72 



Table 15. — Weigldx and cosf of food and nutrients in ^dietary studies of American 



families — Continued. 



Food consumed during the whole study (7 days). 



Kinds and amounts. 



Dietarij study So. i^2a— Continued. 

 ASi.M,\L FOOD — continued. 



Cheese, 1 pound, 15 cents (111) . . 

 Cream, 4.5 pounds, 42 cents (113) 

 Eggs. 3.2 pounds, 24 cents (105) . . 



Cost. 



Dollars. 

 0.15 

 .42 

 .24 



Total animal food. 



1.92 



VEGETABLE FOOD. 



Cereals: Apple pie, 1 pound, 12 cents (15S); 

 bread. 4 pounds, 20 cents (147); buckwheat, 

 2 pounds, 10eents( 118);doughnuts, 0.56 pound. 

 6 cents ( 156); graham flour, 2 pounds, 10 cents 

 (124i: rice, 1 pound, 10 cents (133); whole 

 wheat flour, 2 pounds, 9 cents (123) 77 



Sugar, 2.5 pounds, 13 cents (163) 13 



Vegetables: Beans (string), 0.68 pound, 8 cents. 

 (i7>i); onions, 2 pounds, 16 cents (189); pars- 

 nips, 1.25 pounds, 5 cents (191); potatoes, 7 

 pounds, 13 cents (196); peas (green), 1.36 

 pounds, 16 cents (194 ) .58 



Fruits: Apples, 4.5 pounds, 18 cents (214); 

 oranges, 1.58 pounds, 10 cents (238); straw- 

 berries, 2.6 pounds, 42 cents (250) 70 



Total vegetable food . .'. ' "i, 18 



Total food I 4. 10 



Diiturn sitidi/ Xo. SM. 



ANIMAL FOOD. 

 ) 



Beef: Rump steak, 0.83 pound, 10 cents (30); 

 sirloin steak, 1.5 pounds, 25 cents (32). Veal 

 chops, 2.75 poun<ls, 35 cents ( 41 ) 



Pork: Ham, 0.80 pound. 20 cents (60); lard, 0.5 

 pound, 7 cents (62); .salt pork, 0.62 pound, 5 

 cents (64) .' 



Fish: Salt cod, 0.5 poimd. 5 cents (80) 



Butter, 5 7)ounds, S1.25 (100) 



Eggs, 3 pounds, 32 cents (105) 



Cream, 7.88 pounds, 35 cents (113) 



Milk, 21.99 pounds, 63 cents (114) 



Cheese, 0.33 pound, 5 cents (111) 



Total animal food 



VEGETABLE FOOD. 



Cereals: Buns, 5.75 pounds, 44 cents (148): 

 crackers, 0.5 pound, 5 cents (153); flour, 16.66 

 pounds, 38 cents ( 122 ) 



Sugars, etc.; Chocolate, 1 pound, 20 cents (167); 

 sugar, 9 pounds, .50 cents (162) 



Vegetables: Beans (string), 0.66 pound, 8 cents 

 (i7Si; peas (green), 0.68 pound, 10 cents (194); 

 potatoes, 24.25 pounds, 63 cents (196) 



Fruits: Apple butter, 0.5 pound, 5 cents (215); 

 apricots, 1 pound, 20 cents (217); pineapples, 

 1.96 pounds. 5 cents (243) 



Total vegetable food 



Total food 



Dictiiry study J\o. SAa. 



.\NIMAL FOOD. 



Beef: Rump steak, 4 pounds, 40 cents (30); sir- 

 loin steak. 2 pounds, 28 cents (32); soup bone, 

 4.28 pounds, 30 cents (17). Veal: Breast, 5.43 

 pounds, 38 cents (3S): cutlets, 2.5 pounds, 36 

 cents (44). Mutton: Chops, 3 pounds, 24 cents 

 (46); breast, 5 pounds, 25 cents (45) 



Cost, nutrients, and fuel value of food 

 per man per day. 



Cost. 



Cents. 

 1.2 

 3.2 



1.8 



14.8 



.5.9 

 1.0 



4.5 

 .5.4 



Protein. Fat. 



Grams. Grams. 

 10 12 



4 I 29 



15 1 10 



16.8 



31.6 



68 I 120 



41 



13 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Grams. 



1 

 51 



15 



119 



135 



282 

 87 



53 



Fuel 

 value. 



Calories. 

 151 

 302 

 149 



28 



450 



458 



1,372 



1,408 

 348 



2.57 

 125 



2,138 



3, .510 



