Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)

by C. Houston Goudiss; Alberta M. Goudiss

WOMEN CALORIES

Sedentary work ... 2,400

Active work ... 2,700

Hard manual labor ... 3,200

MEN CALORIES

Sedentary work ... 2,700

Active work ... 3,450

Hard manual labor ... 4,150

Although the serving of food should be carefully planned so as to prevent waste, care should be taken that growing children have ample food. It is a mistake to suppose that a growing child can be nourished on less than a sedentary adult. A boy of fourteen who wants to eat more than his father probably needs all that he asks for. We must not save on the children; but it will be well to give them plain food for the most part, which will not tempt them to overeat, and tactfully combat pernickety, overfastidious likes and dislikes.