Vieno bran Two ounces 8 .3 21.2 .30
Christian's Vieno
self-raising
bran meal 1-1/2 ounces 12 .4 33.5 .55
Corn-meal One ounce 16 .4 27.4 .41
Corn-starch One ounce, scant 17 .0 27.1 .00
Crackers Four, average size 19 .4 23.8 .39
Hominy One ounce 16 .4 27.5 .36
Macaroni or
spaghetti One ounce 16 .6 27.2 .58
Oatmeal or
rolled oats Scant ounce 15 .6 24.4 .63
Rice One ounce 16 .4 27.8 .36
Rye flour One ounce 16 .3 27.8 .30
White flour One ounce 16 .5 27.9 .49
Whole wheat or
graham flour One ounce 16 .6 27.8 .61
Whole wheat One ounce 16 .6 27.8 .61
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter Not quite an inch
cube 36 .0 12.6 .00
CHEESE--
Cottage Three ounces 5 3.0 89.0 2.97
Full cream Portion size of
walnut 20 1.0 22.0 1.01
Cream (20% fat) Five tablespoonfuls 10 .2 45.0 .17
MILK--
Buttermilk One full glass 2 1.3 274.0 1.32
Condensed Three
tablespoonfuls 15 .4 30.0 .42
Skimmed One full glass 2 1.5 267.0 .46
Whole Two-thirds of a
glass 3 .8 140.0 .78
FISH
Fresh fish
(Run of the
market) Quarter of a lb. 6 3.1 102.0 3.13
TABLE OF FOOD MEASUREMENTS--(Continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6
================+=================+==========+========+========+========
| |No. vienos| | |
|Quantity equaling|or amount | |Weight |Grams of
Name of Food | one vieno | of heat |Nitrogen|of one |nitrogen
| *(100 calories) |energy in | factor |vieno | in one
| |one pound | |in grams| vieno
----------------+-----------------+----------+--------+--------+--------
FRUIT
Apples One, 2-1/2 in. 3 .1 156.4 .10
thick
Apricots Six of moderate 3 .3 168.0 .29
size
Bananas One large 5 .2 98.6 .21
BERRIES--
Blackberries One moderate 3 .3 168.0 .35
sauce-dish
Raspberries One moderate 3 .4 146.3 .39
sauce-dish
Strawberries One sauce-dish 2 .4 252.0 .40
Cantaloup One five-inch 2 .3 299.0 .29
in diameter
Cherries One moderate 4 .2 103.0 .16
sauce-dish
Currants Three 13 .1 33.4 .11
(dried) tablespoonfuls
Dates Five, average 16 .1 28.1 .09
size
Figs Two, average 5 .2 30.7 .21
size
Grapes One moderate 4 .2 108.8 .23
sauce-dish
Lemons Three, moderate 2 .3 221.0 .35
size
Olive-oil One 42 .0 10.1 .00
tablespoonful
Olives (ripe) Eight 12 .0 37.5 .00
Oranges One large orange 2 .2 189.0 .24
Pears One, large 3 .2 154.0 .15
Plums Six, small 4 .2 115.0 .18
Prunes Three, large 14 .1 32.4 .11
Raisins Two heaping 16 .1 28.3 .12
tablespoonfuls
Watermelon 1-1/2 pound 1 .2 324.0 .20
melon meat
MEAT
Bacon (smoked) Slice 1/4 in. 30 .2 15.0 .24
thick, 4 in.
long
CHOPS--
Lamb Portion size of 15 .9 29.4 .88
an egg
Pork (medium Slice 1/2 in. 16 .8 28.7 .76
fat) thick, 2 in.
square
Ham (smoked) Slice 1/2 in. 19 .6 23.3 .57
(medium fat) thick, 2 in.
square
TABLE OF FOOD MEASUREMENTS--(Continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6
================+=================+==========+========+========+========
| |No. vienos| | |
|Quantity equaling|or amount | |Weight |Grams of
Name of Food | one vieno | of heat |Nitrogen|of one |nitrogen
| *(100 calories) |energy in | factor |vieno | in one
| |one pound | |in grams| vieno
----------------+-----------------+----------+--------+--------+--------
Leg of mutton Portion size of 11 1.2 41.0 1.20
(medium fat) an egg
Ribs of beef Portion size of 15 .9 31.3 .87
an egg
STEAK--
Porterhouse Slice 1/2 in. 13 .9 35.7 .90
thick, 2 in.
