The following shows the successive steps in building up a diet for a patient who starved six days before becoming sugar-free:
| Grams Protein | Grams Fat | Grams Carbohydrate | Total Calories | |
| Day 1 | 2 | + | 5 | 30 |
| Day 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 189 |
| Day 3 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 294 |
| Day 4 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 471 |
| Day 5 | 18 | 48 | 9 | 560 |
| Day 6 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 688 |
| Day 7 | 52 | 51 | 15 | 750 |
| Day 8 | 46 | 51 | 19 | 740 |
| Day 9 | 49 | 78 | 20 | 1008 |
| Day 10 | 50 | 101 | 21 | 1230 |
| Day 11 | 49 | 123 | 19 | 1422 |
| Day 12 | Starved because sugar came through | |||
| Day 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 185 |
| Day 14 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 478 |
| Day 15 | 53 | 100 | 15 | 1208 |
Patient discharged with advice as to diet. The corresponding menus for the above are as follows:
| FIRST DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| String beans 25 grams. | Lettuce 25 grams. | Lettuce 25 grams. |
| Lettuce 25 grams. | Cucumbers 25 grams. | Tomato 25 grams. |
| Coffee. | Tea. | Tea. |
| Protein 2 grams, Fat, trace, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Calories 30. | ||
| SECOND DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Egg 1. | Lettuce 25 grams. |
| Lettuce 25 grams. | Lettuce 25 grams. | String beans 25 grams. |
| Cucumbers 25 grams. | String beans 25 grams. | Tea. |
| Coffee. | Tea. | |
| Protein 15 grams, Fat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Calories 189. | ||
| THIRD DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Egg 1. | Egg 1. |
| Asparagus 50 grams. | Cauliflower 50 grams. | String beans 75 grams. |
| Lettuce 25 grams. | Lettuce 50 grams. | Celery 50 grams. |
| Protein 28 grams, Fat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Calories 294. | ||
| FOURTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Chicken broth 6 oz. | Egg 1. |
| String beans 100 grams. | Egg 1. | Egg whites 2. |
| Coffee. | Celery 100 grams. | Lettuce 75 grams. |
| Cream 1 oz. | Tea. | Cucumbers 50 grams. |
| Protein 36 grams, Fat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Calories 471. | ||
| FIFTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | String beans 75 grams. | Egg 1. |
| Cauliflower 100 grams. | Lettuce 25 grams. | Asparagus. |
| Coffee. | Tomatoes 50 grams. | Tea. |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | Butter 1 square. | Cream 2 tbsp. |
| Butter 1/2 square. | Tea. | |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | ||
| Protein 18 grams, Fat 48 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Calories 560. | ||
| SIXTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Broth 6 oz. | Egg 1. |
| Spinach 75 grams. | Chicken 50 grams. | Egg whites 2. |
| Butter 1/2 square. | Lettuce 50 grams. | String beans 75 grams. |
| Coffee. | Tomatoes 75 grams. | Cucumbers 75 grams. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Asparagus 75 grams. | Tea. |
| Tea. | Cream 1 tbsp. | |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Butter 1/2 square. | |
| Protein 51 grams, Fat 44 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Calories 688. | ||
| SEVENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Eggs 2. | Beef broth 6 oz. | Egg 1. |
| Asparagus 100 grams. | Scraped beef 50 grams. | Salmon 50 grams. |
| Coffee. | Cauliflower 100 grams. | Cabbage 100 grams. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Spinach 100 grams. | Tomatoes (raw) 75 grams. |
| Lettuce 25 grams. | String beans 100 grams. | Tea. |
| Tea. | Cream 1 tbsp. | Cream 1 tbsp. |
| Protein 52 grams, Fat 51 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Calories 750. | ||
| EIGHTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Chicken 75 grams. | Egg 1. |
| String beans 100 grams. | Cauliflower 100 grams. | Spinach 100 grams. |
| Asparagus 100 grams. | Olives 25 grams. | Celery 50 grams. |
| Coffee. | Cucumbers 50 grams. | Lettuce 50 grams. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Tea. | Tea. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Cream 1 tbsp. | |
| Protein 46 grams, Fat 51 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Calories 740. | ||
| NINTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Chicken 75 grams. | Egg 1. |
| Egg white 1. | String beans 100 grams. | Cauliflower 100 grams. |
