Immediately on rising, devote from twenty to thirty minutes to vigorous exercise and deep breathing.

Breakfast

A whole wheat muffin One two-minute egg

Two exceedingly ripe bananas, baked; serve with thin cream A cup or two of milk Half a cup of bran, cooked; serve with cream

Luncheon

Two or three whipped eggs, with two glasses of milk and two teaspoonfuls of sugar Half a cup of bran

Dinner

A cup of hot water

Green peas, asparagus, spinach, turnips, carrots, or creamed onions

A baked potato or whole wheat gems Half a glass of buttermilk, or whipped eggs, prepared as for luncheon A cup of chocolate

Drink from one to three glasses of either water or milk at each of these meals.

Take sufficient wheat bran to keep the bowels in normal condition.

For recipe for baked bananas, whipped and coddled eggs, see pp. 677 and 678.

Summer Menu. Emaciation - Underweight - Rather Anemic

On rising, drink two glasses of water and take vigorous exercises and deep breathing.

Breakfast

A small quantity of very ripe fruit, such as peaches, plums, or cantaloup

Two fresh eggs, whipped seven or eight minutes; sweeten to taste, adding half a glass of milk to each egg; drink slowly

A spoonful or two of wheat bran and crushed wheat (half of each), thoroughly cooked, eaten with butter and cream

Luncheon

Three eggs, prepared as for breakfast A spoonful of wheat bran

Dinner

A cantaloup or one or two very ripe peaches A morsel of salt fish or chicken A baked potato

Two or three eggs, prepared as for breakfast Two or three exceedingly ripe peaches and a small portion of bran

Just before retiring, eat a few peaches or plums, and take a spoonful of bran.

Fall Menu. Emaciation - Underweight - Rather Anemic

Breakfast

A cup of hot water

A small bunch of grapes

Two or three egg whites and one yolk, whipped from four to five minutes. While whipping, add slowly one tablespoonful of sugar and one of lemon juice

One very ripe banana with thin cream, raisins, and either nuts or nut butter

Luncheon

Two or three eggs, prepared as for breakfast Two medium-sized baked sweet potatoes, with butter

A small portion of rice, or corn hominy, with butter and cream

Dinner

Cooked spinach, or anything green, as a salad

Carrots, parsnips, turnips, squash - any one or two of these

A small portion of fish or half a glass of butter milk

A baked white potato A cup of hot water

Sufficient coarse wheat bran or bran gems should be taken to keep the bowels in natural or normal condition. Unless elimination of waste is normal, it is difficult to gain weight.

Winter Menu. Emaciation - Underweight - Rather Anemic

Breakfast

A cup of hot water, with a very little sugar and cream

Just a bite of fruit - preferably grapes

Whole wheat, thoroughly cooked, eaten with cream

Two eggs prepared any way they are most agreeable; preferably (uncooked) whipped

MENU I

MENU II

LUNCHEON

One or two fresh vegetables

Choice between a bit of fish or tender chicken if there is a craving for something salty

Three or four eggs whipped with sugar and lemon juice. Add half a glass of milk to each egg

Emergency Luncheon III

A baked sweet potato, eaten with butter A liberal portion of gelatin Two cups of cocoa or chocolate

DINNER

Spinach, cooked, eaten with a baked potato and one very lightly scrambled egg

A boiled onion

Carrots, parsnips, or turnips

One egg or fish A baked potato A glass of clabbered milk, with a sprinkle of sugar Half-cup of wheat bran, cooked, with a little cream

For cooking "Vegetables," see p. 670.