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Table 17. — WeighU and cost of food and nntrlcnts in dietary studies of Irish families. 



Food consumed during the whole study (7 days). 



Kinds and amounts. 



Dietary study i\'o. !,oa. 



ANIMAL FOOD. 



Beef: Sirloin steak. 2 pounds, 2.5 cents (32); veal 

 rib, 6.2-5 pounds. 55 cents (43); liver, 0.50 

 pound, 5 cents (40); mutton rib, 1.5 pounds, 

 20 cents (46) 



Pork: Bacon, 1 pound, 16 cents (55) 



Fish: White, 1.5 pounds, 15 cents (103) 



Butter, 1 pound, 31 cents (106) 



Eggs, 3.25 pc)unds, 23 cents (105) 



Cream, 2.25 pounds, 20 cents (113) 



Milk. 4.19 pounds, 12 cents (114) 



Total animal food , 



VECiET.^BI.E Ff)Or>. 



Cereals: Bread, 9 pounds, 45 cents (147); cakes, 

 0.5 pound, 5 cents ( 1.50 ) , 



Sugar, 5 pounds, 25 cents ( 163) 



Vegetables: Tomatoes, fresh, 1 pound, 8 cents 

 (211); lettuce, 0.22 pound, 5 cents (187); i)Ota- 

 toes, 10 pounds, 20 cents (196); rhubarb, 3 

 pounds, 10 cents (201) 



Fruits: Bananas, 3pounds,10cents (218); straw- 

 berries, 0.65 pound, 10 cents (2.50); pineapple, 

 0.9 pound, 15 cents (243) 



Cost. 



Dollars. 



1.05 

 .16 

 .15 

 .31 

 .23 

 .20 

 .12 



Total vegetable food. 

 Total food 



Dietary study Xo. /,6a. 



ANI.MAL FOOD. 



Beef: Liver, 2 pounds. 8 cents (8); sausage 

 (smoked). 1 pound, 10 cents (16) ; flank steak, 

 1.5 pounds, 15 cents (24); rump (corned), 7 

 pounds, 66 cents (3); chuck, 11 pounds, SI. 10 

 (23). Veal chops, 2.5 pounds, 28 cents (41). 

 Mutton chops. 2.5 pounds, 33 cents (46) 



Pork: Bacon,.1.25 pounds, 20 cents (55); ham, 

 1.33 pounds, 24 cents (60); lard, 2 pounds, 24 

 cents ( 62 ) 



Fish: White, 3 pounds, 33 cents (103); white 

 (smoked), 2.5 pounds, 25 cents (104) 



Butter, 3 pounds, 90 cents ( 106) 



Eggs, 7.5 pounds, 85 cents ( 105) 



Cheese, 1 pound, 25 cents ( 111 ) 



Milk, 21.98 pounds, 189 cents (114) 



Total animal food. 



VEGETABLE FOOD. 



Cereals: Applepie.lpound.l2cents(15S): Bread. 

 2.2 pounds, 11 cents (147) ; cake, 2.25 pounds, 

 30 cents (150); crackers, 3 pounds, 29 cents 

 (153); flour, 24.5 pounds, 72 cents (122) 



Sugar, 8 pounds, 43 cents (163) 



Vegetables: Cabbage. 2.47 pounds, 16 cents ( 181) ; 

 corn (canned), 1.31 pounds, 14 cents (184); 

 onions (drv), 2.5 pounds, 14 cents (189): pota- 

 toes, 28 pounds, 60 cents (196); radishes, 0.65 

 pound, 10 cents (200); rhubarb, 1.5 pounds, 10 

 cents (201): tomatoes (canned), 1.78 pounds, 

 12 cents (209") 



Fruit: Bananas, 6 pounds, 30 cents (218) 



Total vegetable food 



Total food 



2.22 



Cost, nutrients, and fuel value of food per 

 man per day. 



Cost. 



Cents. 



6.6 

 1.0 

 .9 

 1.9 

 1.4 

 1.3 



.50 

 .25 



.43 



2. 60 



.68 



..58 

 .90 

 .85 

 .25 

 1.89 



7.75 



1..54 

 .43 



1.36 

 .30 



3.63 

 11.38 



Protein. 



Grams. 



44 

 3 

 5 



13.9 



3.1 

 1.6 



1.9 



1.6 

 2.5 

 2.4 



.7 

 5.3 



21.6 



4.3 

 1.2 



3.8 



10.1 



31.7 



Fat. 



Carbo- 

 hvdrates. 



12 

 2 

 4 



Grams 



36 

 17 



1 

 24 



8 

 12 



5 



Gi-ams. 



70 



103 



24 



54 



4 

 10 



12 

 3 

 9 



54 



39 



6 



32 



9 



5 



11 



1.56 



44 



53 



145 



11 



1 



12 



168 



Fuel 

 value. 



Calories. 



496 

 163 



29 

 214 

 119 

 127 



85 



144 



142 



45 



14 



14 



325 

 101 



61 



11 



498 



512 



1,233 



717 

 568 



204 



697 



363 



93 

 285 

 128 



57 

 190 



1,813 



1,574 

 404 



2a5 



48 



2,311 



4,124 



