Show ap nn am 9 eating guide assures health for your family nutritionally speaking we arent exactly on our toes doctors tell us that nutritional diseases constitute our greatest at medical problem not from the point of view of deaths but from disability and economic loss you as homemakers can do much to give the doctors a big helping hand in this matter if you firmly resolve so ive to feed the family according to the rules laid down by the national nutrition council the rules are few easy to follow and flexible enough to fit any food budget so how bow about it homemakers are you willing to give out a big heaping plate of health to your family your reward will be happier healthier and better people to live with heres the guide to good eating read it over and over until you have fastened every rule in your mind and you will automatically include food from each of the classes in your menus every day milk is first on the list tor for its t the he most nearly perfect food see that the grownups get two or more glasses daily and the children have three to four glasses vegetables and fruits regulate and protect the body they should not ever be skipped for they are easily worked into the diet of the vegetables you should have two besides potato preferably one green and one yellow and one of these raw of fruits you should have two a day and one of these should be a citrus fruit or tomato this is a way of guaranteeing enough vitamin C to the system vitamin C is easily lost if cooked why a citrus fruit or tomato is required as they are usually eaten raw eggs are expensive right now but you should provide each person with 3 to 5 per week when the price goes down and we have more on hand give them at least one a day as preferred it matter how you have them as eggs or incorporated into food cereals and bread should be enriched or whole grain necessary every day lynn says the score card the vital problem of saving used fats so they can be utilized tor for explosives falls to the homemaker saye save them in tin cans when you have a pound take them to your butcher who will weigh them pay for them in both points and money you can save on foods tt if you refrigerate them properly eggs for example belong in the coldest spot in the refrigerator it if you want to separate them do it as soon as you take them from the refrigerator whites beat more quickly at room temperature cheese should be well refrigerated to keep any of it and the precious points on it from wasting cover cut surface with melted paraffin nn wrap well before storing milk should go to the coldest spot in the refrigerator and should stay out only when being poured bacteria develop 10 times faster at 55 degrees than at 40 save used fats i lynn chambers point saving aleju chicken fried heart creamed potatoes buttered spinach whole wheat rolls beverage waldorf salad I 1 cherry cake the butter requirement is about 2 tablespoons daily other foods may be included in the diet to satisfy the appetite and complete growth and activity needs this of course includes sweets and candies or extra quantities of the above depending upon the activity of the body one of the most important classes of foods which must be included in the diet are the protein foods including meat cheese fish poultry or legumes although placed last on the list they are one of the most important and I 1 want to talk particularly about them in column because two of the most important of protein foods are rationed proteins are part of every living cell the body must have them if it is to grow or build or repair rep itself fish poultry cheese and meat are first class protein foods legumes in which class we include roughly speaking those plants that grow in pods and consist of navy beans black eyed beans pinto beans kidney beans black beans lima beans and soy beans arlea dried split peas peanuts and lentils are what we call A second class 0 protein foods and 01 that means they do an excellent job of body building but cant take the place of meat entirely possible exceptions to this are peanuts and soybeans both of which are now being considered complete proteins heres our roundup round up of recipes today stretch meat and points and show you delicious ways of fixing the second class proteins dinner complete serves 6 2 cups sliced raw potatoes 2 cups chopped celery 2 cups ground beef 1 I 1 pound acup 1 cup sliced raw onions acup 1 cup finely cut green pepper 2 cups cooked tomatoes 2 teaspoons salt ya teaspoon pepper place meat and vegetables in layers in greased baking dish season layers with salt and pepper place green pepper slices on top for garnish bake in a moderate de gree oven for 2 hours country baked limas serves 8 2 cups lima beans ya pound bacon cut small I 1 medium onion sliced place lima beans bacon and onion in layers in pot combine the following vt cup light molasses VA 1 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt I 1 teaspoon dry mustard 2 tablespoons chill sauce I 1 cup tomato juice pour the mixture over beans bake 4 to 8 6 hours in a slow degree oven uncover tor for last ih hour 11 you want sugar saving suggestions write to lynn chambers western newspaper union south desplaines street chicago 6 illinois dont forget to enclose a stamped self addressed envelope for or your reply released by western newspaper union |