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protein in column 3. Evidently the total fuel value of this food is 2593 

 calories, of which 332 calories are yielded by protein. The amounts mean 

 that one calorie in 7.8 (i.e., 2436 -j- 302) is yielded by protein. This means 

 that the dietary is intermediate between high and medium protein. If a 



Window Box for Storage of Food. 1 



A north window is to be preferred. It should exactly fit the 

 width of the window and come half way up the lower sash. When 

 sash is raised the contents are easily accessible. In freezing weather 

 the sash may be left up so that box becomes a part of the room. 



greater or a less proportion of protein is desired, it can most readily be 

 secured by increasing or diminishing the quantity of meat or cheese eaten. 

 If you weigh 154 pounds, this day's dietary, 16.8 calories per pound (i. e., 

 2593 -r- 154) corresponds very well to that calculated for light exercise. 



Since the child must eat not only for repair and for energy, but also for 

 growth, it follows that he needs much more food in proportion to his body 



'Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. From Farmers' Bulletin 375. 



