Show T r Doctor Doctorin in In the Kitchen a I by Laurence M M. Hursh MD M.D. I Consultant National Dairy Council I NUTRITION A LA CARTE S Scientists are now discovering that poor nutrition in the first three years of or life lire prevents foil mental development and that this cant can't be corrected by good nutrition nutrition tion later in life The tragedy of this is apparent in that its it's estimated estimated esti estl mated some two thirds of the worlds world's children million youngsters arc are undernourished and have some degree of or growth retardation e Be De wise money and nutrition nutrition- wise when you shop Dried peas pens and beans or cheese or peanut butter can be Inexpensive alter nates hates for tor meat In some of or your meals And less tender cuts of meat Usually cost less tess but contain as is much food value as higher priced cuts Prepared properly stews meat loaf and end pot roasts are re delicious S Did you know the tip Up of your tongue tells telis you when something is s sweet Tb The back of your tongue spot spots things that are bitter There are re re four primary tastes sweet sour lour bitter and salt Others Include In In- elude dude metallic alkaline or soapy and i astringent Without these tastes life would be dull indeed I e Oxygen is i. the first thing needed to support life But water is s sec c. c ond Your body is composed of about two-thirds two water All foods I contain some wat water r. r some more iJ sf than others But you must also drink water to make up for all the water your body loses through excretion sweat and Just the exhaling exhaling exhaling ex ex- haling of your breath S e What is meant by the words nutrient density Nutrient density den den- city sity is the proportion of important nutrients in a food to the caloric calorie value of that food For example meat and milk are foods that give you larger quantities of essential If nutrients along with calories I i S Boys and girls need to have repeated experience with desk desir able food practices practices' over an extended ex ex- tended period of time if good food c habit formation Is to result School lunch and breakfast programs pro pro- grams gram provide this day day-by-day experience ex ax throughout the school year by providing nutritionally I sound meals that children will eat C When your husband travels travel he be may find it hard to avoid heavy meals Entertaining Entertaining- eu customers omera takes Its toll If he does eat too much when entertaining he should then t take J e it easy on other meals A light lunch h the day after a heavy dinner Walking Instead of r rl taking takings a taxi also helps |