THE HYGIENE OF THE DINING ROOM 



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People may eat meat to excess and yet not show it by storing 

 up fat. 



Balancing the diet. The following table taken from a 

 recent government publication will be helpful in planning 

 a well-balanced diet. 



Food Elements 

 Eat something from each of these five groups every day : 



Group I. 

 lators. 



Group II. 



Foods for mineral matter, acids, and body regu- 



Protein foods. 



Group III. Starchy foods. 

 Group IV. Foods for sugar. 

 Group V. Foods for fat. 



Beans 



Soy 



Lima 



Navy 

 Beef 

 American cheese 



GROUP I 



matter, acids, and body 



Pears 

 Green or 



Canned peas 

 Pineapple 

 Rhubarb 

 Spinach 

 Squash 

 Strawberries 

 String beans 

 Tomatoes 

 Turnips 



GROUP II 



Eat these foods for protein. 



Cottage cheese Lamb Peanuts 



Eggs Skim milk Peas 



Fish Mutton Pork 



Fowl Nuts Rabbits 



Game Oysters Veal 



