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Show I WHAT to EATand EAT and WHY C . Houston Goudiss Goudlss Discusses the Diet of Expectant ExpectantMother ExpectantMother Mother . Some General Rules for Wise WiseEating WiseEating Eatmg Eating at This Important TimeBy Time TimeByC By ByC C HOUSTON GOUDISSD GOUDISSISTINGUISHED GOUDISS GOUDISSWISTINGUISHED WISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED D ISTINGUISHED writers andsoclOloglSts andsociologists and sociologists soclOloglSts , both here and andabroad andabroad andabroad abroad , have concerned themselves in m recent years wIth wIththe withthe withthe the writing WrItmg of a Children's Childrens ' Charter and a Baby's Babys ' BIllof Bill of ofRIghts ofRights ofRights RIghts These efforts efIorts are commendable because they dem demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate onstrate a forward looking lookmg attitude a genuine genume attempt to tobetter tobetter tobetter better the lot of the next generation Indeed , they represent representa a concerted effort to do fore ford children m in general what whatmothers whatmothers whatmothers mothers have always tried to todo todo todo do individually mdlvldually for their own ownchIldren ownchildren ownchildren chIldren childrenBefore Before a Baby Is Born BornBut BornBut BornBut But not every mother rnother real1zes realizes real1zeswhat realizeswhat realizeswhat what all nutritionists nutntlOnlsts know-that know that knowthatto know - thatto to a not mconsld inconsid mconslderable inconsiderable mconsiderable erable degree the thevery thevery thevery very foundations foundatlons of ofgood ofgood ofgood good health for the thechild thechild thechild child are laid down downbefore downbefore downbefore before he is born bornFor bornFor bornFor For it has been beenwell 4 4w w \ ell said that good goodnutntlon goodnutrition nutntlon nutrition for the m it mfant itfant infant fant begins begms with withgood withgood withgood good nutrition nutntlon for forthe forthe forthe the motherUnfortunately motherUnfortunately mother motherUnfortunatelymany Unfortunatelymany Unfortunately many people even evenm evenin evenin m in this enlightened age still stlll clmg cling clingto clingto to superstition superstltlon and old wives tales taleswhen taleswhen taleswhen when it comes to choosing choosmg the theproper theproper theproper proper foods for those Important Importantrnonths importantmonths importantmonths rnonths months before a baby is bornSome born Some Common FallaciesAs FallaciesAs Fallacies FallaciesAs As a result some e-pectant e pectant expectant epectantmothers expectantmothers expectantmothers , - mothers overeat frequently of the thewrong thewrong thewrong wrong kinds kmds of food others do donot donot donot not take enough of the foods that thatare thatare thatare are required to maintain mamtam top tophealth tophealth tophealth health for the mother and bulld build bulldthe buildthe buildthe the baby s body soundly while whilestlll whilestill whilestill stlll still another group believes beheves such suchantiquated suchantiquated suchantiquated antiquated notions notlons as the idea that thata a woman WO'l1an WOl1an ' may eat whatever she ' , craes crai cra\ cra crag \ es ' during durmg this penodIn periodIn period penod periodIn In view of the fact that recent recentnutrltiOn recentnutrition recentnutrition nutrltiOn nutrition work has given us more moreknowledge moreknowledge moreknowledge knowledge than ever before of how howand howand howand and what the expectant mother mothershould mothershould mothershould should eat dietetic errors durmg during durmgthiS duringthis duringthis thiS period penod are particularly deplor deplorable deplorable deplorable deplorableBuild able ableBuild BUildng Build ng Better Babies BabiesEvery BabiesEvery BabiesEvery Every expectant mother should shouldbe shouldbe shouldbe be under the care of a physIcian physIcianand physicianand physicianand and usually he gives specific ad advIce advice advice vIce concerning concernmg the foods that thatmay thatmay thatmay may be eaten and those that might mightbetter mightbetter mightbetter better be avoided But every everywoman everywoman everywoman woman will be a better motherif mother1f mother 1f if she understands something somethmg of ofthe ofthe ofthe the functions