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Show oo THE APPETITE OF A BOY. What should the growing child have as food? That question is answered by a writer of a bulletin issued by the American Medical association. The appetite or a growing boy is a constant source of astonishment to his mother, and the ease with HI d which he consumes more food than the adult members of the family con vinces her that his tastes are ab normal She torgecs that In the sec-ond sec-ond period of rapid growth that comes early in the "teens " Nature Is mak- ie i ing every effort to build a perfect Individual and needs all the help sne n can got She cannot build without r a wealth of material, and 6o every boy who is physically more active than his father and mother who is us-ing us-ing his brain for study and growing rapidly besides, needs an abundant supply of food What should this a food bo9 Should his diet be limited or his taste questioned' Generally j speaking, no. He neods all kinds ot j food, and he generally craves what he needs He needs protein to build a man's frame and he needs a larget production of It than the average adult requires. He also needs fai B and starches to furnish the heat and 3 energy burned out in his overactive 1 3 body and to keep his tissues plump ' 1 and rounded While ha needs much ( 1 protein, do not expect him to get It -J all from meat. Indeed. It is better 1 that no small part of this nitrogenous, food come from milk and eggs, cheese j ' beans and peas. If he has plenty ol t these rich and relatively cheap foods 1 he will not crave meat so Inordinately ' as some growing boys do The boy needs a large quantity of carbohydrates carbohy-drates That Is why his demand for t bread and butter is limited only by ' the supply at hand, and why he uses c uijuusi a muca nuuer as bread Let him have all he wants Bv the pound butter is expensive, but It Is pure, wholesome food, and he can use it readily. It will not make him ill; quite the contrary And do not be afraid of sugar and sweet foodo Sugar is a true, concentrated food Give him candy for dessert He craves It and his craving Is natural, not abnormal. The boy's in&tlncta will lead him to choose the all-around diet he needs. To limit his choice to a few articles compels him uncon sciously to overuse the one he llkee the best. To regulate his diet tc the tastes or foods of his father ui mother is cruelty and will probably result in an undernourished child. II groun people wish to experiment on new foods they have the right to do so, but they do not have the right to inflict their ideas of what is good for them on their growing children Good food in variety and plenty ol it is what the child needs, and if it Is provided hie taste will not be abnormal nor will his astonishing ap petite result in more than healthy rapid growth. |