The United States Bureau of Fisheries and many State
colleges are constantly introducing new varieties, from shark down.
We should learn to value the many kinds which are available, fresh,
dried, and canned, not merely the few we happen to be used to.
_Eggs_ form a very valuable food not only for protein, but for mineral
salts and vitamines as well. It is unfortunate that the price is
often high, but it should be realized that expenditure for eggs makes
expenditure for meat unnecessary.
_Poultry_ is not now listed as a meat substitute by the Food
Administration because the supply has become very limited.
_Cheese_ is one of the best substitutes for meat. It represents most
of the food value of a much greater bulk of milk, and its protein,
fat, and mineral salts make it an important food. We in America are
very slow to appreciate it. We are apt to use it in small quantity for
its flavor rather than as a real food. We could well eat more of it,
to the advantage both of the palatability and nutritive quality of our
diet.
_Milk_, one of the most easily digested and simplest sources of
protein in our diet and the most valuable of our foods, is discussed
in Chapter VII.
_Nuts_ are usually thought of as a luxury, but the amount of protein
and fat they contain makes them really an important food. Peanuts are
usually classed with the nuts and are considered the most valuable
nut-crop of the United States.
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