square
Round beef Slice 1/2 in. 12 1.6 47.7 1.55
thick, 2 in.
square
NUTS
Almonds One heaping 30 .5 15.0 .53
tablespoonful
Brazil-nuts One heaping 32 .4 13.9 .38
tablespoonful
Chestnuts One heaping 11 .4 40.3 .40
tablespoonful
Cocoanuts, Half an ounce 32 .2 16.4 .16
fresh
Cocoanut, Two rounded 31 .2 14.5 .15
prepared tablespoonfuls
Filberts One heaping 33 .3 13.8 .34
tablespoonful
Hickory-nuts One rounded 33 .3 13.6 .33
tablespoonful
Peanuts One heaping 26 .7 17.7 .73
tablespoonful
Pecans One rounded 34 .2 13.1 .23
tablespoonful
Pignolias One rounded 28 .8 15.9 .83
tablespoonful
Pistachios One heaping 29 .5 15.2 .54
tablespoonful
WALNUTS--
Black One heaping 31 .6 14.6 .64
tablespoonful
English One heaping 33 .4 14.6 .38
tablespoonful
POULTRY
AND EGGS
Chicken Three ounces 7 3.1 90.0 3.09
(broiler)
Chicken Two ounces 8 1.4 43.7 1.44
(matured)
Eggs (albumin) White of six 2 3.6 181.4 3.56
eggs
Eggs (whole) One large egg 8 1.4 63.0 1.35
Eggs (yolk) Yolk of very 17 .7 26.0 .66
large egg
Turkey 1-3/4 ounces 10 1.1 33.3 1.12
SUGARS
Honey One ounce 16 .0 29.8 .02
Molasses--New 1-1/2 ounces 13 .0 36.5 .01
Orleans
Maple-sirup Four 13 .0 34.8 .00
tablespoonfuls
SUGAR--
Cane, Three rounded 19 .0 24.4 .00
granulated teaspoonfuls
Maple One ounce 16 .0 30.0 .00
VEGETABLES
BEANS--
Lima (dried) One ounce 16 .8 27.9 .81
Navy (dried) One ounce 16 1.1 28.1 1.13
String Half a pound 2 .8 232.6 .85
Beets Half a pound 2 .5 211.0 .54
Cabbage Three-fourths 1 .8 313.0 .80
pound
Carrots Half a pound 2 .5 215.0 .54
Celery One pound 1 .9 533.5 .94
Corn (green) One large ear 5 .6 96.5 .62
Lettuce One pound 1 1.0 504.0 .98
Onions Half a pound 2 .5 202.0 .52
Parsnips Six ounces 2 .5 181.0 .46
PEAS--
Dried One ounce 16 1.1 27.4 1.06
Green Quarter of a pound 4 1.1 97.5 1.02
POTATOES--
Sweet Three ounces 6 .2 80.0 .23
White Quarter of a pound 4 .4 118.0 .41
Spinach One pound 1 1.5 412.0 1.49
Squash Half a pound 2 .5 211.0 .47
Tomatoes One pound 1 .6 408.0 .65
Turnips Half a pound 2 .5 245.0 .51
HANDY TABLE
One pound = 16 ounces
One pound = 453.57 grams
One ounce = 28.35 grams
The weight of such foods as meat, fruit, etc., is so nearly equal
to that of water that the weight may be calculated from the size,
if that is known.
One cubic inch = 16.5 grams
One cubic inch = about a half ounce
One cubic foot = 62 pounds
One gallon = 8 pounds
One pint = 476.4 grams
Milk is slightly heavier than water, while oils or fats are
lighter.
