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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 4

An announcement from THE NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Wise eating Whatever your age good food is important for good health: for older people In later years of life you may need less food in quantity; but quality is as important as ever: Eat what you like enjoy your meals but for your health's sake include these basic foods in your diet EVERY DAY : meat, fish or egg fruit One helping of one of these at least: Some every day and if your teeth two are better. If you don t, or trouble you use peeled soft fruit such as pear or banana. If fresh fruit 1S can't eat meat or fish, use extra milk; cheese and not available use tomato, Or extra eggs. potato and green vegetabie: milk bread A bottle a day: Use a whole pint, White Of brown whichever you if you can, in tea, in soups and puddings, as a warming drink at prefer. bedtime: porridge, cereals cheese Good for breakfast especially with Use it often (unless it disagrees plenty of milk with you) particularly if you do not butter, use the whole pint of milk. sugar, jam, honey potatoes To suit your taste and appetite: Use Use some every day they are good with caution if you are overweight: for you at any age. other foods other vegetables such as scones; biscuits and cakes to Whateyer you like the way you satisfy the appetite but it 1S wise like them. If occasionally you have not to eat any of these to the exclus- to do without vegetable use extra Jon of the more important foods potato. given above. 4