The Washington times., 1929-08-03
RICH FOODS
ARE ON
MENU

While followers of The
Washington Times revised 1S-
Day Hollywood Diet are en-
tering upon the ninth lap of
the reducing race, the Diet
Editor today will toss out
some crumbs of consolation to
the scores of readers who
would be very glad to pick. up
some of this surplus flesh that
is being Topped off and to
place it upon their own bones.
Several visitors to The Times
Free Diet Clinic have frankly ad.
nnitted that they called not to earn
reducing tricks but. If possible. to
get some pointers on picking up
weight. And the medical staff in
charge Of the clinic ha; been COM
PEELED to advise more than a score
of those who called, with their
hearts set on reducing, to banish
the thought and start putting on
more meat.
Valuable Suggestion
In response to pleas Of many Of
these underweight individuals. the
medical staff has offered some
valuable suggestions for those
interested in a weight-gaining diet:
Start the day off right by taking
h cold towel rub and a cold bath
on rising. Engage in moderate
exercise each day. At each neal
eat az much as possible without
producing discomfort in the abdo-
men.
Twenty minutes before breakfast
drink the Juice OF half grapefruit
or the juice of an orange without
sugar. Then sit down to a break
fast of oatmeal, cream Of wheat, or
Farina cooked four hours and eaten
with cream, but no sugar. or nth
butter and honey.
Eat Soft Eggs
Also eat one or two eggs, cooked
soft in any way except frted-such
as soft boiled, poached, cojdled or
scrambled. The whites OF these
eggs should not be hard. Eat two
or three strips Of bacon, broiled
but not crisp. Also two or three
plain muffins, two or three French
rolls, two or three slices Of white
bread, or two or three baking
powder biscuits made with butte,
and eaten with butter and bee
R1oney-the comb to be eaten.
Drink a cup Of Kaffee Hag or
cup of chocolate or cocoa, or else
a glass of milk or buettermilk.
Avoid coffee.
A glass Of milk or buttermilk
should be taken between meals and
at bedtime. One may accompany
this with bread and butter sand.
wiches. or cream cheese, il desired.
Luncheon Menu
For luncheon and dinner one
may have the choice Of any cream
of vegetable soup or chicken, lamb,
beef or clam broth if free from
grease. Pepper should not be used
in any form. Any broiled or baked
fresh fish, turkey. chicken, capon,
squad, guinea hen roast lamb lamb
stew broiled lamb chops broiled
steak boiled or broiled liver, or
sweetbreads creamed may be eaten.
Roast beef may be eaten once a
week IL desired.
One may eat white potatoes, well
done and preferably boiled in the
skins and then baked. Mashed
potatoes, mixed with butter and
baked in a casserole. are excellent.
One may also eat rice or hominy
grits cooked four hours, or maca-
roni without cheese or tomatoes.
Vegetable List
Any two Of the following vege-
AL hN
or dinner: Green peas, string beans,
carrots, cymlings, summer squash,
asparagus, artichokes, ckra, celery,
cucumbers, cauliflower. bruss
sprouts, hearts of onions, green
lima beans and spinach If it. is
chopped very fine or put through a
sieve. All Of these vegetables must
be thoroughly cooked and eaten
with butter or cream sauce.
Eggplant Is fine II boiled until
tender and mixed with bread crumbs
and baked. One may also eat hearts
of lettuce. endive or fruit salad with
orange, grapefruit, pears, or very
ripe bananas, served with home
made nayonnaise or French dress
ing, which must be made Of olive
oil, lemon juice, and salt. One
should eat the same kinds and
amounts Of the breads suggested
for breakfast.
Desserts Are Good
For dessert one may have baked
custard, junket. rice pudding, stewed
or baked apples or pears-all sweet
ened with honey, gelatine made with
fresh fruit juices. bananas baked or
split and fried in butter. canned Del
Monte pears, or fresh ripe pears.
For luncheon or dinner one is al
lowed cup Of weak hot tea without
cream or sugar but with lemon, if
desired or a glass Of milk or butter,
milk. One should drink a glass of
water at the end of each meal and
one or two glasses between meals.
Ice water should be avoided The
water should either be drawn from
the tap or put in bottles and left in
the refrigerator to cool
Follow Suggestions
If these suggestions are followed,
the medical staff says. there will be
no trouble in increasing the weight
to normal.
Now. while the slender folk are
getting these dishes ready. the
diet editor will return to his flesh
reducing friends.
Interest In the famous Hollywood
diet is constantly growing. One
woman. on vacation at North
Beach. Md, came 40 miles through
the summer heat TO the Hearst
Building to receive medical advice
on reducing. 1t was not a regular