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VEGETARIANISM AND HEALTH
"This dish is especially suitable as a wholesome breakfast and supper for children from the age of two, for sick people with digestive disorders and for healthy people who wish to remain healthy."
In India probaly barley sat-tu could be substituted for rolled oats, without detriment.
One tablespoonful is equal to four teaspoonsful.
I have found the following standard menus for the principal meals of the day the best for daily living. They can be adopted with necessary modifications, by all kinds of men and women and workers in different fields of life.
For breakfast :
1 fresh fruit, e.g., an apple,
2 dried fruit, soaked in water,
3 porridge or corn flakes, or all bran with milk and
sugar,
4 wholemeal bread with butter,
5 tea or coffee or milk.
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For luncheon :
1 fresh fruit,
2 (salad) lettuce, escarole, etc., with oil, lemon juice, salt and a little pepper,
3 cooked vegetables, prepared in the Indian way,
4 a dish of lentils, or beans, or peas, with or without spices, butter or additional vegetables,
5 some sort of light pudding, agar-agar jelly, ice cream, or fruit salad,
6 coffee, if so desired.
sary.
For dinner :
For tea:
The juice of a few oranges with a biscuit or two if neces
Repeat the luncheon programme as far as desired. NOTE. The Indian way of currying lentils, vegetables etc. is as follows: take a small quantity of butter, melt it,
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