[8] It is not true that all the vegetables weigh the same, but for the sake of simplicity in most of the diets it has been reckoned that two heaping tablespoons of any one of the "5%" vegetables weighs 100 gms. The following food values are taken from Locke's Abstract of Atwater and Bryant's Bulletin No. 28, 1906, United States Department of Agriculture. Fractions of per cents. have been left off in order to make the use of the table more simple, and the values given will be found quite accurate enough for clinical purposes. Food Stuffs. Quantity. Protein. Fat. Carbohydrate. Total Raw. Grams. Grams. Grams. Calories. MEAT. Beef 100 gms. 22 28 350 Chicken " " 32 4 168 Bacon (raw) " " 10 64 636 FISH. Fish (average) " " 20 7 147 Oysters " " 6 1 3 46 EGGS. Eggs " " 13 12 165 Eggs 1 egg 7 6 84 DAIRY PRODUCTS. Butter 100 gms. 1 85 795 Cheese (American) " " 28 35 2 448 Cheese (Neufchâtel) " " 19 27 2 337 Milk (whole) " " 3 4 5 70 Milk (whole) 1 qt. 30 36 45 642 Milk (skim) 100 gms. 3 0.3 5 35 Milk (skim) 1 qt. 31 3 46 343 Cream (gravity) 100 gms. 3 16 5 181 Cream (gravity) 1 pt. 12 73 23 822 CEREAL PRODUCTS. Oatmeal (cooked) 100 gms. 3 0.5 12 66 Rice (cooked) " " 3 0.1 24 112 Macaroni (cooked) " " 3 0.1 24 112 Bread " " 9 1 53 264 Soda crackers " " 10 9 73 424 Cake (average) " " 6 9 63 367 VEGETABLES.