Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4Christian, Eugene
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Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4
Christian, Eugene
Diet; Diet in disease; Food
Bean soup or pea soup
Peas, asparagus, spinach, or any fresh vegetable
Corn bread or a very small portion of whole
wheat
One coddled egg
A small portion of wheat bran, slightly cooked
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of the above
meals.
If there is a marked tubercular tendency, from six to nine eggs may be
taken daily for about three days in each week, taking with the eggs
a small quantity of acid fruits at each meal--either orange juice,
berries, or a spoonful of strained pineapple juice. The acids should be
diluted (half water), and taken without sugar.
SUMMER MENU
_WEAK LUNGS_
_TENDENCY TOWARD INTESTINAL CONGESTION_
Take a brisk walk and deep breathing exercises before breakfast.
BREAKFAST
A cantaloup or a pear
Wheat bran, cooked
A liberal portion of baked sweet potatoes
One whole egg, either coddled or whipped
A pint of sour milk or a cup or two of chocolate
LUNCHEON
A liberal portion of tender corn, steamed in the
husk
A lettuce and tomato salad
Nuts
DINNER
String beans, corn, or carrots
A baked potato
A very small portion of tender fish, an egg, or
clabbered milk
Melon or peaches
If the patient is performing labor that would require more food than
herein prescribed, the quantity may be increased.
FALL MENU
_WEAK LUNGS_
_TENDENCY TOWARD INTESTINAL CONGESTION_
The following menus are laid out with the view of giving the greatest
amount of tissue-building food which require the least effort in
digestion.
There is nothing more valuable in the treatment of lung trouble than
extreme deep breathing. After pure blood is made, the way to keep it
pure is to keep it charged with oxygen, and the only way to do this is
to breathe an abundance of fresh air into the lungs.
BREAKFAST
A bunch of grapes
Three or four eggs, whipped five or six minutes,
into which whip a teaspoonful of sugar, and a
teaspoonful of Cognac brandy or lemon juice, to
each egg
/Note/: The brandy is germicidal and aids in the digestion of
the egg yolks.
LUNCHEON
From three to four eggs, prepared as for
breakfast, slightly increasing the quantity of
sugar and brandy. Put in a heaping teaspoonful
of sugar and a dessert-spoonful of brandy, and add
a full glass of milk to each egg
DINNER
Any one or two fresh vegetables, including
something green, as spinach or lettuce
The fresh vegetables may consist of:
A baked potato Squash
Onions Turnips
Parsnips
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