Some Simple Rules to Follow in Eating
By D. H. Kress
If you masticate each mouthful thoroughly, or until reduced to a creamy consistency, you need feel no anxiety; the saliva and other digestive juices will do the rest. Fruits and vegetables should not be eaten at the same meal; they are apt to quarrel or set up fermentation changes. Fruits, when eaten raw, should be thoroughly ripe and of good quality. Firm fruits like the apple or cherry should be thoroughly masticated. All acid fruits should be eaten at the close of the meal. Sweet fruits, like bananas, may be eaten with bread, and acid fruits with nuts. A single kind of fruit at a meal is best, in moderation, especially for those who have feeble digestion. When the meal is composed entirely of fruits, or fruits and nuts, fruits may be eaten freely. Always reject the skins of fruit, and also the seeds of grapes. Sugar and milk in combination is better avoided, whether in pastries, puddings, or in porridges. Wahroonga Sanitarium, N. S. W.