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Show jj Important Vitamins in Low-Cost Foods S ncrmmmmtncnmnmmr-nnmtminr !i 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 n ri 11 m n 11 it iri Prepared by the United Statoa Deportment of Agriculture.) When neither- the food supply nor the purse limits the selection 'of food, It is possible to afford so large a variety that the homemaker may choose somewhat at random within each of the food groups and be reasonably rea-sonably sure of meeting the food requirements re-quirements of the family. When, as In the drought-affected regions, variety must be greatly curtailed because of food shortage and lack of ready cash, It Is necessary to weigh with the utmost ut-most care the contributions made by each food material to the dietary. The subcommittee on nutrition, working under the direction of the national drought relief committee, which Includes In-cludes representatives of the co-operative extension service and the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture, has prepared a list of foods that for the money Invested in them offer good or excellent returns, in terms of vitamins, protein, and minerals. This list is part of the material assembled to aid professional pro-fessional nutrition workers who are called on to advise families in the sections where one-sided diets are common. Tr-ir--ir-ir--ir--ir"ir--ir-1f-ir--ir"-ir-1r"ir"ir--ir--inr The food groups mentioned by the committee are: Cereals, milk and cheese, eggs, lean meat and fish, fruits and vegetables, sugars, fats. Among the Inexpensive protective foods listed, with a rough indication of what each furnishes to the diet, are Included : Millc, eggs, lean muscle meat, liver, kidney, fish, shellfish, vegetables, veg-etables, Including tomatoes, thin green leafy vegetables, potatoes, and certain root vegetables, dried peas and beans, fruits, whole-wheat products ; wheat germ, rice polish, molasses, not highly refined ; butter, cod liver oil, pure dler brewers' yeast. These foods, many of which can be grown on the farm, are recommended In addition to the cereals, fats, and sweet foods on which too many families depend entirely. |
