Show what to eat and why C houston goudiss offers practical advice regarding first meal of the day some breakfast time wisdom for homemakers by C HOUSTON GOUDISS T F THERE is one meal that can be regarded as more imbor JL bat sat than an any y other that meal is breakfast it comes after afi 0 agest fast and precedes a major portion of the days work thirteen hours elapse between supper and a breakfast and the body engine requires a new supply of fuel before the daily activities are begun yet all too frequently this first meal is inadequate in food values and is gobbled irdi in haste with consequences that may have a far reaching effect upon health men who set forth after a meager breakfast are licked before the days work is started they never seem to g get et into high gear and they lack the energy to perform their tasks e efficiently homemakers who find themselves fatigued and irritable before the mornings work is is completed may be surprised to learn that their lassitude is due to a skimpy breakfast and children who go to school after an insufficient morning meal cannot hope to make good grades in their studies they fatigue quickly find it difficult to concentrate and easily become cross moreover they are apt to experience hunger pangs during the middle of the morning and when it is time for the noon meal they will either eat too much or will have lost their appetite thus disrupting the entire food program starting the day right it is therefore essential that every homemaker recognize the necessity for providing a substantial and satisfying breakfast this is not difficult to do nor is it necessary to spend a great deal of time in its preparation when I 1 hear such complaints as my family wont eat breakfast or simply not interested in food in the morning I 1 suspect that the menus are dull and monotonous and perhaps members of the household have the bad habit of sleeping so late that there is no time to eat properly both situations are easily remedied and they are closely linked for if the breakfast menus are made sufficiently attractive it wont be difficult to persuade every member of the family to rise a little earlier in order to enjoy a substantial unhurried meal A model breakfast A well balanced breakfast includes fruit or fruit juice cereal an egg or bacon bread or toast an cocoa or cereal bev i eer for the children with cof the grownups grown ups the egg or bacon may be omitted occasionally sio nally for an egg may be included in some other meal during the day but cereal in some form Is usually the mainstay of the breakfast menu and there are many kinds from which to choose both hot cereals and cold cereals hot or cold cereal some people have the notion that cereals must be hot in order to be nourishing this is a fallacy for the nutritive value of a cereal is determined by the grain from which it is made and by the manufacturing process not by whether it is hot or cold it is desirable to give whole grain cereals a pr SS nent ent place in the diet this ruren ipei IP yi be followed even when are used for there are e many nourishing ready re ady to eat cereals made from substantially the whole grain these appeal to the w palate because they are so crisp and appetizing and they supply important minerals a good amount of vitamin B and some vitamin G in addition to energy values A cold cereal analyzed analyze 4 its interesting to analyze a popular ready to eat cereal made from wheat and malted barley we find a wide assortment of nutrients orients ts including protein energy values phosphorus for the teeth and I 1 d bones iron for building rich red blood and vitamin B which promotes appetite and aids digestion it has been estimated that a serving of this cereal three fourths of a cup with one fourth cup of whole milk will provide an adult with 7 per cent of his total daily requirement of protein per cent of his calcium per cent of his phosphorus per cent of his iron and a total of calories vary the method of serving to help make breakfast interesting vary the cereal from day to day or offer a choice of several kinds of packaged ready to eat cereals and allow each member of the family to select the one he prefers prefer sF var vary the fruit also and occasionally you may combine fresh canned or stewed fruit with cereals to make a cereal sundae further variation may be introduced by using brown su sugar gar or honey in place of white sugar and on occasion the cereals may be baked into muffins waffles or pancakes it is also possible to serve the eggs in many different forms poached baked scrambled or in a plain or puffy omelet if these suggestions are followed it should be a simple matter for homemakers to serve tempting wholesome breakfasts that will send their families away from the table well fitted for the days activities questions answered mrs S C yes it has been observed that there is a special susceptibility to dental decay during adolescence this may be due to the fact that calcium and phosphorus are required in such liberal amounts for rapid growth it its advisable to include these minerals in the diet in generous quantities together with a liberal allowance of vitamin D mrs A M C milk should be the foundation on which every adequate diet is built for it contains the greatest assortment of nutritive substances of any single food material 0 C houston goudiss 1939 65 |