" by Mary Schwartz Rose, and "Dietary Computer," by
Pope. There are doubtless many other good ones. The Department of
Agriculture publishes free bulletins on the subject. Farmers' Bulletin
No. 142, by Atwater, is very comprehensive.
Other authorities I have consulted are Lusk, Friedenwald and Ruhraeh,
Gautier, Sherman, Buttner, Locke and Von Noorden.
Measuring Table
1 teaspoon (tsp.) fluid 1/6 oz.
1 dessertspoon (tsp.) 1/3 oz.
1 tablespoon (tbsp.) 1/2 oz.
1 ordinary cup 8 oz.
1 ordinary glass 8 oz.
Average helping a.h.
_One Hundred Calorie Portions and Average Helpings_
(Approximate Measures)
(ATWATER, LOCKE, ROSE)
MEATS
Beefsteak, lean round..............2 oz. 100 C.
A.h....... 3-1/2 oz., 185 C.
Beefsteak, tenderloin..............1 oz. 100 C.
A.h.................. 285 C.
Beef, roast, very lean.............3 oz. 100 C.
A.h.................. 150 C.
Chicken, roast..................1-2/3oz. 100 C.
1 slice.............. 180 C.
Frankfurters, 1 sausage............1 oz. 100 C.
Chops, lamb or mutton..........1-1/2 oz. 100 C.
Average chops.... 150-300 C.
Pork:
Bacon, crisp...................1/2 oz. 100 C.
1 small slice, crisp 25 C.
Chop.........................1-1/2 oz. 100 C.
Medium..........160-300 C.
Ham, boiled..................1-1/3 oz. 100 C.
A.h..........3 oz., 250 C.
Ham, fried.....................3/4 oz. 100 C.
A.h..........3 oz., 400 C.
Sausage..........................1 oz. 100 C.
1 small, crisp.......60 C.
Turkey.........................1-1/3 oz. 100 C.
A.h........3-1/3 oz., 260 C.
[Sidenote: _Fish Boiled or Broiled_]
FISH
Fish, Lean, Cod, Halibut...........3 oz. 100 C.
A.h........... 4 oz., 135 C.
Fish, fat, salmon, sardines ...1 1/2 oz. 100 C.
A.h........... 4 oz., 260 C.
Lobster............................4 oz. 100 C.
A.h.................. 100 C.
Oysters.......................... 12 100 C.
1 oyster............... 8 C.
Clams, long....................... 8 100 C.
1 clam................ 12 C.
SOUPS
Cream soups, average...............3 oz. 100 C.
A.h........... 4 oz., 125 C.
Consommes, no fat.......
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