HEALTHY DIET

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 11

HEALTHY DIET

Healthy folk have ceased feeling insulted at the suggestion that they should diet themselves. Food education societies have preached on the subject with an almost religious fervour, and at last anyone who insists on wholemeal bread is not necessarily considered a fanatic.

Diet simply means intelligent eating, land to place a healthy family on diet does not mean an upheaval in the domestic. arrangements. The normal person- of average health feels, an almost immediate rise in vitality if he adopts and obeys an intelligent diet sheet.

One must begin by, taking meals at strictly regular hours.» Then no drink of any sort should be taken with the food. It should be taken half an hour before each meal. A glass of hot water half an hour before each meal will solvo any minor problems of indigestion. The ideal breakfast will consist of, perhaps, an egg (never served on buttered toast, however,) plenty of fruit and rusked wholemeal bread eaten with butter or honey. The bread is rusked by cutting intb slices and placing these in the oven till they are as crisp as possible, and thoroughly dry. For lunch fish may be taken if something more substantial than wholemeal bread and fruit is needed. For dinner the ideal dishes are grilled or :oast meats, well cooked green vegetables, baked custards, junket, fresh or stewed fruits.

Minced and preserved foods will never be on the menu of the diet en-1 thusiast. Nor will pastry or suet and ' boiled puddings. Fried foods and fats, [ soups, and stewed meat will be almost | entirely rejected. All sauces and condiments will be used very sparingly, indeed, and honey will be preferred to jam.