6. Cereals put up in packages cost less than those sold in bulk.
7. Rice polishings are rich in vitamin B.
8. More water is used in cooking rice in a double boiler than in boil-
ing it.
9. The more coats removed from a grain the less mineral matter
and vitamins the grain contains.
10. Keep the lid of a fireless cooker open when not in use.
Copy the following statements, writing a word, number, or letter in place
of each blank.
1. Breakfast cereals are about £
2. The proteins in breakfast cereals are of quality.
3. Three kinds of carbohydrates are , , and
4. Uncooked cereals contain more than any other substance.
5. Mineral matter is also called .
HOME WORK
1. For each morning of one week, plan breakfast cereals suitable
for use in your home.
2. Cook breakfast cereals at least twice during the week. (If you
want school credit for this work, take a report to school, signed as sug-
gested on page 30.)
3. Examine the advertisements of magazines. If you find any
statements about breakfast cereals in which the composition or food
value of the cereal is mentioned, bring them to class. Discuss the
claims made by breakfast-cereal manufacturers.
CHAPTER VII
WHAT SHALL WE DRINK FOR BREAKFAST?
Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers
as you study this chapter.
1. How much milk do you drink each day?
2. How much milk a day should every boy and girl drink?
3. Give some reasons why milk is needed by every boy and girl.
4. What is cream? How does it differ from milk?
5. Is milk merely a beverage or thirst quencher? How do you
know?
6. Give at least two reasons why you should not drink coffee or tea.
7. What is meant by whole milk?
8. If you are sent to market to buy tea for the older members of
your family, who prefer the beverage served with cream, what kind of
tea leaves would you buy ?
9. What is filtered coffee ? boiled coffee?
Why is it wise to use milk for breakfast ? One quart of milk
should he consumed by every child and every hoy and girl of school
age every day! This statement is based on some scientific ex-
periments tried out on twenty-one healthy, normal children
ranging in age from three to thirteen years.1
These children were given different amounts of milk to drink
in addition to other wholesome foods. The quantity of milk
varied from a half pint to a quart and a half daily. Milk is
rich in a kind of mineral called lime or calcium.2 Calcium is
very necessary to build the bones, teeth, and other parts of
1 Note to the Teacher: An account of these experiments may be found in the
Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 53, page 375 ; the Journal of Home Eco-
nomics, volume xiv, page 413.
2 Calcium is an element found in lime.
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the body. Look at Figures 25 and 26. If a boy or girl is not
given enough calcium, his or her body will fail to develop as it
should. If you want your bones, teeth, and your whole body
to be well and strong, you must have plenty of calcium.
The children given the milk to drink were carefully examined
to find out whether it furnished sufficient calcium to keep them
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6. Cereals put up in packages cost less than those sold in bulk.
7. Rice polishings are rich in vitamin B.
8. More water is used in cooking rice in a double boiler than in boil-
ing it.
9. The more coats removed from a grain the less mineral matter
and vitamins the grain contains.
10. Keep the lid of a fireless cooker open when not in use.
Copy the following statements, writing a word, number, or letter in place
of each blank.
1. Breakfast cereals are about £
2. The proteins in breakfast cereals are of quality.
3. Three kinds of carbohydrates are , , and
4. Uncooked cereals contain more than any other substance.
5. Mineral matter is also called .
HOME WORK
1. For each morning of one week, plan breakfast cereals suitable
for use in your home.
2. Cook breakfast cereals at least twice during the week. (If you
want school credit for this work, take a report to school, signed as sug-
gested on page 30.)
3. Examine the advertisements of magazines. If you find any
statements about breakfast cereals in which the composition or food
value of the cereal is mentioned, bring them to class. Discuss the
claims made by breakfast-cereal manufacturers.
CHAPTER VII
WHAT SHALL WE DRINK FOR BREAKFAST?
Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers
as you study this chapter.
1. How much milk do you drink each day?
2. How much milk a day should every boy and girl drink?
3. Give some reasons why milk is needed by every boy and girl.
4. What is cream? How does it differ from milk?
5. Is milk merely a beverage or thirst quencher? How do you
know?
6. Give at least two reasons why you should not drink coffee or tea.
7. What is meant by whole milk?
8. If you are sent to market to buy tea for the older members of
your family, who prefer the beverage served with cream, what kind of
tea leaves would you buy ?
9. What is filtered coffee ? boiled coffee?
Why is it wise to use milk for breakfast ? One quart of milk
should he consumed by every child and every hoy and girl of school
age every day! This statement is based on some scientific ex-
periments tried out on twenty-one healthy, normal children
ranging in age from three to thirteen years.1
These children were given different amounts of milk to drink
in addition to other wholesome foods. The quantity of milk
varied from a half pint to a quart and a half daily. Milk is
rich in a kind of mineral called lime or calcium.2 Calcium is
very necessary to build the bones, teeth, and other parts of
1 Note to the Teacher: An account of these experiments may be found in the
Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 53, page 375 ; the Journal of Home Eco-
nomics, volume xiv, page 413.
2 Calcium is an element found in lime.
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the body. Look at Figures 25 and 26. If a boy or girl is not
given enough calcium, his or her body will fail to develop as it
should. If you want your bones, teeth, and your whole body
to be well and strong, you must have plenty of calcium.
The children given the milk to drink were carefully examined
to find out whether it furnished sufficient calcium to keep them
Battle Creek Nutrition Laboratory
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