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QUESTIONS 



1. Why can we not have a standard ration suitable for all the people 

 of a country ? 



2. Why can we not have a standard ration for ourselves and eat the 

 same thing every day ? 



3. How can the art of cooking help make people healthier ? happier ? 



4. How can people spending plenty of money for food suffer from 

 malnutrition ? 



5. What are the advantages of a mixed diet ? disadvantages ? 



6. What kinds of food are best for the brain ? for the heart ? to make 

 the hair grow ? 



7. What differences in diet should you prescribe for a minister and a 

 blacksmith? Why? 



8. What should you recommend for a person who is under weight ? 

 over weight ? 



REFERENCE READINGS 



Farmers^ Bulletin 142, Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of 

 Foods. 



Farmers' Bulletin gys, Food Values ; how Foods meet Body Needs. 



Fanners' Bulletin 138 j, Food Values and Body Needs shown Graphically. 



Farmers' Bulletin 1313, Good Proportions in the Diet. 



Farmers' Bulletin 817, How to select Cereal Foods. 



Farmers' Bulletin 824, How to select Protein Foods. 



Farmers' Bulletin 256, Preparation of Vegetables for the Table. 



Farmers' Bulletin 717, Food for Young Children (from Three to Six 

 Years). 



WiNCHELL, Florence E. Food Facts for Every Day. Various chapters 

 for special reports. 



United States Bureau of Education. Keep-Well Series, No. 11. Mal- 

 nutrition, Helpful Advice to Parents. 



Get from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

 Office, Washington, D.C., Prist List 11, Foods and Cooking. 