and fate of foods foodswIth foodswith foodswith wIth particular partlcular reference to thIs thIspenod thisperiod thisperiod thisperiodDon penod period periodDon Don t OvereatGenerally OvereatGenerally Overeat OvereatGenerally Generally speaking speakmg the same samefoods samefoods samefoods foods that are required for a wellbalanced wellbalanced well balanced diet under ordinary ordmary Clr cir Clrcumstances circumstances circumstances cumstances are the ones that wIll wIllbest willbest willbest best serve the needs of mother motherand motherand motherand and child during durmg the months be- be before before be before - - fore a baby is born There are arehowever arehowever arehowever however , certain certam modifications rnodlficatlons of ofthe ofthe ofthe the diet that may well be taken takenmto takeninto takeninto mto into conslderahonFIrst considerationFirst consideration conslderahon considerationFirst First a word about the amount amountof amountof amountof of food consumed It is not neces necessilry necessary necessary silry sary to eat more than is required requiredto to satisfy the normal appetite , m mthe mthe inthe the belief behef that large quantities of ofadditional ofadditional oadditional ( additional food are needed Nu Nutnhomsts Nutritionists Nutntiomsts tnhomsts tritionists have demonstrated that thatthe thatthe thatthe the energy requirements reqUlrements of the theexpectant theexpectant theexpectant expectant mother IDcrea increase > e only onlydurmg onlyduring onlyduring durmg during the last three months rnonths of ofgestahon ofgestation ofgestation gestahon gestation Thus it is not neces necessary necessary necessary sary to increase the caloric calonc In Intake intake intake take for the first few months monthsthough monthsthough monthsthough though toward the end of the pe penod penod penod nod a gradual increase m in caonc caoncmtake caloric caloricintake caloricintake ] mtake intake may be made under the thedirection thedirection thedirection direction of the physician It IS ISadvisable isadvisable isadvisable advisable however , to emphasIZe emphasIZethat emphasizethat emphasizethat that the character of the addition additional al food consumed as well as the theamount theamount theamount amount should always be taken takenmto takeninto takeninto mto into consideration considerationBuilding Building Materials MaterialsIt It is important to pay specIal specIalattenhon specialattention specialattention attenhon attention to the amount and JundI kind Jund I of protein protem that is eaten since smce over overthe overthe overthe the entire enbre period penod the baby grows growstremendously growstremendously growstremendously tremendously even though almost almosthalf almosthalf almosthalf half of the weight of ot the new bornchild born bornchild bornchild child is added during durmg the final finaltwo finaltwo finaltwo two months before birthRecent birthRecent birth birthRecent Recent investigations also mdl indi mdlcate indicate indicate cate that the prospective mother motheris IS best able to maintain mamtam her nu nutnbonal nutritional nutntional tnbonal tritional reserve if 1f the amount of ofprotem ofprotein ofprotein protem protein in her diet is careful1y carefully careful1ycalculated carefullycalculated carefullycalculated calculated It is desirable like likewIse likewise likewise wIse that the pro protein tern be of the thehIghest thehighest thehighest hIghest quahtyMilk qualityMilk quality quahty qualityMilk Milk ] is S even more important m in mthe inthe inthe the diet of the e-ipectant e ipectant e"Pectant ePectant expectant " - mother motherthan motherthan motherthan than in that of other adults-not adults not adultsnotonI adultsnotonly adults - notonl onI only } for its protein protem but because becauseof of its minerals mmerals and vitamins vltamms As Asa Asa Asa a rule the expectant mother mothershould mothershould , should take a quart of milk mllk a day daywhereas daywhereas ! whereas the usual diet for adults adultscalls adultscalls adultscalls calls for a pint pmt of milk dailyMinerals daily dally Minerals and V Vtam tam nsIn nsIn ns nsIn In addition addltlOn to requiring requlrmg protem protein proteinto protemto to help build bUld ] tissue for her baby babythe babythe babythe the expectant mother must have havea a generous amount of