| Water | 3% |
| Protein | 15% |
| Fat | 50% |
| Starch | 13% |
| Other non-nitrogenous matter | 11½% |
| Woody fiber | 3% |
| Ash | 4% |
Based on such analyses as these, food experts accord to chocolate and cocoa a very high food value as producers of energy and heat. The ratio of fat and protein is so fortunately balanced to the needs of the human system that all experts agree on its being one of the most nutritious of known foods, and it is on this fact that we base our claim that it is cheap as a beverage, as well as most delicious. It has a fine delicate flavor of the tropics of which one never tires and is wholesome, strengthening, and harmless. It is especially suited to children, for whom it should be the only hot beverage provided.
SIMPLE MENUS FOR ONE WEEK
SUNDAY
Breakfast
Grape Fruit
Fish Balls
Broiled Bacon
Parker House Rolls
Coffee or Cocoa
Supper
Lobster with Mushrooms
Parker House Rolls
Italian Cream
Chocolate Walnut Cake, (see [Plate IX])
Tea or Cocoa
Dinner
Bouillon
Crisp Crackers
Roast Chicken
Italian Potatoes
Boiled Squash
Cranberry Sauce
Lettuce Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce (see [Plate XX])
Black Coffee
MONDAY
Breakfast
Oranges
Oatmeal
Ham and Eggs
Creamed Potatoes
Rye Muffins
Coffee or Cocoa
Luncheon
Cold Sliced Chicken
Cheese Custard
Bread and Butter
Peach Preserve
Cookies
Dinner
Corn Chowder
Broiled Steak
Horse-radish Cream Dressing
Baked Potatoes
Scalloped Tomatoes
Celery Salad
Brown Betty
Coffee