The following bill of fare may be given under ordinary conditions:
Immediately on rising, take two or three cups of water, the juice of one or two oranges, or half a pound of grapes, swallowing the seeds and pulp whole, masticating only the skins. Devote from eight to ten minutes to vigorous exercise, especially movements Nos. 3 and 5, as shown in "Exercise and Re-creation," Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345.
BREAKFAST
Half a cup of coarse wheat bran, cooked ten minutes; serve with thin cream
Whole wheat, boiled five or six hours
One or two very ripe bananas, with either nuts or thin cream
LUNCHEON
One or two fresh vegetables
A "two-minute" egg or a very small portion of fish
A heaping tablespoonful of bran
DINNER
Two of the following vegetables: Corn, carrots, peas, beans, parsnips, turnips, onions
A baked potato
Celery, lettuce, or anything green, with nuts
One egg
A tablespoonful of wheat bran
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
These menus are merely suggestive. They may be varied according to judgment, depending upon the habits and the environments of the patient. Curative feeding for constipation is one of the most important departments of this work, and will receive special consideration in the volume of Menus.
FOODS THAT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ONE ANOTHER
The menus may also be varied by substituting the articles herein given for other things of the same general class.
| Examples: | |
| {Evaporated peaches | |
| Dried fruits | {Evaporated apricots |
| {Prunes |
The above are all in the same general class, and may be substituted for one another.
| {Dates | ||
| Sweet fruits | {Figs | —All form another class |
| {Raisins | ||
| {Eggs | ||
| Dairy products | {Milk | |
| and Meats | {Fish | |
| {Fowl |
These compose the nitrogenous group, and may be substituted for one another.