One quart of milk = 980 grams
One quart of olive-oil = 876 grams
One average egg = 50 grams
One average olive = 6 grams
One _Vieno_ = 100 calories
One decigram nitrogen = 3/5 of a gram of
protein
LESSON XV
CURATIVE AND REMEDIAL MENUS CONCLUDED
LESSON XV
CURATIVE AND REMEDIAL MENUS
INTRODUCTION
[Sidenote: Scientific eating leads toward simplicity]
Scientific eating consists in selecting the food the body requires
according to age, occupation, and climate. These requirements can be
supplied with a very few articles. The necessary changes in diet can
always be made by varying the proportions. It is possible to select,
for each of the four seasons of the year, three or four articles that
will contain all the elements of nourishment the body needs, therefore
true food science leads one inevitably toward the mono-diet plan; that
is, making a meal of only one kind of food. Owing to our inherent
desire to sit at the "groaning table" we may yet be a long distance
from the mono-diet plan, but the science of human nutrition points
with unerring certainty toward simplicity. It should be remembered,
however, that one may eat, under nearly all conditions except extreme
superacidity all he desires of one or two things--one preferred.
[Sidenote: How foods become curative]
In the light of modern medicine, no food has any specific curative
property. Foods become curative only as they remove abnormal
conditions, and they will remove abnormal conditions just to the extent
that they can be perfectly digested and assimilated, and to the extent
that waste matter is thoroughly eliminated from the body. In this
way all possible resistance is removed, and Nature will build up the
dis-eased and broken-down tissue in obedience to the law of animal
evolution. This constructive process we call "curing."
While the menus for each season of the year may seem to vary but
little, especially when compared with the conventional omnivorous diet,
yet experience has proved that the fewer the articles composing the
meal, the better will be the results.
COOKING
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS REVEALED BY MODERN SCIENCE
The object of cooking is to tear down the cell-structure of foods, and
to make them more digestible. After the cell-structure is demolished,
every degree of heat to which foods are subjected injures the foods
instead of improving them.
GRAINS
Grains should be cooked whole. They should be cleansed, well covered
with water, and boiled until the grains burst open as in making
old-fashioned corn hominy. This will often take from three to four
hours' constant boiling.
Cereals prepared in this way are more delicious, more nourishing, and
far more healthful than any of the prepared or patented "breakfast
foods," while the cost is perhaps about one-eighth or one-tenth of that
of the popular patented products.
VEGETABLES
The old or popular method of cooking vegetables is to cover them
generously with water and to boil them much longer than is necessary,
then to drain off the water, season, and serve. By this process the
mineral salts, in many cases the most valuable part of the food, are
dissolved, passed into the water, and lost. In this way many excellent
articles of food are greatly impoverished and reduced perhaps 50 per
cent in nutritive value.
The time vegetables are cooked should be measured by their solidity.
As an example, spinach can be thoroughly cooked in about fifteen
minutes. In this way some of its elements are volatilized, giving it a
delicious flavor and taste, while if cooked in an abundance of water,
from half to three-quarters of an hour, which is the customary way, its
best nutritive elements are lost by draining away the water, and it is
rendered almost tasteless.
COOKING EN CASSEROLE
All succulent and watery vegetables such as cabbage and spinach, beans,
carrots, onions, parsnips, peas, squash, turnips, etc., should be
cooked in a casserole dish.
Prepare vegetables in the usual manner as for boiling. A few
tablespoonfuls of water may be added to such articles as green beans
and peas, beets, carrots, cauliflower, onions, parsnips, etc. Cover,
and place in an ordinary baking oven until the vegetable is thoroughly
cooked or softened. In this way vegetables in reality are cooked
in their own juices, rendered much softer, more digestible, more
delicious, and all their mineral salts and other nutritive elements are
preserved, making them also more nutritious.
RICE AND MACARONI
Rice, macaroni, and spaghetti are exceptions to the above rules. They
should be cooked in an abundance of water and thoroughly drained. In
this way the excess of starch which they contain is disposed of, and
their nutritive elements are better balanced. They are also rendered
much more palatable and digestible.
FRUITS
If fruits can be obtained thoroughly ripe, they should never be cooked.
Dried or evaporated fruits can be prepared for the table by soaking
them thoroughly in plain water for a few hours, or over night. In this
way the green and inferior pieces are exposed and can be discarded.
The excess of water can be boiled down to a sirup and poured over the
fruit. In this way the fruit-sugar is developed, and sweetening with
cane-sugar becomes unnecessary.
Soaking as above described is merely a process of putting back into the
fruit the water that was taken out of it by evaporation or dehydration.
It is evident that that part of the fruit which will not soften
sufficiently by soaking, to become palatable, was not ripe enough for
food.
