HOW TO SELEC How he Housekeeper Can Provide the Foort Substances the Body Needs Economically—Nutrition Specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture Show How to Plan a Ration That Will Give the Best Returns For the Money Spent. Washington, D. C., June 29. Adults and children must get several different substances from the food they eat or they will miss something which is essential to bodily efficiency and health, according to the nutri tion specialists of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture. Th# housewife, therefore, who plans her meals or to save money on food "without some knowledge of these substances and of the five simple groups of foods which supply them is very liable to omit from her meals some food essential for the growth of children or necessary to supply t£e family with the energy they need for their dally tasks. Attempted economy which entirely omits cer tain foods may well prove a very poor investment because of its ulti mate effect on the well-being of the household. Price, individual prefer ence for certain foods, and even the fact that hunger is satisfied after a meal, are not safe guides. Toma toes at ten cents a piece In winter are no more nutritious than they are at Ave cents a quart in summer. A child might crave much more sugar than would be good for him. A bulky diet of potatoes or bananas might make a person feel he haa eaten enough, but would not furnish him with the elements that his body needs. To plan out meals in the Interest of family efficiency and economy at the same time, the housewife for tunately does not need to do elab orate sums In calories or to have any Intimate understanding of such terms as protein and All she needs to do is to classify the food she uses into five simple house hold groups laid down In recently l issued Farmers' Bulletin 808, pub lished by the office of Home Econom ics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the bulletin, which is the first of a series of simple pamph lets dealing with the economical use of foods, is to enable the average housewife to plan her meals effec tively, even though she has no spe cial training in chemistry or dietetics. . The substances which the special ists find are needed in the dally diet i to maintain the body may be group- ] ed under seven heads: Mineral sub stances, protein, starches, sugars, I fats, cellulose and certain little : known but very important growth- | stimulating substances. That these essential substances are ! not difficult for the average house- ' wife to provide is shown by the fol lowing combinations, which the spe cialists believe indicate the daily food requirements of normal indi viduals: A man who does fairly hard mus cular work would be likely to get the mood which his body needs if supplied daily with such a combina tion of foods as the following: I' 4 pounds of bread (having about the same food value as 1 pound of such cereal preparations as wheat or rye flour, oatmeal, corn meal, rice, etc.) 2 ounces, of >4 cup, of butter, oil, : meat drippings, or other fat. 2 I ounces, or cup, of sugar; or 1-3 cup of honey, or sirup, or an equiv- ! alent amount of other sweet. IV4 pounds of food from the fol lowing. Fresh fruits and fresh or root vegetables. 12 ounces of food from a class which may be called "meats and meat substitutes;" that is. moder ately fat meats, poultry, fish, eggs, 1 dried legumes (beans, soy j oeans, peas, lentils, cowpeas and ! peanuts). Milk also belongs among! these foods, but because of the large amount of water it contains, half a glass, of 4 ounces of it would be re quired to equal an ounce of any one of the others. A man who works hard out of j doors all day probably would need ' more food than this, *nd one who sits all day at his desk would need less. The amounts given are suit- ! able for a man who, like a salesman In a store, walks about more or less and does more or less of such work ! as lifting. A family consisting of a man and ' a woman, who do moderatelv hard I muscular work, and three children— I say, between 3 and 12 years of age j —would get the food they require If supplied daily with: pounds of bread, having about I the same food value as 3 pounds of i wheat or rye flour, oatmeal, corn meal, hominy or rice; or about 2% pounds of such cereals and 5 or 6 medium-sized potatoes. cup of fat (butter or butter i with oil, beef drippings, or other fat) i ~7 a weekly allowance of 2H to 3 1 pounds. A little more, than one cup of ! i sugar, or a weekly allowance of 4 pounds; or an equivalent amount of i . some other sweet, such ait IV4 cups of sirup or honey a day, or % pound of dried figs or raisins a day. I j 4 pounds in all of fresh fruits and i ■ fresh or root .vegetables. . One of the two following, the It Wouldn't you f rather have your f IIA, X Shoes REMADE / lve \ rather than just Id L \ repaired? I Kemake \ Our equipment I CI//IJ7C 1 insures the I OIIXJLiU very highest I n class of work- I D€tt€T manship at I I lowest possible 1 nnrl I prices. I Will I OUR CUT PRICE LIST CJIPOnPY I PROVES IT \ Kslieuper f Men's Halfsoles Sewed on and \ T ry , Heels straightened, <t -■ q-• \ ' "" \ us . Men s Halfsoles sewed on and Rubber Heels i r* r\ I Men's Wholesoles nm* Gordon "I and Heels, 3>175 l* 230 Zl V* Straw- ml Just ra(l us by either phone \* berry and your shoes will be \# called for and delivered. V*. | • JOSEPH GORDON mu 230 Strawberry Street FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 29, 1917. choice depending on the age of the L j children: 3 quarts of milk and 1 pound of other foods taken from the meat g and meat-substitute group, y 2 quarts of milk and 1 H pounds . of other foods taken from the meat . and meat-substitute group. , t In these combinations of food, It r will be noted, bread and other prep i aratlons of cereal food are used as e freely as they conveniently can be, B without making the ration one-sided v I or unattractive. A diet equal in s nourishment might