FOODS AND FOOD HABITS 4y 



resting, and a fair day's work would require an extra amount 

 of fuel food equal to about one pound of sugar or starch, or 

 about one-half pound of fat. A working man's diet should 

 contain more carbohydrates and fats but little if any more 

 proteid than that of a person of sedentary occupation. A 

 large person needs more food than a small one and an adult 

 more than a child. 



Hence no fixed amount of food would be the correct one 

 for every person. The amounts of some common foods in 

 either of the following rations represent approximately what 

 is required each day by an average adult person doing a moder- 

 ate amount of work: 



A DAY'S RATION 



I. Lean meat, Ib. (a piece as big as a man's hand) 

 Potatoes, 1 Ib. 

 One glass of milk 

 Bread, Ib. ( of a small loaf) 

 Butter, sufficient to go with the bread 



II. Bread (with butter), 1 Ib. 

 Milk, 1 pt. 

 Cheese, 2 oz. 

 Eggs, 2 

 Fruit 



If one eats three meals a day, the amounts mentioned in 

 either list given above should, of course, be distributed through 

 the three meals. The rations outlined differ slightly in the 

 total amount of food they contain, but they are nearly equiv- 

 alent in nutriment. The amount of proteid in each is less 

 than some think necessary, and more than others advise. 



Overeating. Overeating may result from eating too much 

 at a meal or from eating too frequently. Undoubtedly 

 Americans suffer from eating too much. The difficulty of 

 saying just how much a person should eat makes it equally 



