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Family Fare: A Guide to Good Nutrition, HG-1
Ill., 60606, 4 p., 8%xll inches, 7 cents. Requests for material should be directed to the affiliated Dairy Council unit serving your area. Those Jiving in areas without an affiliated unit, please address your request ,to National Dairy Council. This leaflet, which is useful for the junior high, high school, and general public, describes nutrients in terms of why they are needed in the body and what food supplies them. There are 15 nutrients described as "leader" nutrients. Action In Home Economics, No. 1, Birth Through Adolescence Mother's Sources of Information , April 1970, School of Home Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Camlina, 27412. Single copies available free and 85 cents for additional copies. 18 p. This is an illustrated report of a study of 1,377 rural mothers of children from birth through adolescence. The objectives were to determine the sources, types, and needs for information and services regarding child care and development. The report would be useful to the nutrition educator in pointing up where mothers mos,t prefer to receive information. It also shows the period in developmen~ between six years and adolescence when concerns ,are expressed about the food habits of the youth. The Food Problem in Georgia, Report No.2 of the Inter-Institutional Committee on Nutrition , Gerald G . Dull, Ed., May 1970. Copies available from ICON, 114 Dawson Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 30601. 64 p. This is a report of the ICON meeting held in Athens, Ga., in November, 1969. Trends of Food Consumption in the South by Faith Clark, Director, Consumer and Food Economics Research Division, USDA, reports on the 1965 Food Consumption Survey with special emphasis on the South. The chapters about the Expanded N utrition Program in Georgia and a narration of a log of a nutrition aide would be of interest to nutrition educators carrying on similar types of programs. The final chapter entitled "An Epilogue to A Log" is a valuable analysis of ,the situation of the poor. It points up how interwoven other factors are with food habits in the lotal way of life. These factors complicate the definition of "food problems" and the means to solve those problems. The authors outline 12 points or problems which must be worked on concurrently and gradualIy over time. FALL, 1970
Nutritive Value of Foods Purchased By an Atlanta Consumer Panel, Research Bulletin 76, by Josephine Miller, N. M. Penny and J. C. Elrod, University of Georgi'a, ColIege of Agriculture Experiment Stations, April 1970, 21 p. Single copies available without charge. A consumer panel of households provided socio-economic and food purchase information for five years (1958 to 1962). Records of 160 households were kept continuously and give an evaluation of continuous purchasing practices. This study was compared with the USDA studies. It was found that calcium was more frequently in short supply, but the supply of ascorbic acid and vitamin B rich foods was more abundant. This report would be helpful as background in·formation to nutrition educators working with low~income Negro and white families, particularly in the South. Research Explores Nutrition and Dental Health, 1970, Informa,tion Office, National Institute of Dental Research, Na,tional Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 20014. Available from Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402, 30 cents, 16 p. This well-written booklet describes the results of research studies about how nutrition affects dental decay, periodontal (gum) disease, oral malformations, and other diseases of the mouth. It would be a useful aid in working with teenagers or adults. Funds for Undergraduate Biology Departments and How to Find Them, Publication No. 29, May 1970, Commission on Undergraduate Education in Biological Sciences, 3900 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20016. Single copies free. This publication would be very helpful to the nutrition educator who wishes ,to expand his facilities, conduct. research or develop innov'ative programs. It deals with definition of need, how to locate the proper agency, the negotiation with agencies and found ations, and how to write a proposal.
Correction See Vol. 2, No.1, p. 31: No copies of Nutrition Teaching Aides, pocket size bar graphs, are available free. Single copies 'are $1.10.
Special Diets Delicious Spanish Meals for Pregnant Women and Their Families, May 1970, Maternity, Infan~ Care Planning Projects, 40 Worth St.,New York, N .Y., 10013. Single copies available free to professionals. Permission is granted to reproduce in quantity, provided it is done in entirety and source is acknowledged. 30 p. Written in Spanish and English, this carefully ,t hought out booklet contains a week of main meal menus and accompanying recipes to help the pregnant woman meet her nutritional needs. It is planned to include traditional cultural food paUems of the Spanish Caribbean. The recipes use low cost. and donated foods with consideration of limited time, energy, and equipment. The California Slim Thing, 1970, Sunkist Growers, Inc., Consumer Service Dept. 49, Box 2706, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, Calif., 90054. 50 cents, 36 p. This very colorful booklet gives menus of the four seasons of ,the year with the day's caloric intake from 1,100 to 1,400 calories. Recipes are also included.
