Show caloric requirements Requirement Sr of f the child 0 declare that the nver liver dage age hoy boy or girt girl of tour four years should receive about forty calories a pound of body weight per day the average u weight eight of a child of four years is 19 forty pounds therefore the total caloric requirement would be approximately aroxi neely 1600 calories calory Is merely tile the name for a certain measure of heat beat derived from the bu burning rn ing of food necessarily the calorie caloric requirement of the child Is 19 dependent on his temperament since a child who plays hard and long requires more nourishment int than one who lends leads a quieter tre life I 1 rate nate of growth also has a hearing on caloric requirements the child who Is growing rapidly alio should III d he be given more food to meet his caloric needs than the boy or girl growth is normal ItI mothers others know the dally daily diet should consist of the essential foodstuffs pro tein carbohydrates carbons rates fats minerals ano am water tile the important thing for her lb to learn the foods that contain these essentials in a balanced diet bolow below is a well balanced menu for any child six years old compiled by an aut au borit ou home economics MENU FOR SIX YEAR OLD CHILD breakfast 6 stewed prunes calories 14 cupful cream of wheat 85 95 calories cal orlea served with halt half cream 6 and halt half evaporated milk calories 1 blice buttered toast calorie 1 1 cup cocoa made with evaporated milk calo calorie rief cal orlef luncheon at school baked potato and butter calorie 4 cupful spinach 25 calorie 1 baked apple it 1 sugar V butter calories I 1 glass milk calorie uslice 1 slice bread buttered with ta butter calorie calorie afternoon luncheon at school 1 orange calories dinner 1 small ysmall piece broiled steak 2 x 2 x 75 calories 4 cupful mashed potato calories calorie 23 2 3 cupful lima bean soup made with evaporated milk 75 calories 1 glass milk orange drink calories caloric total 1840 calor calorie es children often become wearied of drinking plain milk mixing their milk with fruit juices la Is a welcome elcome change following Is the recipe for a refresh ing milk drink mis alix 7 cupful oran oranan e juice V it cupful evaporated milk three of sugar teaspoonful of lemon juice and a feu fen grains of salt shake well in a fruit jar before serving |