[guide.chat] Diet for blind children; surprised anyone survived!
- From: "anne bradley" <anne.bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vanessa" <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>, "GUIDE CHAT" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 11:30:03 +0100
It comes from The Education of the Blind: a Survey, Being the Report of the
Joint Committee of the College of Teachers of the Blind and the National
Institute for the Blind, published in 1936.
It recommends what the diet of blind children should be and reads:-
APPENDIX 7
SUGGESTED DIET-SHEET FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN
One hardish biscuit on waking.
Breakfast: Cocoa (made with milk), 71 oz.
Toast and dripping, alternating with toast and butter.
Mid-morning: Half an apple (uncooked) or half an orange, or lettuce leaves or
raw tomato.
Dinner: Beef or mutton (minced for younger children), Greens. Gravy. Potato.
Milk pudding and fruit juice, or baked apple.
Fish (cod) twice weekly, rabbit occasionally, chicken once a fortnight, soup
made from bones and vegetables, milk puddings (varied), fruit juice (varied,
but chiefly prune juice), steamed puddings weekly, with different sauces.
Tea: Cocoa (made with milk), 71 oz.
Bread and butter, toast (for younger children), and honey or jam.
One biscuit or piece of cake.
Occasionally bananas (mashed for younger children), or grapes.
Occasionally half a boiled egg.
Supper: Hot milk only at bedtime.
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