_A man of average size and weight (10 to 12 stone) doing a moderate amount of physical labour requires about 800 grains of Protein per day (nearly 2 ozs.). Women and sedentary workers require about 1-1/2 ozs. (655 grains), and hard physical labourers about 1000 grains._ ------------------------------+--------+---------+-------------+----------- | | | Grains of | |Amount. |Grains of|Carbohydrates|Approximate | |Protein. | and Fat. | Cost. ------------------------------+--------+---------+--------------+-----+----- | | | | s. | d. Protose (Nut meat) | 8 ozs. | 889 | 593 | | 6 Fibrose (Nut meat) |12 ozs. | 767 | 4015 | | 9 Granose (Wheat) |13 ozs. | 795 | 4424 | | 9 Emprote (Eustace Miles | | | | | Proteid Food) | 6 ozs. | 918 | 1320 | | 7 Nuto-Cream |10 ozs. | 870 | 3145 | | 8 Manhu Flaked Wheat |13 ozs. | 722 | 3935 | | 3 Horlick's Malted Milk | 7 ozs. | 797 | 2548 | 1 | 6 Almonds | 8 ozs. | 805 | 2100 | | 10 Chestnuts |13 ozs. | 830 | 3700 | | 3 Lentils | 8 ozs. | 900 | 1915 | | 1-1/2 Peas | 8 ozs. | 830 | 2100 | | 1-1/2 Haricots | 8 ozs. | 900 | 2030 | | 2 Oatmeal |12 ozs. | 813 | 3670 | | 2 Cheese (Cheddar) | 6 ozs. | 745 | 823 | | 3 " (Gruyère) | 6 ozs. | 835 | 730 | | 4 " (Parmesan) | 4 ozs. | 770 | 262 | | 3 " (Dutch) | 5 ozs. | 840 | 450 | | 3 Bread (Artox Wholemeal) |24 ozs. | 788 | 4524 | | 3 Rice (once milled) |14 ozs. | 810 | 2500 | | 3 Eggs | 7 | 856 | 640 | | 7 Figs or Dates | 2 lbs. | 850 | 9100 | | 10 Milk | 3 pts. | 859 | 1927 | | 6 Milk (Skimmed) | 3 pts. | 800 | 742 | | 3 | | | | | =For Comparison:-= | | | | | Lean Beef |10 ozs. | 846 | 151 | | 9 Mutton |13 ozs. | 822 | 1107 | | 10 Chicken | 9 ozs. | 850 | 185 | 1 | 9 Fish (Sole) |16 ozs. | 824 | | 1 | 3