Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 - Eugene Christian

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.

MENU I	MENU II
BREAKFAST
A cup of hot water	A spoonful or two of bran,
A spoonful or two of wheat	cooked
bran, cooked; serve with	Whole wheat gems with nut
thin cream	butter
Whole wheat gems eaten	One egg, boiled two minutes
with nuts or nut butter	A glass of milk or a cup
A cup of milk, cocoa, or chocolate	of cocoa
LUNCHEON
Three or four glasses of milk	Three or four eggs, whipped,
Half a cup of wheat bran	into which put a teaspoonful
Or	of sugar to each egg, and
Baked white potatoes	a flavor of lemon juice,
Butter	omitting milk
	A cup of water
	The juice of an orange an
	hour later
DINNER
Carrots, squash, or boiled	Turnips, carrots, or beets—any
onions—any two of these	two or all of these
A baked potato	A baked potato
One egg	Fish
A cup of milk or chocolate	A baked banana eaten with
	cream, and something
	sweet if desired

A baked omelet may be used now and then. (See recipe, p. [678.])