Show I School Children I Need Hot Lunch School systems would improve the of their students by lay making the lunch period just as important a part in their program as is any subject in the curriculum says Miss Elna Miller extension nutritionist of the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Ag Ag- college Provision should be made for a ahot ahot ahot hot dish every day and all students students students stu stu- dents encouraged to take advantage advantage advantage tage of it The noon meal served at school and supervised by a parent parent parent par par- ent or teacher affords an excellent opportunity for Instilling good Ideals Ideals Ideals I- I deals of table etiquette and social courtesies It also acts as a check checkon on the mothers mother's preparation and packing of the lunch sent from home After creating a wholesome environment environment environment en en- for an adequate school lunch the next concern Is to make that adequate lunch available A Ahot Ahot Ahot hot dish milk is essen essen- Sandwiches salads salada and raw vegetables or fruits will the lunch The students whose lunch contains something hot has haa a much better chance of being physically physically phys s fit and mentally elert than I I does the one who brings a cold lunch or none at all There are several ways of attacking attacking attacking at at- tacking the problem of the hot lunch Perhaps the simplest way is is' for each child to bring a hot milk soup or drink n a thermos thermos thermos ther ther- mos bottle In some rural schools the board of education has supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied wash boilers boners which are placed ed on the flat top of the furnace or stove Each child brings his hot food in a small fruit jar At about 11 1130 30 a a. a m m. these jars are placed on the rack in the boiler boner which contains a small amount of ot hot water By noon each child has his hot food ready with very little effort teacher Parent-teacher associations or women's clubs could sponsor tho the project and have different women appointed for a few days at a time to prepare and serve the food One woman may be employed to prepare and serve the hot food for tor forthe forthe the entire year Jear Some schools ha have ve the children bring vegetables and milk and other foods from home while in other cases organizations organizations organizations organ organ- during the summer have prepared for the hot dish diah by canning canning can can- ning storing and drying vegetables vegetables vegetables bles to be used for this purpose Meat and meat soups have been canned so that last minute pro pro- will be less difficult Whatever the method used d It ItI ItIs ItIs Is essential that every child have an opportunity for lor at least one hot food at noon if it he Is to bo be efficient in his school work as aswell aswell aswell well as in his physical de development development develop develop- elop- elop ment says Miss Miller |