Beans-- Dried Green Beets Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Corn Eggplant Lentils (dried) Okra Peas Dried Green _(b) Roots and Tubers_ Artichokes Asparagus Carrots Onions Potatoes-- Sweet White Parsnips Radishes Turnips _(c) Leafy or Succulent Vegetables_ Beet-tops Cabbage Celery Dandelion Kale Lettuce Parsley Romaine Radish-tops Spinach Turnip-tops Watercress _(d) Miscellaneous Vegetables (of the cucurbita family)_ Cantaloup Muskmelon Pumpkin Squash Watermelon [Sidenote: Value of succulent vegetables] Succulent vegetables are very essential in a well-rounded bill of fare, and the neglect of their use is one of the errors in dietetics. The most important function of succulent or leafy vegetables is in the supply of pure water and mineral salts. They give to the body that which cannot be obtained elsewhere. [Sidenote: Vegetable juices aid the digestion of all food] The diet of the average person is composed of too many solids, especially of the carbohydrate class. Cereal products compose a very large proportion of the civilized diet, especially in America, yet the starch of cereals is the most difficult of all starches to digest and to assimilate. The water and solvent juices in fresh vegetables and succulent plants are important factors in the digestion and the assimilation of cereal starches. The relative importance of salads and succulent plants in the diet may be graded according to the following table: 1 Spinach 2 Turnip-tops 3 Dandelion 4 Lettuce 5 Romaine 6 Endive 7 Celery 8 Cabbage 9 Kale 10 Watercress 11 Parsley 12 Beet-tops [Sidenote: The white potato] The Irish or white potato is the only true tuber that is used very extensively as an article of food. It is formed chiefly of starch and water. The starch of this tuber is very coarse and much softer, more soluble, and hence much more digestible than the starch of cereals or legumes. Baking is the best method of preparing the white potato. The skins or peeling should be eaten in order to balance the diet as to cellulose, which is a most important article in the excitation of peristalsis of both the stomach and the intestines. [Sidenote: The sweet potato] The sweet potato is a root, and differs chiefly from the Irish potato in that it contains more sugar and less starch. The sweet potato is more wholesome than the Irish variety. Measured by its chemical contents, it is one of the best foods of all the tuber group. [Sidenote: Root vegetables] The root vegetables given in the order of my preference are: Carrots, parsnips, turnips and beets. Carrots are exceedingly nutritious and palatable in an uncooked state, eaten with nuts.