Carrots, squash, pumpkin, Same selections as Menu I beets, or turnips (luncheon); select one Sweet or white potatoes vegetable, or omit vegetables entirely, and take two eggs, whipped with a little sugar and lemon juice; add a glass or two of milk DINNER A bit of anything green--celery, One or two of the same spinach, or lettuce vegetables as in Menu I eaten with oil, salt and (dinner) nuts Anything green, as a salad Choice of any fresh vegetable One egg, or a bit of fish, if named for luncheon desired A baked sweet or a white potato A few nuts, and one extremely ripe banana as a dessert For recipe for baked bananas and whipped eggs, see pp. 677 and 678, Vol. III. SPRING MENU _FOR DECREASING WEIGHT AND INCREASING STRENGTH_ BREAKFAST Whole wheat, thoroughly cooked Two bananas, baked, if not very ripe; serve with cream and either nut butter or nuts LUNCHEON Baked beans, with sauce of olive-oil, lemon juice and sugar A cup of chocolate DINNER A green salad Smelts, or any young or tender fish A potato An onion Gelatin, with fruit Vigorous exercise and deep breathing are very necessary both in decreasing weight and increasing strength. At least three hours daily should be spent in the open air, and the lungs should be filled to their utmost capacity. The bowels should be kept in normal condition. (See Menus for Constipation.) SUMMER MENU _FOR DECREASING WEIGHT AND INCREASING STRENGTH_ BREAKFAST Cherries, berries, cantaloup, or melon A red banana, with nuts One or two eggs, whipped--dash of sugar; flavor with lemon or pineapple juice LUNCHEON Green beans, with onion Corn or a potato DINNER Celery or shredded cabbage, with nuts and oil Sweet potatoes--butter Corn Melon A glass of water or thin cocoa may be taken at each of the above meals. FALL MENU _FOR DECREASING WEIGHT AND INCREASING STRENGTH_ BREAKFAST A cantaloup A banana, with raisins, cream, and nuts An egg, cooked two minutes A bran gem or a whole wheat cracker, or whole wheat bread LUNCHEON A pint of junket or two glasses of buttermilk DINNER A green salad, with oil and nuts A rare omelet, rolled in scraped corn A potato--sweet or white A cantaloup WINTER MENU _FOR DECREASING WEIGHT AND INCREASING STRENGTH_ Immediately on rising devote five minutes to exercises and deep breathing. BREAKFAST Wheat bran and flaked wheat, cooked together; use a liberal service of cream A cup of cocoa LUNCHEON