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Show Not 'Daily Dozen' But 'Half Dozen' Does Health Trick In the good old days it was the "daily dozen" exercises that counted. count-ed. Now it's the "daily half dozen" foods. Vigorous health comes in part as the result of eating six protective foods daily: Milk; meat or a meat "alternative," such as cheese; fruits and vegetables, some of which are fresh or raw; whole grain bread and cereals or enriched products; eggs, and butter or other fats. . It's everyone's privilege to eat what he wishes in America, points out Miss Grace Armstrong, nutritionist nutri-tionist of the University of Illinois college of agriculture, but folks who have adopted a "so what" attitude about the importance of eating the "protective" foods should remember that they have no right to complain if they don't feel up to par. The "daily half-dozen" foods are recommended by nutritionists and health authorities because it has been proved that they carry minerals miner-als and vitamins in addition to essential es-sential proteins, fats and carbohydrates. carbohy-drates. What is generally believed, but still not determined, is that these foods harbor unknown vitamins which further contribute to physical well-being. well-being. Thus, persons who have taken tak-en to purchasing their vitamins from the drugstore instead of obtaining them through recommended foods may be missing out on some important impor-tant health factors. No one is going to go hungry during dur-ing the war, although meals may not be quite as elaborate as they have been in the past. However, there is danger of "hidden hunger" self-imposed by the individual if he is not interested enough to choose the foods which will do the most for him, the nutritionist said. |
