Let us take the case of a young man of twenty-one, who has reached his full stature of physical growth. He is in good health, but restricted in means. He must, therefore, practice economy in his food, as well as in his clothes and other expenses. Whether he boards at home, at a student's boarding club, or in a private boarding house, he ought, at a cost of three dollars per week, to provide an adequate diet. He will be wise to choose a low protein diet. Whether the protein is furnished in part through a small portion of meat once a day, or two eggs and a pint of milk, is a matter of little consequence. On the whole, it will probably be best to have meat once a day for four or five days each week, and eggs or baked beans the other days. He may have a menu constructed along the following lines:

Breakfast

Oatmeal, one ample portion, with sugar and cream. Dry toast, two slices. Cereal coffee, one cup. Grapes, one bunch.

Lunch

Creamed soup (potato, tomato, celery), with croutons, Bread and butter.

Fruit (baked apple, stewed apple, rhubarb or prunes). Cake, and a glass of milk.

Dinner

Roast beef with brown gravy. Potatoes. A vegetable (fresh peas, beans, corn, cabbage, spinach, or cauliflower, etc.).

Bread and butter.

A fruit (apple sauce, rhubarb, cranberry sauce, or canned fruit).

Rice pudding, with lemon cream sauce.