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132 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
No. 317. DIETARY OF A CHEMIST’S FAMILY AT MIDDLETOWN, 
CONN. 
This dietary study of a professional man’s family was carried on for the 
purpose of testing the practicability of substituting salt fish and dried legumes 
as sources of protein in a diet where ordinarily considerable quantities of meats 
were used. Salt cod fish was used in various preparations, and dried beans 
were made into *‘ baked beans,” bean soup and ‘“‘ old-fashioned bean porridge.” 
In ali other respects the diet was the same as usual, differing, however, from 
many dietaries in the large amount of dairy products, especially butter and 
milk, which were used. ‘The study began with breakfast, November 8, 1899, 
and continued g days, with 27 meals. The family consisted of one man, 31 
years of age, weighing 155 pounds; one woman, 29 years of age, weighing 120 
pounds; and one boy, 5 years old, weighing about 45 pounds. ‘The number 
of meals taken were as follows: 
One man, - 2 - - = - - - - 27 meals. 
One woman (27 x .8 meal of man), equivalent to - 22 meals. 
One boy (27 x .4 meal of man), equivalent to. - = AT reies ies 
Total number of meals equivalent to - - - 60 meals. 
Equivalent to one man 20 days. 
TABLE 19. 
Cost and weights* of food materials used in dietary No. 317. 













FOOD MATERIALS. ¢ /|Cost.| Weight. Foop MATERIALS. { |Cost.| Weight. 
Foop PURCHASED. $ | Lbs.| Oz. Foop PURCHASED, $ | Lbs.| Oz. 
Animal Food. Vegetable Food (Con.)| - 
Beef, shoulder, clod, - | .34| 2 |13.0]| Molasses, : - | .07} — |13.5 
Salt pork, - - N04 == ol 37 Ohl Maplessyrin sae = lor (OD ss an ee 
Lard, 3 a «WG OS SR Ueh SUC ar sca - = [nce PONS ee 
Cod, boned, - $22. Sis Beans ewaried! he - ae eee 
Oysters, solids, - SO abSl slay 1. O} Potatoes = =| 05 aetna 
Eggs, - - - | .I9} I | 1.0]] Sweet potatoes, - | .O7 RS aia 
VULECE a hae - TOON 2a ide it pes tee =) -=SP TAL TOM ieoaG 
Cheeses. - “NOP a OM. Gtapes. 3 : -.) 5 O4he Ciao 
Milk, - E - | .97] 34 |14.5|| Grape preserves, @- | .06| — 7.0 
Cream, - - ~)} O09} (= 122.011) Peaches, canned, =) iya) a, eee 
Total animal food, - 2,80) 47 | 1.6|) Chestnuts,§ -  - | 105) — | 8.0 
English walnuts, § - | .o2| — 4.0 
Vegetable Food. _ lanl aa fea 
Rt real: : Bsr ea aa Total veg. food, 1.87) 36 |19.5 
Rye meal, - - - |.,01) — | 9.0 Total food, - —- |4,17/ 83 |14.0 
Wheat flour, - a ae ete aah ke 
Wheatlet, - - Sy ONE Ak a , ~ 
Shredded wheat, - | .o7] + | 7.0 ae bes be 
Bread, wheat, - 2) Ob Si Ga EE tia 
Crackers, milk, - - | .02] — | 3.5|| Beef, shoulder, clod, | — | — “e 
Crackers, oyster, ra eae es tee lay ss Milk, F : A Lipa felt 5 
Cornstarch, - EW PS 9 OE cree rote CM Total animal food.) eae EG 


Hie All wee hte, unless otherwise specified, are of edible material free from bone, 
skins, etc. 
+ The percentage composition of the materials used in this dietary was taken f 
Bulletin 28, of the Office of Experiment Stations of the U. S. Dept. of Agricuitntea am 
2 As purchased. 

