MISTAKES IN BUYING 



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coarse indigestible matter to stimulate them to activity, the 

 daily diet should contain foods which have bulk as well as foods 

 which have high food values. Green vegetables, like lettuce 

 and spinach, and fruits, like apples, figs, and raisins, are bulky; 

 that is, they contain a great deal of coarse, indigestible waste 

 matter for a small amount of usable food, and they hasten the 

 process of digestion by rapid movement through the alimentary 

 canal. Since the waste materials in green vegetables and fruits 

 pass off through the bowels, they keep the bowels open and 

 prevent constipation. Some of the best foods to keep the 

 bowels in good condition are corn, spinach, beets, figs, apples, 

 peaches, rhubarb, and brown bread ; some of the foods which 

 cause constipation are meat, eggs, peas, beans, potatoes, and 

 white bread. 



Mistakes in buying. The body demands a daily ration of 

 the three classes of foodstuffs, but it is for us to determine 



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meal j^ 

 2lbs. 1 

 'cents 



381 Diagram showing the difference in the cost of three foods which 

 give about the same amount of nutrition each. 



