Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 8 | Dr. Fishbein's Health Talks

P Dr Di- Fishbein's L Health I Talks fly Dy DR MORRIS EIN As much as the hit run and driver Is a menace to other people toe the eat cat run and luncher is a menace to his own health In your endeavor to save time lime durIng duro dur- ing the lunch hour you are likely to lose your sense of proportion and abuse your health which is certainly tar far more valuable than time Without health time can mean little tittle if an any anything thing Because luncheon is taken in such sucha a hurry by most workers it usually includes a sandwich n a cup of coffee and possibly a piece of fruit or some dessert On many occasions this food tood is gUlped In five to ten minutes so that the remaining time may be spent in gossip bridge or shopping Such a lur luncheon is of little f If anY use me either for nutrition or for even satisfaction ot of hun hunger er and is iI usually supplemented in the middle o of the afternoon by cand candy soda fountain drinks or some other food substance The sandwich is probabLy one or of orthe the most costly types of food that youcan you youcan can purchase in iii relationship to its ils food lood value The average American sandwich consists of two slices of white bread with a piece of meat trimmed by a razor like apparatus It affords little in the way of nutrition its only advantage ad ad- vantage Js is the speed with which you youcan youcan can consume it Nevertheless you ou cnn can make a 3 most nutritious sandwich by using with ith a slice of meat if meat is necessary a mixture of eg egg lettuce tomato fish tish and other food products which con con- tam tain not only protein but also the necessary vitamins and mineral salts While coffee or tea is stimulating n nand and has become the standard Ameri cart can drink you should remember that hot milk which can be in the form of cocoa or chocolate is just about as appetizing and certainly far more more nu nu- So for a light luncheon you will probably get et more for your money in a milk drink than in either coffee or tea I If you do not care for coffee tea or milk there is 5 stilt still the possibility o of taking laking a bowl ot of vegetable soup which wm will provide not only th the hot drink but also the thc useful bulk and the vitamins and mineral salts associated asso- asso with the vegetables Your dessert with the noon day luncheon should probably be fruit Although we eat cat more fruit as a a class than any other nation there are arel still stitt far too many people who neglect lect the possibility of getting gelling nutrition and bodybuilding substances in the form of the apple the banana the orange the berries o of various kinds peaches apricots and the other fruits easily casily available in any lunchroom