| Carbohydrates | 2000 calories | ||
| Fats | 800 calories | ||
| Proteins | 300 calories | ||
| —— | |||
| 3100 calories |
Dietary for a Prison.
At the request of the Prison Association of New York a dietary, with cost values, was prepared by Mr. William Golden, General Inspector and Dietitian of the Department of Correction, New York City, and Dr. Emily C. Seaman, Instructor in physiology and chemistry in Teachers’ College, Columbia University. They suggested a dietary for fourteen consecutive days and made an estimate of the cost. The average daily cost for each prisoner was 18.4c, based on prices February, 1917.
As a sample we present their proposed bill of fare for three alternate days:
Wednesday.
Breakfast—Oatmeal with milk and sugar, fruit, bread, coffee with milk and sugar.
Dinner—Roast beef, cornstarch pudding, rice, carrots, raisin sauce, bread, coffee with milk and sugar.
Supper—Vermicelli soup, graham bread, tea with sugar.
Friday.
Breakfast—Puffed wheat with milk and sugar, bread, coffee with milk and sugar.