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PERSONAL GUIDANCE 3 Porcupine Meatball Dish Has Accent on Economy Diet Counseling Aids Unborn Child pineapple into a pan and add sugar, cinnamon can-dies and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and boil 5 min. or until syrup thickens. Arrange pineapple In a baking dish, pour syrup over pineapple and bake uncovered at 350 deg. for 30 min.

Serve warm with ice cream as a dessert or chill and serve as an accompaniment to meat Makes 4 dessert servings. Refrigeration Fact Old wives tales about refrigerating meat abound. Dont wait for the meat to cool before refrigerating it, says the National Live Stock and Meat Board. Wrap and refrigerate the meat aa soon as convenient after the meal BY JEAN MURPHY TimM Staff Writir fy- I 'J I 1 i 'v I If 01 xXd Oven dinners are an old-fashioned scheme aimed at economy. But thrift masquerades as wonderful aromas and some surprisingly tasty dishes.

This old-time main dish, Porcupine is a fine example. OVEN DINNER Porcupine Meatballs Baked Squash Heated Rolls, Butter Vegetable Relishes Rosy Pineapple The squash takes about an hour and a half at 350 degrees. Cut banana squash into large squares, turn it upside down in a baking dish with a little water and bake about 45 minutes, then turn right side up, season with salt, pepper and butter and bake 45 minutes longer. Marjoram or basil can be used in the meatballs instead of nutmeg for different flavor. PORCUPINE MEATBALLS 1 lb.

ground beef 12 cup rice 1 tsp. salt 18 tsp. pepper 12 green pepper, sliced 1 onion, diced 1 tbsp. oil 2 12 cups tomato juice Dash nutmeg Salt, pepper Combine meat, rice, 1 tsp. salt and 18 tsp.

pepper. Mix well and shape into eight balls 1 12 in. in diameter. Place in shallow baking dish. Brown green pepper and onion lightly in oil Add tomato juice, nutmeg and more salt and pepper to taste.

Bring to a boil and pour over meatballs. Cover and bake at 350 deg. 1 hr. or until rice is tender. Makes 4 servings.

ROSY PINEAPPLE 1 1-lb. 4 12-oz. can sliced pineapple 14 cup sugar 2 tbsp. red cinnamon candies 1 tbsp. lemon juice Drain syrup from Direct diet counseling on a one-to-one basis is a significant factor in reducing infant mortality rates in two Los Angeles poverty areas.

Mrs. Elsie Wells Russell, nutrition consultant with the Maternity and Infant Care Project in the Watts and East Los Angeles areas, is convinced that the personal guidance given by four nutritionists to pregnant patients is proving effective. "This person-to-person nutrition counseling is what's new in public health, really, and we're so pleased with our preliminary results," said Mrs. Russell. The year-old project is administered by the County Health Department with funds from the Children's Bureau, U.S.

Depart I have really felt better, and I've learned to eat properly," she said. Many of the patients are malnourished when they first enter' the program, Mrs. Russell said. "Many don't eat the basic four food groups; they don't eat breakfast and they snack too much," she said. The nutritionists have found that new patients' diets often are low in protein, calcium, iron and vitamins A and C.

They frequently have bleeding gums or bruise easily. The nutritionists also counsel the patients after the birth of their babies. "Again, we emphasize the importance of good nutrition for themselves, their babies and their families. If we can sell the mother, we've gone a long way toward overcoming the problem," Mrs. Russell said.

Take a little more trouble looking forour grapefruit SOUND ADVICE Nutritionist Bennie Clements stresses need for proper diet for Mrs. Annette Gibbs. We did. ment of Health, Education and Welfare. It is designed to reduce infant mortality Times photo rates in poverty areas by providing maternity pa tients with expert medical care by obstetricians, pedi atricians, nurses, dentists, social workers, health educators and nutritionists.

Bate of Deaths Preliminary figures toast Is the Armour Star Turlcey i show that, for the first 28 days of life, there have been nine deaths for every 1,000 births at County- USC Medical Center under more American than the American TisrScey the MIC program as compared to 18.4 for the hospital as a whole. A 1 though comprehen sive nutritional analysis for the project's first year has not yet been completed, Mrs. Russell is confident the results will prove the value of individual diet counseling. Each patient who enters the MIC program they are high-risk patients with poor chances of bearing healthy, normal babies is seen at least twice by one of the four nutritionists. The patient's diet record is taken and she is given a proper diet to follow.

If the nutritionist feels it is necessary, she meets with the patient more ly- Counseling Session -The four nutritionists-Miss Bennie R. Clements, Mrs. Ethel Sanders and Mrs. Wilma Godfrey in the South District Health Center and Mrs. Kreszent T.

Poke in East Los Angeles held nearly 1,500 counseling sessions during the last three months of 1967. "We also make home visits, when necessary, to see what the situation is and to show them we're really interested," said Mrs. Russell. The nutritionists emphasize high-protein, low-cost diets. "If a food is expensive, we don't even put it on the diet," said Miss Clements.

"If we can get a patient on a good, high-protein diet," added Mrs. Russell, "we can often avoid a special diet'. But we need to get them during the early months of their, pregnancy and we need to educate and motivate them. Education and motivation are far more important than income in proper nutrition." Enthusiastic Patient One enthusiastic patient Is Mrs. Gibbs, now pregnant with her sixth child.

"Before, I always gained from 30 to 40 pounds. This time, I've only gained about 16 or 17 pounds, and the baby is due in a couple of weeks. The More American Turkey. The American Turkey. Since the first Thanksgiving, it's been an American tradition for special occasions.

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chopped sweet pickle Pinch garlic salt Pinch pepper Lettuce Paprika 16 to 20 small sardines Mix cottage cheese, pickle, garlic salt and pepper. Pile into lettuce cups, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with sardines. Makes 4 servings. Armour Star Turkey Roast. Name.

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