Following are the diets made use of each day, the weights of the various food-stuffs being given in grams. Likewise is shown the nitrogen content of the several food-stuffs for each day, and also a comparison of the nitrogen intake with the output of nitrogen through the urine:
Sunday, March 20, 1904.
Breakfast, 7.45 A. M.—One cup coffee, i. e., coffee 137.5 grams, cream 30.5 grams, sugar 9 grams.
Dinner, 1.30 P. M.—Stewed chicken 50 grams, mashed potato 131 grams, biscuit 49 grams, butter 13 grams, chocolate pudding 106 grams, one small cup coffee, i. e., coffee 64 grams, sugar 12 grams, cheese crackers 29 grams.
Supper, 6.30 P. M.—Lettuce sandwiches 56 grams, biscuit 35 grams, butter 6 grams, one cup tea, i. e., tea 170 grams, sugar 7 grams, sponge cake 47 grams, sliced oranges 82 grams.
| Food. | Grams. | Per cent Nitrogen. | Total Nitrogen. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee | 64 + 137 = | 201.5 | × | 0.042 | = | 0.085 | gram. |
| Cream | 30.5 | × | 0.41 | = | 0.125 | ||
| Sugar | 12 + 9 + 7 = | 28.0 | × | 0.00 | = | 0.000 | |
| Chicken | 50.0 | × | 4.70 | = | 2.350 | ||
| Mashed potato | 131.0 | × | 0.30 | = | 0.393 | ||
| Biscuit | 35 + 49 = | 84.0 | × | 1.49 | = | 1.251 | |
| Butter | 13 + 6 = | 19.0 | × | 0.10 | = | 0.019 | |
| Chocolate pudding | 106.0 | × | 0.86 | = | 0.911 | ||
| Cheese crackers | 29.0 | × | 2.54 | = | 0.737 | ||
| Lettuce sandwich | 56.0 | × | 0.92 | = | 0.515 | ||
| Tea | 170.0 | × | 0.048 | = | 0.082 | ||
| Sponge cake | 47.0 | × | 0.98 | = | 0.461 | ||
| Sliced orange | 82.0 | × | 0.073 | = | 0.060 | ||
| Total nitrogen in food | 6.989 | grams. | |||||
| Total nitrogen in urine | 5.910 | ||||||
| Fuel value of the food | 1708 calories.[32] |
Monday, March 21, 1904.