We thought Mr. F. had it bad! Listen in as Better Homes and Gardens delivers the scoop on the unfortunate son of these breakfast-spurning parents. Can his morning habits be reformed?
and Jimmy F. . . .
Jimmy F., 12, has more A's on his absence record than on his report card. His teacher thinks he's dull, but his real trouble is mineral and vitamin deficiency. Underweight and small for his age, he doesn't pay attention.
At fault is Jimmy's habit of getting up too late to eat breakfast. His stomach has been empty more than 10 hours, since average meal leaves in 4. No wonder he can't concentrate on decimals...
In school, Jimmy can't see the blackboard well, his vision is dim from deficiency of B2. By 10 o'clock he feels drowsy, thinks history is the dullest subject he takes.
During gym period, no one wants Jimmy on soccer team. [Twisting the screws of guilt into that lackadaisical Mrs. F.!] He's weak, bruises easily (Vitamin C deficiency). Vitamin C isn't stored in the body, must be provided daily...
Overhungry at noon, Jimmy eats lunch so fast that his digestion is upset for the rest of the day, trying to care for this sudden heavy load of food improperly chewed.
Boy, 12, 58 inches tall, weighing 85 pounds needs about 2,900 calories a day.
Suggested breakfast
Large orange
2/3 cup flaked wheat
1/4 cup top milk
1 cup whole milk
2 slices toast (whole-wheat raisin bread)
1 tablespoon butter
1 soft-cooked egg
2 tablespoons jam
I guess home economists of the time assumed that kids would like food best that they could pick apart for themselves - oranges, soft-cooked eggs. I ate a modified version of this breakfast myself yesterday morning: orange slices, raisin bread toast with butter and jam, and a hard-cooked egg.
and Jimmy F. . . .
Jimmy F., 12, has more A's on his absence record than on his report card. His teacher thinks he's dull, but his real trouble is mineral and vitamin deficiency. Underweight and small for his age, he doesn't pay attention.
At fault is Jimmy's habit of getting up too late to eat breakfast. His stomach has been empty more than 10 hours, since average meal leaves in 4. No wonder he can't concentrate on decimals...
In school, Jimmy can't see the blackboard well, his vision is dim from deficiency of B2. By 10 o'clock he feels drowsy, thinks history is the dullest subject he takes.
During gym period, no one wants Jimmy on soccer team. [Twisting the screws of guilt into that lackadaisical Mrs. F.!] He's weak, bruises easily (Vitamin C deficiency). Vitamin C isn't stored in the body, must be provided daily...
Overhungry at noon, Jimmy eats lunch so fast that his digestion is upset for the rest of the day, trying to care for this sudden heavy load of food improperly chewed.
Boy, 12, 58 inches tall, weighing 85 pounds needs about 2,900 calories a day.
Suggested breakfast
Large orange
2/3 cup flaked wheat
1/4 cup top milk
1 cup whole milk
2 slices toast (whole-wheat raisin bread)
1 tablespoon butter
1 soft-cooked egg
2 tablespoons jam
I guess home economists of the time assumed that kids would like food best that they could pick apart for themselves - oranges, soft-cooked eggs. I ate a modified version of this breakfast myself yesterday morning: orange slices, raisin bread toast with butter and jam, and a hard-cooked egg.
5 comments:
I absolutely love your blog!!
Oranges, toast and an egg sounds like a pretty good breakfast. It's not dull, it's nutritionally sound, and it probably kept you going all morning.
I know this is not a diet blog, but have you noticed your eating habits changing at lunch and dinner now that you are eating a "big" breakfast every day? Just curious.
Angelena, you're so sweet!
Shay, it totally depends on the breakfast. If it's something filling (whole-grain cereal or egg), I find myself not getting hungry late morning and not inhaling my lunch. If it's something not very filling (pancakes, waffles, French toast), I go into lunch very hungry and tend to eat too fast. Also tend to eat bad stuff more often on those kinds of days! If I can feel my tummy grumbling by 11:00, I'll order a sub sandwich in and overeat at lunchtime. On days with a more filling breakfast, I tend to stick to the lunch I packed when I had good intentions... There are definitely more filling kinds of fruit, too. The dried fruits and whole fruits (orange slices, grapefruit) stick with me much longer than the fruit juices.
The breakfasts haven't had any impact on my eating habits at dinner yet, but I'm just about to start doing a vintage dinner menu once a week, so I'm hoping to gradually reform some of my terrible dinner habits.
Oh,my...I don't know how I got here, but..I am a child of the 40's...born in Honolulu, T.H. just after Pearl Harbor. Somewhere I still have instructions given to my mother about my feedings..besides breast feeding..no sugar, whole wheat, no white...on and on.
It's been fun visiting..I'll be back.
Ellen, welcome to Destination 1940! (It must feel a bit familiar to you.) I came across a pamphlet in an antique store once where a doctor had written in for a new mother detailed instructions on a routine for baby - from sunbaths to vitamin supplements to feeding. Please stop by and share sometime if you find those instructions!
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