Cheese is one of the most economical and nutritious of foods. To serve cheese after a dinner is a wasteful extravagance, and dangerous to health. Cheese combines well with bread, macaroni, potato and other cereals; raw greens are also a good addition.
Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons and Limes belong to the citric acid group, and are of all the fruits the richest in valuable acids, which in the process of digestion are converted into salts, rendering the blood more alkaline.
Cranberries, like gooseberries, currants and lemons, are purifying to the blood and very valuable as a food in malarial districts. Cranberries combine well with oatmeal and cornmeal.
Figs and dates have an average of thirty per cent water, are rich in sugar and contain some protein and saline matter.
Grapes are a valuable fruit for the table if eaten in the right proportion with other foods which contain fat and protein. They are rich in sugar and tartaric acid. As a medicinal fruit they may be eaten in large quantities by themselves.
People with digestive troubles should be careful in combining raw blackberries with other foods. They are rich in protein and may take the place of part of the meat dish on hot summer days. They should never be used as a dessert after a heavy meal.
The bitter substance which is contained in the inner skin of the banana should be scraped off and added to the bulk, as it counteracts the sweet flavor of the banana and adds to its digestibility. Baked bananas are not necessary for a healthy stomach.
Don’t take drugs for sleeplessness. Tired feeling in the morning is the results of nerve starvation and auto-intoxication.
Rye meal, if ground in an old-fashioned stone mill, contains all the constituents of the rye. It is used for black bread, also called pumpernickel.
Do not eat berries and legumes at the same meal. Apples, carrots, celery, tomatoes, lettuce, grapes, oranges or lemons are good additions. Tomatoes and potatoes should not be mixed at the same meal except in small quantities, and only when a considerable amount of fatty foods are eaten. Walnuts may be eaten at the end of the meal, where peas or lentils are served.