In some cases where the no breakfast plan is followed, or where the morning meal is made up largely of fruit or other low protein foods, the other two meals of the day must be planned so as to furnish ample tissue building material.

When possible it is better for dinner to be served in the middle of the day. In planning the menu it is well to decide first upon the form in which the protein is to be supplied, then to select the other foods accordingly. If legumes, such as peas, beans, or lentils are to be served, or cottage cheese either as a salad or a meat dish, it may not be necessary to plan a special meat substitute. However, it is often very pleasing to serve a dish which will seem more nearly to take the place of meat, such as recipes 36 to 47, Chapter XXII. These may be served with sauces or gravies which may add greatly to the meaty flavor.

Sample Dinner Menus*

No. 1 -

Protein Calories.

Total Calories.

Cream of Celery Soup........

. 16

105

Bean Croquettes with Brown Sauce.........

37

145

Baked Potato, Egg Gravy.........

. 24

144

Sliced Tomatoes (1 tomato)........

5

33

Bread (2 slices).........

. 26

200

Butter (thin pat)........

-

50

Fruit Mold .....

-

59

Per cent of protein for the meal 14.

108

736

No. 2 -

Protein Calories.

Total Calories,

Vegetable Bouillon........

24

93

Green Peas (3 oz.)..........

21

85

Browned Potato ........

19

129

*Unless otherwise specified, food values are taken from tables in Chapter V (How Much Fuel?) and are for average servings. See Chapter XXII for recipes.

Protein Calories.

Total Calories.

Lettuce and Cottage Cheese Salad (2 oz.)..._

. 40

75

Graham Bread (1 slice).........

. 13

100

Butter (thin pat)......

-

50

Cereal Pudding ... ...........

14

257

Per cent of protein for the meal 16.

131

789

No. 3 -

Protein Calories.

Total Calories.

Cream of Corn Soup.............

14

114

Spinach with Egg............

33

100

Apple and Celery Salad with Golden Dressing ..................

9

91

Bread (1 slice)...........

13

100

Butter (thin pat..........

-

50

Buttermilk (6 oz.)...........

23

66

Olives (6)...............

6

120

Strawberry Fluff................

11

136

Percent of protein for the meal 14.

109

777

No. 4

Protein Calories.

Total Calories.

Cream of Tomato Soup............

19

112

String Beans (4 oz.).........

8

20

Carrot and Cottage Cheese Salad.......

27

146

Oven Toast (2 slices).........

26

200

Milk (7 oz.) ....................

27

140

Baked Banana.........

7

100

Walnuts (3) or Olives (5) .................

10

100

Per cent of protein for the meal 15.

124

818

Daily Ration Showing Greatly Distorted Food Balance

Breakfast:

Prot.

Fat.

Carbo.

Total.

Cream of wheat, cream and sugar.........

11

78

96

186

Buttered Toast (2 pieces)........

26

112

162

300

Potatoes fried in fat...........

10

26

99

135

Apple Sauce............

1

4

95

100

Jelly .............

1

-

99

100

49

220

551

821

Dinner:

Prot.

Fat.

Carbo.

Total.

Cream of Vegetable Soup.............

12

104

23

139

Sweet Potatoes with Brown Gravy (flour browned in oil)...........

14

64

195

273

Olives (5)............

2

83

15

100

Asparagus with Butter Sauce-----

7

51

15

73

Macaroni with Tomatoes..........

19

16

70

105

Apple and Celery Salad with. Cream Dressing...........

2

73

41

116

Raisin Pie...........

16

177

207

400

White Bread (2 slices).........

25

12

163

200

Butter .............

-

150

-

150

97

730

729

1556

Lunch:

Prot.

Fat.

Carbo.

Total.

Peanut Butter Sandwich.....

30

68

91

189

Baked Apple.............

2

5

118

125

Coffee with Cream (2 tablespoons and heaping tablespoon sugar)

3

51

46

100

Chocolate Layer Cake ..........

17

52

181

250

52

176

436

664

Total calories in daily ration:

Percent Prot.

Percent Fat.

Percent Carbo.

Prot.

Fat.

Carbo.

Total.

196

1126

1716

3041

6

37

56