Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-05-02 | Page 7 | Don't Let Child Piece between Meals

UNCLE SAM'S ADVICE FOR BAIIES. ' ' Don't Let Child Piece Between Heals During tha fourth rout milk atlll re-1 tnaina an Important part of tha ohlld'a food, but much of It aaay now be Ivan IK the form of bread and milk, milk soups, or milk puddings, of it may be poured over the cereal. 80m children object to drinking milk, and In such cases it la wise to Food should be carefully prepared to fit It to a child's powers and should be eerred In an appetising fashion at proper Intervale. Young children should not be offered "tastes" of the family meals, as this habit tends to destroy ths appetite for the simple, rather restricted diet adapted to their need. . Children should have aa abundanos of pure, eool drinking water. This la especially Important In summer, when they are perspiring freely. If there is any doubt about the purity of the water It should be filtered or boiled, or both. Since n is always difficult for chit-dren chit-dren to chew their food properly. It should be finely minced, mashed or softened for them throughout these early years. Never -under any circumstances should children have coffee, tea, or strong cocoa. They should have no highly seasoned or spiced foods, rich pastries, raw vegetables, onions, corn, or cabbage. Bananaa and all partly ripened fruit are likely to make trou-ble. trou-ble. ' If children are Inclined to be constipated con-stipated they should have plenty of laxative foods. These are oereala, particularly oatmeal; the coarser breads, such aa graham and whols wheeu fruit or fruit Juice, particularly oranges and prunes; and vegetables like string , beans, asparagus and spinach. , ..'" (Official Advice on Raising Babies, From Children's Bureau of the t'ntted Htatea Department nf I-aW ) differ it under some such - disguise. The cereal need no longer be strained, but must bs very thoroughly cooked. The diet at this time should Include all articles advised for earlier years, with ths addition of more meats, vegetables and fruits. Baked potatoes with a little butter are a staple food at this period. Bread and butter, or toast and butter, and plenty of hard crusts or swieback are important. Eggs or meat such aa roasted, boiled, or broiled beet, mutton, chicken or fish, should be given at least once a The child of 4 will probably thrive'' on three or four meals a day, the heaviest being taken In the middle of the day. If he appears to be hungry, a light lunch, such aa milk, may bs' given In the interval between break-1 fast and dinner or between dinner and supper, but no nibbling should be permitted between meals. A child should be taught to com to the table with that vfcrorous appetite for his food that leads to good digestion and a.wlrnllKtlon.