Show Helpful Hints by Mary C. Boender Home Agent Nutrients How can a housewife be sure she's getting a dollar's worth of good nutrition for a dollar when she's gathering food from the supermarket compare the cost of the food to the return in Mary C. county home yet nutritionally adequate and satisfying meals can be she says Boender pointed out that adults need eight-tenths of a gram of calcium daily to help build and repair bones and help blood to clot and help muscles and nerves react They can get this in dairy foods two cups of milk or its equivalent in other dairy products Calcium also is available in dirk green and yellow in in in baked in dry peas and A dollar's worth of fresh milk and other dairy products will furnish four grams of calcium or the dally requirement for five adults or two or three youngsters Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is needed to help cement body cells together and strengthen walls of blood to help resist and to help in Citrus fruits and tomatoes are good buys which supply this Dark green and deep-yellow vegetables give a high return in vitamin A for money spent Vitamin A helps keep the skin and membranes healthy and resistant to infection and protects against night blindness inexpensive sources of or vitamin and protein are whole grain or enriched cereal such as cooked ready-to-eat corn meal j cracker and rice rolled quick breads and other baked goods and dry peas and bo flavin helps cells use keeps vision clear and promotes a smooth skin without scaling around the mouth and or cracking at the corners of the mouth i Protein builds and repairs blood and all other It helps form antibodies to fight infection and supplies food energy Meat poultry and have excellent supplies of the nutrients provided by cereal and but being animal they arc more Watch those nutrients when watching advises Mrs Get away from business It's cheaper to take a voluntary vacation than to wait until the doctor orders |