... into the pantry! To hear us talk about diets you might be thinking that we disapprove of food in general. Not so; we love it! Both kinds, the Protective Foods and the Energy Foods. LIVE—AND ENJOY LIFE The Protective Foods keep you alive. The Energy Foods keep you enjoying life. Energy foods are like the gas in your car; they give you the quick start, the power to go places, the speed to get there fast. If you’ve ever run out of gas on a country road, you know how important energy is. Energy foods are delicious. And fattening. Let’s boldly mention a few: Chocolate eclairs, pies, French pastries, griddle cakes, shortcake, rich salad dressings—yummy! If you would reduce yourself, reduce them first! Of course, there are other Energy Foods without so much glamor but with more honest goodness (and less fat). We refer to such friends of humanity as bread and potatoes. Don’t see too much of them, but don’t snub them entirely. And whenever you reduce _any_ of the Energy Foods, be sure to put in their places more of the Protective Foods. For the Protective Foods are like the brakes on your car. They keep you out of trouble. They build up your blood by bringing it minerals and vitamins. They help you repel colds and other worse things (if there _are_ any worse things). We can conceal from you no longer the fact that these good, reliable, tasty and health building foods include: MILK—VEGETABLES—FRUITS—EGGS—MEAT—CHEESE Whatever you weigh, you need both kinds of food. So don’t go cutting out all energy foods and then, when you get to feeling droopy, say we told you to do it. WE NEVER DID. DID SOMEBODY SAY “MILK”? At this point some pupil is sure to raise her hand and ask, “Oh, but isn’t milk _terribly_ fattening?” [Illustration: uncaptioned] No, Gwendolyn, it isn’t. Milk gets its chief fame from calcium. Calcium may sound like a pretty dull mineral, but believe us, it’s worth its weight in gold. In fact, if you have plenty of calcium in your teeth, you won’t need so much gold. As for bones, they are full of calcium, or should be. Milk also contains several vitamins and a dozen or so other minerals. In fact, milk is a mineral mine (and yours, too, since there’s plenty for both of us). Moreover, milk is rich in proteins. And proteins are the material from which your muscles are made. If you have no muscles to speak of, please consider that we are speaking of your husband’s muscles. (If _he_ has none, we have just been wasting our time.) BABY TALK Some people seem to think that milk is for babies only. You might just as well say that baths are for babies only. Or love, or petting. No one ever outgrows the need for milk (or baths or love or petting). No other food will do as much to maintain health throughout life. Why, THIS Isn’t Bad!