CANNED FOODS
The average table, especially hotels and restaurants, are supplied
largely from canned foods. A process of perfect preservation of foods
has never been invented and probably never will be. No matter how
well foods may taste, they undergo constant chemical changes from the
time they leave the ground or parent stalk until they are thoroughly
decomposed. All vegetables, therefore, should be used fresh, if
possible.
BUTTERMILK
An excellent quality of buttermilk may be made as follows: Allow sweet
milk to stand (well covered) in a warm room until it thickens or
coagulates; whip with an ordinary rotary egg beater without removing
the cream.
HOME-MADE BUTTER
Sweet butter may be made in a few minutes from ordinary cream by
placing it in a deep bowl and whipping with a rotary egg beater.
SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION AND THE PREPARATION OF CERTAIN
ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE MENUS
THE BANANA
The banana is a vegetable. It is one of our most valuable foods, as
well as the most prolific. It will produce more food per acre, with
less care and labor, than any other plant that grows.
While the banana grows only in the tropical countries, it is equally as
good and useful to people of the northern zones.
Bananas that are transported to the North are cut green, and often
immature; that is, before they have attained their full growth. This
latter variety should never be used. In their green and unripened
state, they are wholly unfit for food, and for these reasons there has
arisen a broadcast prejudice against this most excellent article of
diet.
HOW TO SELECT AND RIPEN BANANAS
Care should be exercised to select the largest variety--only those that
have attained their full growth on the parent tree. If bananas cannot
be procured "dead ripe" from the dealer, they should be purchased, if
possible, by the bunch, or a few of the lower "hands" can be purchased
and left on the stalk. They should be kept in the open air (that is,
uncovered), in an even, warm temperature, and the end of the stalk
covered with a clean white cloth, or immersed in water, kept fresh by
changing daily. In this way the banana will mature, ripen slowly, and
be almost as delicious as if obtained ripe from its native tree.
Bananas should not be eaten until they are "dead ripe"--black spotted.
In this state, the carbohydrates which they contain are as readily
digestible as fresh milk.
BAKED BANANAS
Peel large ripe bananas; bake in an open pan in a very hot oven from
ten to fifteen minutes, or until slightly brown.
Baked bananas make a delicious dessert served with either of the
following:
a CREAM
b NUT BUTTER
c DAIRY BUTTER
d BOTH DAIRY BUTTER AND A SAUCE MADE BY
GRADUALLY DILUTING NUT BUTTER WITH A
LITTLE WATER, UNTIL A SMOOTH PASTE IS
FORMED
Bananas need much mastication, not for the purpose of reduction, but
for the purpose of insalivation.
RECIPES
RECIPE FOR CODDLED EGG
Place an egg in a pint cup; cover with boiling water and allow to
stand, covered, five or six minutes.
RECIPE FOR UNCOOKED EGGS
Break the number desired into a narrow bowl; add a teaspoonful of sugar
to each egg, and a pinch of salt; whip _very briskly_ with a rotary egg
beater from five to eight minutes.
To each egg a teaspoonful of lemon juice and half a glass of milk may
then be slowly whipped into the mixture, if desired.
RECIPE FOR BAKED OMELET
Whip two eggs very thoroughly for about five minutes; add a dash of
salt, a dessert-spoonful each of corn-starch and of heavy cream. Bake
very lightly in a small pan.
FISH AND FOWL
SELECTION AND PREPARATION
If we must eat the flesh of animals the young should be selected. It
contains more digestible protein, especially albumin, than the old or
matured animal, and has had less time in which to become contaminated
by unhygienic habits. Both fish and fowl should be baked, boiled, or
broiled; never fried.
RECIPE FOR PREPARING GREEN PEAS IN THE POD
After thoroughly cleansing the desired amount of fresh tender peas,
unshelled, put them into a covered pot or casserole dish; add a few
spoonfuls of water, a little butter and salt, and cook slowly until
thoroughly softened; serve in the pod.
The peas may be eaten by placing the pod between the teeth, and then
giving it a gentle pull. This strips off the outer coating or pulp,
leaving only the thin film of cellulose.
NOTE: The pea pulp, or substance upon the pod, is rich in mineral
salts, highly nutritious, slightly laxative, and an excellent aid
in the digestion of other foods. It is a better balanced and a more
valuable food than the pea.
