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Show CAPTDY A VALCABLE VOOto It has bcon clearly demonstrated that candy, nutritiously considered, Is very valuable. It Is often askedi can It bo used as aro the staples bread, butter, meat, etc? .Or must It be consumed with reservations. Whllo It is true there must be suniclont nutrlonts In a diet, It must also turnlBh bultk or digestive disturbances dis-turbances will follow. Candy does not furnish bulk. It bolongs to thi class ot concentrated foods, such r.a nuts, cheese, etc. Tho low percentage of water In candles can-dles Is a furlli r indication of their concentration. Tuoy thcrpfore could not bo expected to bavo a placo In the main part ot o meal, but could form a dessert or pat thereof, depending on tho meal. Their largo use, however, how-ever, will probably always be as nn "In-between," that Is, eaton botweon meals. Thero' are some authorities who claim that the energy requirement of the body Is tho first consideration. When rationally used, candy Is one of the bost sources of this energy requirement. |