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Weigh children. 2. Look over health records. 3. Talk on subject. 1.

A. Explain the use of dried fruits. 1. As breakfast fruit. a) Examples: Stewed prunes, figs, apricots. 2. As candies. a) Examples: Raisins, stuffed dates, prunes, figs. 3. As desserts. a) Examples: Prune whip, apricot pudding, raisin and rice pudding. B. Composition and function.

Carbohydrate, cellulose, ash, and volatile oils. 2. Stress importance of the iron content of dried fruits in connection with the blood. 3. Explain what a corpuscle is. a) Corpuscles are small disc-like bodies in the blood. 1. Kinds. a ) Red corpuscles carry iron and oxygen around the body. b) White corpuscles act as policemen which try to destroy all the harmful substances which get into the blood. 1.

C. Value of dried fruits as a laxative. 1. Organic acids increase the activity of the muscles in the intestinal tract. 2. Cellulose gives bulk to waste material in intestinal tract.

4. Make Fruit Man. (See opposite page.) 5. Give out tags. 6. Put stars on chart.