| Show Parents Are Arees Responsible es For Childs Health Parents should see to it that nothing interferes with the proper growth of their theil children children chil chil- dren physically mental 1 y emotionally and spiritually This is a big order and should be carried out to the best of their ability PHYSICAL growth depends on plenty of fresh air sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine and rest Important al also also al al- so is COI correct reel clothing an adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate home and understand understand- understanding ing parents However it could be said that the foundation for all this is proper food For example children who live li beyond the quite often orten do not have enough exposure to sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine to prevent rickets but by supplying the necessary amount of liver fish oil containing con con- containing I Vitamin D and vitamin A the threat of this dreaded bone disease can be avoided A HIGH vitamin diet for children contains daily One quart of milk two servings fresh fruit one or more servings servings servings ings fresh or cooked green orange yellow yellow ellow or o red vegetables vegetables bles one serving of a vitamin vitamin- heavy starchy starch vegetable at least one egg one serving fresh meat or 01 fish whole whole- grain or enriched bread with butter twice In order to make use of building body foods the cJ child ld must have proper eating cating hab hab- its These habits depend largely large large- ly upon the behavior and attitudes attitudes atti atti- tu tudes es of the grown people around him For this reason if adults in a family with young children have bad eating habIts habits hab halt its such as not eating liver or spinach they should be kept secret from the children |
