MENUS FOR EMACIATION
SPRING MENU
EMACIATION—UNDERWEIGHT—RATHER ANEMIC
Immediately on rising, devote from twenty to thirty minutes to vigorous exercise and deep breathing.
BREAKFAST
- A whole wheat muffin
- One two-minute egg
- Two exceedingly ripe bananas, baked; serve with thin cream
- A cup or two of milk
- Half a cup of bran, cooked; serve with cream
LUNCHEON
- Two or three whipped eggs, with two glasses of milk and two teaspoonfuls of sugar
- Half a cup of bran
DINNER
- A cup of hot water
- Green peas, asparagus, spinach, turnips, carrots, or creamed onions or creamed onions
- A baked potato or whole wheat gems
- Half a glass of buttermilk, or whipped eggs, prepared as for luncheon
- A cup of chocolate
Drink from one to three glasses of either water or milk at each of these meals.
Take sufficient wheat bran to keep the bowels in normal condition.
For recipe for baked bananas, whipped and coddled eggs, see pp. [677] and [678].
SUMMER MENU
EMACIATION—UNDERWEIGHT—RATHER ANEMIC
On rising, drink two glasses of water and take vigorous exercises and deep breathing.
BREAKFAST
- A small quantity of very ripe fruit, such as peaches, plums, or cantaloup
- Two fresh eggs, whipped seven or eight minutes; sweeten to taste, adding half a glass of milk to each egg; drink slowly
- A spoonful or two of wheat bran and crushed wheat (half of each), thoroughly cooked, eaten with butter and cream
LUNCHEON
- Three eggs, prepared as for breakfast
- A spoonful of wheat bran
DINNER
- A cantaloup or one or two very ripe peaches
- A morsel of salt fish or chicken
- A baked potato
- Two or three eggs, prepared as for breakfast
- Two or three exceedingly ripe peaches and a small portion of bran
Just before retiring, eat a few peaches or plums, and take a spoonful of bran.
FALL MENU
EMACIATION—UNDERWEIGHT—RATHER ANEMIC
BREAKFAST
- A cup of hot water
- A small bunch of grapes
- Two or three egg whites and one yolk, whipped from four to five minutes. While whipping, add slowly one tablespoonful of sugar and one of lemon juice
- One very ripe banana with thin cream, raisins, and either nuts or nut butter
LUNCHEON
- Two or three eggs, prepared as for breakfast
- Two medium-sized baked sweet potatoes, with butter
- A small portion of rice, or corn hominy, with butter and cream
DINNER
- Cooked spinach, or anything green, as a salad
- Carrots, parsnips, turnips, squash—any one or two of these or two of these
- A small portion of fish or half a glass of butter milk
- A baked white potato
- A cup of hot water
Sufficient coarse wheat bran or bran gems should be taken to keep the bowels in natural or normal condition. Unless elimination of waste is normal, it is difficult to gain weight.
WINTER MENU
EMACIATION—UNDERWEIGHT—RATHER ANEMIC
BREAKFAST
- A cup of hot water, with a very little sugar and cream
- Just a bite of fruit—preferably grapes
- Whole wheat, thoroughly cooked, eaten with cream
- Two eggs prepared any way they are most agreeable; preferably (uncooked) whipped
| MENU I | MENU II |
|---|---|
| LUNCHEON | |
| One or two fresh vegetables | Three or four eggs whipped |
| Choice between a bit of fish | with sugar and lemon juice. |
| or tender chicken if there | Add half a glass of milk to |
| is a craving for something salty | each egg |
Emergency Luncheon III
- A baked sweet potato, eaten with butter
- A liberal portion of gelatin
- Two cups of cocoa or chocolate
| DINNER | |
|---|---|
| Spinach, cooked, eaten with | One egg or fish |
| a baked potato and one | A baked potato |
| very lightly scrambled egg | A glass of clabbered milk, |
| A boiled onion | with a sprinkle of sugar |
| Carrots, parsnips, or turnips | Half-cup of wheat bran, |
| cooked, with a little cream | |
For cooking "Vegetables," see p. [670].
SPRING MENU
RUN-DOWN CONDITION FLATULENCY—UNDERWEIGHT
First Day: On rising, drink copiously of cool water, and devote from five to eight minutes to deep breathing exercises.
