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Show A Hush-Over Tor Energy An After-School Lunch Let's look at the facts. Many children if they are to have all the food they need will require an after-school lunch, the meal-to-grow-on, that likewise can be a push-over for providing extra energy. From the amount and land of food eaten by youngsters, they may not be as good to themselves as they think. Facts confirm, "mother knows best?' Children's diets are best at the pre-school level, next best at the kindergarten and primary and poorest at high school. During grade school years, youngsters, as they grow in independence, gradually veer away from mother's early training until only about one-fourth of them eat the recommended amounts and kinds of foods. Aside from increasing independence, good eating habits must compete too often with hasty breakfasts, school bus schedules and activities. Good eating habits and balanced diets go together. Good diets are made up of carbohydrates a3 well as proteins and other nutrients, so essential for children. The need for carbohydrate by energetic youngsters young-sters may not be appreciated. Their almost continuous activity during waking hours, requires a big refueling job for muscles. Carbohydrate is a more efficient fuel for exercise than is either fat or protein. Individuals Indi-viduals need carbohydrate for long continued muscular work. If too few calories are provided by carbohydrate supplying foods enriched bread, potatoes or cereals the protein in the diet may be used for energy rather than for growth and repair by the body tissues. Studies show that if a child, day in and out, lacks as few as four calories per pound of body weight 400 calories for a child whose weight is 100 pounds he will fail to grow satisfactorily. This fact can be put into action with the call, "Mom, I'm home from school!" This might well be the time for a big sandwich of enriched bread filled with peanut butter or cheese, a glass of milk or fruit juice and perhaps vegetable strips. |
