SUGGESTED ANTI-FAT DIETS FOR THE OVERWEIGHT ADULT. Optimum Wt, STRICT . lbs. (..) BREAKFAST + ’ 2 Grape Fruit-no svugar-see list for others# 1 Egg-soft boiled or poached. # thin slice Bread or 1 Uneeda Bisevit. Cup of Coffee-no cream or sugar; or Tea with lemon. NOON MEAL: Bowl plain broth-(Chicken,Vogetable or Celery)strained. 1 Egg as above;or 1 small portion white fish or cheese a 2 Tablespoonsful of 1 vegetable in list below## # thin slice of Bread-no butter. Cup of coffee or Tea,as above;or $ glass skimmed milk. EVENING MEAL: Bowl plain soup. 2 thin slices of any meat (except pork) 2 Tablespoonsful of any 2 vegetables in list below# 1 Uneeda biscuit or 1 Zweiback,no butter. Tea,Coffée,or Milk, as at noon-meal. FRUITS#(with portions) VEGETABLES + Pear( stewed) q Muskmelon Kale Peppers Dandelion i Peach * Cante loupe Okra Spinach Watercress 3 Apricots i doz.Raspberries Carrots Tomatoes Stringbeand — } Apple(baked) } Doz.Strawberrics Iettuce Broccoli Beet Greens 1 orange i Doz:Blackbcrries Celery Eggplant BrvsselsSprovts AVERAGE, BREAKFAST : Juice of 1 lemon & 1 orange. 1 Egg,soft boiled or poached;-HARD BOILED if desired. + slice bread-medjum thickness-very little butter. 1 cup coffee,Tea,or 1 glass skimmed milk. NOON-MEA: Broth-strained. 1 portion of white fish, chickon or egg. 1 large helping of any of vegetables. 1 Uneeda Biscvit-use butter on alternate days. “ Coffee,Tea or Milk, as at Breakfast. 1 cup Lemon Jello, if desired. EVENING MEAL: Small glass tomato,orange or lemon juice,no sugar added. Small portion of any meat-no fat. Never pork. 1 Large helping of any of Vegetables. # slice bread or 1 Zwpiback. Coffee, Tea or Milk as above, NOTE: + Vegetables are not to be cooked in FAT. |(Continued) (2) iggNBRAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING DIETS GIVEN As a rule, the STRICT DIET 1s followed until such time thet the weight has been reduced(1# to 2 pounds a week average)to the esti- mated OPTIMUM WEIGHT (see page (1-)+ After that weight is reached, then the AVERAGE DIET 1s followed to hold that weight; and any increase of more than 10% above the 4 OPPIMUM WEIGHT means that the STRICT DIET mst again be followed. tn preparing SOUPS or Broths, no thickening is to be added. In taking stewed Fruits-none of the liquid is to be taken. Meats are best prepared as Roast or Broiled. Do not vse cracker meal or flour in preparing the Fish allowed, which consist of Halibut, Filet, Mackerel. If Tuna is desired use 2 level Tablespoons{} as « portion; if Sardines-use 4 - without the of] it is packed in, qf a Salad of Lettuce and Tomatoes are desired, use vegetables ~~] as ordered-but only Lemon Juice and Mineral 0411 are used as dressing. Drink no more than 3 glasses of cool water daily-less, if appetite 4s increased, Keep bowels active. If too active or hunger is great, or there is nervousness or weakness, take one small piece of hard candy each hour. TAKE A SLOW WALK FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES TWICE EACH DAY. As a change, after the weight is gradually being reduced, the STRICT DIET may be taken on Mondays, Wednesdays & Sundays--the AVERAGE may be taken on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Just so long as the weight loss is about 1# to 2 lbs. weekly-more days with the use of the AVERAGE DIET may be had. If weight loss 4s not enough take more days with the STRICT DIET. Weigh yourself once weekly on the same scale. Do not become impatient--Rapid Reduction 1s improper.