SUMMER MENU
ABNORMAL APPETITE OBESITY—DROWSINESS
| MENU I | MENU II |
| BREAKFAST | |
A cantaloup One exceedingly ripe red banana, eaten with nut butter; masticate very fine Three egg whites and one yolk, poached lightly, eaten with corn or a small potato | Two or three very ripe peaches with sugar and cream A cantaloup A bran meal gem or a small portion of corn bread Bran gems or whole wheat |
| LUNCHEON | |
A lettuce and tomato salad, eaten with nuts Carrots, peas, or beans | Two glasses of buttermilk Onions, en casserole |
| DINNER | |
A very small portion of fresh fish A small, baked potato Green corn Spinach and corn, cooked | Two ears of tender corn An egg, with cooked spinach, or a small portion of green salad |
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
The accumulation of gas after meals can be largely controlled by extreme mastication, very slow, deliberate eating, and copious water-drinking at meals.
If constipated, take, immediately on rising and just before retiring, a half pound of grapes, swallowing the skins, seeds and pulp. Do not masticate the seeds or pulp. If preferred, half a cup of coarse wheat bran may be taken twice daily instead of grapes.
If the bowels should become slightly lax, the seeds of the grapes should be omitted at night.
Health is Nature’s gift to the young; after that, it is a thing that must be earned.