Show f Do Doctor Doctorin tor in the Kitchens Kitchen r I r. r by Laurence M. M Hursh MD M.D. B Consultant National Dairy Darry Council A A SA SALUTE TO SCHOOL LUNCH National School Lunch Week begins this Sunday October 12 What you say Another one of those weeks Well theres there's no doubt Americans Americans Ameri Amerl cans are subjected to endless weeks and months that celebrate certain products and services Such observances are staples of 01 our commerce Similarly many manya a good cause has adopt adopted d the technique For that matter I 1 believe such stalwart worthwhile worth worth- while efforts as Easter Seals helped originate this kind of promotion and one ona can hardly be lie critical An Important Task For these reasons Im I'm all an for foi National School Lunch Week Helping our children to be better fed and to know better what constitutes good nutrition Is one of the more Important tasks confronting us as a ana na na- tion Surveys show us that good eating habits are not necessarily influenced by affluence While the greatest of our malnutrition occurs among our underprivileged ed citizens it is also true that many families at aU all economic levels do not make proper food choices For example m many many teen teenage teen age girls and adult women at aU all income levels get less than the recommended recommended- amounts of I certain essential nutrients nutrient Ac Ae cording to nutritionists greater consumption of milk and fruits and vegetables vegetables' Is needed So National School Lunch Week with Its posters and bookmarks book marks label buttons and student brochures along with menu cards for adults containing information information in in- formation for parents is is something some thing I 1 am for School children and their parents will be reminded re reo reminded minded that school lunch pr pro programs grams are Important Children Better F Pal Fed 4 Children are better fed as u. asa a result And the effort at school is Is' Is not just lust one of feeding Forthe For Forthe Forthe the child the school lunch experience ex Is an actual demonstration demon demon- of oZ the nutrition lessons he is learning In the classroom This link between learning and anel doing has hag to have a more favorable favor favor- able effect than learning alone School lunch programs inmany la in many schools also aIso are now be lie ing extend extended d to Include break break- fast Great efforts are being made too to reach children In la poverty areas with breakfast Fruit or fruit juice a half pint of milk cereal and often otten a high protein food such as meat 01 or eggs make up the breakfast pat pat- pattern tern being followed 1 My hat Is off to the school lunch people They deserve till the fuU full support of 01 ev everyone |