October-December 1974

Editorial

The cost of food
• Helen D. Ullrich
Published in issue: October 1974
p124

Points of view
• Florence K. Stater,
• Ruby Puckett
Published in issue: October 1974
p124-126

Notable & quotable
Published in issue: October 1974
p126-128

Current topic

Conference on education in nutrition at Columbia
• Orrea F. Pye
Published in issue: October 1974
p128-129

Commentary

The ‘discipline’ of nutrition education
• Luise Light
Published in issue: October 1974
p129-130

Research article

Food attitudes and snacking patterns of young children
• Nancy R. Beyer,
• Portia M. Morris
Published in issue: October 1974
p131-133

General articles

Volunteers teach nutrition to teachers and students
• Beverley B. Chethik
Published in issue: October 1974
p133-136
Nutrition education at Indian schools
• Katherine O. Musgrave,
• Margaret E. Thornbury
Published in issue: October 1974
p137-139
Nutrition update, 1974
• Jean Weininger,
• George M. Briggs
Published in issue: October 1974
p139-143

Reviews

Educational materials

Pamphlets and leaflets

Better Living Through Better Eating
Goodwin, M., 1974. From Montgomery County Health Dept., 600 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 118 pp., $1.00 (make check out to “Montgomery County Government”)
Published in issue: October 1974
p143
Food Science in Developing Countries: A Selection of Unsolved Problems
Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, 1974. From National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20148, 79 pp., single copies free (limited supply only)
Published in issue: October 1974
p143-144
How to Get Reduced Price Meals Into Your School
undated (ca 1974). From The Children's Foundation, 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 614, Washington, DC 20036, 24 pp., free
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
Food Rights Handbook
1974. From The Children's Foundation, 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 614, Washington, DC 20036, 43 pp., spiral bound, mimeo, $1.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
A Guide to Good Nutrition from Del Monte
1974. From Del Monte Nutrition Guide, Dept. J., P.O. Box 11015, San Francisco, CA 94101, 8 pp. foldout chart, insert 2 pp., single copies free
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
Nutrition Education Materials
1974. From The Nutrition Foundation, Inc., 888 17th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006, (162 pp.), spiral bound, $5.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
A Catta Full of West Indian Dishes
Browne, M.S. and Browne, V.M., 1973. From P.O. Box 123, St. John, VI 00830, or P.O. Box 2953, St. Thomas, VI 00801, 63 pp., $3.50 per copy postpaid
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
Coloring Tear Sheets for New Funtrition in Elementary School Menus
James, E.W., 1974. From American School Food Service Assn., 4104 E. Iliff, Denver, CO 80222, 38 pp., $2.10 for single copy; $18.50-10 copies; $76.25-50 copies; $151.50-111 copies
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
Kick the Sweet Snack Habit
Burgess, P., 1974. From Johnson Publishers, P. O. Box 677, Twin Lakes, WI 53181, 20 pp., 25 cents plus large self-addressed envelope with 30 cents postage
Published in issue: October 1974
p144
Of California Food and People
Agricultural Extension Service, 1974. From Joanne Ikeda, Nutrition Education Specialist, 323 Morgan Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; eight 4-page pamphlets; 8 mimeo leaders' guides, 6–8 pp. each; 6 recipe sheets; $10.00 per kit.
Published in issue: October 1974
p144-145
Why Breakfast at School?
1974. From State of Florida, Dept. of Citrus, Lakeland, FL 33802, 4 pp., free
Published in issue: October 1974
p145
Evaluation and Treatment of Lipid Disorders: Where Do We Stand?
1973. From Lever Bros. Co., Professional Services Dept., 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022, 20 pp., single copy free to the medical professional
Published in issue: October 1974
p145
Alive and Well
bimonthly magazine, from Alive and Well, P.O. Box 8092, Waco, TX 76710, $6.00 per year, $11.00 for two years
Published in issue: October 1974
p145

