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Organizing the Day’s Food

GROUP THREE

Foods shown to be rich in vitamin C. Choose one or two foods from this group every day.

Oranges
Tomatoes (fresh or canned)
Peas (fresh)
Lettuce
Cabbage (raw)
Lemons
Onions (raw)

GROUP FOUR

Foods valuable for mineral salts, vitamin B, and bulk. Choose two to four foods from this group every day.

Asparagus
Beans (String)
Beans, Lima (fresh)
Beets
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn
Cucumber
Parsnips
Peas (Canned)
Potatoes (Sweet)
Turnip
Rutabaga
Squash

Apples
Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries
Apricots
Figs
Dates
Prunes
Raisins

GROUP FIVE

Foods especially valuable for further supplementing the phosphorus and iron content of the diet. Choose one food from this group three to five times a week.

Beans, Navy
Beans, Lima (dried)
Peas (dried)
Lentils
Peanuts
Spinach
Dandelion greens
Chard

The Food BudgetHere are some simple rules for checking up by dollars and cents, instead of by calories and vitamins, on the balance and economy of the family food supply. When Professor H. C. Sherman, of Columbia University, and the Federal Food Administration agree on a program,

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