Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)Alsaker, Rasmus Larssen
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Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
Alsaker, Rasmus Larssen
Diet; Hygiene
The following is the last half of a month's record of food intake for a
man in the thirties. Some years ago he changed his manner of living in
order to regain health, in which he succeeded. Now he takes only one or
two meals a day, according to his desires, not that he has any objection
to three meals a day, but he finds it best to eat more seldom. He is in
good physical condition, as heavy as he ought to be, and he has not had
any real physical trouble for a number of years. His work is mental, but
he walks considerably and swims from three to six times a week, besides
taking a few set exercises.
It was taken in spring, the weather averaging cool. This is a little
lighter than usual, because the record was taken during a period of
exceptionally hard mental work. In cold weather heavier foods are taken.
Lunch: Nothing.
Dinner: Three slices of rye toast, very thin, celery, three slices
broiled onion, dish of peas, glass of beer.
Dinner at noon: Roast lamb, dish of spinach, one and one-half dishes
summer squash, lettuce and tomato salad.
Supper: Nothing.
Lunch: Dish of baked lentils, vegetable soup, lettuce.
Dinner: Two small oranges, cottage cheese.
Lunch: Piece of gingerbread, cup of cocoa, two lumps of sugar.
Dinner: Two small oranges, cottage cheese.
Lunch: Dish of stewed prunes, tablespoonful cottage cheese.
Dinner: Two eggs, two slices buttered toast.
Lunch: Small grapefruit.
Dinner: Vegetable soup, dish of stewed turnips, dish of peas.
Lunch: Nothing.
Dinner: Half a grapefruit, three stewed figs, glass of milk.
Lunch: Dish of strawberries, large dish of rhubarb with grapefruit juice
in it and cream on the side; half serving cream cheese.
Dinner: Two small baked apples.
Lunch: Small grapefruit.
Dinner: Two eggs, dish of turnips, dish of spinach, sliced tomatoes.
Lunch: One raw apple.
Dinner: Two shredded wheat biscuits, glass of milk.
Lunch: Dish of rhubarb.
Dinner: Vegetable soup, one egg, a boiled potato.
Lunch: Dish of rhubarb.
Dinner: Sweet potato, dish of parsnips, stewed peas.
Lunch: Dish of ice cream, piece of white cake. Dinner: Cheese cake, dish
of fruit salad.
Lunch: One hard boiled egg, about one and one-half slices white bread,
two big radishes, one young onion, butter.
Dinner: Nothing.
The servings are the ordinary restaurant servings. No dressings were
used except the ones mentioned. This man used to be very fond of sweets
and employed salt freely. Now he finds his foods more agreeable when
taken plain, for they have a better flavor. He rarely uses salt or
pepper. He has simplified his food intake because he finds he feels
better and stronger and is able to think to better advantage than he did
when he partook of a greater variety and amount of food at each meal.
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