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.
Half a glass of water Choice of fruit - a small portion Gems, cakes, or muffins made from coarse corn-meal or bran meal; serve with butter
A red banana, with cream, nuts, and raisins Milk
Peas, beans, or lentils - dried One green vegetable Corn bread and butter Buttermilk
Cabbage, celery, lettuce, or romaine, with oil
One or two fresh vegetables - peas, potatoes, etc.
An egg, milk, fish, or gelatin - any two of these proteid foods
Rice, with honey, or raisins with cream, if something sweet is desired
Sufficient wheat bran should be taken to keep the bowels in normal condition.
Peaches, plums, cantaloup, or berries Steamed corn, scraped from the cob. Recook lightly with whipped egg, stirring constantly A peeled banana, baked - cream
Okra, beets, or eggplant
Salad - tomato, cucumber, and lettuce
Peas or corn
A potato - sweet or white
Note: The salad, with one vegetable, is sufficient if one is not engaged in strenuous work.
Salad - green
Rice or corn hominy
One or two fresh vegetables
Buttermilk, junket, or fresh eggs
Cantaloup, melon, or peaches
The following menus should be adhered to for about thirty days, choosing such vegetables from the selections named as appeal most to the taste.
Choice of either set of menus may be made; that is, Menu I may be followed by Menu II at noon, returning to Menu I for dinner and so on:
MENU I | MENU II |
Two eggs, cooked very lightly A email portion of boiled rice or whole wheat, eaten with cream and a very little salt A cup of wheat bran, with cream | Choice of the following: a Two medium-sized sweet or white potatoes, eaten with butter or cream b Corn muffins, or corn hominy, with either cream or fresh butter Two eggs, cooked two minutes |
Luncheon | |
A large, boiled onion A liberal portion of baked beans | Gems or whole wheat bread A pint of rich milk Half a cup of wheat bran |
Dinner | |
Choice of two of the following vegetables: Carrots Parsnips Beets Stewed pumpkin A boiled white potato Choice - fish, buttermilk, or eggs Half a cup of wheat bran | Baked navy or lima beans A baked white potato A green salad - a very small portion One fresh vegetable A glass of buttermilk |
If something sweet is desired, plain ice-cream, egg custard, or gelatin may be eaten at either of the evening meals.
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
A cup of sassafras tea may be taken at breakfast. See recipe, Vol. Ill, p. ,681.
California grapes or soaked prunes Two eggs - prepared choice Muffins of coarse cereal meal - butter
Corn hominy, with butter Figs, cream, nuts
Bean or pea soup
Whole wheat bread
Turnips, carrots, or onions
Potatoes or rice
Choice of eggs, fish, chicken, buttermilk
Gelatin or junket
Nuts, raisins, or cheese, with hard cracker
 
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