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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 18, 1936.

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TOO FAT? TOO THIN?

The ideal, of course, is to be always

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in tip-top condition.

None of that.

tired feeling, no dull complexions.. This is the first of a series on Diets

of all kinds, what to eat and how

to eat it

HE word dict makes most of us think of fad diets.

for

And who wants an orange breakfast, a leaf of lettuce for lunch, al three raw carrots with a tomato for supper?

We are interested in fnd idens br- But what is cause we went health. your health standard? There is all the difference in the world between having no symptoms of disease and which 1730 bouncing vital fitness

enables you to enjoy work and play, fool, drink afid sleep.

And naturally it is only when you are ferting it that you can look your best.

that we should

It is not naturai auffer from lack of energy, tired- ness, sluggishness, or even fatness or thinness.

This real health th what we must All nim 1. We must set about it by working out a well-balanced diet for

12 scientif The normal principles,

תס נזיעגן

The number Varies

FOOD is generally measured

by calories, or heat units, beenuse the body changes the energy of the food it consumes to value heat. People use a different num- ber of calories a day according to the

they do. The type of work average increment is about 3,000 calories.

A pound of butter produces about 3,600 calories; so do six pinnupples, sixty-four lettuces, or 136 tomatoes for, that matter.

Right Proportions

MIE secret

of the

well-

THE balanced diet is that it

CHART of a.

well-balanced diet

1 PROTEINS

21 Amino acids containing nitro-

2 CARBOHYDRATES

Starches, sugars; glucose.

3 FATS

4 MINERALS

5

17. including calcium, phon phorus, iron.icdine, sodium.

VITAMINS

6 organic compounds formed in plant and animal fibre, gençrə ally by action of sunlight.

What they do:

Repair old tissues, build up new

ones.

Stored in the body.

Main source of body heat and

muscular energy. Stored in liver and muscles.

Chief source of energy. Stored under the skin against

cold.

For bones, teeth, sissyes.

To nourish and to help 1, 2

3. 4. to roufiah. Deficiency in vitamins brings on various diseases, such ADE curvy, rickets, beri-beri, pel ingra.

of car-

per formation of benes, teeth, and

to Infection und 900 calories. The amount tissues, resistance

bohydrate needed varies from 18. to prevention of various diseases.

If you look at the chart you will 20 ozs., providing roughly from 1,600

to 2,000 calories. see that the five principal foods of the earth

proteins, carbo- hydrates, fats, minerals, and the elusive vitamins.

ure

There are two kinds of proteins, animal and vegetable. The animal must contain suitable proportions of vartely should have preponderance, the five principal foods. This is be

cause a mixture of these foods, be- What you Need

miles lying variety. ensures Bure than the heat and enerity measurable

ABOUT

SAUNO

the

dally weight of fat is required

The minerals will be accounted for in any diet containing suitable proteins and vitamins. Finding Vitamins

NOW

by enlorics.

tres lo nourishment, pro- as of protein, but it yields around People thought proteins, carbohy

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What they are: Kidneys and livers, meat, e55*, fah, cheese, milk, cereal grains.

Vegetables. faults, sugars, and

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Buter, cream, dripping, fish

liver oil.

A mixture of milk, cheese, eggs, greens, sea fish, and whole seed will produce sufficient of. all the essential minerals.

Yeast, tomatoes, vegetables, cit- rous fruit, paprika, egg yolk. oyster. halibut liver, livers, hearts, kidneys, bread, milk.

Milk is a complete food: it rounds off the diet and helps to cover the viomia and mineral deficiencies of

grain, which specialises

in energy

and protein, and those of mest, sh and poultry, which protein or fat or both.

come

possess either

Some Onion Dishes

ONION-LOVERS may

find

their favourite vegetable a little over-powering in summer- time, but here are one or two dishes which they may find scceptable.

of

The first is for onion hors d'oeuvre. button of prepared Put a pound It is alded in this by fruits and

onions in a saucepan with half a vegetables, though they vary greatly

int of water, two port-wine glasses in protein and energy values. Eggs fwhite wine vinegar, three table- OW we come to the vita-

between mcat and milk,poonfuls of olive olt, a small bou- mins. Some years ago

possessing proteins, iron and phos-quet of parsley, thyine and baylent,

hree tablespoonfuls

tinned phorus and four of the vitamins. It tomato puree, an ounce and a half drates, fata, and 'minerals were the is an easy rule to spend about the of castor sugar, some freshly ground sole life supporters.

