Reducing Diet for Obese Women[162]
Fuel value 1052 calories—ordinary requirements 2200 calories
| Key: |
| A | Weight Oz. |
| B | Protein Calories |
| C | Total Calories |
| | Measure | A | B | C |
| Breakfast: | | | | |
| Apple | 1 medium | 4.9 | 2 | 65 |
| Egg | 1 egg | 2.4 | 27 | 75 |
| Toast | 1 slice | 0.5 | 7 | 50 |
| Coffee[163] | 1 cup | | | |
| Skim milk | 1½ tbs. | 1.0 | 3 | 10 |
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| 10:30 A.M. | | | | |
| Bouillon | ½ cup | 4.0 | 10 | 12 |
| Water cracker | 1 cracker | 0.1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Luncheon: | | | | |
| Lean cold roast beef | Medium serving | 3.5 | 97 | 150 |
| Rye bread | 2 thin slices | 0.7 | 7 | 50 |
| Lettuce and cottage cheese salad: | | | | |
| Lettuce | Ad libitum | | 40 | 85 |
| Cheese | 2½ tbs. | | | |
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| 4:30 P.M. | | | | |
| Tea with lemon[163] | 1 cup | | | |
| Water cracker | 1 cracker | 0.1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Dinner: | | | | |
| Boiled cod with lemon | Large serving | 8.2 | 209 | 225 |
| Boiled potato | ½ medium | 1.8 | 6 | 50 |
| Cauliflower (plain) | Large serving | 3.0 | 6 | 25 |
| Butter | 1 tsp. (scant) | 0.1 | | 30 |
| Water-cress and egg salad: | | | | |
| Water-cress | Ad libitum | | | |
| Egg | 1 egg | | 27 | 110 |
| French dressing | ½ tbs. | | | |
| Orange | ½ large | 4.7 | 3 | 50 |
| Black coffee | Demi-tasse | | | |
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| 10:30 P.M. | | | | |
| Hot skim milk | ½ cup | 4.3 | 16 | 45 |
| Total calories | | | | 1052 |
Author’s Reducing Diet
Approximate fuel value 965.5 calories
| Key: |
| A | Protein Gm. |
| B | Carbohydrate Gm. |
| C | Fat Gm. |
| D | Calories |
| Material | Amount | A | B | C | D |
| Breakfast: | | | | | |
| Orange | 1 medium | 1.5 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 78.3 |
| Poached egg | 1 egg | 5.3 | | 4.6 | 62.6 |
| on Toast (gluten) | 1 slice (1 oz.) | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 70.3 |
| Coffee (black) | 1 cup | | | | |
| | | | | | 211.2 |
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| Luncheon: | | | | | |
| Lettuce and cottage cheese salad: | | | | | |
| Lettuce | Ad libitum | | | | |
| Cheese | 2 tbs. | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 30.2 |
| Dressing | 1 tbs. | 1.5 | | 3.4 | 36.6 |
| Lamb chop | 1 chop | 9.2 | | 12.7 | 151.3 |
| Gluten bread or toast | 1 slice | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 70.3 |
| Apple sauce | 1 serving, about ⅛ cup | 0.6 | 22.5 | 0.7 | 97.5 |
| | | | | | 385.9 |
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| Dinner: | | | | | |
| Roast beef | 2 thin slices (2 oz.) | 11.4 | | 4.8 | 88.8 |
| Spinach | ½ cup | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 26.3 |
| Green peas | ½ cup | 4.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 65.4 |
| Lettuce | Ad libitum | | | | |
| Tomato | 1 medium | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
| Dressing | 1 tbs. | 1.5 | | 3.4 | 36.6 |
| Orange jelly: | | | | | |
| Orange juice | ½ cup (8 tbs.) | | 14.2 | | 56.8 |
| Lemon juice | 1 tbs. | | | | |
| Gelatin | 1 tsp. | 2.1 | | | 8.4 |
| Water | 1 tbs. | | | | |
| Saccharin | 1 tablet or less | | | | |
| (gluten) | 1 slice | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 70.3 |
| Total grams | | 72.2 | 98.6 | 31.7 | 368.4 |
| Total calories | | | | | 965.5 |