The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-27
PLAN PROPOSED
TO MRS. WILSON IS
NOT POPULAR HERE
Albuquerque People, as a Rule,
Do Not Believe They Could Sat
isfy Their Hunger on 20 Cents
a Day; a Few Dissent.

u can I DC Oont.
This IL what many Albuquorquoans
think u the diet plan proposed to Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson by the publicity
manager of the policcman's diet squad
of New York city. This menu costs
% cents u day, II IN asserted.
Perhaps " n because the bratias
air o." 40 southwest gives a biresr
appetite, but IL is a fact that a major.
ity OF the local students of dietetics
believe that the following menu, which
II the n proposed to the first lady
81 thc land. u not sufficient To- Keep
tho average Aibuquerqucnn In good
working condition.
Breakfast. Oatmeal and milk.
toast and butter. coffee. Cost : cents.
Luncheon Salmon croaucttes with
peas, unc date, bread and butter. tea.
Cost : cnt
Dinner: BAKED split peas. stuffed
ereen peppers. whole wheat bread and
butter; sliced oranges and bananas;
tea. Cost 10 cents.
mo sir, such n diet In absolutely i'm.
possible" declared the sister superior
of 81. Joseph's sanatorium tins morn
ipg. "a healthseeker would die or
such a menu, and | don't believe thai
a well person could get along with Il.
Why. u takes about rs cents a meal
to feed u healthy man. Instead Of 30
cents a day. A. for "A sick person. ~
course that depends largely upon his
or her condition. Moreover. a dinner
like the one outlined cannot be OBJ
tained for 10 cents
O. n. Maron. president OF the Com
mercial club. who needs quite a bit -
steam In order ~ dischargc his execu.
tive duties. asserts that he consumes
enough oatmeal and cream alone for
breakfast to ccoun for the ! cents
allowed by the menu for that meal,
zone Of my boys-and they are "a
pretty healthy lot-can make a meal
Of the entire days allowances said
Mr.. Marion. AS for that luncheon a
good meal depends on the amount u
bread and butter and croauets that
one IL able to consume.
THE entire affair reminds me Of
the I did Neutrality-suspicious. -to-be-a-s ol .
der or the 1-didn't-raise-m m -girl-to-
he-a-mother' notion II Is one OF Shc
many fnds that are oniy too common
with US Americans.
The average albuquerque boy n
girl over ten years OF age could not
thrive on such a diet, according 10
John " Milne, city superintendent VI
schools.
- think /; would be u mighty slim
diet for one OF our boys or girls In the
seventh or eighth grade. or in the
high school" declared the supeiir-
.tondent. After the age OF ten. let rs
say. the appetite develops considerably
..4 aINH.Hr-I .n. So. .av.a. 60. -
say tina, youngsters above that age re-
puirc q moro substantial fare
\ strong and interesting dissenting
opinion was expressed by Rabbi Apisc
Bergman Who ays that his family's
ideas Of diet have bceu largely iuuu-
cucel by this recent movement Mrs..
Bergman is studying the matter sori-
ously. and the family menu has been
materially altered a. a result.
This diet furnishes good food foi
thought" began Rabbi bergman. with
out "a TO pun. The movement ~
Of exceptional educational value. We
Americans ov"rcat. for one thing.
know that ! do. or did. before this
movement started. A. q resul, Of Il,
We are following out the lines sus-
gcsted in the experiment. which, ~
course. u only At it, initial stagc.
This movement - teaching the
American people to eat more econort-
icnlly. and At the same time supply
themselves with wholesome food
whether the diet furnishes enough
waste matter is anoter question. nut
since the menu has been prepared by
experts. there ~ no reason 20 doubt
that Il does
without going into a scientific am
ais sia Of the food values provided 10y
the menu, Dr. David e. Twitchell was
inclined 10 believe that the diet IL one
on which the average healthy person
could thrive. \ sick man, the doctor
added. would probably require higher
food values. 90 q degree dependent
upon his condition