DIET FOR SLIMNESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18419, 22 March 1928, Page 13

DIET FOR SLIMNESS.

It is the desire of most women to be slim. Some take endless trouble to attain their wish; others do not bother at all. There is no need to follow such a. rigid and limited diet that the body is half starved. Thinness is certainly achieved in this way, but ill health, a tendency to “nerves,” and haggard looks are obtained, too. Plenty of outdoor exercise and attention to diet will generally reduce one’s figure. The diet should contain plenty of nourishing food, but all starchy foods, such as potatoes, cereals, white bread and flour, pastry*, cornflour, and such things as rich cream cakes should be avoided. Pork and roast beef should not be eaten, and- one should never drink with meals,- but plenty of hot or cold water should be taken between meals. Do not take too much sugar or eat freely of sweet things. Boiled and grilled fish are good, so are poultry and mutton. Plenty of vegetables are necessary and. especially, fresh green salads. Stewed prunes and figs, and apples—stewed, baked and raw -should be eaten freely. Dry toast is better than bread, and wholemeal bread than white bread. Plain biscuits and tea rusks, with a little butter, are excellent for tea. Eggs, cheese, milk and butter, can, and ought , to be, eaten, as they are so nourishing. Fruit is very desirable, especially, oranges, lemons and grape fruit. The juice of a lemon added to a glass of water is beneficial last thing at night or first thing in the morning. Two glasses of hot water should be taken about an hour before breakfast and again in the middle of the morning. LINEN LORE. Fine linen is such a joy that it deserves careful mending in order to preserve it. The Care of Sheets.—Sheets that are getting thin in the middle should be cut down the centre and the selvedge edges neatly joined; in this way there is less strain on the worn parts. Or if a large sheet begins to wear in other parts, it is a good plan to take the best pipces for a sheet for a smaller bed or cot. Always try to get as much as possible out of a sheet before putting it aside as old linen. Often, too, there are strong portions which are worth making into pillow or bolster cases, etc. To darn thin places, ravellings of the same material should be used when practicable. The darn can then be made almost imperceptible. If not, use cotton or thread as similar to the mate-

rial as possible, with a long thin needle. The proper time for patching and darning house linen is before sending it to the wash, and slight rents should have instant attention.