_Monday, March 28, 1904._
Breakfast.—Fried rice 150 grams, syrup 75 grams, baked potato 250 grams,
butter 20 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Dinner.—Thick pea soup 200 grams, boiled onions 100 grams, boiled sweet
potato 250 grams, bread 50 grams, mashed potato 200 grams, butter 20
grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Supper.—Sliced banana 150 grams, biscuit 125 grams, fried bacon 20 grams,
French fried potato 200 grams, butter 25 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Fried rice 150 × 0.40 = 0.600 grams.
Syrup 75 × 0.051 = 0.038
Baked potato 250 × 0.33 = 0.825
Butter 25 + 20 + 20 = 65 × 0.15 = 0.097
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.10 = 0.350
Pea soup 200 × 0.50 = 1.000
Boiled onion 100 × 0.30 = 0.300
Sweet potato 250 × 0.12 = 0.300
Bread 50 × 1.57 = 0.785
Mashed potato 200 × 0.30 = 0.600
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.075 = 0.262
Banana 150 × 0.27 = 0.405
Biscuit 125 × 1.21 = 1.513
Bacon 20 × 3.85 = 0.770
Fried potato 200 × 0.46 = 0.920
Tea 350 × 0.075 = 0.262
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Total nitrogen in food 9.027 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 6.640
Fuel value of the food 2935 calories.
_Tuesday, March 29, 1904._
Breakfast.—Boiled hominy 175 grams, milk 75 grams, sugar 25 grams, baked
potato 250 grams, butter 20 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Dinner.—Hamburg steak with much bread, fat, and onions 125 grams, boiled
potato 300 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, bread 35
grams, boiled carrots 125 grams.
Supper.—Tapioca-peach pudding 300 grams, bread 35 grams, Saratoga chips
75 grams, butter 20 grams, jam 75 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Boiled hominy 175 × 0.23 = 0.403 grams.
Milk 75 × 0.55 = 0.413
Sugar 25 × 0.00 = 0.000
Baked potato 250 × 0.36 = 0.900
Butter 20 + 10 + 20 = 50 × 0.15 = 0.075
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.057 = 0.200
Hamburg steak, etc. 125 × 2.50 = 3.130
Boiled potato 300 × 0.26 = 0.780
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.051 = 0.179
Carrots 125 × 0.13 = 0.163
Tapioca-peach pudding 300 × 0.28 = 0.840
Bread 35 + 35 = 70 × 1.51 = 1.057
Saratoga chips 75 × 0.79 = 0.593
Jam 75 × 0.039 = 0.029
Tea 350 × 0.06 = 0.210
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Total nitrogen in food 8.972 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 8.340
Fuel value of the food 2840 calories.
_Wednesday, March 30, 1904._
Breakfast.—Fried hominy 150 grams, syrup 75 grams, butter 10 grams,
sliced banana 250 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Dinner.—Codfish-balls (1 part fish, 5 parts potatoes, fried in pork fat)
125 grams, mashed potato 250 grams, stewed tomato 200 grams, bread 35
grams, apple sauce 200 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Supper.—Chopped fresh cabbage with salt, pepper, and vinegar 75 grams,
bread 50 grams, butter 20 grams, fried sweet potato 250 grams, cranberry
sauce 200 grams, sponge cake 50 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Fried hominy 150 × 0.35 = 0.525 grams.
Syrup 75 × 0.051 = 0.038
Butter 10 + 20 = 30 × 0.15 = 0.045
Banana 250 × 0.25 = 0.625
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.066 = 0.231
Codfish-balls, etc. 125 × 3.25 = 4.063
Mashed potato 250 × 0.26 = 0.650
Tomato 200 × 0.18 = 0.360
Bread 35 + 50 = 85 × 1.50 = 1.280
Apple sauce 200 × 0.053 = 0.106
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.051 = 0.179
Cabbage 75 × 0.22 = 0.165
Fried sweet potato 250 × 0.15 = 0.375
Cranberry sauce 200 × 0.066 = 0.132
Sponge cake 50 × 0.87 = 0.435
Tea 350 × 0.042 = 0.147
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Total nitrogen in food 9.356 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 6.300
Fuel value of the food 2657 calories.
_Thursday, March 31, 1904._
Breakfast.—Fried Indian meal 100 grams, syrup 75 grams, baked potato 250
grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, butter 20 grams.
Dinner.—Tomato soup, thick, with potatoes and onions boiled together 300
grams, mashed potato 200 grams, scrambled egg 50 grams, bread 50 grams,
butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Supper.—Bread pudding 150 grams, sliced banana 200 grams, fried bacon 20
grams, boiled potato 200 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Fried Indian meal 100 × 0.44 = 0.440 grams.
Syrup 75 × 0.051 = 0.038
Baked potato 250 × 0.32 = 0.800
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.066 = 0.231
Butter 10 + 20 + 10 = 40 × 0.15 = 0.060
Tomato soup 300 × 0.48 = 1.440
Mashed potato 200 × 0.26 = 0.520
Scrambled egg 50 × 2.15 = 1.075
Bread 50 × 1.48 = 0.740
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.057 = 0.200
Bread pudding 150 × 0.92 = 1.380
Banana 200 × 0.24 = 0.480
Bacon 20 × 1.95 = 0.390
Boiled potato 200 × 0.25 = 0.500
Tea 350 × 0.036 = 0.126
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Total nitrogen in food 8.420 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 7.100
Fuel value of the food 2466 calories.
_Friday, April 1, 1904._
Breakfast.—Fried hominy 150 grams, syrup 75 grams, baked potato 200
grams, butter 20 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Dinner.—Baked spaghetti 250 grams, mashed potato 250 grams, boiled turnip
150 grams, bread 35 grams, butter 10 grams, apple sauce 200 grams, one
cup coffee 350 grams.
Supper.—Apple-tapioca pudding 300 grams, fried sweet potato 200 grams,
butter 20 grams, jam 100 grams, fried bacon 25 grams, bread 35 grams, one
cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Fried hominy 150 × 0.24 = 0.360 grams.
Syrup 75 × 0.051 = 0.038
Baked potato 200 × 0.33 = 0.660
Butter 20 + 10 + 20 = 50 × 0.15 = 0.075
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.06 = 0.210
Spaghetti 250 × 0.64 = 1.600
Mashed potato 250 × 0.28 = 0.700
Boiled turnip 150 × 0.61 = 0.915
Bread 35 + 35 = 70 × 1.56 = 1.092
Apple sauce 200 × 0.053 = 0.106
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.072 = 0.252
Apple-tapioca pudding 300 × 0.043 = 0.129
Fried sweet potato 200 × 0.15 = 0.300
Jam 100 × 0.039 = 0.039
Bacon 25 × 2.96 = 0.740
Tea 350 × 0.036 = 0.126
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Total nitrogen in food 7.342 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 6.830
Fuel value of the food 3248 calories.