without it Jt Incidentally nature seems to have put some of the most important Important important tant vitamins and minerals in foods which to o put it mildly children dislike Carrots turnips spinach cabbage and similar vegetables for instance carry large amounts of vitamins A B Band and C C. C and also min mm- Since many children are apt to eye these foods rather coldly its it's wise for a mother to consult a doctor doctor doc doe tor tar to learn whether her child is really sensitive to a food substance before she accepts the Idea that the child refuses it because of a a. seas seas- If your child refuses to eat permit him to leave the table at the end of the meal but see that he does not eat until the next mealtime regardless regardless regardless regard regard- less of how hungry he ho seems to be beIn bein bein in the interim When this has h happened a certain number lumber of times the youngster will learn earn to eat food at the tho proper time Incidentally farmers who raise prize animals feed teed them selected ae- ae ed diets at regular intervals