be planned with j less cereal, but this would make it f necessary to increase the amounts of more costly foods, such as meat, j fruits and vegetables. Cereals can be used freely with r out making the diet monotonous if . they are unserved in a variety of , forms and combined with other nu ; tritious or flavoring materials, such , as meat, cheese, onions, celery, to- L matoes and other vegetables and . dried, cooked, or fresh fruits. p Sample Meals Tor a Family , The food materials indicated as being required may be combined into . three meals in many ways. The fol l lowing meals are given not because , they are recommended above many l others that might he prepared, but t simply to show that such foods can be combined into dishes commonly | used in American homes. These meals supply during the day all of the eight essential substances and ; also provide flavorings and condi- I ments which, while not important as , sources of nourishment, add tc the attractiveness of certain foods, ■s Breakfast Fruit, 1M pounds of fresh fruit (equivalent o 3 medium-sized oranges, 5 small apples, or a quart box of strawberries), or three or four ounces of dried fruits (equiv* alent to 10 or 12 dates or 4 or 5 | figs). Cereal breakfast food, 4 ounces before being cooked, or about 1H j pints after it is cooked. The equiv alent in food value in puffed or I flaked, ready-to-eat cereals would be ' 5 or 6 cups.. Milk on cereal, cup for each i person. Sugar on fruit, on cereal, or in I coffee, 2 ".j level tablespoons or IV4 I ounces. Bread, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. I Butter, IV4 ounces, or 2 H cubic Inches. | An egg, or 2 ounces of meat, fish, i or poultry for each older person, and a glass of milk for each voung I child. Dinner Meat, or fish, V 4 pound per grown person: or. for each child, an egg or a glass of milk. Potatoes (5 medium sized) 1 pounds. Another vegetable (turnips, spin ach, corn, cauliflower or other), 1 pound. Br<ad, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. Butter, 1 >i. ounces, or 2Vi cubic inches. Steamed apple (or other fruit) 1 ; pudding. (Ingredients: Two cups ! dour. 2 tablespoons butter, $4 cup milk. 4 apples, 1 tablespoon sugar), i Sauce. (Ingredients: One-half cup sugar. 1V 2 tablespoons flour, 2 teaspoons butter, cup water, fla voring.) Supper A gravy made out of 1 pint of i skim milk, 14 cup flour, 2 level tea i spoons butter and 4 ounces salt or j smoked fish (just enough for flavor*. ; To this can be added the egg yolk ; left from the frosting of the cake. I (Soe below.) Rice, 8 ounces, or 1 cup, meas used before being cooked. Bread, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. Butter, I>4 ounces, or 2U cubic ] inches. One-half of a cake. (Ingredi- I ents for whole cake: One-fourth CUD ; butter. l / 4 cup sug%r, 1 egg. % cup i milk, cups flour, 2% teaspoons j baking powder.) Frosting made with 1 egg white and V 4 cup sugar. Whj the Various Substances arc i Important The mineral substances, such as lime, salts, compounds of phos phorus, iron, and others are supplied largely by vegetables. Thev serve the body as building materia!, tend to counteract acidity in the body tis i sues and fluids and are useful in other ways. Vegetables and fruits, therefore, should not be neglected '' the diet, especfally as they supply also another substance, cellulose, tte framework material of plants' \*hich gives bulk to the diet and tends to prevent constipation. Protein, a substance supplied by meat or meat substitutes, including milk, is a very important fuel and body-building material. It provides an element—nitrogen—needed to form body tissues, not only during growth in childhood but' also to make good the wear and tear of ise in persons of any age, thus keep ing the body In repair. Absence of "oods supplying protein would give a diet lacking in body-building ma terials. The Live Store r . "Always I \on to VI Tomorrow \ *2T j Tomorrow \ Boys / JULY CLOTHING REDUCTIONS ft Begin Tomorrow On All Fancy Mixed Suits Blue Serges Blacks ; Suit Reduced Except Palm Beaches These are days when the odds and ends of shot-to-pieces ||9n fflWl stocks hit the price toboggan—when you are invited to save money on goods I My-!" no one has yet shown any desire to buy—and when manufacturers' mis fits I takes that have been hawked from coast to coast and failed to stay sold are JSP Btf ven fictitious values and put on parade as "tremendous bargains." |ipf II But we believe you would rather come to a store where n u i*Wu 118 Bp service is kept pretty close to 100 per cent, right the whole year around 1111/1 fljßm. ,ll where a full range for choice can be had in July as well as in April—that's L |"*® condition of our stock today—yet—when the usual time for our summer I JOi reductions come around we stick to our policy of years past and reduce our jjl |il(l||l|ij|||f| prices on every suit (except Palm Beaches.) AGAIN WE TAKE THE OFFENSIVE I our usual "summer drive" this will be the greatest selling event I this Live Store has ever held—not because reductions are the greatest we have ever made, but because the original prices were so low, and the coming prices for similar clothes will be so high -everybody realizes that never before have conditions been as they are this present moment —look well to it that you get all that belongs to you—read these July clothing reductions—then act. ALL $15.00 SUITS . $13.50 I ALL SIB.OO SUITS #15.50 I ALL $20.00 SUITS <RI7!sO I ALL $25.00 SUITS #22*50 I ALL $30.00 SUITS ....... 526!00 I jLm Boys' Suits Reduced I fflssLu' All $5.00 Boys' Suits • . . $4.25 I All $6.50 Boys' Suits . . $5.25 I All $7.50 Boys' Suits . . $6.25 | | | Mli ST § All $8.50 Boys' Suits . . $7.25 I Vll JL All SIO.OO Boys' Suits .. . $8.50 I Watch this busy store —we keep right on going in the path of nrocress scoring VICTORY after VICTORY by square-dealing, honest representation and greater values. I 11
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