7 A.M. or 1 hour before breakfast--1 cup of water containing juice of 1/2 lemon Breakfast--1/2 grapefruit without sugar 1 small cup black coffee or tea Beefsteak broiled and served without butter (lean) 1 slice of gluten toast Lunch--Tuna fish salad (no olive oil in dressing) 1 bran muffin or 1 slice (1 oz.) gluten toast 1 baked apple (without cream or sugar) Dinner--Roast or boiled chicken (no gravy or bread dressing) Green vegetables (peas, string beans, cabbage,[160] turnips, artichokes (without butter)) Fruit salad (special dressing) Lemon ice ~Amount of Food.~--The amount of food is limited to a certain extent. Green vegetables may be eaten in abundance, but the protein foods such as meat, fish and eggs must be limited.[161] The bread (even gluten and bran breads) must be limited to 1-2 slices at each meal. All meals are eaten without fluids except breakfast, when one small cup of coffee or tea without milk, cream, or sugar is allowed. If fruit juice is to be served instead of fruit, it must be prepared with little if any water and no sugar. The juice may be poured over cracked ice, if desired. The following reducing diet is suggested by Dr. Rose for the use of over-fat women: REDUCING DIET FOR OBESE WOMEN[7] _Fuel value 1052 calories--ordinary requirements 2200 calories_ ========================+===============+========+==========+========== | _Measure_ |_Weight_|_Protein_ | _Total_ | | _Oz._ |_Calories_|_Calories_ ------------------------+---------------+--------+----------+---------- Breakfast: | | | | Apple | 1 medium | 4.9 | 2 | 65 Egg | 1 egg | 2.4 | 27 | 75 Toast | 1 slice | 0.5 | 7 | 50 Coffee[162] | 1 cup | | | Skim milk | 1-1/2 tbs. | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | | | | 10:30 A.M. | | | | Bouillon | 1/2 cup | 4.0 | 10 | 12 Water cracker | 1 cracker | 0.1 | 1 | 10 | | | | Luncheon: | | | | Lean cold roast beef | Medium serving| 3.5 | 97 | 150 Rye bread | 2 thin slices | 0.7 | 7 | 50 Lettuce and cottage | | | | cheese salad: | | | | Lettuce | Ad libitum | | 40 | 85 Cheese | 2-1/2 tbs. | | |