Protein, being the most costly of the food elements, is the one often lacking in inexpensive meals, although generally used to excess by those who can afford it. Skim milk, with its products, is one of the cheapest sources of protein at the present time. Practically all of the protein, sugar, and mineral contained in milk, is found in that part which remains after the cream has been removed. When made into cottage cheese, each gallon of such milk should furnish about one and a half pounds of cottage cheese. In each pound of cottage cheese there is about one fifth pound of protein, nearly all of which is digestible. According to the Bulletin of the Los Angeles Department of Health, June, 1917, cottage cheese is much cheaper than most meats in furnishing protein; for we are told that as a source of protein, one pound of cottage cheese equals : 1.27 pounds of sirloin steak 1.09 pounds of round steak 1.31 pounds leg of lamb 1.52 pounds of fowl 1.37 pounds breast of veal 1.58 pounds loin of pork For supplying excessive amounts of protein, the soy bean takes the lead among vegetable foods, containing about twice the per cent found in round steak. Peas, all beans, and lentils like- 58 COMPARATIVE FOOD VALUES Calories of Protein and Total Calories Obtainable for 50 Cents in Some General Articles of Diet 50 c will buy Calories Total Articles (As Purchased) Price Pounds Protein Calories Corn Meal (granular) 8c a ft. 6^4 !,O39 10,346 Oatmeal '. . . . IDC a ft. 5 M55 9,300 Flour (entire wheat) 90 a lb. 5^2 1,372 9,213 Beans (dried brown) '... IDC a ft. 5 1,980 8,375 Bread (whole wheat) 150 a loaf 5 876 5,700 Macaroni 150 a lb. 31/3 807 5,S5o Peas (dried) : 150 a ft. 3^ 1,483 5,517 Rice 150 a lb. 3^ 482 5,433 Crackers (Graham) 20c a ft. 2]/2 452 4,888 •Potatoes 5c a ft. 10 325 3,100 Raisins 25c a ft. 2 83 2,890 Butter 75c a ft. 2/3 12 2,403 Prunes (dried) 25c a ft. 2 65 2,380 Milk isc a qt. 6$/& 395 2,153 Almonds 40c a ft. i% 260 2,075 Apples IDC a ft. 5 27 1,100 Beef (round, lean) 30c a ft. 1^3 560 1,116 Eggs 6oc a doz. i + 224 66 1 Salmon Trout 4oc a ft. i% 206 481 Oysters (solids) 6oc a qt. \% 181 383 59 Counting the Sheep wise are very high in protein ; also most of the nuts. These heavy foods should be used with caution, especially during the spring and summer months, when well baked cereal breads and green garden products constitute the ideal diet. That the use of meat is poor economy is shown by the fact that the practice of raising and feeding animals for human food is extravagant, both in the amount of land needed for pasturage, and in the labor required for herding, stabling, care, transporta- tion, etc. As a comparison between the productive power of land under pasturage and under the plow, the following statistics and comment from an eminent authority are given:1 100 acres devoted to sheep raising would support 42 men : proportion, i IOO acres devoted to dairy farming would support 53 men: proportion, 1^4 loo acres devoted to wheat would support 250 men : proportion, 6 100 acres devoted to potatoes would support 683 men : proportion, 16

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Protein, being the most costly of the food elements, is the one often lacking in inexpensive meals, although generally used to excess by those who can afford it. Skim milk, with its products, is one of the cheapest sources of protein at the present time. Practically all of the protein, sugar, and mineral contained in milk, is found in that part which remains after the cream has been removed. When made into cottage cheese, each gallon of such milk should furnish about one and a half pounds of cottage cheese. In each pound of cottage cheese there is about one fifth pound of protein, nearly all of which is digestible. According to the Bulletin of the Los Angeles Department of Health, June, 1917, cottage cheese is much cheaper than most meats in furnishing protein; for we are told that as a source of protein, one pound of cottage cheese equals : 1.27 pounds of sirloin steak 1.09 pounds of round steak 1.31 pounds leg of lamb 1.52 pounds of fowl 1.37 pounds breast of veal 1.58 pounds loin of pork For supplying excessive amounts of protein, the soy bean takes the lead among vegetable foods, containing about twice the per cent found in round steak. Peas, all beans, and lentils likewise are COMPARATIVE FOOD VALUES Calories of Protein and Total Calories Obtainable for 50 Cents in Some General Articles of Diet 50 c will buy Calories Total Articles (As Purchased) Price Pounds Protein Calories Corn Meal (granular) 8c a ft. 6^4 !,O39 10,346 Oatmeal '. . . . IDC a ft. 5 M55 9,300 Flour (entire wheat) 90 a lb. 5^2 1,372 9,213 Beans (dried brown) '... IDC a ft. 5 1,980 8,375 Bread (whole wheat) 150 a loaf 5 876 5,700 Macaroni 150 a lb. 31/3 807 5,S5o Peas (dried) 150 a lb. 3^ 1,483 5,517 Rice 150 a lb. 3^ 482 5,433 Crackers (Graham) 20c a ft. 2]/2 452 4,888 •Potatoes 5c a ft. 10 325 3,100 Raisins 25c a ft. 2 83 2,890 Butter 75c a ft. 2/3 12 2,403 Prunes (dried) 25c a ft. 2 65 2,380 Milk isc a qt. 6$/& 395 2,153 Almonds 40c a ft. i% 260 2,075 Apples IDC a ft. 5 27 1,100 Beef (round, lean) 30c a ft. 1^3 560 1,116 Eggs 6oc a doz. i + 224 66 1 Salmon Trout 4oc a ft. i% 206 481 Oysters (solids) 6oc a qt. \% 181 383 Counting the Sheep wise are very high in protein ; also most of the nuts. These heavy foods should be used with caution, especially during the spring and summer months, when well baked cereal breads and green garden products constitute the ideal diet. That the use of meat is poor economy is shown by the fact that the practice of raising and feeding animals for human food is extravagant, both in the amount of land needed for pasturage, and in the labor required for herding, stabling, care, transportation, etc. As a comparison between the productive power of land under pasturage and under the plow, the following statistics and comment from an eminent authority are given:1 100 acres devoted to sheep raising would support 42 men : proportion, i IOO acres devoted to dairy farming would support 53 men: proportion, 1^4 loo acres devoted to wheat would support 250 men : proportion, 6 100 acres devoted to potatoes would support 683 men : proportion, 16

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