Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-08 | Page 14 | How to Eat to Beat the Heat Vitality and Vitamins Both Found in Your Back Yard

How to Eat to Beat the Heat Vitality and Vitamins Both Found in Your Back Yard By ALICE H. H SMITH Nutritionist Cleveland Health Council You can dig a a lot of health out of that back yard vitality and vitamins Nothing gives greater returns than those hours in your garden But to get the best returns it is is important to know which plants provide the most food value Tomatoes are especially rich in in vitamin C as well as in vitamin A and minerals Even green to tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes to- to matoes have their valuable vitamin content Tomatoes incidentally are among the few vegetables which can be safely canned without use of a pressure cooker Next come carrots cooked or uncooked un un- un- un cooked They are high in food value and important because their delicious flavor stimulates the appetite ap ap- ap- ap petite Leaf lettuce requires much less work than head lettuce and has more food value The dark green leaves are high in iron content content content con con- tent and vitamin A. A Parsley is another important vegetable Save a few inches for a parsley bed in m the garden Parsley Parsley Parsley Pars Pars- ley however should be eaten not merely u used ed as a garnish for some other food often less Important Parsley is high in vitamin A and C and minerals especially iron I If there is sufficient space for corn in your garden choose a yellow yellow yellow yel yel- low variety since the yellow corn contains vitamin A A. Beets are worth any space you youcan youcan youcan can give them They should be planted fairly thick and then thinned The younger tops will provide a choice vegetable a fine substitute for those who do not like spinach In fact all the green leafy vegetables are good Peas and ard beans likewise are ex ex- ex- ex If It your family happens to like white turnips be sure you serve the turnip tops as a vegetable You'll overlook good food if you dont don't Potatoes are important if you have the space They are not only good producing energy-producing food but potatoes are high in mineral content content content con con- tent and contain an appreciable amount of vitamin C C. Finally theres there's s the dandelion Whole lots are filled with them at this time of the year They are delicious cooked or served as a salad or in a salad bowl with other greens and a dash of French dressing dress dress- ing NEXT Diet and income