Show Your Baby's HealtH Healt By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of th the American Medical l Association an and oi the Health Magazine 1 4 Since during the period of child childbearing childbearing bearing bearing- two Individuals must be bo fed through one mouth it is Important important im ira- that the prospective mother moth moth- er or get her full complement of proteins proteins proteins pro pro- carbohydrates a and d mineral substances dally daily and that she avoid avold excess of habits that might Impair the growth of the baby In many parts of the country for Instance the thc water lacks Iodine As AJ a a. result the vegetable and animal foods fo developed In Jn these parts also will lack this substance Even table salt which h used to contain mu much h i iodine dine now has be been n refined free of the el ele inc ment nt To make up for lor this lack of an nn important mineral mineraI iodized salt should be used or the doctor may prescribe iodine in the form of ot tablets Iodine also may be ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed in sea food The prospective mother another however however however how how- ever does do s not need n eed extra amounts of oC Iodized salt Wh What t ahe he g gets ts through tho the usual seasoning of t her ber food probably is sufficient Alcohol should be avoided altogether altogether altogether alto alto- gether and should be smoked in moderation During the early months many women suffer from nausea or vomiting or both A good way w y to tb control this difficulty is Ls to re replace replace re re- place the regular three meals daily with a small amount of f solid food every 2 hours Water Vater may be taken with meals not between them The following diet has been suggested suggested sug sug- as s typical for the th early months of child bearing Before rIsing or dry toast Breakfast Breakfast one half hour later Orange grapefruit stewed prunes or apricots cereal with cream and sugar one soft boiled egg thin buttered toast with unsalted butter milk cocoa weak tea or coffee with sugar 10 a. a m. m Glass m.-Glass Glass of oC milk with crackers Graham Nabisco oatmeal oatmeal oat oat- meal etc Lunch Lunch Cup Cup of ot cream of oC celery celery cel eel ery cry asparagus spinach or potato potato potato po po- po- po tato soup soup cra crackers kers salad of at lettuce tomato endive etc with sugar and few drops of oC lemon whole wheat bread or toast buttered ice cream water Ice lee or custard i 4 p. p m. m m. Milk Milk cocoa chocolate or weak tea small piece of ot cake crackers or wafers Dinner DInner Cup Cup of bouillon or vegetable soup especially tomato soup crackers small lamb chop broiled steak or veal chop well done baked potato mashed potatoes potatoes po po- or carrots thin bread or toast buttered lettuce or tomato salad ice cream or water ice Bedtime Glass of oC hot milk chocolate or malted milk G Graham aham or oatmeal crackers If a woman finds that certain foods disagree with her they may maybe maybe maybe be eliminated for a a. while |