Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . A MOTHERS MEETING ON THE SANDS. FOOD FOR CHILDREN By Alice P. Norton PROFESSOR OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION,UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE mother who wishes to do her very best in planningfor her family and in helping them to keep well andstrong, often finds herself much puzzled to know how to pro-vide suitable food for her children, especially for those whohave outgrown babyhood and who are beginning to share thefamily diet. Her problems might be summed up in these questions:What kind of food?How much food?When shall it
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . A MOTHERS MEETING ON THE SANDS. FOOD FOR CHILDREN By Alice P. Norton PROFESSOR OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION,UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE mother who wishes to do her very best in planningfor her family and in helping them to keep well andstrong, often finds herself much puzzled to know how to pro-vide suitable food for her children, especially for those whohave outgrown babyhood and who are beginning to share thefamily diet. Her problems might be summed up in these questions:What kind of food?How much food?When shall it be eaten?What should it cost?The Kind of Food1. It should be simple and plainly should be no rich cakes and pastry, no highly spiced 296 FOOD FOR CHILDREN food, no fried food, particularly for the younger children;there should not he too many things at the same meal—oftenonly one or two dishes are best. 2. It should be easily digestible. The digestibility of a food often depends on fineness ofdivision. Children should be taught to chew foods as peas, beans an
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