!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. ing. prepared into "calamay" and oth There are many kinds of cereals Glutinous and non-glutinous rice er native dishes. like rice, corn, wheat, oats, barley, are often combined and ground in· and rye. But of these, the most Wheat is the staple food of most to a paste-like consistency (gala widely used are rice, wheat, corn. Occidentals. It is ground into flour pong) with the aid of the native ;md oats. and baked into breads, biscuits, grinder (gilingan) and prepared in Rice, the staple food of the Fili cakes and cookies. While this is the to "bibingka (riCe cake), puto pinos and other Orientals, is gen daily bread of }he Occidentals, the bumbong. bola-bola, buche, puto, erally divided into non-glutinous Orientals resori to it only to break cuchinta, palitao, mayablanco, ti (ordinary rice like elon-elon, ma the monotony of their diet. koy and okoy.'' Most of these re can, calivo, etc.) and glutinous rice quire coconut and sugar either in Macar.oni with cheese is the most (malagkit). Non-glutinous rice, thf preparation or serving. popular Italian dish. Macaroni is the daily food of the Filipinos, is A third variety of the native rice generally prepared hard-boiled (si the staple food of the Italians while is the colored one. (pirurutong l naing). Other Orientals. however, rye or brown bre~d is the daily which is commonly used in the like the Chinese and Japanese, prefor food of the Russians and Germans. p;:eparation of "suman," "puto ma it soft-boiled (rice gruel). ~Whole We can conclude then, that. ya," and "puto bumbong." This grain rice is sometimes popped (po? while "cotton is the fabric that one hasn't gained the same popular rice) or prepared into rice pudding clothes the world," cereal is the food ity as the other two, probably be artd porridge (champorado). that feeds the people. cause it is only used as a sort of Ground rice is also pre:Pared into garnish and not as the b~.sis of most Below is a table showing the: "puto seco" by the Tagalog and in· native cereal dishes. c·Jmposition of some cereals: tc "bijon" and "misua" by the Chinese. Palay is sometimes popped Mineral also and together with a little sy Cenat Protein Fat Starch matter Water rup is sold in the form of "am p.:w." Rice 7. 8 0 .4 79 .4 0.4 I2.4 The tender grains of glutinous Corn 8. 9 2.2 75. I 0 9 I2. 9 rice ( malagkit) is often prepared Wheat IO .4 .o 75 6 0. 5 I2 .5 Macaroni I I. 7 . 6 72 . 9 0 IO. 8 * Teacher of Home Economics, Emi Oatmeal I 5. 6 . 3 68 .0 . 9 7. 2 lio Jacinto Elementary Schoo]. .

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