Audiovisual aids

Read the Label, Set a Better Table
Food & Drug Administration, 1974. From The National Audiovisual Center, Field Branch, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20409, 16 mm color film; free loan from any regional FDA Office or branch of Modern Talking Pictures in U.S.
Published in issue: October 1974
p145
Diet for a Small Planet
1974. From Bullfrog Films, P. O. Box 114, Milford Square, PA 18935, 16 mm color film, 28 min., $295 purchase price; $30.00 for 3-day rental; preview prints available to institutions with intent to purchase
Published in issue: October 1974
p145-146
Foods: Fads and Facts
1974. From Alfred Higgins Productions, Inc., 9100 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069, 16 mm color film, 17 min., $220.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p146
Food: More for Your Money
undated. From Alfred Higgins Productions, Inc., 9100 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069, 16 mm color film, 14 min., $190.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p146
Food for Thought
Illinois Dept. of Public Instruction, 1974. From Cine-Graphic Film Lab., Inc., 101 N. 17th St., St. Louis, MO 63103, 16 mm color film, $200.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p146
Lights! Camera! Lettuce!
1974. From Western Iceberg Lettuce, Inc., P.O. Box 9123, San Francisco, CA 94129, 16 mm color film, 28 min., free rental or $125.00 purchase price
Published in issue: October 1974
p146
An Exchange for the Better
Noyes, S. and Noyes, K., 1974. From Foodways System, 1615 Pandora Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024, 16 mm color film, 16 min., 1 instructor outline, 2 pp.; self-test, 1 pp.; 50 student supplements, 4 pp.; purchase price $250, rental $65 for two weeks
Published in issue: October 1974
p146
Our Incredible Shrinking Food Dollar
1974. From General Mills Film Center, 9200 Film Center, 9200 Wayzata Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55440, color filmstrip, 104 frames, record, 20 booklets, each 20 pp., printed narration, 9 pp., free rental for 30 days, $5.00 purchase price
Published in issue: October 1974
p147
The Food Stamp Program and You
USDA Filmstrip and Slide Set C-193, 1973. Slide set $18.50 from Photography Div., Office of Communications, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, or filmstrip from Photo Lab., Inc., 3825 Georgia Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20011; 61 frames, cassette soundtrack
Published in issue: October 1974
p147
How to Shape up and Keep in Shape
undated. From Florida Dept. of Citrus, Lakeland, FL 33802, color filmstrip, 112 frames, 33⅓ rpm record, 14 min., $3.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p147-148

Book reviews

The Weight Control Unit
Didactron, Inc., 1974. From National Health Systems, P.O. Box 1501, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, poster, 16¾″ by 22½″, washable, $3.00.
Published in issue: October 1974
p148
Vitamins and Minerals in Your Body
1974. From Vitamin Information Bureau, Inc., 383 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017, poster 33¾″ by 21 ¾″, color, $2.00
Published in issue: October 1974
p148
The Malnourished Mind
• Joan Dye Gussow
Published in issue: October 1974
p148
Nutrition and Dietetic Foods
• Kathleen Carpenter
Published in issue: October 1974
p148
Amber Waves of Grain: The Secret Russian Wheat Sales That Sent American Food Prices Soaring
• Howard A. Schneider
Published in issue: October 1974
p148-149
Learn to be Thin
• K.A.C.
Published in issue: October 1974
p149
Candy, Chocolate, Ice Cream and How to Lick 'Em!
• Kathleen Carpenter
Published in issue: October 1974
p149
Fun Foods for Fat Folks
• M.C.P
Published in issue: October 1974
p149-150
Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Reference Dictionary
• Nancy Ciosek
Published in issue: October 1974
p150
Supermarket Counter Power
• K.A.C
Published in issue: October 1974
p150
Vitamins: A Systems Analysis Solution to the Doctor vs. Health Faddist Controversy
• G.M.B.
Published in issue: October 1974
p150
Man and His Foods: Studies in the Eth-nobotany of Nutrition—Contemporary, Primitive, and Prehistoric Non-European Diets
• Christine S. Wilson
Published in issue: October 1974
p150
The Selection and Use of Instructional Media: A Systems Approach
• K.A.C.
Published in issue: October 1974
p150
Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy
• Sister Francine Janousek
Published in issue: October 1974
p150-151
Food for Thought
• Jean F. Caul
Published in issue: October 1974
p151
The First Book of Food
• Louise A. Ullrich
Published in issue: October 1974
p151
Education and Management of the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus
• Margaret C. Horvath
Published in issue: October 1974
p151

Books received for review
Published in issue: October 1974
p152