New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
TEN CENTS A DAY FOR FOOD.
A MINIMUM OF COST WITH MAXIMUM
OF NUTRITIvE VALUES DEMON
sTRATED BY STUDENTS OF
ACIIEPS
TEACHERS COLLEGE.


days meals consisting of breakfast. dinner and
supper for a family of six persons at total cost
of so cents is one of the demonstration exhibits
which have been shown this week at Teachers
College. The menus accompanying the display
show that balance of food elements has been
arrived in the rations for a single day. accord
ing to the dietary standards laid down by Professor
Atwater and other scientists. But to the average
consumer the conspicuous features of the layout
are exquisite neatness and frugaty The family
used type for these ratons is supposed to con-
sist of a laboring man. hard working woman, an
aged woman a engaged in moderately
hard work, and two boys. aged twelve and sixteen
years. respectively.
Butter is conspicuous for its absence all the
tables. although two tablespoonfus were allowed
for the days cooking. On the breakfast table are
a mould of oatmeal six bread rolls and coffee,
with milk and sugar. For luncheon there is lentil
soup. rye bread and cabbage salad. with boiled
dressing made without oil Dinner consists of
boiled mutton served in ring of rice, dish of
carrots. rye bread and an Indian meal suet pud-
ding with caramel sauce The total weight of the
food for the three meals is about seventeen pounds
or less than three pounds day for each person.
An analysis of the food elements shows that about
two-thirds of allowance is carbohydrates; about
one-sixth proteine. and about one-ffth fat.
The staples of the diet oatmeal of which one
pound was allowed; lents, one pound; rye bread,
one and one-half pounds, and neck of mutton two
and one-half pounds. The oatmeal cost cents;
the lentils, cents; the rye bread, 21s cents. and
the mutton 10 cents. The balance of the 80 cents
went for milk. sugar rolls cabbage, butter. rice,
carrots. cornmeal, suet moasses. spices, soda and
coffee.
Miss Helen Kinney. professor of domestic science
and head of the department doubted if the supply
of food prescribed by scientists for the individual
sufficient.
I'm all these Investigations" she said, there is
apparatus with which to measure the nervous
wear and tear on the human machine 1t is
question between scientific investigation and the
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instincts shown in the desires are something of
reliable guide to the amount Of food required by
each person. There is doubt that most people
eat too much. and that an excessivee meat diet
overburdens the kidneys"
Members of the domestic science classes were
represented by a series of balanced daily menus
showing the possibilities of 10 cents day for an
individual diet or go cents for family of six per
The following are selected from them:
BREAKFAST
Cereal and milk.
0F coo0s sS SeHI' or On eon feast
LUNCHEON.
Baked beans
Baking powder biscuit with molasses.
DINNER.
Plum pudding without eggs. Syrup sauce
BREAKFAST.
.,. Oatmeal and milk. Toast and hutter
DINNER.
Beef stew carrots, onions and potatoes
Oatmeal pudding with sugar and milk
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Mush and SKINNED milk.
Gingerbread
BREAKFAST.
Pancakes. Syrup.
Tea
DINNER.
Corned beef.
Potatoes. Lima
butter.
Bread pudding
SUPPER.
Baked omeet.
Dreamed potatoes.
Toast
Cheese. Milk