Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4 — John Shaqi
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
Any two of the following:
Beans Pumpkin
Beets Squash
Carrots Turnips
Parsnips
A green salad--either lettuce and tomatoes, or
celery; very small portion
A baked white potato--eat skins and all
(A cup of very thin cocoa may be taken, if something
hot is desired; however, pure water would
be preferable)
Just before retiring, devote from three to four minutes to the
above-prescribed exercises. The lungs should be inflated to their
extreme capacity. Do not carry any of these exercises, however, to a
point beyond ordinary fatigue. Divide the exercise period, both night
and morning, into three or four two-minute heats.
Exercise and deep breathing are second in importance to diet, and
should be taken daily, night and morning.
Drink from one to two glasses of water at each meal, but do not take
water into the mouth until mastication is perfect.
/Second Day/: The same as the first, slightly increasing the
quantity of food until normal hunger is satisfied.
/Third Day/: Practically the same as the first, varying the
luncheon according to hunger. The luncheon may consist of any one or
two fresh vegetables, such as carrots, turnips, beets, baked white or
sweet potatoes.
/Fourth Day/:
BREAKFAST
A cup of hot water
A sweet potato or two bran meal gems
Two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran,
with thin cream
LUNCHEON
Boiled onions
A baked potato
Choice of fish or an egg
Eat a pound of grapes ten minutes after this meal. The skins may
be eliminated, but swallow the seeds and pulp. If grapes cannot be
obtained, the juice of a sweet orange may be taken.
DINNER
String beans or spinach, with egg, and a liberal
piece of Bermuda or Spanish onion, uncooked
(The onions and the beans should be made exceedingly
hot with red pepper)
A baked sweet or a white potato
A small piece of corn bread, with one-half glass
of buttermilk
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
Just before retiring, devote from three to five minutes to the
exercises prescribed for the first day.
/Fifth Day/: The same as the fourth, slightly increasing the
quantity of food if there is a return of normal hunger; if not,
continue to follow the diet as herein given, until natural hunger is
felt.
/Sixth Day/: The same as the first, repeating the diet from
eighteen to twenty days.
SPRING MENU
_WEAK DIGESTION--NERVOUSNESS_
_SLIGHT ECZEMA_
The following menus for spring, summer and fall are laid out on the
two-meal-a-day plan. In addition to the purposes named in the heading,
they are designed to promote vitality and endurance, thus enabling one
to meet the requirements of hot weather.
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