34. The body regulators must be included in the food given, for they
assist in all processes carried on in the body. Some are necessary to
aid in the stimulation required to carry on the processes of digestion
and in some cases make up a part of the digestive fluids. Consequently,
vegetables and fruits that supply these body regulators and foods that
supply vitamines should be provided.
Water, the chief body regulator, not only is essential to life itself,
but forms by far a greater proportion of the body than any other single
substance. The largest part of the water required in the body is
supplied as a beverage and the remainder is taken in with the foods that
are eaten.
TABLE II
FOOD SUBSTANCES AND THEIR RELATION TO GROWTH AND HEALTH
I Body-building materials
Proteins.
Meat
Fish and shell fish
Poultry and game
Eggs
Milk and milk products
Legumes (dried beans, peas, lentils)
Wheat and wheat products, as corn starch
Nuts
Mineral matter, or ash
Vegetables
Fruits
Eggs
Milk
Cereals
Meats
II Heat-producing materials
Fats
Animal
Lard
Suet
Tallow
Butter and cream
Vegetable
Olive oil
Corn oil
Cottonseed oil
Coconut oil
Nut oils
Mixed oils
Oleomargarine
Butterine
Nut butter
Crisco, etc.
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