form of omelets, they are best given boiled, poached or coddled and only
slightly cooked. It is never necessary to give more than one egg at a
meal. There are children with whom eggs do not agree; these children are
disposed to "biliousness."

VEGETABLES.--Certain vegetables are objectionable at this age: Raw
celery, radishes, raw onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, corn, lima
beans, cabbage, egg plant. The following are good: White potatoes (never
fried), spinach, peas, asparagus tips, string beans, celery, young
beets, carrots, squash, turnips, boiled onions and cauliflower. It is
important to remember that all vegetables should be thoroughly cooked;
they cannot be cooked too much. After boiling for some time the water
should be drained off and fresh water used to complete cooking.
Vegetables should be fed in small quantities. From the third to the
tenth year they form an important and essential part of the diet of all
children. After the tenth year they can be eaten as served to adults,
and other vegetables may then be added. As a rule salads of all kinds
should be omitted until after the twelfth year.

CEREALS.--Children should not be allowed to eat too much cereal at one
meal,--never more than one small saucerful. Cereals should be properly
cooked. It is not safe to adhere strictly to the directions on the
package of any cereal. As a rule they require much longer cooking. They
are best cooked in a double boiler. They may be served with milk, salt,
and not more than one teaspoonful of sugar.

BREAD.--Fresh bread is never allowable. Graham wafers, oatmeal crackers,
Huntley and Palmer breakfast biscuits, bran muffins, rye bread, corn
bread, stale rolls, are all suitable to growing children.

Hot bread, fresh rolls, buckwheat or griddle cakes, all sweet cakes, are
objectionable.

DESSERTS.--The only permissible desserts for this age are junket,
custards, plain rice, or sago; or bread pudding. The only safe rule to
follow so far as "sweet things" are concerned, is not to give them at
all. This applies to candy, ice cream, pies, pastries, jam, syrups,
preserved fruits, nuts and dried fruits. The parent who indulges a child
to "a taste," is guilty of a bad habit, and it can only lead to trouble.

FRUITS.--These should always be fresh and selected with care. Fruit is
the most important article of diet to a child of this age. Up to five
years it is safest to use only cooked fruits and fresh fruit juices: of
these t