This section is from the book "Encyclopedia Of Diet. A Treatise on the Food Question", by Eugene Christian. Also available from Amazon: Encyclopedia of Diet.
Grapefruit or an orange - very ripe Baked bananas - must be very ripe A glass of milk
Peas or asparagus Bran meal gems A glass of milk
Spinach or turnip-tops Corn bread or bran meal gems Peas or asparagus A potato
Peaches, plums, or berries, without cream One egg, either lightly poached or boiled two minutes A small baked potato
An ear of tender corn
A Spanish onion, uncooked, with a morsel of dried fish
Fresh peas, beans, or carrots
Tender corn or a baked potato
Lettuce, romaine, or watercress, with nuts
Grapes or a melon
Two egg whites, whipped, and mixed with a pint of milk Baked chestnuts, with cream
Okra or a boiled onion A baked potato Half a glass of milk
Celery, with nuts
Cauliflower, squash, or a stewed pumpkin
A potato or lentils
A cup of cocoa or a glass of milk
Pineapple - eliminate the pulp
Plain boiled wheat; serve with fresh butter
A pint of clabbered milk, with a sprinkle of sugar
Two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran
Vegetable soup
Celery, with nuts and ripe olives
Carrots or baked squash
A potato - sweet or white
The juice of a sweet orange an hour after eating.
Where milk is not prescribed in the above menus, from one to two glasses of water should be drunk.
The bowels should be kept in normal condition by the use of wheat bran.
 
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