Show WHAT to EAT and WHY I e. e 17 n f u o ljj Note J Fo J Authority Explains What Is Meant by CORRECT NUTRITION Describes How to fo Construct a Balanced Diet So Essential to Maintain Optimal Health By C. C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 East St. St New York City To ro SOME families a summons to the dinner table means J- J nothing more than a chance to satisfy hunger To others it represents an opportunity to gratify the palate sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times to the extent of overtaxing the digestive system Neither of these extremes fulfills the tile true function of food which is is to provide adequately but not to excess for growth main main- and repair of the body T Food May Fail Fall to Feed You can satisfy hunger without providing correct nutrition You Youcan Youcan Youcan can partake of de de- de- de tasting licious-tasting foods to the point of overindulgence overindulgence over over- indulgence without with with- li out meeting bodily VJ 44 requirements The mere spending spending spending spend spend- ing of money will willi i not insure good nutrition nutrition nutrition nu nu- nu- nu for extremely extremely ex ex- r poor diets ii can be found in households where the income is large and the food budget is ample What counts is learning to provide the right foods in the correct pro pro- portions The return in health will willbe willbe be more than worth the investment investment investment invest invest- ment of effort in acquiring this know knowledge edge ge A A Balanced Diet Def Science has discovered what foods are necessary to help build top health and keep us per percent percent cent fit The amount of food required required required re re- re- re by a man for a days day's work can be accurately determined d. d We know that a specific disease may maybe maybe be produced by one diet and cured by another that growth can be influenced through changes in iii the quality of the dietary that old age may be deferred by choosing the food with care We know that the body is a working machine which never stops but may slow down or get gel out of order unless the daily diet did includes every element every mineral every vitamin needed to tc maintain health and avoid the deficiency deficiency de de- de- de diseases Seven Essentials There are seven factors to be beI considered in planning a balanced I diet Protein for building body tissue and repairing the millions of cells cens that are worn out daily Carbohydrates to produce quick heat and energy Fats Fats Fats-a a more compact form of fuel which are arc also essential in a satisfactory diet Minerals which serve both as builders and regulators of body processes The six sL vitamins A B C D E and G that also ad adas act as regulators and prevent a number number num num- ber berof of deficiency diseases Water which serves as a vehicle by which food is carried to the sues And cellulose or bulk bulk re re required for the normal functioning of the intestinal tract T Danger In Tn Omitting One Food Substance The Tile homemaker who fails to take every everyone one of these factors into consideration is depriving her husband of the opportunity to develop his greatest efficiency moreover she may be robbing her hercl cl children of their birthright During During Dur Dur- ing lag every day of childhood the tile body is being built and defects in inbody inbody inbody body structure are likely to arise if the cl child ld is improperly nourished nour flour It is then that disease and disability make their appearance as a result of or faulty faultS nutrition How tragic to deprive the young body of or substances so necessary to its I well being How to Check tho Diet Dof for Balance Perhaps you are like the homemakers homemakers homemakers home- home makers who tell me n-ic that they do donot donot donot not know a protein from a carbo- carbo I d fie gOI th Blood Building Diet Including Inc Lists of Foods Rich in Iron and Copper READERS R are invited t l to write for a freo bulletin containing a lIs list o of foods rich richin in iron and alist of those rich in copper Also included are sampie sample sample sam sam- pie menus showing how to plan plana a balanced diet containing generous amounts of foods rich richin richin in irs these those building blood min rain crab Send your request a request a postcard will do to do-to to C. C Houston Goudiss 6 East Street Now New York City hydrate Or it may be that while you understand the difference you do not know what quantities should be included in the diet each day To simplify your task of serving servin-g balanced menus at every meal I have prepared a Homemakers Homemaker's Chart for Checking Nutritional Balance In convenient chart form it shows what foods should be included in the diet every day and gives the standard amount for each food There are also skeleton skeleton skeleton ton menus outlined by food classifications classifications classifications classi classi- which enable you to plan balanced menus for every meal I by making a choice from each L group of required foods I urge every homemaker to tc I write for this chart and use it ii I daily Then you wont won't make such 1 common mistakes as serving r a I dried legume as a vegetable at r a ameal ameal I meal in which meat is used which I tends to concentrate too much protein protein pro pro- tein in one meal or choosing r a 1 too-heavy too dessert following a main mali I course that is overly rich in carbo carbo- hydrates A 60 Per C Cent hf t Carbohydrates Carbohydrates should form a at t tf least 60 per cent of the supply o of f food fuel Rarely are menus deficient deficient deficient de de- in carbohydrates because they are so widely distributed d ii in l such common foods as cereals bread potatoes macaroni products products prod prod- sweets and sweet fruits an and L vegetables such as oranges grapes apples and peas Fats should supply about 20 pe per percent percent r cent of the