Show MILK IS ESSENTIAL I 1 FOR ALL CHILDREN I 1 good combination of vita mines lime and protein I 1 prepared by tho the united states state department ot of agriculture Airl culture no one food offers so good a combination bin atlon of lime ilme and protein as milk and since these three substances are needed by children milk may be considered an essential in their diet A quart of milk a day served partly as a beverage and partly jn in other ways Is not too much tor for a child A pint and a half a day should be considered toe the minimum says the united states department of agriculture children also need iron which Is best provided by eggs meat green vegetables such as spinach beets and other greens and some fruits including i I 1 milk makes strong active children dried fruits like raisins dates and figs when milk is limited in quantity butter and greenleaf green leaf vegetables are particularly important as sources of the growth promoting vi tamine A oranges lemons and tomatoes contain another important vi vitamins tamine which Is present also in potatoes th though jn smaller amounts bread and cereals in general which are among the cheapest food should be served n variety and should be carefully pr prepared Olfred so that children will alke lik ethem them some of the file cereal foods should always be of a kind bind known knon as whole grain and when fruits and vegetables are limited practically all the cereals should be of this kind |