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Meatless, for Reducing—Summer: Week One

MONDAY

Breakfast

Strawberries

Bran with milk, no sugar

Cereal coffee

Lunch

Green peas

Radishes

Coddled eggs

Buttermilk

Dinner

Beet greens

New carrots

Whole wheat bread (portion, 1 slice)

Salad: Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber

Cantaloupe

TUESDAY

Breakfast

Sliced fresh peaches

Bran (no sugar)

Glass of milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Honeydew melon

Slightly buttered leeks or onions

Graham bread (1 slice, portion for one)

Dinner

Brussels sprouts

Spinach

Poached eggs (1 egg portion for one)

Salad: Lettuce and tomato

Red raspberries

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast

Blueberries with bran and milk, no sugar

Cereal coffee

Lunch

Green corn on the cob

String beans

Fresh fruit

Buttermilk

Dinner

Green peas

New carrots

Rye bread (1 slice)

Salad: Endive or lettuce, cucumber and tomato

Fruit jelly

THURSDAY

Breakfast

Cantaloupe

Bran with milk, no sugar

Cereal coffee

Lunch

Cauliflower

Stewed grapes

Toasted Triscuit

Buttermilk

Dinner

New spinach

String beans

Hard boiled eggs (1 egg portion for one)

Salad: Lettuce hearts, cooked string beans and grated raw carrots

Fruit cup (fresh fruit)

FRIDAY

Breakfast

Cantaloupe

Toasted Triscuits

Glass of milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Dandelion greens

Boiled new cabbage

Whole wheat bread (1 slice to a person)

Pineapple sherbet

Dinner

Plain omelet

Corn on the cob

Brussels sprouts

Salad: Cucumber and lettuce hearts, no dressing

Strawberries (no sugar)

SATURDAY mit bordt snologi

Breakfast

Fresh pineapple

Cereal coffee

Lunch

Vegetable soup

1 bran muffin

String beans

Lettuce heart

Radishes

Dinner

Spinach with poached eggs

Boiled onions

Carrots

Salad: Romaine and tomatoes

Strawberry jelly served with crushed strawberries

SUNDAY

Breakfast

Blackberries

Toasted Ry-Krisp

Cereal coffee or Kaffee Hag

Dinner

Omelet with mushrooms

Cauliflower

String beans

Salad: Combination vegetable

Lemon ice

Supper

Sliced cucumbers

Cottage cheese

One slice rye bread

Watermelon

One method of reducing is to eat nothing but melons three times a day. Any kind of melons may be eaten.

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