Some articles are listed under two headings. This is because they are rich in both classes of nutrition.
The amount of grain products eaten by the prospective mother should be somewhat limited, ranging between four and eight ounces a day, governed by work or activity. Cereals, especially corn, rice, and oats, are rich in phosphate of lime, which is the bone-making or structural food. While enough of this should be eaten to give the child sufficient bone-building material, too much makes birth difficult, and sometimes fatal.
The following menus contain suggestions as to the selections, combinations, and proportions of food that would compose a healthy bill of fare for both mother and child for the several seasons of the year:
SPRING MENU
FOR THE PREGNANT WOMAN
BREAKFAST
Two eggs, cooked two minutes
One whole-wheat muffin
A glass or two of rich milk