!I Oung Titiltn PANTRY
266 THE YOUNG CITIZEN October, 193G MOTl-IERS' GUIDE IN CARE OF Cl-llLDREN Tl-IE !I oung titiltn PANTRY Cereals are grains or seeds of cul Corn is another cereal that goes tivated grasses used for food. They hand in hand with rice as the sta are the staple food of mankind and THE IMPORTANCE OF ple food of the Visayans. It is hold first place in their diet. They CEREALS prepared in much the. same way as contain all the food groups but not Miss Juliana Millan * in the right amount and are there the hard-boiled rice of th' Tagalogs fore, eaten along with fish, me·at, <:nd eaten with fish, meat and oth into "pinipig"-pressed, pounded and other foods to provide the cor er viands. It is also boiled and and winnowed-a preparation sim rect amount needed by the body. broiled on the cob, when it is served ilar to rolled oats. The mature They are generally classified as heat between meals. Tender grains of grain is generally prepared into "pu and-energy-providing foods because corn sautt?ed with lard, garlic and to maya, suman (ibos, lihia, antab, of the large amount of starch they a little salt is palatable. Mature maruekos), bico, puto sulot, gui contain. Some, however. like oat grains are .generally popped (pop natan, bibingka, and champorado" meal. wheat, and corn, contain a corn) or boiled into "binatog" (porridge). All of these prepara considerable amount of protein al (hominy). Like rice, it is ground tions, except the ·last, Call for ~h~ so and are then classified as tissue- help of sugar and coconut for serv into a paste-like consistency and building foods, too.
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