This section is from the book "Encyclopedia Of Diet. A Treatise on the Food Question", by Eugene Christian. Also available from Amazon: Encyclopedia of Diet.
Sweet orange, cherries, or very ripe grapefruit just after rising.
Three or four egg whites, whipped five minutes, to which add two teaspoonfuls each of lemon juice and sugar, while whipping
One very ripe banana, or plain boiled wheat, with nuts
A green salad, with tomatoes and oil One fresh vegetable - peas or beans Corn bread - butter Buttermilk
Spinach, kale, young cabbage, or turnip-tops, cooked
One fresh vegetable, in season
A baked sweet potato
Choice tender fish, chicken, or three egg whites and one yolk, whipped, with spoonful each of sugar and of lemon juice
These menus are composed largely of proteids in their most soluble and digestible forms - a most important factor in remedial feeding, especially in cases of either stomach or nasal catarrh.
One or two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals. Mastication should be perfect before any water is taken into the mouth.
The bowels should be kept normal by the use of wheat bran.
For many patients suffering with nasal catarrh, the following combinations have been prescribed by the author with much success.
Choice of the following:
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Peaches or pears A baked sweet potato Half a glass of milk A baked banana | A cantaloup or grapes One or two eggs, lightly cooked A whole wheat gem or a baked white potato A cup of cocoa |
Luncheon | |
A lettuce salad One fresh vegetable, in season A baked potato or a very little whole wheat bread; potato preferred A banana with cream cheese and dates | Peas, beans, or carrots A sweet or a white potato Buttermilk, with two egg whites, whipped |
Dinner | |
A lettuce and tomato salad Choice of two fresh vegetables Tender fish A baked potato Plain ice-cream, provided salad is omitted | Young onions, radishes, or celery Beets, carrots, corn, parsnips, Spanish onion, or string beans - any two of these Choice - fish, chicken, or eggs A baked potato A cantaloup |
LATE FALL AND EARLY WINTER | |
NASAL CATARRH | |
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Breakfast | |
Grapes Bran gems One egg whipped with sugar and lemon Juice A baked sweet potato | One very ripe banana with thin cream and nut butter A pint of clabbered milk A small portion of coarse cereal - plain wheat boiled |
Luncheon | |
A salad, or celery, with either nuts or oil Baked beans Boiled onions or carrots | Onions cooked in a casserole dish A potato; prepared choice |
Carrots, onions, parsnips, squash, turnips - any two of these Choice of one of the following proteid foods: Eggs Chicken
(white meat) Fish Turkey
(white meat) A baked potato
One fresh vegetable
A baked sweet or a white potato A very ripe banana, with either nuts and raisins or figs and cream
Note: If the weather is very cold a dessert-spoonful or more of olive-oil should be taken just before each of these meals, and a cup of hot water at the close.
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Breakfast | |
A sweet orange A rare omelet rolled in grated nuts and cream Whole wheat bread or corn muffins A cup of chocolate | Whole wheat or corn -boiled soft or simmered over night; serve with butter or cream A cup of chocolate |
Luncheon | |
Baked sweet potatoes with butter A cup of chocolate | A boiled Spanish onion A white potato, baked Two eggs, either whipped or coddled |
DINNER * | |
Cream of tomato soup Celery or slaw Nuts Carrots, parsnips, or turnips A baked potato Cocoa or hot water | (Christmas or New Year's dinner) Cream of celery soup A vegetable salad Baked or creamed potatoes Turkey or chicken - white meat - very little Baked chestnuts Cranberry sauce Ice-cream Hot chocolate |
 
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