| Spinach 100 grams. | Asparagus 100 grams. | Cucumbers 50 grams. |
| Celery 50 grams. | Olives 25 grams. | Lettuce 50 grams. |
| Coffee. | Tea. | Tea. |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | Cream 1 tbsp. | Cream 1 tbsp. |
| Butter 1 square. | Butter 1-1/2 square. | Butter 1 square. |
| Protein 49 grams, Fat 77 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Calories 1008. | ||
| TENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Lamb chop 75 grams. | Egg 1. |
| Lettuce 50 grams. | Spinach 100 grams. | Salmon 50 grams. |
| String beans 100 grams. | Celery 50 grams. | Asparagus 100 grams. |
| Cucumbers 100 grams. | Olives 25 grams. | Cabbage 100 grams. |
| Coffee. | Tea. | Tea. |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | Cream 2 tbsp. | Cream 2 tbsp. |
| Protein 50 grams, Fat 101 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Calories 1230. | ||
| ELEVENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Bacon 50 grams. | Beef broth 8 oz. | Egg 1. |
| Asparagus 100 grams. | Chicken 75 grams. | Tomatoes 100 grams. |
| Spinach 100 grams. | Cabbage 100 grams. | Spinach 50 grams. |
| Butter 2 squares. | Cucumbers 50 grams. | Butter 2 squares. |
| Cream 3 tbsp. | Butter 3 squares. | Cream 1 tbsp. |
| Cream (made into ice cream) 4 tbsp. | ||
| Protein 49 grams, Fat 123 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Calories 1422. | ||
| TWELFTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Black coffee. | Chicken broth 8 oz. | Beef broth 8 oz. |
| Protein 12 grams, Calories 49. | ||
| THIRTEENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| String beans 50 grams. | Egg 1. | Egg 1. |
| Black coffee. | Asparagus 50 grams. | Cabbage 50 grams. |
| Tea. | Tea. | |
| Protein 15 grams, Fat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Calories 185. | ||
| FOURTEENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Roast chicken 50 grams. | Egg 1. |
| String beans 100 grams. | Asparagus 100 grams. | Cauliflower 100 grams. |
| Coffee. | Cabbage 100 grams. | Tea. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | Tea. | Cream 1 tbsp. |
| Cream 1 tbsp. | ||
| Protein 34 grams, Fat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Calories 478. | ||
| FIFTEENTH DAY. | ||
| BREAKFAST. | DINNER. | SUPPER. |
| Egg 1. | Squab 100 grams. | Egg 1. |
| Tomatoes 50 grams. | String beans 100 grams. | Cold chicken 25 grams. |
| Coffee. | Cauliflower 150 grams. | Lettuce 50 grams. |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | Butter 1 square. | Spinach 50 grams. |
| Custard made with 1 egg, 4 tbsp. cream and 2 tbsp. water sweetened with saccharine. | Tea. | |
| Cream 2 tbsp. | ||
| Tea. | ||
| Protein 53 grams, Fat 100 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Calories 1208. | ||
Patient discharged with advice as to diet.
FOOD VALUES.
An estimate of the quantity or bulk of food may be of assistance or interest. There is so much variation in the size of tablespoons or what may be termed either rounding or heaping tablespoons that it must be remembered that we can only estimate. Patients who are instructed how to feed themselves on leaving the hospital are cautioned carefully to take about the quantity of an article of food they have been served while in the hospital when the diet is weighed. Any written advice is always given in quantities known to be under the carbohydrate or protein tolerance of the patient. However, if they will boil the vegetables and change the water at least twice, so much carbohydrate is removed that it is quite possible for them to obtain a comfortable bulk and still take in very small quantities of carbohydrate.
100-Gram Portions.
Asparagus—8 or 9 stalks 4 inches long.
Beans (string) (cut in small pieces) 3 heaping tablespoons.
Bacon—4 slices 6 inches long, 2 inches wide.[7]
Cabbage (cooked)—3 heaping tablespoons.
Cauliflower—3 rounding tablespoons.
Celery—6 pieces 4-1/2 inches long, medium thickness.
Cheese—a piece 4 inches by 1-1/2 inch by 1 inch.
Cucumbers—12 slices 1/8 inch thick, 1/2 inch in diameter.
Greens (spinach, kale, etc.)—2 heaping tablespoons.
Lettuce—10 to 12 medium-sized leaves.
Onions—2 onions, size of an egg.
Olives—25 small olives.
Peas—3 rounding tablespoons.
Potatoes (baked)—1 small potato, size of egg.
Potatoes (mashed)—2 rounding tablespoons.
Sardines—28 sardines—1 small box.
Salmon—1/4 can (almost).
Tomatoes—2-1/2 heaping tablespoons.
Tomatoes—fresh, one medium sized tomato, 2 inches in diameter.