Fruit is best, of course, eaten raw, but. cooked fruit is better than no fruit at all. One way or the other, it should form a large part of our diet, since it is most healthful. If the fruit is fresh and ripe, serve it raw. Arrange it daintily and tastefully, and it is sure to be appreciated. Serve oranges or grapes at the beginning of a meal; they go equally well with breakfast, luncheon or dinner, and their medicinal properties are well known. Stewed fruits should follow the meal, unless they are used at breakfast, when they may accompany the cereal. Bananas are so hearty that they made a nice desert with a light meal, as luncheon.

Nuts have not, until lately, been appreciated at their true value as articles of food, chiefly because of their general indigestibility. If, however, they are boiled, they will be found much more digestible. The many nut foods on the market may be used to make various dishes or the ordinary nuts may be bought and prepared at home. There is much nutriment in them, as they are rich in several of the food elements, particularly the fats.