ICE CREAM

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 December 1938, Page 6

ICE CREAM

DISTRIBUTION IN SCHOOLS SUGGESTED

RICH IN FOOD VALUE. MR T. A. RUSSELL’S '.HEWS. Elaborating a suggestio put !'■ rward at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council for. the distribution of ice cream, to sehc-M -h : lc l 'en instead of milk, Mr T. A. Pussell (Sanitary Inspector) states’ “The urovision of milk or milk substitutes in school is, of course, nol the function of the local authority. The Government has put farv ard a milk in ichool scheme, believing it is in the best interests of the children and owing to the initial heavy outlay there does not appear to be at the moment much prospect of a milk, scheme being put into operation in the Wairarapa As I consider it to Ihe advantage of ihe child, the parent and lastly to the primary producer that the maximum amount )f our dairy products should be consumed locally I respectfully put forward the suggestion that the introduction of ice cream into the schools s worthy of consideration. “My reasons are as follows - — “(1) Its food value. Ice croon should not be longer considered t> - a luxury out as a rich food contair ing usually round about 12 per cent <f outterfat ind all the other solids contained in milk. Our standard for milk is 3.25 butterfat, average milk being about 4 per cent.

“(2) If scientifically prepared it is very readily digested and finds a place in hospital feeding where a specially easily digested food is required and therefore is very suitable fir children.

“(3) Children like it. I think I am safe in saying all children and this is not true of milk, as some youngsters do not like milk.

“(4) Its ease of storage and disiribution amongst the children. It can be made up in cartons which are discarded after use, or can be delivered from a practically automatic machine Storage presents no aifllcuity in these days of refrigerators.

“(5) (There is no waste whatever; vh.-it is not used today can be tomorrow,

“Finally,” said Mr Russell, “while I do not pose as a dietitian and am merely putting ar; idea forward for consideration the remarkable growth of the ice cream industry is significant. In the U.S.A, alone at least 1,000,000,009 gallons are consumed annually. it has become a food and a refreshment common to all nations and would probably do our youngsters good if introduced into the schools.”