mmerals minerals mmeralsCalcIum mineralsCalcium mmeralsCalcium CalcIum and phosphorus are re- re reqUITed required re required - - quired qUITed especially for the forma formahon formation formation hon tion of the baby s bones and teeth teethConstruction teethConstruction teethConstruction Construction begins begms on all aU the theteeth theteeth theteeth teeth before birth and at birth aU all all20 20 of the first set are completely completelycalcified completelycalcified completelycalcified calcified within wlthm the JawBesides jawBesides jaw jawBesides Besides providing provldmg the necessary necessarymmerals necessaryminerals necessaryminerals I JawI mmerals minerals to help construct bones and teeth it is also important to toInclude toinclude toinclude Include m in the prospective moth mother mother mother er s diet an adequate supply ot of otvttamms ofvitamins ofvitamins vttamms vitamins Vitamin Vltamm D is essential essentialit essential1f essentialif 1f if the calcium calclUm and pho phosphorus pho.phorus phophorus . . phorus are areto areto areto to be utilized properly , and it has hasalso hasalso hasalso also been indicated mdleated that vitaminsA vltammsA vltamms vitamins A and C are likewise most Imp impor important important or ortant tant at this timeThe timeThe time timeThe The mineral mmeral iron ] is S also re reqUlred required required qUlred quired in significant slgmficant amounts and andthis andthis andthis this may well be obtained obtamed from fromeggs fromeggs fromeggs eggs dnpd dried fruits fl1l1ts whole gram grain ce cc cereals ccreals cereals reals vegetablesIt and green leafy vegetables It has been found that the thyroid thyroidgland thyroidgland thyroidgland gland is unusually active in the theexpectant theexpectant theexpectant expectant mother And in m those thosesections thosesections thosesections sections of ot the country where the thedrmkmg thedrinking thedrinking drmkmg drinking v/ater v ater water / and soil are de deficlent deficient deficient ficlent ficient m in iodine physicians fre fre- Ire- Ire frequently frequently Irequently - - quently recommend the use of ofsome ofsome ofsome some food iood such as iodized saltAdequate salt saltAdequate Adequate Bulkor Bulk or Cellulose CelluloseIt It is most desirable destrabe ] that enough bulky enoughbulky foods be included mcluded m in the diet dietto dietto dietto to help maintain mamtam regular health healthhablts healthhabits healthhabits healthhabitsThis hablts habits habltsThis habitsThis This requirement should be tak taken taken taken en care of automatically automabcally if 1f gener generous generGus generous ous Gus amounts of fruits frUlts vegetables vegetablesand vegetablesand vegetablesand and whole gram grain cereals are con consumed consumed consumed sumed For in addition to theIr theIrmmerals theirminerals theirminerals mmerals minerals and vitamins all these thesefoods thesefoods thesefoods foods likewise supply bulk wluch which wluchaids whichaids whichaids aids regularityThe regnlantyThe m 10 in promoting promotlng regularity regnlanty The wide use of ot frufta fruns frufts and vege tables vegetables will also help to build bUJld up a aliberal aliberal aliberal liberal alkaline alkalme reserve which whichhelps whichhelps whichhelps helps duringthe durmgthe to safeguard health durmg during the period penod of gestationIt gestationU gestationIf gestation It U If all aU these factors arc are taken takenmto takeninto takeninto mto into consideration , the expectant expectantmother expectantmother expectantmother mother will wlIl not only help to pre pre- preserve preserve preserve - - serve her own health , but will take takeconstructive takeconstructive takeconstructive constructive measures to give her herbaby herbaby herbaby baby the blessings bessmgs ] of a sound start startm startin startin m in life hfe Then as the healthy , con contented contented contented tented infant grows into mto the thehealthy thehealthy thehealthy healthy , happy , active toddler toddlerand , and later becomes the healthy healthywell , well adjusted school schoo ] boy , the themother themother themother mother can indeed mdeed be proud of ofher ofher ofher her handiwork hanwwork ' I [ o-WNU-C o WNU C - O - WNU - C Houston Goudlss-19 Goudlss 19 Goudiss-19 Goudiss Goudlsa - - 19 9-- 9 9-44 44 - < - * < j 9I I |