The Problem of Changing Food Habits Report of the Committee on Food Habits 1941-1943 (1943) / Chapter Skim
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Contributions from the Field of Child Development, June 28, 1941
Contributions from the Field of Child Development, June 28, 1941
Pages 149-157
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Submitted to faculty of MerrillPalmer School, Merrill-Palmer students, an evening class of students at Wayne University, Merrill-Palmer parents, parents of WPA nursery school. Asked: I)
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conditioning and mechanical difficulties rank high in reasons for choices. Similar study comparing city with rural children showed different accepted foods for each group but all preferred white and dark bread, milk, custard, carrots, peas, and beans; most disliked common vegetables; rural children had better appetites.
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Research in Toronto on effect of protective foods given to pregnant mothers shows correct feeding (costing $200) will cut infant mortality.
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Problem of 500 Mexican families on very limited diet-which~children accept; show no interest in other food until placed in nutrition clinic or influenced through home visitation. Conduct lunch services in schools; also nutrition clinics; nutrition classes for parents, for children; home visitation Work.
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bliss Larson: Italians and Mexicans problem, but get very good cooperation. Have six diet centers in city taking care of 300-400 families; 300 children eating at centers at noon.
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71~Iiss Sne Taylor (Federal Security Agency' Department of Agriculture) : Federal Security Agency is the action agency set up in the United States Department of Agriculture to help low income farm families who are unable to secure a loan from any other lending agency; it has given rehabilitation aid to some 900,000 families.
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: Surplus Marketing Administration operation of Food Stamp Program, School Lunch Program, Low Cost Milk Programs, direct purchase and distribution of commodities to needy families; the Cotton Stamp Program; and, with AAA, the use of cotton stamps to reduce cotton acreage and increase home production of food. Little value in teaching unless people can take advantage of ~ .
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Miss Frances Stern (Food Clinic of The Boston Dispensary, Boston, iNIass.~: The Food Clinic came into being about ~5 years ago, to serve the needs of the out-patient for scientific food guidance as an aid to successful medical treatment. The Food Clinic of The Boston Dispensary now has about 7000 visits annually, by ~500 patients.
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Good food habits and health then result, and with them, thoughtful management, understanding, ongoing community programs of education and cooperation, and increasingly able local leadership; in short healthful and able democratic communities. Miss Dorothy Bovee (American Red Cross, Washington, D
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