———————————————————————————————+—————+———————+————+————————+————————— |Water|Protein|Fat |Carbo- |Fuel KIND OF BEVERAGE | | | |hydrates|Value per | | | | |pound ———————————————————————————————+—————+———————+————+————————+————————— Commercial cereal coffee (0.5 | | | | | ounce to 1 pint water) | 98.2| 0.2 | ...| 1.4 | 30 | | | | | Parched corn coffee (1.6 | | | | | ounces to 1 pint water) | 99.5| 0.2 | ...| 0.5 | 13 | | | | | Oatmeal water (1 ounce to 1 | | | | | pint water) | 99.7| 0.3 | ...| 0.3 | 11 | | | | | Coffee (1 ounce to 1 pint | | | | | water) | 98.9| 0.2 | ...| 0.7 | 16 | | | | | Tea (0.5 ounce to 1 pint water)| 99.5| 0.2 | ...| 0.6 | 15 | | | | | Chocolate (0.5 ounce to 1 pint | | | | | milk) | 84.5| 3.8 | 4.7| 6.0 | 365 | | | | | Cocoa (0.5 ounce to 1 pint | | | | | water) | 97.1| 0.6 | 0.9| 1.1 | 65 | | | | | Skimmed milk | 88.8| 4.0 | 1.8| 5.4 | 170 ———————————————————————————————+—————+———————+————+————————+————————— By reference to Table VII it will be seen that cocoa and skimmed milk contain much more nutrition than any of the coffees. The chief value of cereal coffees is that they furnish a _warm_ drink with the meal. They should not be too hot. Barley or wheat, mixed with a little molasses, parched in the oven, and then ground, makes a mixture similar to the cereal coffee. The old-fashioned crust coffee is just as nutritious as any of the coffees and has the advantage of being cheaper. Barley water and oat water, made by boiling the ground kernel thoroughly and then straining, are nourishing foods for invalids and children. They are often used as drinks by athletes and manual laborers, as they have the advantage of both quenching thirst and supplying energy. Gruels are made in the same way, only strained through a sieve. This process allows more of the starch to pass with the water. * * * * * [Sidenote: Legumes] The legumes are the seeds of peas, beans, lentils, and peanuts. TABLE VIII LEGUMES