44 



TABr.E 8. — ]Vei(j}di< and cost of food and raUrients in dietanj studies of colored families in 



PJiiladelph ia — Continued. 



Food consumed during the whole study (7 days). 



Kinds and amounts. 



Bietari) stinli/ So. JOa— Continued. 



VEGETABLE FOOD. 



Cereals: Bread, 12 pounds, 60 cents (147): pud- 

 ding. 1 pound, 6 cents (258); rice, 1.5 pounds, 

 12 cents {133); rolled a vena, 3.75 pounds, 21 

 cents (131); hominy, 1 pound, 5 cents (126) 



Sugar, 3.25 pounds, 20 cents ( 163) 



Vegetables: Potatoes, 3.5 pounds, 8 cents (196): 

 sweet potatoes, 1.9 pounds, 5 cents (198): 

 canned tomatoes, 1.75 pounds, 10 cents (209) . . 



Fruits: Apples, 3.5 pounds, 20 cents (214) 



Total vegetable food. 

 Total food 



J>iclanj i<ti(dij Xo. 11a. 



.\XIM.\L FOOD. 



Mutton : Liver, 2 pounds, 8 cents (49) 



Pork: Sau.sage, 0.75 pound. 11 cents (66); salt 



pork, 0.5 pound, 7 cents (64) 



Butter, 0.13 pound, 5 cents (106) 



Milk, 2.1 pounds, 8 cents (114) 



Total animal food. 



VEGET.\BI.E FOOD. 



Cereals: Bread, 3.38 pounds, 15 cents (147) 



Sugar, 0.5 pound, 2 cents ( 163) 



Vegetables: Beans, 1 pound, 5 cents (177); on- 

 ions, 1.9 }iounds, 5 cents (189); potatoes, 1.75 

 pounds, 3 cents ( 196) 



Beer, 2 pounds, 10 cents (259) 



Total vegetable food. 

 Total food 



Cost. 



Dollars. 



1.04 

 .20 



.23 



.20 



1.67 



4.96 



.08 



.18 

 .05 

 .08 



Cost, nutrients, and fuel value of food per 

 man per day. 



Cost. 



Cent^ 



.3.6 

 .7 



5.8 



Protein. 



Grams. 



31 



Fat. 



Grams. 



Carbo- | Fuel 

 livdrates. value. 



Graiiis. 



175 

 51 



Calorieg. 



895 

 204 



76 



24 



33 



249 



1,199 



17.2 



80 



69 



2.7 



6.0 

 1.7 

 2.6 



.39 



.15 

 .02 



.13 

 .10 



13.0 



5.0 



4.3 

 3.3 



70 

 16 



10 



115 

 16 

 13 



96 



171 



258 



l,9t;7 



15 

 12 



16 



43 



580 



1,136 

 142 

 220 



2, 07S 



43 



1 



271 



76 



162 

 35 



1,334 

 ;!04 



8.56 

 144 



.40 



13.3 



91 



11 



.544 



26.3 



187 



I 



182 



587 



4,716 



DIETARY STUDIES OF ITALIAN FAMILIES (Nos. 12a-13a). 

 The details of two dietary studies of Italian families follow. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 1'2a. 



There were four members of the familv in this study — a man, a woman, 

 a bov 3 3-ears old, and a nursino- bab}', but the hitter was not included 

 in the study. They rented a house of six rooms for §16 a month, but 

 sublet four of the rooms for $13. Their weekly income was $7. 



The study continued seven days. The number of meals taken Avas 

 as follows: > 



Meals. 

 Man 21 



Woman (21 meals X 0.8 meal of man), equivalent to 17 



Child, 3 years (21 meals X 0.4 meal of man), ec][uivalent to S 



Total number of meals equivalent to 46 



Equivalent to one man fifteen days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 13a. 



This study w^as made with a family of two women — the mother, 

 aged 00, and her daughter. They owned their own house, consisting 



