Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3Christian, Eugene
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Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3
Christian, Eugene
Diet; Diet in disease; Food
Young onions, lettuce, romaine, or any fresh
salad with either nuts or oil
Carrots, squash, or tender corn
A baked potato--sweet or white
DINNER
Vegetable soup
A Spanish onion, en casserole
Squash, carrots, parsnips, okra, cauliflower--any two of these
A baked potato
Tender corn or lima beans
Cheese, with nuts and raisins
FALL MENU
_CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER_
BREAKFAST
Cantaloup, peaches, or grapes
One egg, prepared choice
Bran meal gems or a potato
A glass of milk
LUNCHEON
Squash
Okra, or an onion, en casserole
A corn muffin or a baked potato
Celery, or lettuce, with nuts
DINNER
Vegetable or cream soup
Celery, or slaw, with nuts--no vinegar
Winter squash, stewed pumpkin, or a baked sweet potato
Bran meal gems
A morsel of cheese, with either raisins or nuts
WINTER MENU
_CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER_
BREAKFAST
A baked apple or soaked prunes
A pint of milk
Plain boiled wheat or corn hominy. (If hominy is chosen, a heaping
tablespoonful of wheat bran should be taken)
LUNCHEON
Two or three glasses of buttermilk
Two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran
DINNER
Cream of tomato soup
Turnips, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower--any two of these
A potato or a bran meal gem
(A small portion of tender fish may be added if much desired)
If there is a tendency toward constipation, two or three tablespoonfuls
of wheat bran should be taken, and an abundance of water drunk both at
meals and between meals.
MENUS FOR DIARRHEA
SPRING MENU
_DIARRHEA_
BREAKFAST
Two egg yolks, hard boiled
Zweibach or boiled rice
A glass of lukewarm milk
LUNCHEON
A sweet potato or corn hominy
Two glasses of milk
DINNER
Cream of rice soup
Boiled rice or spaghetti
A glass of hot milk
(If the milk should prove disagreeable, it may be boiled or heated to
200° Fahrenheit.)
SUMMER MENU
_DIARRHEA_
BREAKFAST
Blackberries, sugar, cream
A sweet potato broiled in butter
One glass of clabbered milk
LUNCHEON
Two egg yolks, hard boiled, eaten with rice and cream
DINNER
Cream of rice soup
A baked sweet potato
A water-cracker with cheese and raisins
FALL MENU
_DIARRHEA_
BREAKFAST
Cantaloup
Two egg yolks, hard boiled
Toast or zweibach
Baked chestnuts--cream
LUNCHEON
Two glasses of milk
A baked sweet potato
DINNER
Cream of rice soup
A sweet potato or baked beans
Rice or chestnuts
Cheese, with a water-cracker and almonds
WINTER MENU
_DIARRHEA_
BREAKFAST
Fish balls or two egg yolks, hard boiled
Chestnuts, rice or a potato
Chocolate
LUNCHEON
Two glasses of milk or two cups of chocolate
Corn hominy or rice
DINNER
Soup--cream of rice or of corn
Fish or turkey--white meat, omit cranberry sauce
Chestnuts, rice, or a sweet potato
Omit water at meals.
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