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
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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
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