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
FIRST DAY: On rising, drink copiously of cool water, and devote from
five to eight minutes to deep breathing exercises.
BREAKFAST
The juice of a sweet orange (Florida Russet preferred)
A cup of water
Two glasses of fresh milk
Two or three corn-meal muffins, with fresh butter
LUNCHEON
From one to three glasses of buttermilk, according to hunger
One egg, whipped as for breakfast
DINNER
One glass of water
Fresh string beans, peas, or asparagus, cooked preferably in a
casserole dish
Two medium-sized baked white potatoes (new); eat skins and all
An egg or a cup of junket
A cup of hot water
A tablespoonful of wheat bran
Just before retiring, take a glass of water and the juice of half
an orange, and devote from three to five minutes to deep breathing
exercises.
SECOND DAY: The same as the first, slightly increasing or decreasing
the quantity of food according to normal hunger.
THIRD DAY:
BREAKFAST
Very ripe berries or a baked apple with a spoonful of cream
A cup of hot water with a very little sugar and cream, or taken
clear if desired
Two extremely ripe bananas (must be black spotted), eaten with
cream and either nuts or nut butter
One or two eggs whipped or taken whole in orange juice
LUNCHEON
A cup or two of chocolate, with thin cream
A whole wheat gem or a corn-meal gem
A tablespoonful of wheat bran
DINNER
A salad of lettuce or endive, with nuts
A large, boiled Spanish onion
Two medium-sized baked sweet or white potatoes
Fish or chicken
One glass of water
FOURTH DAY: Same as the third.
FIFTH DAY: Same as the first, repeating these menus for a week or ten
days as here given. The menus may be varied according to vegetables,
fruits, and berries that may come into market as the season advances.
SUMMER MENU
_RUN-DOWN CONDITION FLATULENCY--UNDERWEIGHT_
MENU I MENU II
BREAKFAST
Peaches with cream Cantaloup or Japanese plums
One exceedingly ripe banana Two tablespoonfuls of nuts,
with cream and nut masticated to exceeding
butter, and one fig or two fineness; eat with bananas
dates and soaked prunes
Two eggs, whipped; mix A large cup of junket or
with a pint of milk buttermilk
Wheat bran Wheat bran
LUNCHEON
Choice of okra, parsnips, A green salad
or carrots Choice of onions, squash,
A white potato or corn on cob beans, carrots, or beets
One glass of water A white potato
One glass of water
DINNER
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