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Meals Tested, Tasted, and Approved, 1930
Dec. 3rd, 2010 12:23 pmFavorite Recipes and Menus from Our Kitchens to Yours, by the Good Housekeeping Institute, 1930. Another find from an antique shop in Kentucky. It's the usually amusing mix of surprisingly sensible advice and really boggling stuff, like the discussion about acid foods, where they dispel an old rumor about acidosis with some new scientific information...that I think has been completely disproven since. Ah, well. Science marches on.
Here's some of what they have to say:
Avoiding Food Fads and "Diets" - --Some strange beliefs about food and food combinations have long persisted which are not based on fact. We refer to one on p. 11 as to acid foods producing acid blood. Many still believe they should not eat acid fruits and milk at the same meal, while there are those who are sure that lobster and ice cream at the same meal will make them ill. Many believe that fried foods are indigestible when as a matter of fact it depends upon how fried foods are fried. we discuss this on p. 131. Bananas have often been listed as indigestible food but we know know that this is not true provided they are eaten when thoroughly ripe.
Vegetarians warn us to go vegetable-wise while a few years ago a diet composed largely of meat had a host of followers. There are still those who advocate a diet of raw food entirely. Others point the way to health through fasting, and we have still one-sided readymade "diets" offered for various ills. Part of the folly of adopting any of these diets is that they are often restricted to a few foods and therefore maybe lacking in food value. Provided that we are in normal health and that we do not overindulge there are no foods we need avoid or that we cannot safely combine in one meal. All special diets should be prescribed and supervised by physicians. There are those, however, who are sensitive to certain foods, after eating which they suffer in various ways such as having an outbreak of "hives" or a violent sneezing attack, similar to "hay fever". These people suffer from a "food allergy" and once they are sure of the offending food or foods they should avoid them.
A Simple Guide to Healthful Meals - If in planning your meals you see to it that each day they include the following foods or types of foods you may feel satisfied that you are providing healthful meals.
1. One pint of milk, as a beverage, or used in soups, sauces, or desserts.
2. One serving of fruit, raw if possible.
3. At least two generous servings of non-starchy or green vegetables (such as carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, string beans, cabbage, beets, etc). One of these should be raw whenever raw fruit is not served on any one day.
4. One serving of meat, fish, or a substitute such as an egg or cheese dish.
5. Breads (including whole wheat), starchy vegetables such as potatoes, dried peas, beans, lentils, etc, cereals ready-to-serve and cooked (including whole grain), desserts, butter and cream to complete the menu and satisfy the appetite.
If any member of the family is overweight have them cut down on the foods in 5 above, especially those rich in fat, i.e. cream, butter and rich desserts such as pastry, rich cakes, ice cream, etc., sufficiently to lose weight slowly and steadily. Have the underweights drink one quart of milk a day and increase the amounts of food in 5 sufficiently to gain weight steadily. Everyone should drink plenty of water and take out door exercise every day. It is well to check up on your weight from time to time to keep the right weight according to age and height.
Here's some of what they have to say:
Avoiding Food Fads and "Diets" - --Some strange beliefs about food and food combinations have long persisted which are not based on fact. We refer to one on p. 11 as to acid foods producing acid blood. Many still believe they should not eat acid fruits and milk at the same meal, while there are those who are sure that lobster and ice cream at the same meal will make them ill. Many believe that fried foods are indigestible when as a matter of fact it depends upon how fried foods are fried. we discuss this on p. 131. Bananas have often been listed as indigestible food but we know know that this is not true provided they are eaten when thoroughly ripe.
Vegetarians warn us to go vegetable-wise while a few years ago a diet composed largely of meat had a host of followers. There are still those who advocate a diet of raw food entirely. Others point the way to health through fasting, and we have still one-sided readymade "diets" offered for various ills. Part of the folly of adopting any of these diets is that they are often restricted to a few foods and therefore maybe lacking in food value. Provided that we are in normal health and that we do not overindulge there are no foods we need avoid or that we cannot safely combine in one meal. All special diets should be prescribed and supervised by physicians. There are those, however, who are sensitive to certain foods, after eating which they suffer in various ways such as having an outbreak of "hives" or a violent sneezing attack, similar to "hay fever". These people suffer from a "food allergy" and once they are sure of the offending food or foods they should avoid them.
A Simple Guide to Healthful Meals - If in planning your meals you see to it that each day they include the following foods or types of foods you may feel satisfied that you are providing healthful meals.
1. One pint of milk, as a beverage, or used in soups, sauces, or desserts.
2. One serving of fruit, raw if possible.
3. At least two generous servings of non-starchy or green vegetables (such as carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, string beans, cabbage, beets, etc). One of these should be raw whenever raw fruit is not served on any one day.
4. One serving of meat, fish, or a substitute such as an egg or cheese dish.
5. Breads (including whole wheat), starchy vegetables such as potatoes, dried peas, beans, lentils, etc, cereals ready-to-serve and cooked (including whole grain), desserts, butter and cream to complete the menu and satisfy the appetite.
If any member of the family is overweight have them cut down on the foods in 5 above, especially those rich in fat, i.e. cream, butter and rich desserts such as pastry, rich cakes, ice cream, etc., sufficiently to lose weight slowly and steadily. Have the underweights drink one quart of milk a day and increase the amounts of food in 5 sufficiently to gain weight steadily. Everyone should drink plenty of water and take out door exercise every day. It is well to check up on your weight from time to time to keep the right weight according to age and height.