caloric content of th the C diet They are obtained from butter butter but but- ter margarine cream egg yolk salad dressings vegetable oils an anthe and the fat of meats A protein food should be provided provid provid- ed at each meal Meat poultry fish eggs cheese milk and mos most t nuts supply complete protein Cereals Cereals Ce Ce- reals and legumes furnish incomplete incomplete protein which may be supplemented supplemented sup sup- by the complete protein protein pro pro- protein tein of milk The Tho Protective Foods It is essential that the diet die t tf should conta contain n an abundance o of f minerals and vitamins which ar are a furnished by the protective foods foods- milk eggs fruits and vegetables For Tea and For Tennis TWO r wo of the most important things for midsummer are a sleeveless dress of the most casual casual casual cas cas- cas- cas ual sort for sports and daytime and a cool dress with cape or jacket to wear on the street and for aft afternoons The two here suga sug- sug a 1 w r i 1 R P 15 represent the very best of these types Make fake them yourself in fabrics and colors of your own choosing and rejoice in the knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge that you have some very individual individual individual in in- new clothes and got gotthem gotthem gotthem them very economically Each pattern includes a detailed sew chart Sleeveless Sp Sports rt Frock Even if iI you never t ti taken take ke kc n a n tennis racquet in your our hand you'll enjoy having this cool classic dress for summer daytimes daytimes' In Tin pique r 3 1 1 Homemakers Homemaker's Chart for Checking Nutritional Balance E PLANNING a balanced diet diot J A will cease to be a puzzle if you send for tho Homemakers Homemaker's Chart for Chocking N Nutritional onal Balance Balanco offered free hee by C. C Houston Gaudies It lists the foods and the tho standard amounts that should bo ho included in the daily dally diet and includes skeleton menus for breakfast dinner and lunch or supper to io guide you in selecting the proper foods in each classification on A postcard is Ii to hung bring you this valuable aid to good menu planning Just lust ask for br the Nutrition Chart Address C. C Houston Goudiss 6 East St St. New York City Cellulose or bulk is obtained from fruits vegetables and whole grain cereals Water comes cornea from juicy fruits succulent vegetables milk and other beverages as well as the water that is consumed as asa asa asa a beverage To provide adequate amounts of the seven food essentials at every meal meal to to avoid the mistake of serving too much of one type of food and too little of another another- should be the worthy aim of every every ev ev- ev- ev ery cry homemaker You will find the task considerably easier casier if you send for the Homemakers Homemaker's Chart Tack it up in your kitchen or in inthe inthe inthe the room where you plan your menus and use it to check the nutritional balance of every meal you prepare If you faithfully follow the food program outlined in the chart you will help to assure your family of correct nutrition This is the most priceless gift you could bestow bestow bestow be be- stow upon them For nutrition is the architect that draws the plans of human destiny In providing the right foods you yon lay a firm foundation for health on which to rear a life of happiness and suc sue cess I Questions Answered I I Mrs F. F C. C T. T Dried T.-Dried Dried figs contain contain con con- tam tain from 60 to 70 per cent sugar and 4 to 5 p per r cent protein They are a fine energy food Mrs G G. G L. L There L.-There There is evidence that a lack of vitamin A more quickly affects the eyes of children children children chil chil- dren than adults However both children and adults require generous generous generous gen gen- erous amounts of this vitamin to help maintain healthy eyes A shortage may affect the tear glands causing a failure of secretion secretion secretion secre secre- tion and dryness The membrane becomes sensitive and inflamed and the lids may may swell Mrs A. A G. G Prunes G.-Prunes Prunes are a fine natural laxative food for those in normal h health aIth They furnish vitamins vitamins vitamins vita vita- mins A B Band and G. G But they must not replace oranges or tomatoes as they do not supply vitamin C. C A. A F. F B. B When E.-When When thorough chewing chewing chewing chew chew- ing is impossible food can be finely finely finely fine fine- ly minced or put through a sieve to make it easily digestible 0 C. C. C Houston Goudiss Goudiss 18 1938 18 linen seersucker or gingham it will look and feel so cool and fresh Perfectly straight and plain it has darts at the waistline to make it fit with with- becoming slim slim- ness This is a diagram pattern practically nothing to make I In just a few hours you'll have it all aU ready to button on at your shoulders Afternoon Cape Ensemble With or without the cape this dress with lifted waistline to flatten the midriff is a charming slenderizing style The cape is a darling puffed darling puffed high at the shoulders shoulders shoulders ders and made with arm slits so that it wont won't be always slipping off your shoulders Make this design design design de de- de- de sign in georgette chiffon linen or in a pretty combination of plain or printed silk and you'll have havea a very distinguished expensive- expensive looking ensemble The Patterns Pattern No 1544 is designed for sizes 14 16 18 20 40 and 42 Size 16 requires 3 yards of 39 inch material for or the dress 2 for the cape to line cape yards Pattern No 1546 is designed for sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 and 42 S Size ze 14 requires 3 yards of 35 inch material 3 yards bias binding to trim as pictured Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New Montgomery Ave San Francisco Calif Patterns 15 cents in coins ea each elI O 0 Bell Syndicate Syndicate Service BOYS GIRLS V a YOUR FREE AVIATION GROCER CAPS CAPS |