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

by Eugene Christian

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WINTER MENU

SOUR STOMACH—INTESTINAL GAS CONSTIPATION

Immediately on rising, take a cup of hot water, into which put two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran. Devote from three to five minutes to deep breathing exercises.

BREAKFAST

• Half a cup of wheat bran cooked from twenty to thirty minutes; eat with cream and a very little salt
• One or two very ripe bananas, with cream and nuts
• Whole wheat, thoroughly cooked

LUNCHEON

• Boiled onions, carrots, or squash—any one or two of these
• A bit of green salad or celery
• A baked white potato—eat skins and all
• A tablespoonful of wheat bran, either cooked or uncooked

DINNER

• A bit of slaw or celery
• Spinach, carrots, parsnips, beets, turnips, pumpkin, or squash—any one or two of these pumpkin, or squash—any one or two of these
• Baked beans or baked sweet or white potatoes
• A small portion of fish or chicken (If this is not convenient, an egg, lightly cooked, may be eaten)