BREAKFAST
Fruit
A cup of hot cereal with thin cream
Two or three slices of toast or hard rolls with butter
A cup of cocoa or a glass of milk
DINNER
A small portion of meat or fish
One large potato; generous serving of two other vege-
tables, one of them a green vegetable
Bread or rolls, butter
Fresh fruit or a milk pudding
supper
A large dish of hot cereal, toast, or potato; milk
A raw fruit or vegetable salad
A large serving of apple pudding
8. Try to see the best in persons and in situations.
These are good suggestions to follow throughout the
year. The doctor or nurse will be glad to tell you what is
especially important to help you gain in weight.
What are other schools doing to prevent malnutrition?
In some schools there are special classes for malnour-
ished * children. Some of the children make very large
gains. In one class a girl gained twenty-two pounds dur-
ing the year. She was "just skin and bones" when she
entered the class.
Every day at the noon hour the boys and girls in these
classes eat a hot lunch of green, leafy vegetables, fresh
fruits, and all the milk and whole-wheat or enriched bread
with butter that they want. After lunch the children lie
down on cots and sleep or rest for a half hour. After rest-
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