FRUIT, VEGETABLES, CEREALS

Te Ao Hou, Summer 1953, Page 48

FRUIT, VEGETABLES, CEREALS Fruit and vegetables are necessary for healthy skins and gums. Sores and cuts heal more quickly when fruit and vegetables are eaten every day. Puha, kumera and watercress are among the most valuable of vegetables, and should be eaten as often as possible. When these are not available, use potatoes and another vegetable–such as cabbage, pumpkin, etc. Everyone should have some raw fruit every day, but if you cannot get this, use some extra vegetable. Tomatoes can be used in place of fruit, and it is wise to bottle tomatoes when they are cheap, for use in the winter and spring, when fruit is scarce. Some whole cereal, such as brown bread and oatmeal, should be eaten every day. Oatmeal is a valuable food, and served with milk it makes a very good breakfast. Everyone needs breakfast. Oatmeal porridge and milk make a much better start to the day than tea and bread. Iodised salt should always be used, both for cooking and on the table at meal times.