Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1917 — Milk and Dairy Products Are the Cheapest Foods. Says Agricultural Expert. [ARTICLE]

Milk and Dairy Products Are the Cheapest Foods. Says Agricultural Expert.

“Do not-buy meat until you have bought three quarts of milk a day,” is the advice of one of the foremost American authorities on nutrition. This applies to a family of two adults and three children. The advice is good, according to L. S. Palmer of the Missouri College of Agriculture, because milk at 9 cents a quart, butter at 45 cents a pound, cheese at 30 cents a pound, and cottage cheese at 15 cents a pound are still by far the cheapest human foods from animal sources. “The ration per individual for the civilian need not exceed 2,500 calories of energy and 2.5 ounces of protein a day, according to the British food controller. Three and one-half quarts of milk, or one pound; 3% ounces of cheese, costing 32% and 36% cents, respectively, will furnish this amount of energy, whereas it would be necessary to buy nearly two pounds of the cheapest cut of fresh pork, containing considerable fat, at a -cost of 45 to 50 cents, to obtain 2,500 calories of energy. As an economical source of protein it is interesting to find that 10 cents’ worth of cottage cheese, 16% cents’ worth of Cheddar cheese, and 18 cents’ worth of milk, at the foregding prices per pound will furnish 2.5 ounces of protein. The cheapest meat proteid one can buy is lean veal steak and it is necessary to buy 25 cents’ worth to obtain 2.5 ounces of protein. Eggs at 35 cents a dozen are practically on a par with lean veal. Nine eggs are required to furnish 2.5 ounces of protein. In addition to their economy dairy products have the following points in their favor: (L> There is no waste connected with their use in the household. (2) They contain valuable salts. (3) They contain other invaluable food? substances which many other foods contain either in much smaller quantities or not at all.