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Table 24. — Diet with fresh meat. 
[Ration, 21 cents.] 
Foodstuff. 
Ounces. 
Protein. 
Fats. 
Carbo- 
hydrates. 
Cost per 
pound 
(esti- 
mated). 
Cost per 
ration 
(esti- 
mated). 
14 
16 
2 
2 
16 
1 
1 
3 
4 
1* 
14 
4 
1 
Ounces. 
2 
2.128 
.16 
.166 
.288 
.009 
.011 
.042 
.296 
.027 
Ounces. 
1.320 
.240 
.006 
.012 
.016 
.001 
.004 
.009 
2.660 
Ounces. 
$0.10 
.04 
.06 
.03 
.015 
.02 
.02 
.02 
.12 
.12 
.06 
.05 
.16 
$0,088 
White flour (or Graham or whole-wheat 
flour) 
11.632 
1.580 
1.580 
2.350 
.057 
.093 
.267 
.04 
.007 
.004 
.015 
.001 
.001 
.003 
Salt fat pork 
.03 
.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 mi 
ish (iron 
l 2 ounces meal). 
Fried salt pork, 4 ounces. 
White or Graham bread or 
biscuit. 
Molasses, 2 ounces. 
Sugar, one-half ounce wit' 
i 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 oi 
* biscuit. 
Supper: 
Boiled rice (from 2 ounces 
3 rice). 
Molasses, 2 ounces. 
White or Graham bread o: 
f biscuit. 
Stewed fruit. 