PUMPKIN
Pumpkin may be made very delicious by stewing or boiling in just enough
water to prevent burning. Mash well and put through a colander. Season
and serve same as squash, or, prepare as directed, and bake until
slightly brown.
VEGETABLE JUICE
Chop fine and boil carrots, peas, asparagus, or any other fresh
vegetable from eight to ten minutes in sufficient water to make the
amount of juice required; strain and serve.
The tender parts of the fresh vegetable may be thoroughly cooked, put
through a colander, and served as a purée.
HOW TO MAKE SASSAFRAS TEA
Crush the bark of the red sassafras root, allowing a piece as large as
a silver dime to each cup. Add the quantity of water desired; simmer
from five to ten minutes. Drink with cream and sugar.
WHEAT BRAN
Wheat bran is the outer coating of the wheat grain. Chemically, it is
pure cellulose, which is insoluble and indigestible in the ordinary
digestive solvents of the body.
Wheat bran serves a valuable medicinal purpose in the stomach and
in the alimentary tract. When introduced into the stomach, its cell
structure fills with water, and it increases from four to eight times
its size in its dry state. It excites both stomach and intestinal
peristalsis, thereby preventing stomach indigestion, and by carrying
the water along down the intestinal tract, it prevents intestinal
congestion, or what is commonly called constipation. Wheat bran may be
properly called an intestinal broom or cleansing agent.
Man, in the process of preparing his food, has invented expensive and
complicated machinery for removing all cellulose and roughness from his
diet. He has suffered both stomach and intestinal congestion just to
the extent that this refining process has been carried on. Bran puts
back into the diet not only what modern milling methods have taken out
of it, but that which civilized habits of refining have eliminated
from our food. It therefore naturalizes the diet, promotes digestion,
cleanses the mucous surfaces of both the stomach and the intestines,
and prevents congestion in the ascending colon, which is the primary
cause of appendicitis, so called.
BRAN MEAL
Bran meal is the product of the entire wheat, ground coarsely, and
mixed with a certain per cent of wheat bran. It makes an excellent
bread.
Bread made from bran meal acts on the digestive and the alimentary
organs, the same as the pure bran, only in a milder capacity. It also
aids the stomach in the digestion of other foods. It is more nourishing
than wheat flour, for the reason that it is better balanced, containing
all the carbohydrate and the proteid elements of the grain.
Bread made from bran meal is better in the form of gems baked in small
gem rings.
This meal requires neither baking powder nor soda, and should not be
sifted.
CHOICE OF MENUS
Wherever two menus are given, choice may be exercised, but whichever
menu is chosen, it should be taken in its entirety. In other words,
do not select articles from one menu and combine them with articles
mentioned in another menu. Neither should any article of food be eaten
with a particular menu, other than that which is mentioned therein.
By observing these suggestions, the proper combinations of food are
observed, which is equally as important as the selections.
NOTE: In this volume there are some menus which contain combinations of
food classed as No. 3 in Lesson XII, "Tables of Digestive Harmonies and
Disharmonies," pp. 609 to 617 inclusive. This is explained by the fact
that said "tables" are laid out for the normal person, while the menus
were prescribed for the treatment of some special disorder, or for the
purpose of removing some offending causes.
NORMAL MENUS
The following menus are intended for those possessing normal digestion
and assimilation of food; that is, for those having no digestive
disorders.
INTRODUCTION TO NORMAL MENUS
While a majority of the menus composing this volume were prescribed
for the purpose of removing the causes of some specific disorder, a
vast number of those treated remained under the care of the author long
after they had become normal or cured, as the transition from dis-ease
to health is usually termed.
Another large number of comparatively healthy persons, recognizing the
relation between diet and health, came under the care of the writer for
the purpose of having their diet selected, proportioned, and balanced
according to age, occupation, and the season of the year.
The excellent results that were obtained, in nearly all such cases,
emphasized the importance of giving a set of normal menus for normal
people. All the following menus have been tested, under the direction
of the author, and have been chosen because they gave the desired
results.
SPRING MENU FOR THE NORMAL CHILD
From 2 to 5 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A few soaked prunes, with cream
A small portion of coarse cereal, thoroughly cooked
From one to two glasses of milk
LUNCHEON
A baked potato
Onions or carrots, well cooked
Milk
DINNER
Home-made vegetable soup or cream soup
Green peas or asparagus tips
A baked potato
Milk
SUMMER MENU FOR THE NORMAL CHILD
From 2 to 5 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
One very ripe peach
A small portion of coarse cereal
A baked sweet potato
Milk
LUNCHEON
Cream of rice, bean, or pea soup--home-made
Whole wheat crackers, with butter
Milk
DINNER
A baked potato
Peas or lima beans
Whole wheat crackers or bran biscuits
Milk
FALL MENU FOR THE NORMAL CHILD
From 2 to 5 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Cantaloup or a very ripe peach
Coarse cereal
Milk
LUNCHEON
A baked potato or whole wheat gem
A coddled egg (See recipe, p. 677)
Milk or junket
DINNER
Cream soup--home-made
Mashed turnips or carrots
A very ripe banana, with cream and sugar
WINTER MENU FOR THE NORMAL CHILD
From 2 to 5 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A baked apple, with a little sugar
Cereal--small portion
Milk
LUNCHEON
One or two bananas
Milk
DINNER
Corn hominy--small portion; thoroughly cooked
Milk
The articles of food for children ranging from two to five years of age
are about the same. The proportions, however, should be administered
according to age.
The child from two to three years of age may be given a glass of milk
between meals, but should eat a very light dinner, consisting of only
two or three articles, while the child from three to five, especially
after it has engaged in vigorous play, can, with safety, follow the
menus herein prescribed.
SPRING MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 5 to 10 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A banana, with cream
Milk or an egg
Corn hominy
LUNCHEON
A potato, or whole wheat bread, with butter
Clabbered milk or cottage cheese
DINNER
Peas, turnips, or carrots
A potato--sweet or white
Milk or an egg
SUMMER MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 5 to 10 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A peach
Milk or an egg
Boiled rice, with either honey or sugar and cream
LUNCHEON
Tender corn or a potato
Milk
DINNER
Vegetable soup or cream soup
Asparagus or string beans
Tender corn or a potato
Gelatin or Junket
Milk
FALL MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 5 to 10 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Prunes or grapes
Cereal--a small portion
Cream
Milk
LUNCHEON
Boiled onions
Rice or potatoes
Milk
DINNER
One fresh vegetable
Milk, fish, or an egg
Potatoes or baked beans
WINTER MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 5 to 10 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Cereal
Honey
Milk
LUNCHEON
Cabbage or cauliflower
Potatoes or baked beans
DINNER
Boiled onions
Corn bread
Cottage cheese
SPRING MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 10 to 15 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Dried peaches--stewed
Oatmeal, or corn hominy, with either cream or butter
Milk
LUNCHEON
Rice with rich milk
DINNER
Potatoes, either sweet or white
Turnips, asparagus, or peas
Fish, junket, or an egg
SUMMER MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 10 to 15 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Cantaloup
A banana or a sweet potato
Corn cake with butter
Milk
LUNCHEON
Tender corn
Milk
DINNER
Vegetable soup or cream soup
Spinach, onions, carrots, peas, beans, asparagus--any two of these
A potato or whole wheat bread
FALL MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 10 to 15 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A banana, with cream and nuts
Honey or maple-sirup
Corn cake
Milk
LUNCHEON
Baked sweet potatoes, with butter
Milk
DINNER
Carrots, parsnips, or squash
Potatoes, or corn bread, with butter
Milk
Nuts, raisins, and cream cheese
WINTER MENU FOR THE NORMAL YOUTH
From 10 to 15 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
Oatmeal or flaked wheat, thoroughly cooked; serve with thin cream
A baked banana
Milk
LUNCHEON
One or two eggs
Whole wheat bread
Milk
DINNER
One or two fresh vegetables
Boiled rice or baked potatoes
Gelatin or junket
Milk
SPRING MENU FOR THE NORMAL PERSON
From 15 to 20 Years of Age
BREAKFAST
A very ripe banana with cream and dates
Plain boiled wheat, or oatmeal, with cream
Milk
LUNCHEON
Home-baked beans
Whole wheat gems
Milk
DINNER