Food Preparation and Buying Family Fare: A Guide to Good Nutrition, HG-l, revised 1970, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Single copies available free from Office of Information, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250; 45 cents from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402. This bestseller has been revised and updated. It includes information on nutrient sources and functions, meal planning, buying, storing, and measuring. There are 200 recipes and each main dish recipe is followed by a menu suggestion. This book is more than cookbook and should be recommended to anyone wanting a basic reference. Nuts in Family Meals, A Guide for Consumers, HG-176, 1970, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Single copies available free from Office of Information, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, 10 cents from Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402. 14 p . This new bulletin tells how nuts are marketed, the form to buy and how to distinguish good quality. There is also information on the storing and preparing for use. All recipes include calories per serving for specified amount. JOUR N AL O F NUTRITION EDUCATION / 71
Nutritive Value of Foods Purchased By an Atlanta Consumer Panel, Research Bulletin 76, by Josephine Miller, N. M. Penny and J. C. Elrod, University of Georgi'a, ColIege of Agriculture Experiment Stations, April 1970, 21 p. Single copies available without charge. A consumer panel of households provided socio-economic and food purchase information for five years (1958 to 1962). Records of 160 households were kept continuously and give an evaluation of continuous purchasing practices. This study was compared with the USDA studies. It was found that calcium was more frequently in short supply, but the supply of ascorbic acid and vitamin B rich foods was more abundant. This report would be helpful as background in·formation to nutrition educators working with low~income Negro and white families, particularly in the South. Research Explores Nutrition and Dental Health, 1970, Informa,tion Office, National Institute of Dental Research, Na,tional Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 20014. Available from Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402, 30 cents, 16 p. This well-written booklet describes the results of research studies about how nutrition affects dental decay, periodontal (gum) disease, oral malformations, and other diseases of the mouth. It would be a useful aid in working with teenagers or adults. Funds for Undergraduate Biology Departments and How to Find Them, Publication No. 29, May 1970, Commission on Undergraduate Education in Biological Sciences, 3900 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20016. Single copies free. This publication would be very helpful to the nutrition educator who wishes ,to expand his facilities, conduct. research or develop innov'ative programs. It deals with definition of need, how to locate the proper agency, the negotiation with agencies and found ations, and how to write a proposal.
Correction See Vol. 2, No.1, p. 31: No copies of Nutrition Teaching Aides, pocket size bar graphs, are available free. Single copies 'are $1.10.
Special Diets Delicious Spanish Meals for Pregnant Women and Their Families, May 1970, Maternity, Infan~ Care Planning Projects, 40 Worth St.,New York, N .Y., 10013. Single copies available free to professionals. Permission is granted to reproduce in quantity, provided it is done in entirety and source is acknowledged. 30 p. Written in Spanish and English, this carefully ,t hought out booklet contains a week of main meal menus and accompanying recipes to help the pregnant woman meet her nutritional needs. It is planned to include traditional cultural food paUems of the Spanish Caribbean. The recipes use low cost. and donated foods with consideration of limited time, energy, and equipment. The California Slim Thing, 1970, Sunkist Growers, Inc., Consumer Service Dept. 49, Box 2706, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, Calif., 90054. 50 cents, 36 p. This very colorful booklet gives menus of the four seasons of ,the year with the day's caloric intake from 1,100 to 1,400 calories. Recipes are also included.
Food Preparation and Buying Family Fare: A Guide to Good Nutrition, HG-l, revised 1970, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Single copies available free from Office of Information, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250; 45 cents from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402. This bestseller has been revised and updated. It includes information on nutrient sources and functions, meal planning, buying, storing, and measuring. There are 200 recipes and each main dish recipe is followed by a menu suggestion. This book is more than cookbook and should be recommended to anyone wanting a basic reference. Nuts in Family Meals, A Guide for Consumers, HG-176, 1970, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Single copies available free from Office of Information, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, 10 cents from Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402. 14 p . This new bulletin tells how nuts are marketed, the form to buy and how to distinguish good quality. There is also information on the storing and preparing for use. All recipes include calories per serving for specified amount. JOUR N AL O F NUTRITION EDUCATION / 71