Show School chool Lunch Provides Good hood Meals If By EDNA KUNZ Food is the most important single influence on the childs child's health It affects his ability to learn his rate of growth his appearance his vigor and indirectly indirectly indi indi- his achievement and hap hap- A well-known well nutritionist has said Eating the right food I Ifor for one year during childhood does much more for good health than ten years of eating the right food after the age of 40 Growth and development during all the years of childhood can be retarded by mineral vitamin an other deficiencies in the diet Some of the major problems causing poor nutrition are lack are lack of proper foods poor food habits such as making soft drinks and candy predominant in the diet and eating between meals The school lunch offers a means of improving the childs child's health and nutrition Through the school lunch the child has an opportunity to learn and like a variety of foods This program provides one third of the days day's food requirements and establishes establishes establishes lishes a liking for wholesome foods that pay dividends now and in the future Please encourage your child to take a hot lunch at school and to eat the well prepared food provided for him Following are some of the menus that will be served in April Beef Beer macaroni and cheese casserole cole sole slaw cornmeal r rolls roll o 11 s grapefruit chocolate brownie and milk Shepards Shepard's Pie whipped potato I crust cheese wedge corn com parsley parsley par- par parsley sley garnish whole wheat rolls peanut butter square and milk Bean soup of ham bread and butter stuffed celery orange slices fluffy orange pudding and A milk Lasagne carrot stick buttered spinach lemon slices French bread raisin-filled raisin cookie milk bun creamed peas fruit cup golden cookie milk t Pizza pie cabbage and spinach spinach spin spin- E t ach slaw celery stick fruit cup 1 cinnamon swirl bread and milk Cheeseburger on bun French fries pickled beets watercress A orange cake and milk Chuck wagon stew raisin carrot carrot carrot car car- rot salad on lettuce cheese wafers wafers wafers ers pears doughnuts and milk mUk f |