Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . because the milkand fruits contain the mineral salts that are so necessary. 5, Water is needed to cleanse the body, to regulate itsheat, and to help the food to digest. Nearly all our foods contain some water, while milk andmost fruits and vegetables contain a great deal, but they do nothave enough to supply all that is needed. Children shoulddrink a great deal of water, several glasses a day. This maybe taken either between meals, or at meal time, but the foodmust not be washed down with it. When the water is notsafe for drinki
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . because the milkand fruits contain the mineral salts that are so necessary. 5, Water is needed to cleanse the body, to regulate itsheat, and to help the food to digest. Nearly all our foods contain some water, while milk andmost fruits and vegetables contain a great deal, but they do nothave enough to supply all that is needed. Children shoulddrink a great deal of water, several glasses a day. This maybe taken either between meals, or at meal time, but the foodmust not be washed down with it. When the water is notsafe for drinking it should be boiled. Tea and coffee shouldnot be given to children. They hinder growth and take awaythe appetite for real food. Hot water with a little milk andsugar, or crust coffee, made from toasted bread, will givea hot drink for cold weather. THE AMOUNT OF FOOD AND ITS MEASURE Every mother knows that the well, strong child who is ac-tive in play and work demands more food as he grows largerand older. If he has the right kind of food and takes it at the. THE MODERN DRINKING CUP FOOD FOR CHILDREN 299 right time and chews it thoroughly, there is little danger thathe will eat too much, and if food is at hand he will himself seethat he has enough. But the less vigorous child, or the childwho wakes up in the morning unrefreshed, perhaps becausehe has not had enough fresh air through the night, or the childwho has bought candy or pickles on the way home from schooland so temporarily satisfied his appetite, may not get enoughfood to make him grow as he should and to provide for hisactivity. Whether he is gaining enough will be shown by weighinghim; but whether he is pale, listless, irritable, because he hasnot enough food, is not easy to tell, or for some other help us to decide whether lack of food is the trouble, cer-tain amounts have been determined upon that will be right forthe average child, and we may compare the amount we are giv-ing with these standards. Just
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