Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1918 — Fresh Fruits Beneficial and Aid in Making Other Foods Far More Efficient [ARTICLE]

Fresh Fruits Beneficial and Aid in Making Other Foods Far More Efficient

In the campaign for food conservation, the government advocates the consumption oi perishable products, and the use of larger amounts of fresh fruits.* The old expression “An apple a day will keep the doctor away” might well become the slogan of a greater number of people than ever before, writes a state agriculturist. The general healthfulness of such ■fruits is well known but they have not been used as-wldely in the past as they should. ~ Their beneficial properties, stimulate the appetite and aid digestion and while possessing only small nutritive value are a necessary part of every diet. Too mqny people are prone to consider fruits as luxuries rather than necessities. Growing children often crave fruits of different kinds, and no doubt would be benefited -by more of them, but their parents, feeling that they are luxuries, fail to pro vl de them. . Many fresh fruits such as apples, oranges and grapes, may be obtained at reasonable prices, and there is little doubt but that larger amounts of such fruits and smaller amounts of some other foods as meats and pastries, would benefit a great number of people. Q In addition to their other good qualities, fresh fruits are said to “make other foods more efficient,” something that is worth while considering.