Show what at to eat and why W y C houston goudiss offers practical advice ad vice regarding first meal of ahe day some breakfast time e wisdom for homemakers by C HOUSTON GOUDISS IF F THERE is one meal that can be regarded as more important than any other that meal is breakfast it comes after the longest fast and precedes a major portion of the days work thirteen hours elapse between a supper and a breakfast and the body engine requires a new supply of fuel before the daily activities are begun yet all too frequently y this first meal is inadequate in food values and is gobbled in haste with consequences s that may have a far reaching effect upon health men alen who set forth after a meager breakfast are licked before the days work is started they never seem to get into high gear and they lack the energy to perform their tasks efficiently homemakers who find themselves fatigued and irritable before the mornings work is completed may be surprised to learn that their lassitude is due to a skimpy breakfast and children who go to school after an insufficient morning meal cannot hope to make good grades in their studies they fatigue quickly find it difficult to concentrate and easil T become cross moreover they are apt to experience hunger pangs during the middle of the morning and when it is time for the noon meal they will either cither eat too much or will have lost their appetite thus disrupting the entire food pro program b ram starting the day right it is therefore essential that every homemaker recognize the necessity tor for providing a substantial and satisfying breakfast this is not difficult to dor nor is it necessary to spend a great deal of time in its preparation when I 1 hear such complaints as my family wont eat breakfast or simply not interested in food in the morning I 1 suspect that the menus are dull and monotonous and perhaps members of the household have thi the bad habit of sleeping so late that there is no time to eat properly both situations are easily remedied and they are closely linked for if the breakfast menus are made sufficiently attractive it wont be difficult to persuade every member of the family to rise a little earlier in order to enjoy a substantial unhurried meal A model brea breakfast keast A well balanced breakfast includes fruit or fruit juice cereal an egg or bacon bread or toast and milk cocoa or cereal bev era gelfor the children with coffee f ee for the grownups grown ups the egg or bacon may be omitted occasionally sio nally for an egg may be included in some other meal during durilin the day but cereal in some form I 1 is s usually the mainstay of the breakfast menu and there are many kinds from which to choose both hot cereals and cold cereals hot or cold cereal some people have the notion that cereals must be hot in order to be nourishing this is a fallacy for the nutritive value of a cereal is determined by the g grain rain from which it is made and by the man process not by whether it is hot or cold it is desirable to give whole grain cereals a prominent place in the diet this rule can be followed even when cold cereals are used for there are many nourishing ready to eat cereals made from substantially the whole grain these appeal to the palate because they are so crisp and appetizing arid and they supply important minerals a good amount of vitamin B and some vitamin G in addition to energy values A cold cereal analyzed its interesting to analyze a popular ready to eat cereal made from wheat and malted barley we find a wide assortment of nutrients orients ts including protein energy values phosphorus for the teeth an and d bones iron for building rich red blood and vitamin B which promotes appetite and aids digestion it has been estimated that a serving of this cereal three fourths of a cup with one fourth cup of whole milk will provide an adult with 7 per cent of his total daily requirement of protein per cent of his calcium per cent of his phosphorus per cent of his iron and a total of calories vary the method of serving e to help make breakfast interesting vary the cereal from day to day or offer a choice of several kinds of packaged ready to eat cereals and allow each member of the family to select the one he prefers vary the fruit also and occasionally you may combine fresh canned or stewed fruit with cereals to make a cereal sundae further variation may be introduced by using brown sugar or honey in place of white sugar and on occasion the cereals may be baked into muffins waffles or pancakes it is also possible to serve the eggs in many different forms poached baked scrambled or in a plain or puffy omelet if these suggestions are followed it should be a simple matter for homemakers to serve tempting wholesome breakfasts that will send their families away from the table well aeu fitted for the days activities questions answered mrs S C yes it has been observed that there is a special susceptibility to dental decay during adolescence this may be due to the fact that calcium and phosphorus are required in such liberal amounts for rapid growth its advisable to include these minerals in the diet debt in generous quantities together with a liberal allowance of vitamin D mrs A HI C milk should be the foundation on which every adequate diet is built for it contains the greatest assortment of nutritive substances of any single food material 0 C houston cordiss 1939 CS 65 |