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==Origin==

==Origin==

from ''Pablum'', a trademark for an [[infant]] cereal. From [[Latin]], [[food]], fodder; akin to Latin ''pascere'' to feed  

from ''Pablum'', a trademark for an [[infant]] cereal. From [[Latin]], [[food]], fodder; akin to Latin ''pascere'' to feed  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932 1932]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932 1932]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: [[food]]; especially : a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for [[absorption]]

*1: [[food]]; especially : a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for [[absorption]]

*3: something (as [[writing]] or [[speech]]) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland  

*3: something (as [[writing]] or [[speech]]) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Pablum''' is a processed cereal for [[infants]] originally marketed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_Johnson Mead Johnson Company] in 1931. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademarked] name is a contracted form of the [[Latin]] word ''pabulum'', meaning "foodstuff", which had long been used in [[botany]] and [[medicine]] to refer to [[nutrition]], or substances of which the nutritive elements are passively [[absorbed]]. The aspect of [[passivity]] had already given a [[negative]] connotation to [[metaphorical]] uses of the word ''pabulum'', and the marketing of Pablum [[influenced]] the usage to refer to something bland, mushy, unappetizing, or infantile, and thus ([[paradoxically]]) with little worthwhile [[content]].

'''Pablum''' is a processed cereal for [[infants]] originally marketed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_Johnson Mead Johnson Company] in 1931. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademarked] name is a contracted form of the [[Latin]] word ''pabulum'', meaning "foodstuff", which had long been used in [[botany]] and [[medicine]] to refer to [[nutrition]], or substances of which the nutritive elements are passively [[absorbed]]. The aspect of [[passivity]] had already given a [[negative]] connotation to [[metaphorical]] uses of the word ''pabulum'', and the marketing of Pablum [[influenced]] the usage to refer to something bland, mushy, unappetizing, or infantile, and thus ([[paradoxically]]) with little worthwhile [[content]].

Pablum was developed by Canadian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatrician pediatricians] Frederick Tisdall, Theodore Drake, and Alan Brown, in [[collaboration]] with nutrition [[laboratory]] [[technician]] Ruth Herbert (all of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_for_Sick_Children Hospital for Sick Children] in Toronto), along with Mead Johnson chemist Harry H. Engel. The cereal marked a breakthrough in nutritional science: it helped prevent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets rickets], a crippling [[childhood]] [[disease]], by ensuring that children had sufficient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D vitamin D] in their diet.

Pablum was developed by Canadian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatrician pediatricians] Frederick Tisdall, Theodore Drake, and Alan Brown, in [[collaboration]] with nutrition [[laboratory]] [[technician]] Ruth Herbert (all of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_for_Sick_Children Hospital for Sick Children] in Toronto), along with Mead Johnson chemist Harry H. Engel. The cereal marked a breakthrough in nutritional science: it helped prevent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets rickets], a crippling [[childhood]] [[disease]], by ensuring that children had sufficient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D vitamin D] in their diet.

Although neither Pablum nor its biscuit predecessor was the first food designed and sold specifically for [[babies]], it was the first baby food to come precooked and thoroughly dried. The ease of [[preparation]] made Pablum successful in an era when infant malnutrition was still a major [[problem]] in industrialized countries.

Although neither Pablum nor its biscuit predecessor was the first food designed and sold specifically for [[babies]], it was the first baby food to come precooked and thoroughly dried. The ease of [[preparation]] made Pablum successful in an era when infant malnutrition was still a major [[problem]] in industrialized countries.

Pablum Mixed Cereal was made from a mixture of ground and precooked wheat (farina), oatmeal, yellow corn meal, bone meal, dried brewer's yeast, and powdered alfalfa leaf, fortified with reduced iron — providing an assortment of minerals and vitamins A, B1, B2, D, and E. Pablum is palatable and easily digested without causing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_effect_(medicine) side effects] like diarrhea or constipation. It is also unlikely to cause allergic reactions, as it does not contain eggs, lactose or nuts of any kind (although it may contain wheat and corn, either of which can be allergenic for some [[individuals]]).

Pablum Mixed Cereal was made from a mixture of ground and precooked wheat (farina), oatmeal, yellow corn meal, bone meal, dried brewer's yeast, and powdered alfalfa leaf, fortified with reduced iron — providing an assortment of minerals and vitamins A, B1, B2, D, and E. Pablum is palatable and easily digested without causing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_effect_(medicine) side effects] like diarrhea or constipation. It is also unlikely to cause allergic reactions, as it does not contain eggs, lactose or nuts of any kind (although it may contain wheat and corn, either of which can be allergenic for some [[individuals]]).

For a period of 25 years, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Toronto Pediatric Foundation received a royalty on every package of Pablum sold. In 2005, the Pablum brand was acquired by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._J._Heinz_Company H. J. Heinz Company].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabulum]

For a period of 25 years, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Toronto Pediatric Foundation received a royalty on every package of Pablum sold. In 2005, the Pablum brand was acquired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._J._Heinz_Company H. J. Heinz Company].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabulum]

[[Category: Health]]

[[Category: Health]]