THE HYGIENE OF THE DINING ROOM 



TABLE SHOWING COMPOSITION OF FOODS AS PURCHASED 



Cost of foods. Now that we have determined what foods 

 contain the nutrients the body needs, the next problem is 

 to ascertain what foods give the largest amount of nutrients 

 for the least cost. This cannot always be determined by 

 comparing the price per pound or quart, for we must know 

 also the proportions of nutrients that the foods contain. 



People are often misled by the idea that the higher the 

 price paid, the better the food. This idea is entirely wrong 

 as applied to foods. The price of foods is not determined 

 by the nutrients they contain, but largely by other factors 



