Show i FEEDING SCHOOL CHOOL SCHOOLCHILDREN i I f CHILDREN I 1 Copyright ht 1923 New York Yok Evening World Press Publishing Co SWEETS As a rule children get an over supply supply of sugar and this Is la detrimental both ti to appetite and digestion Sugar Suga furnishes energy but not the building material s so essential to the school childs child's schol growth 1 and which Is' Is aply provided by better bette r foods It I has ha been estimated that children that I between five and seven years old ge set get ample sweets if I they tey are allowed one oni S tablespoonful per day and from tom seven sever I to twelve years double this ti amount i is I all al that is necessary The mother who feeds candy or swee sweet t cake to o her child cUd between meals Is la re responsible re- re for the childs child's lack of ot appetite for more Important foods and for fOs an Im irn paired digestion n later on Sweets should should I always be given at the end eDd of a meal A mother la Is apt to I put too much su sugar su- su gar gar on T the thet cereal cereal- cerel Many children ea eat t this without sugar and half halt a a. teaspoon ful tul is sufficient for Cor a portion porton The teason- teason puddings pud pud- dings are made sweet under the tion ton children like lie It very er sweet Under Unde r the same saro erroneous opinion that bake baited I apple is liberally covered coverd d bed cover with whereas the child who has not wih been ben sugar ov overIndulged over over- indulged in sweets will thoroughly wi the food with the the- enjoy enjo small p gar smal Q quantity antty ot of sup su su- Is The distributed 5 amount 5 of In f sugar the men mentioned above ahoy e cereal puddings r custards stewed fruits frits vegetables pudding an and I cocoa that a child consumes during th the S Molasses Is la day a form of sweets sweeta that tha is not used aa as a much as it should be Molasses has a higher food fOd value than thai ii I sugar U gar and children usually relish it It Cookies and simple Cookie cakes should hould be ba al allowed al- al lowed only at meals meal Candy Is la not harmful If ir Candy given in I re re- re amounts and only on soon eoon loon after a ameal ameal meal as an addition to the diet The allowed should be of the det best Te S candy shoud l an and ana ii simple In in form torm |