San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-18
Sister Mary's Kitchen
"a Daily Menu for the Stout
and Thin
EAT AND
U.Ose WeipI,f

Lose weight.
-Four tablespoons stewed rhubarb,
| poached egg; 1Acup tomato bouillon,
cup combination vegetable salad,
ounces roast leg of lamb. 1 tablespoon
mint sauce. 2 small new boiled pota-
toes with minced parsley. 10 STALKS
fresh asparagus, IL head lettuce with
lemon juice and mineral oil dressing
4 tablespoons shredded fresh pine.
apple, 2 small pieces crisp gluten
toast, 1 gluten roll, 1 slice whole
wheat bread, 1 pint SKINNED milk.
Total calories. 1904. Protein, 342
fat, 351; carbohydrate, 511. Iron
.O1SG gram.
The mineral oil mentioned for the
lead lettuce can be found at any
drug store. 1t is an excellent lubri-
cant. has little or no food value
and is very palatoble combined with
lemon juice or vinegar Or in a may
onnaise dressing.
Remember that these reducing diets
are planned for the normal. healthy.
merely too. fat person. IL you must
diet because of any organic trouble
consult your physician and follow his
diet list.
And don't expect to sec your sur
plus weight melt like q. block of ice
in the July sun. The first two 81
three weelli may not make any per
ceptible difference. Flabby fat may
become firm from exercise and YOU
may begin TO feel more alert.
These diets are low in fats but
provide enough to maintain perfect
health.
Concentrated sweets are taboo but
natural sugar and starch is fur
nished by fruits and vegetables.
. Protein is supplied by vegetables
and grains as well as meats. so there
is little danger of an excess of acidity
being caused.
Gain Weight.
Four tablespoons stewed rhubarb.
. Goldfish balls, / cup cooked cereal
with IL seeded r0isins, l poached egg
1 cup tomato bouillon. / cup combinn-
ton vegetable salad with 2 table
spoons mayonnaise. ounces roast leg
Of lamb with . tablespoons mint
sauce. 4 tablespoons brown gravy. 8
new potatoes in tablespoons cream
sauce, 10 stalks asparagus with 2 Ia
blespoons melted butter. IL head let
tuce with tablespoons Russian dress
ing. 4 tablespoons shredded fresh pine
apple 1 large slice sponge cake. 4 Ia
blespoons chocolate bread pudding
with . tablespoons hard sauce. . corn
meal mullins. . slices whole wheat
bread. . dinner rolls. tablespoons
butter. IA cups cresQ. l tablespoon
sugar. 2 tablespoons Jelly or jam, |
pint whole milk.
Total calories, 4051. Protein, 472
fat. 1925: carbohydrate, 1858. Iron,
.0192 gram.
When dieting to gain be careful
that you are not upsetting your d.
gestion and remember that moderate
amount Of outdoor exercise and pleT-
ty Of sleep are as necessary as lots
Of calories.
II you "simply CAN'T drink milk
in its simple state then drink it in
cocoa or egg-nogs or cream soups.
but be sure to take it some way or
other. And il the sweetness and rich
ness OF the cocoa is too cloying drink
cup of hot water after drinking
tho cocoa.
You will probably be very uncom;
Portable after your meals for the first
week. That will be because your
stomach is actually stretching to ac-
commodate the unusual amount Of
food you are eating.
Try TO use the food that will mean
the most as fat producers instead VI
those you like best. Drink cocoa foc
afternoon tea in place of tea with
lemon and choose iced chocolate in
stead Of iced tea or lemonade for
luncheon. These all add calories anl
eventually fat.
Copyright. 1924. NEA Service, Inc