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Show Nutritionist Eulogizes Victory Diet by Susan McCarrel One of the most important questions ques-tions that arises out of this war, asked of all ; city school students by Miss Nancy i? inch, Chairman oi tne Salt Lake Nutritional Council, is "Do you eat a 'Victory Diet'?" , Miss jb'inch, in a typical wartime ' office, food, "zip your lip," and buy bond posters on the walls, stressed the point that today's children will be the future United States and food makes a nation stronger. "The biggest trouble I have seen is that students go to school with-our with-our breakfast," was the nutritionist's nutrition-ist's answer when asked how well the average student eats. The morning is the hardest part of the day, Miss Finch said, and tveryone is better off with not Just breakfast, but a good breakfast. Dieting seems to be "the thing' for hi,gh school students, but it can lead to something serious lattr even though it does seem harmless harm-less and fashionable now. Although many children have all they can to eat, essential elemtnts may be lacking. The Nutrition Council recommends recom-mends that each growing boy and girl eat each day 1 quart of milk. 1 egg. 2 fruits Cone citrus or tomato). 2 vegctablts (one yellow, one green). y4 pound meat, fish, or poultry. 2 cereals (whole wheat or enriched en-riched bread included). This is only one-third of the requirements re-quirements to develop a good personality, per-sonality, an alice look and vitality vital-ity to the eater. Sleep and extr-cise extr-cise make up the other portions, Miss Finch said. And there isi one more question Miss Finch would like all school children to hear "What's tne good of fine clothes, neat hair, nice fingernails, etc., if you haven't got anything inside of it?" |