No Animal Food; and Nutrition and Diet; with Vegetable RecipesWheldon, Rupert H.
Science
No Animal Food; and Nutrition and Diet; with Vegetable Recipes
Wheldon, Rupert H.
Diet; Vegetarian cooking; Vegetarianism
INTRODUCTION. Importance of the Subject. Influence of Foods on the
Health and Morality of the Community. The Most Important Question of
Dietetics. Classes of Foods. Description of Proteids. The Starches.
Conversion of Starches into Sugars. Fruit Sugar. The Fats. Salts. Effect
of Cooking Upon Foods.
DIGESTION. Definition of the Process. Saliva. The Ptyalin. Effect of
Eating Sugar with Starchy Foods. Gastric Digestion. The Stomach; The
Gastric Juice; Peptones; Digestion In the Intestines; Importance of
Digestion; Tabular Statement of the Digestive Process.
COMPOSITION OF FOODS. The Four Elements of Food; Proper Proportion of
Each Element; Selection of Balanced Foods; Table of Food Analyses; Value
of Cooked Vegetables; The Reason Why Many Vegetarians Fail; Fresh
Fruits; Pure Water; The Grains; The Legumes; Nuts.
FOOD VALUES OF FLESH MEATS. The Question at Issue; Biological Data, What
They Indicate; The Intestinal Tract; The Food Value of Meat; Poisons;
Disease Infection; The Strongest Argument Against the Use of Flesh Meat;
Vigorous Vegetarians; Intellectual Vegetarians; Vegetarianism and Vigor.
COMBINATIONS OF FOODS. Principles; Cooked and Uncooked Foods; Model
Menus; Breakfast; Luncheon; Dinner; Advantages of Vegetable Foods.
Price by Mail, in Paper. 25c, Cloth Binding, 50c.
COMMON DISORDERS
Causes, Symptoms, and Hygienic Treatment, by the use of Water,
Massotherapy, and other Rational Methods.
By W. R. LATSON, M. D.
Among the diseases considered may be mentioned Indigestion,
Constipation, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lung Troubles, Gout, Nervousness
and other minor complaints. The work contains nearly 300 pages,
profusely illustrated. Bound in Cloth. Price, $1.00. Sent by mail on
receipt of price.
The Up-to-date Woman
needs to know something more than simply How to Cook and follow recipes
brought to her attention in Cook Books
SHE SHOULD KNOW
What are the Best Foods for her family.
What Foods will keep all Well and Strong.
What is best for the Children.
What do the Men Need.
What Foods are Economical and Nutritious.
What are best Food Combinations.
How often is Meat Necessary.
What are the Best Meat Substitutes.
What is the Food Value of Fish.
What is the Food Value of Milk.
What is the Food Value of Nuts.
Are Beans Nutritious and Healthful.
Is Nut Butter better than Cow Butter.
Are Tea and Coffee Injurious.
Which Food Digests Quickly and which Slowly.
How to Get the Most Food Value for the Least Money.
All these and many other questions are answered in
Prof. Andrews Great Book
What Shall We Eat?
The Food Question from the standpoint of Health, Strength and Economy.
Indicating Best Foods for all Classes and Conditions.
This work covers every phase of the food question in a practical way.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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