Dietaries Of Army Hospitals
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This section is from the book "Practical Dietetics With Special Reference To Diet In Disease", by William Gilman Thompson. Also available from Amazon: Practical Dietetics with Special Reference to Diet in Disease.
Dietaries Of Army Hospitals
United States Army Hospitals. Special Diet
The medical officer will select from this list according to his discretion: Bread, butter, coffee, tea, toast (dry), toast (milk), eggs (boiled), eggs (poached), milk, beefsteak, milk porridge, ham, beef extract, oatmeal mush and milk, chicken (stewed), chicken broth, mutton chop, mutton broth, chocolate, oysters 53
(stewed), beef tea, rice (boiled), farina pudding, cornstarch, crackers (soda or cream), potatoes (baked), potatoes (mashed), beef essence, macaroni (boiled), canned peaches (stewed), canned apples (stewed), canned pears, grapes, oranges, lemons, apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, etc.
The following comprises the list of articles allowed in the ration of the U. S. A. post hospitals:
Breakfast
Bread................................................. 6 ounces.
Butter................................................ ½ ounce.
Coffee................................................. 1 pint.
Tea................................................... 1 "
Toast, dry............................................. 4 ounces.
Toast, milk............................................ 6 "
Eggs, boiled........................................... 1
Eggs, poached......................................... I
Milk.................................................. 12 ounces.
Beefsteak.............................................. 6 "
Milk porridge.......................................... I pint.
Ham................................................. 4 ounces.
Beef essence........................................... 2 "
Dinner
Bread................................................. 4 ounces.
Chicken, stewed........................................ 6 "
Chicken broth......................................... 1 pint.
Mutton chop........................................... 6 ounces.
Mutton broth.......................................... I pint.
Milk.................................................. 12 ounces.
Oysters, stewed....................................... 1 gill.
Beef tea............................................... 12 ounces.
Rice, boiled........................................... 1 ounce.
Farina pudding........................................ 4 ounces.
Cornstarch pudding..................................... 4 "
Milk porridge.......................................... 1 pint.
Beefsteak............................................. 6 ounces.
Potatoes, mashed....................................... 6 "
Beef essence........................................... 2 "
Supper
Tea................................................... 1 pint.
Butter................................................ 1 ounce.
Bread................................................. 4 ounces.
Toast, dry............................................. 4 "
Milk.................................................. 12 "
Eggs.................................................. 1
Milk porridge.......................................... 1 pint.
Beef essence........................................... 2 ounces.
Following is the diet list issued in 1900 for a large United States Army General Hospital (at the Presidio of San Francisco):
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