174 BULLETIN 414, TJ. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 19. — Diet without fresh meat. 

 [Ration, 16.3 cents.] 



Foodstuff. 



Ounces. 



Proteins. 



Fats. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Cost per 

 pound 

 (esti- 

 mated). 



Cost per 

 ration 

 (esti- 

 mated). 



White flour (or Graham or whole-wheat 

 flour) ■ 



8 

 8 

 2 

 4 

 8 

 12 

 1 

 5 



i 



2 



Ounces. 



1.064 

 .736 

 .322 

 .984 

 .592 

 .216 

 .014 



1.025 

 .027 



Ounces. 



0.120 

 .152 

 .144 

 .040 



5.320 

 .012 

 .003 

 .440 



Ounces. 

 5.816 

 6.032 

 1.350 

 2.480 



W.04 

 .025 

 .04 

 .06 

 .12 

 .015 

 .02 

 .05 

 .12 

 .06 

 .05 

 .16 



$0.02 





.013 



Oatmeal (or hominy grits) 



.005 





.015 



Salt fat pork (plates, back, bellies) 



.06 



1.764 

 .089 



.012 





.001 



Salt flsh (herring, mackerel) 



.016 





.933 

 .500 

 1.40 



.009 



Sugar 





.002 









.006 



Coffee 







.004 













Solids 



B2-} 



4.980 



581 



6.231 

 1,569 



20. 364 

 2,394 





.163 

















Total calories, 4,544. 



Nutritive ratio, 1: 6.8. 

 Ratio fat to carbohydrate, 1: 1.5. 

 Breakfast: 



White or Graham biscuit. 



Oatmeal mush or grits. 



Fried pork, 4 ounces. 



Sirup, 2 ounces. 



Sugar, one-half ounce, with coffee. 



Coffee (1 cup), two-fifths ounce. 

 Dinner: 



Corn bread (from corn meal), 8 ounces. 



Stewed peas (from dried peas), 4 ounces. 



Boiled salt pork, 4 ounces (boiled with peas). 

 Supper: 



Broiled salt fish. 



Lyonnaise potatoes.^ 



Stewed fruit. 



White or Graham biscuit. 



1 Lyonnaise potatoes: BoU potatoes until soft. Peel, slice crosswise. Slice 1 ounce onion to each ration. 

 Brown in fat in frying fan. Add to potatoes. Season with salt, pepper, and enough fat to moisten. 

 Bake in pan in oven 30 minutes. 