BREAKFAST
- The juice of a sweet orange (Florida Russet preferred)
- A cup of water
- Two glasses of fresh milk
- Two or three corn-meal muffins, with fresh butter
LUNCHEON
- From one to three glasses of buttermilk, according to hunger
- One egg, whipped as for breakfast
DINNER
- One glass of water
- Fresh string beans, peas, or asparagus, cooked
- preferably in a casserole dish
- Two medium-sized baked white potatoes (new);
- eat skins and all
- An egg or a cup of junket
- A cup of hot water
- A tablespoonful of wheat bran
Just before retiring, take a glass of water and the juice of half an orange, and devote from three to five minutes to deep breathing exercises.
Second Day: The same as the first, slightly increasing or decreasing the quantity of food according to normal hunger.
Third Day:
BREAKFAST
- Very ripe berries or a baked apple with a spoonful of cream
- A cup of hot water with a very little sugar and cream, or taken clear if desired
- Two extremely ripe bananas (must be black spotted), eaten with cream and either nuts or nut butter
- One or two eggs whipped or taken whole in orange juice
LUNCHEON
- A cup or two of chocolate, with thin cream
- A whole wheat gem or a corn-meal gem
- A tablespoonful of wheat bran
DINNER
- A salad of lettuce or endive, with nuts
- A large, boiled Spanish onion
- Two medium-sized baked sweet or white potatoes
- Fish or chicken
- One glass of water
Fourth Day: Same as the third.
Fifth Day: Same as the first, repeating these menus for a week or ten days as here given. The menus may be varied according to vegetables, fruits, and berries that may come into market as the season advances.
SUMMER MENU
RUN-DOWN CONDITION FLATULENCY—UNDERWEIGHT
The above menus are composed of the fewest number of articles that will supply the nutritive elements required. They may be increased according to normal hunger, but the combinations should be observed.
FALL MENU
RUN-DOWN CONDITION FLATULENCY—UNDERWEIGHT
First Day: On rising, drink two cups of hot water. Also eat half a pound of grapes, and devote from three to five minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5. (See Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345.)
BREAKFAST
- Corn bread or a baked white potato
- One extremely ripe banana, eaten with thin cream, nut butter, and a few raisins
- Cocoa or milk
LUNCHEON
- Choice of carrots, parsnips, squash, or any fresh vegetable
- A baked sweet potato
DINNER
- A salad of anything green
- Any two of the following:
- [C] Boiled onions, string beans, carrots, squash, parsnips, turnips, or pumpkin
- A baked potato
- A very small portion of fish or white meat of chicken. (If neither of these are convenient, an egg cooked two minutes may be substituted.)
Eggs, buttermilk, or cheese are preferable to fish or chicken, but the latter may be used to bring up the proteid balance, when the former articles cannot be procured.
[C] Some one of these vegetables should be made very hot with red pepper for the purpose of exciting stomach and intestinal peristalsis.
A glass of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
Second Day: The same as the first, increasing or decreasing the quantity of food according to normal hunger. Do not overeat.
Third Day: The same as the second.
No doubt the symptoms the first two or three days will be that of weakness and emptiness. This will pass away during the week. There is ample nourishment in the articles prescribed to sustain the body even under strenuous physical labor, but these combinations of food may not be well assimilated the first few days.
FOURTH DAY:
BREAKFAST
- A cup of hot water
- One whole egg cooked two minutes
- Whole wheat muffins
- A cup of chocolate
LUNCHEON
- A salad
- A portion of tender fish or two glasses of milk
- A baked potato or a whole wheat gem
- A cup of hot water
DINNER
- A bit of green salad
- Choice of fish, eggs, or buttermilk
- One fresh vegetable—preferably string beans made very hot with red pepper
- A baked white potato
- (A liberal portion of spinach could be eaten at this meal)
- A cup of hot water
Wheat bran or a few Concord grapes just before retiring.
Fifth Day: The same as the fourth.
Sixth Day: The same as the first.
Seventh Day: The same as the second and so on, for a period of about fifteen days.
WINTER MENU
RUN-DOWN CONDITION
FLATULENCY—UNDERWEIGHT
It is well to remember that the best nourished person is the one who subsists upon the fewest number of things that will give to the body the required amount and character of nutrition.
Two glasses of cool water on rising, and the juice of a sweet orange. Devote as much time as possible to vigorous deep breathing exercises before an open window.
A baked omelet may be used now and then. (See recipe, p. [678.])
For "Choice of Menus," see p. [683.]
Transcriber notes:
P. [831.] 'o' changed to 'of'.