HOW FOODS MEET BODY NEEDS. 



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Chart 20. One Pound of Skimmed Milk. 



(2 cups.) 



One pound of skimmed milk supplies about 175 calories of energy, 15 grams 

 (more than i ounce) of protein, 0.55 gram of calcium, 0.43 gram of phosphorus, 

 and 1 milligram of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 5 per cent, of the energy 

 a man needs daily, 15 per cent of the protein, 81 per cent of the calcium, 33 

 per cent of the phosphorus, and 8 per cent of the iron. This is shown in the 

 following chart: 



fNEROY f%\ 



PROTEIN /y% 



CALCIUM 81 



FHOSFHOm 1>1 



IRON 



S% 



2o JO *o SO 60 7o go 9a 



Chaet 20. — Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phospborus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnished by 1 pound of skimmed milk. 



Chart 21. One Pound of Cottage Cheese. 



(1^ cups packed solidly.) 



One pound of cottage cheese supplies about 490 calories of energj^ 95 grams 

 (about 2>\ ounces) of protein, 0.45 gram of calcium, 1.5 grams of phosphorus, 

 and practically no iron. It would furnish, therefore, 14 per cent of the energy a 

 man needs daily, 95 per cent of tlie protein, 67 per cent of the calcium, 112 

 per cent (more than all) of the phosphorus, and none of the iron. This is 

 shown in the following chart : 



ENERGY 21 

 PROTEIN 

 CALCIUM 

 FHOSFHOKUS lll% 

 IRON 



Chart 21. — Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnished b ' 1 pound of cottage cheese. 



