Show Eating Intelligently Includes Balance and Variety in Menus By META GIVEN I 1 should like to see every American American American Amer Amer- ican family make a resolution to eat cat more intelligently in the year 1942 And this at once gives a big job to homemakers It means they will need to give much thought to their menus and to purchasing and cooking The menus in this column conform conform conform con con- form to the diet wheel heel and are adequate and economical If the homemaker follows them or her own menus which she should check against the diet wheel she will be on the right track so far as protein minerals and vitamins are concerned Of course in addition to seeing seeIng seeIng see- see Ing that men menus as are nutritionally balanced w we need to consider the foods In other particulars too There must be attractive color a variety of textures textures some some foods soft and others crisp and chewy chewy and and both hot and cold foods on the menu If American families can enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- joy 12 months of well-balanced well properly cooked and thoroughly attractive meals it will do wonders wonders wonders won won- ders for the health of the na na- na- na tion And what better reinforcement reinforcement reinforcement reinforce reinforce- ment could we have in this time of emergency One of the most precious possessions is buoyant health for it not only results in physical energy but a wholesome wholesome wholesome whole whole- some mental attitude MENUS FOR MONDAY Breakfast No 2 21 tin tomato juice Cracked wheat cereal with top milk milk milk- milk 4 i cup cracked wheat 3 cups water salt sugar top milk 8 slices enriched bread toasted butter honey 4 coffee for adults 4 cups milk for children Luncheon Onion soup 2 cups sliced onions 1 l fat 5 cups boiling boiling boiling boil boil- ing water 1 veal knuckle 1 cup diced celery salt to suit taste 4 oz rye crackers butter Fruit salad on lettuce lettuce 2 2 bananas banan banan- as 1 grapefruit 3 1 cup mayonnaise mayonnaise may may- lettuce 2 tsp tea for adults 2 cups milk for children Dinner Corned beef beet with horseradish sauce sauce No 2 tin corned beef beet 1 butter 2 flour 1 cup milk Ve J 4 tsp salt 1 horseradish Creamed potatoes potatoes-l potatoes Ibs lbs po po- po- po 1 Ity cups medium white sauce make with milk Head lettuce salad with 1000 Island dressing 1 1 small head lettuce 3 1 cup dressing dressingS 8 S slices whole wheat bread butter butter butter but but- ter Dried fruit whip whip 3 3 1 lb Ib mixed dried fruit 11 1144 cups water Vz 2 cup milk 3 1 cup sugar 1 2 l lemon juice 4 coffee for adults 2 cups milk for children Cost for day About |