CONVICT LABOR FOR ROAD WORK. 



Table 24. — Diet with fresh meat. 

 [Ration, 21 cents.] 



179 



Foodstuff. 



Ounces. 



Protein. 



Fats. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Cost per 

 pound 

 (esti- 

 mated). 



Cost per 

 ration 

 (esti- 

 mated). 



Fresh meat (as purchased) 



14 



16 



2 



2 

 16 



1 



1 



3 



4 



It 



4 



Ownces. 

 2 



2.128 

 .16 

 .166 

 .288 

 .009 

 .011 

 .042 

 .296 

 .027 



Ounces. 

 1.320 



.240 

 .006 

 .012 

 .016 

 .001 

 .004 

 .009 

 2.660 



Ounces. 



SO. 10 



.04 



.06 



.03 



.015 



.02 



.02 



.02 



.12 



.12 



.06 



.05 



.16 



SO 088 



White flour (or Graham or whole-wheat 

 flour) 



11.632 



1.580 



1.580 



2.350 



.057 



.093 



.267 



.04 



Rice.. 



007 



Hominy or oatmeal or corn meal 



.004 



Potatoes 



.015 



Turnips 



.001 



Carrots 



.001 



Onions.. 



003 



Salt fat pork 



.03 



Dried fruit 



.933 



.500 



2.80 



009 



Sugar 





.002 



Molasses 







.006 



Coffee 







.004 













Solids 



65i 



5.127 

 570 



4.268 

 1,063 



21. 792 



2,485 





.21 



Calories 















Total calories, 4,118. 



Nutritive ratio, 1:6. 

 Ratio fat to carbohydrate, 1: 2.3. 

 Breakfast: 



Hominy, oatmeal, or corn-meal mush (from 2 ounces meal). 

 Fried salt pork, 4 ounces. 

 White or Graham bread or biscuit. 

 Molasses, 2 ounces. 

 Sugar, one-half ounce with coffee. 

 Coffee, two-fifths ounce. 

 Dinner: 



Meat stew — 



14 ounces meat. 

 16 ounces potato. 

 1 ounce turnips. 

 1 ounce carrots. 

 1 ounce onions. 

 White or Graham bread or biscuit. 

 Supper: 



Boiled rice (from 2 ounces rice). 

 Molasses, 2 ounces. 

 White or Graham bread or biscuit. 

 Stewed fruit. 



