Part 30

DINNER

Slaw or celery Any vegetable from the luncheon selection Baked beans or a baked potato Junket or gelatin

The noon meal should be omitted if the breakfast is late.

WINTER MENU

ABNORMAL APPETITE

SUPERACIDITY

BREAKFAST

Three egg whites and one yolk whipped, eaten with baked bananas and thin cream Bran meal gems Salted almonds

LUNCHEON

Boiled Spanish onions A baked potato

DINNER

Cream of pea soup or corn soup Celery or slaw Carrots or parsnips Spinach, with egg Baked dried beans or a sweet potato

Drink an abundance of cool water at each meal.

If the patient is suffering, or recovering from a severe attack of stomach irritation, the quantity of solid food should be reduced, and the quantity of water increased.

SPRING MENU

SOUR STOMACH (SUPERACIDITY)

IRRITATION OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES

On rising, drink two glasses of cool water. Devote from three to five minutes to vigorous, deep breathing exercises.

BREAKFAST

Whole wheat or a corn-meal gem Two eggs very lightly cooked Half a cup of wheat bran, cooked and served as a porridge, with butter and salt Half a glass of water

LUNCHEON

Tender asparagus, peas, or beans New potatoes A small portion of wheat bran A glass of water

DINNER

New peas or asparagus New potatoes, baked Whole wheat, boiled; serve with butter A glass of water

At least two glasses of water should be drunk between breakfast and luncheon, and between luncheon and dinner.

The quantity of food may be slightly increased as the patient improves, and the meals may be varied by changing the vegetables current in the market. The general combinations and the proportions, however, should be observed for two or three weeks.

SUMMER MENU

SOUR STOMACH (SUPERACIDITY) IRRITATION OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES