Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-06

four men Udy.
The amounts, cost and nutrients of
the food eaten are as follows:
ANIMAL FOOD.
Beef-Hearts. IL pounds, 38c; round,
1O.5 pounds. $1.O5; rump 10 pounds,
Soc; shank. fore. pounds, brisket
(stew), 7.25 pounds, Soc; cost Of beef,
s2.73
Pork-Bacon. 2 pounds. 3Oc; salt
pork. pounds. 1Sc.: lard, 1 pound, 12c !;
cost of pork, 60c.
Fish-Salt cod, pounds, Acc: SAL
mon. salt. pounds. 4Oc.: cost, s2c.
Eggs-1 pound, cost, 33c.
Butter-9 pounds. cost. 1925.
Cheese pounds, cost, 3Oc.
Milk-210 pounds, cost, 1910.
Total cost of animal food 1913. Cost
of animal food to n woman a day. see.
Nutrients in animal food to woman a
day: Protein, 80 grams; fat, 20 grams:
carbohydrates. &c grams. Fuel value
calOries.
VEGETABLE FOOD.
Cereals-COrnmeal. 10 pounds, 29c;
popcorn, pound, SC: hominy, LA
pounds. sc: oatmeal. AS pounds. lac;
rice, 4 pounds 2Sc; graham -four, 10
pounds, &c; white -four, &C pounds,
s1.55; crackers. Boston IS pounds. 4c;
cost of the cereals, $266.
Sugars, Starches, etc.-Granulated
sugar. 20 pounds. 81: molasses. 2.33
pounds. 36c; cornstarch. 33 pounds, &c;
cocoa. l pound. lie; chocolate. -
pounds. sc; cost of sugars. SLIGO.
Vegetables-Lima beans. pounds.
1Sc; pea beans, 2.44 pounds, 1Oc; beets
1.25 pounds. &c: cabbage, pounds, 1Oc;
carrots. l.25 pounds. &c; celery. FOG
pounds. 1Oc; parsnips. 4.69 pounds. 15c;
split peas. 1853 pounds. 1Sc; potatoes. so
pounds. $1.47; turnips, So pounds, &c;
cost of vegetables. $2.36.
Fruits. Nuts. etc-Apricots, dried. L.
pounds, lie: bananas, pounds. soc;
dates. pounds, 12c; prunes. 2 pounds.
1Sc: raisins, 25 pounds. &c; peanuts, 2
pounds. 2ac; crabapple jelly, pounds,
Sc: cost of fruits and nuts, $1.07.
The total cost of the vegetable food
was $3.50. The cost Of vegetable food
per woman per day. Acc. Nutrients in
vegetable food per woman per day
Protein. SO grams fat, 8 grams: carbO-
vegetable food per woman per day,
|, 1860 calories.
The total value in fuel per woman
per day for the six days was 2.243
Galleries. The total nutrients per wo-
man per day We're: Protein. IS grams:
fat, Is grams, carbohydrates 312 grams
The total food for the six days tor the
thirty students cost $l,.42. The total
cost Of food to a woman a day WAS
ode
AS showing the kind Of menus one
may choose who elects to exist on
scientific diet the following are ap-
pended. They are the menus made out
by the young women of the Bible
Normal School for the six days taken
up by the experiment just described.
1t is not an epicurean sort of menu,
nor is it exactly Spartan. 1t would
seem as If for a little over cents
day a person could exist on it. The
menus follow:
SATURDAY.
Breakfast-Oatmeal and top OF milk,
fish cakes, toast with a little butter),
pr.,nes, milk and cereal coffee.
Dinner-Beef soup. crOutonnes. beans
(haked with pork, brown bread.
apricot shortcake.
Supper-Sandwiches Cheese and
jelly. white and graham bread Ono
butter), sliced bananas, milk.
SUNDAY.
Breakfast-Cornmeal mush and top
of milk. baked beans, buns, milk and
cereal coffee.
Dinner-Split pea soup and crackers
(crisped). ported beef. brown sauce.
baked potatoes, bread, rice, with milk
and sugar.
Supper-BrOwn bread sandwiches
| with n little butter), white bread
sandwiches. with date and peanut fill
ing without butter). cocoa, popcorn
(salted).
| MONDAY.
reakfast-Oatmeal with top of milk,
cream toast. cereal coffee.
Dinner-Baked bean soup. crisped
crackers. Hamburg steak balls. brown
sauce, hominy. turnip, peanuts and
dates.
Supper-Potato and beet salad.
gingerbread. cheese, bread and milk.
TUESDAY.
Rreakfast-Wheat breakfast food
and dates. creamed Goldfish. mullins
with a little butter). milk and cereal
coffee.
Dinner-Reef stew with biscuit
bread pudding and bread.
Supper-Scalloped meat and potato
bread with butter, prunes. chocolate
fudge.
WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast-Oatmeaf with top OF milk,
hash, corncake. milk and cereal coffee
Dinner-Vegetable soup. croutonnes'
baked stuffed beef's heart. brown
sauce, rice, cornstarch blanc mango
caramel sauce.
Supper-PotatO and celery salad,
white and graham bread. fried corn
meal mush. syrup.
THURSDAY.
Breakfa st-Cornmeal mush with top
of milk, hashed meat on toast, mix
and cereal coffee.
Dinner-Salt salmon. drawn putter
sauce, baked potatoes, parsnips. Dread
evaporated apple shortcake.