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
Just before retiring, take two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran,
in a little water, provided there is a tendency toward constipation; if
not, this should be omitted.
/Second Day/: The same as the first, adding another egg to the
morning meal, and a bit of fish to the evening meals.
/Third Day/: The same as the second.
/Fourth Day/: The same as the first, and so on for a period of a
week or ten days.
FALL MENU
_LABORING MAN_ (_LUNCH IN SHOP_)
_UNDERWEIGHT--ANEMIC_
The following menus are composed of but few articles; all of them,
however, have a specific purpose.
Immediately on rising, drink a glass of water and eat a bunch of
grapes, swallowing skins, seeds and pulp. Do not masticate the seeds or
pulp.
Choice of the following menus:
MENU I MENU II
BREAKFAST
Melon or pears A melon or a bunch of
Two or three eggs, cooked grapes
one and a half minutes Two or three eggs cooked
A portion of whole wheat, one and a half minutes
boiled or simmered over Two medium-sized baked
night; serve with cream white potatoes
A small portion of wheat
bran, cooked
LUNCHEON
Two or three eggs, taken Two eggs
uncooked from the shell, Two exceedingly large bananas,
with a little salt with either nut
Whole wheat bread with butter or nuts, and dates
nut butter or raisins
A banana, eaten with either
cream cheese or nut
butter, and raisins or
dates
DINNER
Boiled onions, carrots, Same as dinner Menu I,
squash, corn, turnips, or substituting chicken for
beets--any two of these the egg or the fish, if
A green salad or cooked desired
spinach, with egg
A very small portion of fish
or an egg
A liberal portion of baked
potatoes
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these
meals. Mastication should be very thorough.
In the selection of articles composing the dinner, do not make them too
numerous. Three or four things are sufficient.
About once a week take--
One fresh vegetable
A baked potato
One egg
Home-made ice-cream as dessert
The noon meal could consist of three or four eggs whipped with a little
sugar, adding a glass of milk to each egg. Place this in a bottle and
take a glass every fifteen or twenty minutes, from 12 until 2 /P.
M./
WINTER MENU
_LABORING MAN_ (_LUNCH IN SHOP_)
_UNDERWEIGHT--ANEMIC_
/First Day/: Immediately on rising, drink a glass of water, eat
a bit of fruit, and devote from five to eight minutes to exercising and
deep breathing.
BREAKFAST
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