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Show School Lunch Is a Problem Mothers Face By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX Not an empty hud. but an empty atomach, causss many a school child to (at low marks. Which will explain ex-plain why so many thoughtful community com-munity leaders are backing the Kitchencraft drive to put adequate luncheons In each child's school day program. Healthy children, these leaders realise, real-ise, are the best assets any community com-munity can have. What is your community doing about getting a school lunch program pro-gram started this . coming year? TOMORROW'S MENU Breakfast Cranberry Jules, scrambled eggs, little sausages. Buttered toast, coffee, milk. Luncheon Tomato Juice, lima bean loaf, green salad, sliced bananas and cream, sugar cookies, tea, milk. Dinner Grapefruit Juice, liver and bacon, stuffed baked potatoes, spinach, timbalea, mincemeat tarts, coffee, milk. That la really a far mora vital question ques-tion for this Christmas season the special aeason for little children thai the wees usual ousstisa of what toys shall I give the children for Christmas. Well Balanced A good school lunch must be nourishing nour-ishing and well balanced. Hot food isn't absolutely necessary. Cold food la better than nothing, and if nourishing and balanced, cold food eaten alowly and thoroughly chewed la excellent The bureau of home oconomtca gives these hints on what should be included In a week's school lunch menu: Besides the main dish, each child should have at least one full glass of milk each day at lunch, aome fresh fruit each day and tomatoes twice a week. If your child's school la located near a church which haa a well equipped kitchen, why don't you and the other mothers In the community com-munity make soma arrangement with the church to prepare hot luncheons for the youngstsrs, the church to bs paid for this service, thereby Increasing Its missionary or other special fund? Local Service In soma communities groups of parents have aet up a central kltch-sn kltch-sn where hot lunches are prepared for distribution to ths various schools In the district Where It is not possible to serve ths sntlrs lunch at school the school kitchen car prepare the main hot dish and th children can taks along from homi thslr milk, fruit and whatever else is nesdsd. Thsrs are many ways in which this all Important mattar o! feeding young children properly at their midday meal can be managed. But it takes time, thought and gen-ulna gen-ulna interest In fact. It nssda to be done with a drive. If you and your neighbors believe that all the mothers and fathers in your community should gst together and give the children a real Christmaa Christ-maa present an organised drive to Insure them proper luncheons during dur-ing ths school ysar, you might write today to the bureau of home economics eco-nomics for a free bulletin, "Menus and Recipes for Luncheons at School" Address your request to ths bursau of home economics, care of department of agriculture, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C |