Volume III

Lesson XII
Harmonious Combinations of Food and Recent
Discoveries in Food Science591
Chemical Changes Produced by Cooking593
Starch Digestion—Cooked and Uncooked597
Excuses for Cooking Our Food599
Experiment upon Animals601
Recent Discoveries in Food Science603
Animal Experimentation605
The Vitamines607
General Conclusions610
Protein612
Mineral Salts616
Lesson XIII
Classification of Foods and Food Tables619
Simple Classification of Foods Based on Principal Nutritive Substances621
Purposes which the Different Classes of Food Serve in the Human Body625
Purpose of Carbohydrates625
Purpose of Fats626
Purpose of Proteids626
Purpose of Mineral Salts629
Difference between Digestibility and Assimilability630
Table showing Comparative Assimilability and Carbohydrate and Water Content
of Cereals, Legumes, and Vegetables 632
Lesson XIV
Vieno System of Food Measurement 637
Energy639
Nitrogen641
Systems of Food Measurements Compared 642
The "Old" System642
The New or "Vieno" System645
Necessity for a Simple System646
Explanation of Table648
Table of Food Measurements655
Lesson XV
Curative and Remedial Menus 665
Introduction667
Cooking669
Grains669
Vegetables670
Cooking en casserole671
Rice and Macaroni672
Fruits672
Canned Goods673
Buttermilk674
Home-made Butter674
The Banana675
How to Select and Ripen Bananas676
Baked Bananas677
Recipes:
For Coddled Egg677
For Uncooked Eggs678
For Baked Omelet678
For Fish and Fowl678
For Green Peas in the Pod679
For Pumpkin680
For Vegetable Juice680
For Sassafras Tea681
Wheat Bran681
Bran Meal683
Choice of Menus683
Normal Menus685
Introduction to Normal Menus685
For Normal Child, 2 to 5 years687
For Normal Youth, 5 to 10 years692
For Normal Youth, 10 to 15 years696
For Normal Person, 15 to 20 years700
For Normal Person, 20 to 33 years704
For Normal Person, 33 to 50 years708
For Normal Person, 50 to 65 years712
For Normal Person, 65 to 80 years716
For Normal Person, 85 to 100 years720
Introduction to Curative Menus724
Curative Menus:
Superacidity726
Fermentation753
Constipation761
Gastritis763
Nervous Indigestion784
Nervousness789
Subacidity801
Biliousness809
Cirrhosis of the Liver822
Diarrhea832
Emaciation845