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Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



The following table is given to show the composition of various kinds 

 of foods, each food selected representing in a broad way the composition 

 of others similar to it. (Adapted from Bulletin No. 28, Office of Ex- 

 periment Stations, U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 



Food material 



Beef, round, lean. 

 Beef, round, fat . . 



Eggs 



Eggs, yolks 



Milk, whole 



Milk, skimmed . . . 



Cream 



Butter 



Corn meal 



Rolled oats 



Rice 



White flour 



Whole wheat flour 



Dried beans 



Fresh string beans 



Cabbage 



Potatoes 



Spinach 



Apples , 



Prunes 



Water 



64 



54 



73 



49 



87 

 90 



74 

 II 

 12 



7 

 12 



13 

 II 



12 



89 



91 



78 

 92 



84 



79 



Protein 



19 



17 



13 



15 



3 



3 



2 



I 



9 



■5 

 ■5 

 ■4 

 •7 



3 

 ■4 

 .0 

 ,0 



2 



16.5 

 8.0 



7-9 



13 

 22 



2 



I 



2 , 

 2 



Fat 



7 

 16 

 10 



33 



4 



18 



85 



I 



I 



I 

 I 

 I 



Carbohy- 

 drate 



Ash 



1 .0 

 .8 



1 .0 



I . I 



•7 



•7 



•5 



3-0 



1 .0 



1.9 



•4 



1-5 

 1 .0 



3-5 



.8 



1 .0 



1 .0 



2 . 1 



•3 

 .6 



Calories. 



670 



1005 



720 



1705 



325 



170 



910 



3605 



1655 

 1850 

 1630 

 1625 

 1675 

 1605 



195 

 145 

 385 

 no 

 290 

 370 



SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANNING THE FAMILY DIETARY 



(I) 

 ruit 



Cooked 



BREAKFAST 



Fresh i 



Berries 



Apples 



Oranges 



Bananas, etc. 



Baked apples 



Apple sauce 



Plum sauce 



r Peaches 

 J Plums 

 1 Apples 

 [etc. 

 r Prunes 

 1 Apples 

 J Apricots 

 Pears, etc. 

 Dates 

 . Figs 



Canned 



Dried < 



(2) 

 Cereal 

 (maybe 

 omitted 

 if a meat 

 or a sub- 

 stitute is 

 served). 



Uncooked 



Already 

 Cooked 



Rolled oats 



Oatmeal 



Cracked wheat 



Cream of wheat 



Hominy 



Corn meal 



Corn crisp 



Force 



Shredded 

 I wheat 

 [_ Grapa nuts 



