This section is from the book "Scientific Feeding", by Mrs. Dora C. C. L. Roper. Also available from Amazon: Scientific feeding.
(Winter.)
Pearl barley with hot cream and French prunes. Two soda crackers.
Portion of food containing calories
Pearl barley (measured raw) | 1/3 cup | 45O |
Cream | 1/2 cup | 230 |
French prunes | 5 1/2 | 100 |
Soda crackers | 4 | 100 |
880 |
Tomato and lettuce salad with mayonnaise dressing. Baked beans with lemon and fat meat. Carrots.
Tomatoes | .2 raw | 100 |
1/4 head | 10 | |
Oil | 4 tablesps | 400 |
1 whole | 60 | |
Beans | 1/2 cup (raw) | 300 |
Fat meat | 1/4 lb. | 650 |
Carrots | 1 large | 50 |
Lemon | Juice of 1/2 | 8 |
1578 |
Tomato cream soup with toast and raw celery.
Butter | 1 tablesp. | 105 |
Strained tomato juice | 1 cup | 100 |
Cream | 1/2 Cup | 230 |
Toast | 2 small slices | 75 |
Celery | 3 stalks (raw). | 25 |
535 |
(Summer.)
Strawberries, two boiled eggs with shredded wheat or toast, or raw wheat flakes.
Strawberries | 1 cup | 60 |
Eggs | 2 | . 120 |
Shredded wheat | 2 | . 200 |
Butter | 1 tablesp. | 105 |
485 |
Apple and celery salad with French or mayonnaise dressing. Boiled codfish with white sauce. Bread and butter. Black unsweetened coffee.
Apple | 1 large | . IOO |
Celery | 2 stalks | . 16 |
Oil | 4 tablesps. | . 400 |
Egg | 1 | . 60 |
Lemon | 1/2 | . 8 |
Fish | 1/3 lb. | 130 |
Butter | .2 tablesps. | . 200 |
Flour | 1 tablesp. | 30 |
2 large slices | 200 | |
1144 |
 
Continue to: