FOOD AND FITNESS

Grey River Argus, 16 December 1942, Page 2

FOOD AND FITNESS

(Bv the Health Department) If you want to be fit you have to be" properly fed. That is putting an elementary truth in its simplest form. For physical fitness your nutrition has to be basically sound. Diet, of course, is an individual matter, but in the- first instance it has a well-defined basis. Recently a conference of nutrition experts and industrial representatives took place in the United States as part of the defence programme, and in their findings they advised that each individual should have the following basic foods each day; protective foods: Two large glasses of milk three or four ounces of meat, one egg or some suitable substitute such as beans; two vegetables halt a cup is the American serving; two fruits, one of which should be rich in vitamin C, which is found abundantly in citrus fruits and tomatoes. Then the energv foods; these should consist of breads, flour and cereals, most of which, or preferably all. should be of whole grain or enriched. By enriched is meant white bread with added vitamin 81, and other nutrients. And, of course, there should be some butter and other foods to satisfy the appetite. Naturally the quantity of bread, cereals, butter and other foods will depend on the degree of physical activity. It is obvious that a worker in a more or less sedentary occupation will not require the same bulk intake as one who has a more energetic job. And here’s the final suggestion: Try more pure milk, more fresh vegetables, and more wholemeal bread; and less meat and less in the way of refined foods. You’ll wonder why you never thought of it before.