Show WHAT to EAT and WHY I C. C Houston Goudiss Gives Some Timely Hints on How to Keep Up Fuel Value of Winter Diet Discusses New Methods for Quick Baking By C. C HOUSTON GOUDISS MIDWINTER 1 weather calls for energizing breakfasts to get the day off to o a good start energizing midday meals to help keep children and adults functioning efficiently energizing but easily digested evening meals to satisfy bodily requirements without taxing over-taxing the digestive system In addition to the need for supplying meals that are ade ade- adequate adequate quate ua c as to energy eer y values v lues and nd other nutritional requirements two important factors to consider she must satisfy the appetites of various members of f her family and she must keep within her food budget Tho Tho Staff of Life Ufa One of her greatest aids is bread La in various forms Breadstuffs or other foods made from grain are un undoubtedly un- un undoubtedly the larg larg- largest x r z est single item in inthe the dietary of the majority of peo peo- people plc throughout the F world They ap appear ap- ap appear pear in in some form format format at almost every J meal And they are also highly satis satis- satisfactory satisfactory factory as a be- be meal tween-meal lunch for rapidly growing school chil chil- dren Breadstuffs are notable for their energy values and for their ease ense of digestion They contain some protein and minerals and under some circumstances they may also carry other significant food values Bread and rolls combine well with milk cheese butter and meat They make good eating and give a comfortable feeling of sat sat- satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction afterwards Such simple combinations as bread and cheese or rolls and milk are highly effective effective effective tive in satisfying hunger And they go a long way toward meet meet- meeting meeting meeting ing nutritional requirements A Notable Food Team T earn Nutritionists have a high regard for the combination of bread and milk Breadstuffs are generally regarded as a most economical source of energy and protein in inthe inthe inthe the diet Milk is our most nearly perfect food And the proteins of milk supplement those found in inthe inthe inthe the grains of which bread and rolls are made Children especially should con con- consume consume consume sume some form lorm of bread toast or well baked rolls at every meal These easily digested foods supply the fuel values that most active youngsters require in abundance Rolls and bread with a well-baked well crust have the additional advantage advantage advantage tage of encouraging thorough mas mas- During adolescence the energy requirements are especially high Boys sometimes eat more than their fathers and it is desirable that the extra calories be provided in the form of such easily digested and wholesome foods as bread bread- breadstuffs stuffs This is also an advantage to the homemaker from the point poin t of view of economy as breadstuffs breadstuff s rank as one of our most reason renson- reasonably reasonably ably priced foods Adolescent t girls on the other hand frequently frequent develop finicky appetites and an strange food habits They may y wish to go to school without break break- fast fast fast-a a practice which must be discouraged as it may lead to un- un from which nerves may develop Adolescents Like Variety One way to help growing girls to be energetic is to encourage them to eat some form of bread at every meal This will help to keep up the fuel value of the diet at very little expense Mothers must however guard against loss of interest in bread- bread breadstuffs breadstuffs breadstuffs stuffs by various members of their families as a result of monotony Luckily there is no reason why this should occur in any home For it is possible to provide bread bread- breadstuffs breadstuffs breadstuffs stuffs in such a variety that the same kind need not be served twice in succession within the space of one or two weeks You can add variety to the diet die by preparing bread from graham whole wheat or rye flour Rolls RolL can be made from plain or swee sweet dough Some of the more popular are Parker House rolls sandwich rolls finger rolls cinnamon buns butterscotch rolls and pecan rolls A Now New Leavening Agent Some homemakers may feel fee that it is too costly to purchase such fancy breads outside th the home And they may feel that tha they cannot spare the time re re- required required re- re required for home baking Such ar ar- arguments arguments ar- ar arguments might have been valid in inthe inthe inthe the past But not any more Recently a new kind of yeas yeast has been developed which makes make it possible to prepare a variety o of hot breads at home more home more quickly than ever before Thus home baking bak bak- baking baking ing follows the trend of the times time and becomes quick One reason why modern home home- homemakers homemakers homemakers makers have been reluctant t to tomake tomake make bread and rolls at home I believe has been the difficulty o of obtaining a leavening agent that tha was both quick-acting quick and pos pos- possessed possessed possessed good keeping qualities Yeast is the most satisfactory leavening agent for bread anc and rolls Heretofore only two types type had been available Fresh o or compressed yeast and dried yeast Both of these products ar are composed of yeast plants com com- combined combined bin d with cereal Fresh yeast has a Higher mois mois- moisture moisture moisture ture content however and be be- because because because cause of this spoils rapidly Hence it must be purchased fresh kept well refrigerated and used within a few days Dry yeas yeast keeps several weeks at room tern tem temp p and has therefore been bee regarded as more practical Its great disadvantage has been that tha it acts less quickly owing to th the fact that some of the yeast plants plant are destroyed during the drying Keeps and Is Quick-Acting Quick But Bat nowadays homemakers ca can ean buy a new kind of yeast A new fast ast pure pare yeast that combines the keeping qualities of dry yeast with speedy action This product is a dry yeast that comes omes in the form of small gran- gran ales ules It softens promptly in wa- wa water water ter er and is then ready for use usei Moreover it keeps its strength and activity for several weeks sol so that hat it can be kept on hand at all ail times imes I Homemakers can bake when when- whenever whenever ever it is convenient And what delicious bread and rolls they can can make nake Such wholesome j combing ions ons as prune bread combining combining both oth white and whole whale wheat flour with seeded uncooked prunes refrigerator rolls coffee colIee cakes 1 raisin bread wholesome raised doughnuts waffles warnes and buckwheat cakes i t tIt It cannot be denied that bread brea is s one of the oldest foods known to tOI man But just to prove that even even even our most basic foods may be im im- improved im- im along roved p proved along comes this j revolutionary revolutionary yeast to provide a leaven leaven-j ing that is more satisfactory than than ever before perhaps to home home- homemakers homemakers makers all over the country home j i I I |