Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-23 | Page 18 | Many Sweets Are Not Good for Children

YOUR BABY AND MINE INE 1 t Many Sweets 1 Are Not Good For Children j 1 By MYRTLE M MEYER EYER ELDRED Traditionally this Is the season sea sea- B ason a- a t son for sweets In abundance Years ago the Christmas stock 1 ing always always carried an orange i and an apple In the the thc toe then then t f nuts and hard candies candles above f t But today none of these Is an C especial treat Oranges ar are an r everyday food for most children chil chi Idren I- I dren and candy an everyday c experience But we do have t to insure that t f sweets are not eaten to the point of misery when j there ar are e 1 sure to be so many to be had hadnot not only candy but cakes cook cook- cookI I J lea ies puddings pies all the good things we associate with the tho I holiday i. i Every author on nutrition has haa i exactly the same thing to say about candy It is delightful to the taste and almost universally universal universal- j. j ly Iy liked by childr children n. n If given between meals i it spoils the childs child's appetite for such bland foods as milk and vegetables i It provides lots of nourishment in the form tonn of carbohydrates 4 and fats but is lacking in pro tein minerals and vitamins Chocolate however pure is isone i r one of ot those foods toward which many persons are allergic It is very rich because of its Ita i high fat content and because nu nuts 1 are not easy for children to chew they also slow up the r digestion If an particle of or nut j is inhaled into the lungs when 1 the child chokes on it it can 1 be as dangerous as any other t foreign body f. f i Plain candies candles can be eaten at the end of a meal without t. i any real harm hann to the child In fact a piece or two of candy can take the place of the usual dessert The teeth should be J cleaned promptly as candy has haj long been blam blamed d for the tooth decay which children are prone I Used thus wisely candy can be a delightful addition to a J wholesome plain diet But I V doubt if children under three will n ill ever miss it if it it is ia not given to them r J Our leaflet No 3 Desirable 1 t Sweets for Children may be I had by sending a stamped self- self addressed envelope with your II request to Myrtle lyrtIe Meyer Eldr Eldred in care of Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau j tJ