Fuel value of the food2395 calories.

Sunday, February 14, 1904.

Breakfast.—Oatmeal 300 grams, butter 16 grams, cream 70 grams, sugar 41 grams, coffee 210 grams.

Lunch.—Baked potato 171 grams, bread 72 grams, butter 15 grams, sugar 21 grams, apple sauce 38 grams, milk 250 grams.

Dinner.—Bread 35.5 grams, butter 13.5 grams, mashed potato 180 grams, sugar 20 grams, chocolate cake 111 grams, ice cream 115 grams, milk 250 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Oatmeal300.0×0.46=1.380grams.
Butter16 + 15 + 13.5 =44.5×0.088=0.039
Cream70.0×0.50=0.350
Sugar41 + 21 + 20 =82.0×0.00=0.000
Coffee210.0×0.11=0.231
Baked potato171.0×0.41=0.701
Bread72 + 35.5 =107.5×1.75=1.881
Apple sauce38.0×0.029=0.011
Milk250 + 250 =500.0×0.40=2.000
Mashed potato180.0×0.37=0.666
Chocolate cake111.0×0.75=0.832
Ice cream115.0×0.58=0.667
Total nitrogen in food8.758grams.
Total nitrogen in urine8.280
Fuel value of the food2610 calories.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Beers.