Preliminary Term

Dietetics.

Second Four Weeks.

Simple nourishments. Hospital diet lists. Times of feeding.

Methods of feeding. Preparation of the following, to be served to patients:

Milk, cold and hot. Malted milk, cold and hot. Lemonade. Beer. Gruel. Egg-nog. Orangeade. Root Beer. Soda-pop. Buttermilk. Fruit Juices. Broth.

First Year Diet Cooking: 12 practical demonstrations, 2 hours each.

Course Of Study In Dietetics Arranged By The Pennsylvania State Board Of Examiners Of Nurses

Dietetics Preliminary Course

Second Week Serving of trays and feeding helpless patients. Three hours daily.

Two Years Course. First Year Lecture

I. Foodstuffs and their classification. Lecture II. Principles of cooking. Lecture III. Beverages, Milk. Lecture IV. Serving of food. Combination of food.

Lecture V. Relation of diet and nutrition.

Lessons; Twelve.

Practical demonstration in diet kitchen on care of gas range, electric range, cooking utensils and ice box. Preparations of trays. Feeding of helpless patients. Preparation of food.

Second Year Lecture

I. Carbohydrates; their sources, food values and preparation. Lecture II. Meats; their food values and methods of preparation. Lecture III. Eggs; their value, tests for freshness, and preparation. Lecture IV. Fish, clams, oysters; their food value, and preparation. Lecture V. Special diets in different diseases. Lessons; Twelve.

Practical demonstrations in diet kitchen, preparing and serving the different varieties of food.

Three Years Course

The same as first and second year's Courne with the addition of the following matter: -

Computing cost of foods.

Computing food values.

Planning menus for people in health and disease.

Feeding of children, sick and well.

Dietary for special diseases.

Practical work in diet kitchen with instructor.