THE HYGIENE OF THE DINING ROOM 



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HOME PROJECT 10 



Purpose. To find out if you are eating the right kinds and 

 amount of food. 



Directions, i. Keep a careful record for one day of the 

 kinds and amounts of food that you eat for each meal. In 

 recording the amounts use the terms found in the second column 

 of the table on pages 85 and 86. Bring these figures to school 

 and by the help of the instructor work out the following directions. 



2. By means of the table find (a) the weight of protein and 

 (&) the fuel value in calories of each portion of food eaten. 

 Record them in the following tabular form which should be 

 copied in your notebook. (See page 84.) 



3. To find the number of grams of protein required daily by 

 your body, multiply your weight by three quarters. 



4. To find the number of calories needed, multiply your 

 weight by the number given on page 79 to correspond with 

 your age. 



5. Compare these two results with the two found above. 

 What changes can you make in your diet to make it conform 

 more nearly with the standard given ? 



6. Using the table on pages 85 and 86 make out a diet for 

 yourself for the three meals for one day that shall meet the 

 standard you require. Make the record in the same form as 

 above. Make several diets each of which meets your require- 

 ments. 



7. Also, compare your weight with the average for your height. 



Appetite as a guide. The common method of determining 

 the amount of food we need is to eat till the appetite is 



