Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day. Breakfast Fried Indian Meal.... 100 grams

Syrup............... 50

Coffee, 1 cup.........350 (367 c.c, nearly 2 ordinary cups.)

Bread............... 50 (1 large slice.)

Butter.............. 15 (ordinary hotel pat or ball.)

Dinner Boiled Macaroni......250

Stewed Tomatoes.....250

Bread............... 75

Coffee...............350

Supper Potato Chips.........100

Fried Bacon......... 25

Bread............... 75

Jam................ 75

Tea.................350

Total nitrogen in above ration, 7,793 grams, corresponding to 48.71 grams of protein (really slightly less as all of the nitrogen is not in protein combination). Total calories 2404.

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Boiled Hominy.......150 grams

Milk................125

Sugar............... 30

Butter.............. 10

Bread............... 30

Coffee...............350

Dinner

Supper

Total nitrogen in above ration, 7.412 grams, corresponding to 46.325 grams of protein. Total calories 2000. (Rather a low ration for a fairly active adult.)

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Dinner

Supper

Fried Rice...........100

Syrup............... 50

Tea.................350

Bread............... 50

Butter.............. 15

Total nitrogen in above ration 9.992 grams, corresponding to 62.45 grams of protein. Total calories 2133.

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Wheat Griddle Cakes. 200 grams

Syrup............... 50

Coffee...............350 c.c.

Dinner

Cod Fish Balls.......158

Stewed Tomatoes.....200

Bread............... 75

Coffee...............350 c.c.

Apple Pie........... 95

(4 parts potato, 1 part fish fried in pork fat.)

Supper

Apple Fritters........200

Stewed Prunes.......125

Bread............... 50

Butter.............. 15

Tea.................350 c.c.

(12 large prunes.)

Total nitrogen in above ration, 8.56, corresponding to 53.5 grams of protein. Total calories 2030.

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Dinner

Supper

Total nitrogen in above ration, 7.282 grams, corresponding to 45.51 grams of protein. Total calories 1824 (inadequate).

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Dinner

Supper

Total nitrogen in above ration 8.349 grams, corresponding to 52.18 grams of protein. Total calories 2081. (Rather low.) 11

Actual consumption of food by soldier for one day.

Breakfast

Dinner

Supper

Total nitrogen in above ration, 10.466 grams, corresponding to 65.42 grams of protein. Total calories 2670, a full ration for a man at light work.

The above dietaries represent a fairly liberal variety for working men not engaged in too heavy labor. It must be remembered that the soldiers were specially detailed for the experiment but that they were doing certain routine duties and were exercising in the gymnasium, so that the demand for nourishment was practically equal to that for peace service. The men maintained their weight and gained in strength. Thus the general adequacy of the ration, of which the foregoing are fair samples, cannot be questioned. However, it may be questioned whether it is advisable to use so much as a liter of tea and coffee a day Owing to great differences in the percentage composition of tea and coffee and of different samples of each, as well as of the strength of beverages it is impossible to make any exact statements as to what these beverages represent. Still, the use of tea and coffee up to a total of a liter a day means the ingestion of about 1 gram, of nitrogen and while both tea and coffee contain albuminoids, their nutritive value is uncertain. Moreover, their use in this amount introduces 1/4 - 1/2 gram of caffeine or theineand 1 - 2 grams of tannin daily. The nitrogen content of a liter of tea and coffee corresponds roughly to that of 30 grams of lean meat or to that of the white of an egg. It can scarcely be disputed that such substitution for tea and coffee would be preferable. 30 grams of lean meat corresponds to a medium sized chop or a small slice of roast beef and adds about 100 calories to the ration.

On the whole, it may be said that the above sample dietaries would be improved by reducing the allowance of tea and coffee to 1 or 2 ordinary cupfuls daily and adding 1 or 2 servings of fresh meat.

For students, a more liberal variety and at a greater expense was allowed by Dr. Chittenden and the arrangement of meals was breakfast, luncheon and dinner. The following is a sample ration, nearly on a vegetarian basis:

Breakfast

Banana.............141 grams (about 3 medium-sized.)

Bread............... 60

Butter.............. 15

Coffee...............150

Cream.............. 80

Sugar............... 31

Luncheon

Soup................247

String Beans......... 65

Bread............... 21

Butter.............. 30

Coffee...............150

Sugar............... 21

Fried Potato.........222 (about 2 1/2 large potatoes.)

Dinner

Consomme..........150

Bread............... 45

Butter.............. 10

Mashed Potato.......150

Spinach.............200

Apple Pie...........103

Coffee...............150

Cream.............. 75

Sugar............... 28

Total nitrogen in above ration 8.119 grams, corresponding to 50.74 grams of protein. Total calories 2676.