same amount on milk and its pro- pepper, a little salt and two ounces

of sultanas. But the scientials go to work ducts; and on fruit, vegetables and rearing rats on a carefully mixed eggs; and on meats, poultry and fish. diel containing, As they thought,

An ordinary dlet on these lues everything. Imagine their discon- solation when the rats died. There would cover everything. For break- orange Juice, white coffee, -was-ebviously-n-missing-link-some-_fast: where. It hand to be found. This cereal with the top off the milk, an toast and butter; was how Vitamina A, B, C, D, E, and CG, alarmalade,

Bring to the boil and cook very gently for about an hour and a half. Let it get very cold, and take out the bouquet before serving.

1

Purce

G (for F was bumped off as a mis- for lunch; a salmon salad with cress,

COOK half a pint of soaked bread and n lettuce and tomato, take) danced on to the chart.

COOK a of d rub little cheese; for tea; bread and but-

a sieve. Meanwhile them through ter, cake, biscuits and tea with cut un four Jarge onions,

Sample Selection

lemon

Spanish

if liked; and for supper ones if you like, into dice and stew with them in butter without browning and onion sauce

THE difficulty in arranging roast tamb

the best health-giving cabbage and new potatoes, followed them. Sieve them olso, mix the two

diet is that foods are so complex. by fruit and cream..

Is your name Ivy?

Tuins

Symbol:

A Laughing Mald

name significa endearing charm, innocent affection, pure sympathy.

Monday, particularly at the hours of p.m. and & p.m., promises to bring most of fortune, and the fourth day of the

month is the luckiest.

·

White and silver grey tone does beat toith your personality, and some of the deeper hues of green are also suitable.

Emeralds bring you good fortune, und protect your health. The water-ly is the flower that belongs to you, its flaw- less purity accorda well with the vibrations of your name.

The number 11 is full of significance for you, and should al- ways be used, alone and in its multiples,

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season with salt. purces together, pepper and a little grated nutmeg, and moisten with white stock until the right thickness is reached.

Cool together A litic until creamy, and serve with croutons of fried bread.

Tart

MINCEP

INCE up half a dozen

them slowly in butter' without browning them. If you like, and some little cubes of raw bacon and fry these with the onions. Drain of the hut- tar. let the anions yet cont and then mix them with twn whole ereg beaten up in a small cunful of milk or cream feream being better), and scaron them with salt and pepper.

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1 This kind of spring appears to

boast-of-its-raising power.

8 A method that is not here,

10 What sounds like a number at an auction is not attractive, 11 Scottish resort.

12 Less than the least.

15 A light-supporter.

10 "Who broke no promise, serv'd

no private end, who gain'd no- and who lost no friend" (Pope).

10 So this is a name for a man. 20 Material or its colour. 21 A broken dirge.

22 At a picnic you can make a plate. from this part of a plant. 23 If you cannot all in this word

will be right in a way, you 24 A goblin of sorts.

25 Correct.

28 "Old sire" (anag.).

30 The end of a great contest. 33 Sput.

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YOU SHOULD WORRY JOH, I WON'T, HUH? YA ABOUT SHOOTIN' ANY-DON'T SUPPOSE I KIN THING! YA WON'T HAVE HYPNOTIZE DUCKS

TO!

AN' RABBITS, DO YA?

34 An Australian tree perhaps. 35 Signature of a prelate, 36 Distinctly annoying, perhaps

even deadly.

DOWN

2 One of several rivers.

this

3 Some brat could make

musleal instrument with noth- ing.

4 Famous raccourse.

5 The French make a sail of this

material.

"Henven bus no-like love to hatred turned" (Congreve),

7 To be seen in the solar system. 9 Though this is straightforward. it sounds like a direction for

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turning.

10 Distinctly particular.

13 Not opposed to a dissertation,

"It's the very opposite."

14 Cave-dweller.

15 Island north of Australia.

16 A poor dwelling but a famous

old regiment is in it.

17 Anyone might be upset by this

kind of holiday-maker,

20

One might upset this native.

village for a lark

27 Masculine name.

28 Town of India.

20 "My pel" (anag).

31 Mediterranean island.

32. Part of the quartermaster's

stores.

33selze thee, ruthless King”,

(Gray).

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