Sample menu

Breakfast

  • 1 egg or 1oz. lean bacon, cold ham or tongue or medium helping of white fish or smoked fish or grilled kipper or herring (scalded in boiling water before cooking).
  • 1 and a half oz. white or brown bread (1 and a half thin slices).
  • Butter from allowance
  • Tea with milk from allowance (No sugar).
  • Tomatoes or tomato juice when available.

Mid-morning

  • Cup of bovril, marmite or oxo or tea or coffee (milk from allowance).

Lunch

  • Medium helping (2oz.) lean meat, ham or chicken or large helping (3oz.) tripe or fish (steamed, baked or grilled).
  • Large helping of green vegetables.
  • Two tablespoons carrot, turnip, onion or parsnip.
  • 1 helping of fruit.
 

Tea

  • 1oz. white or brown bread (1 thin slice).
  • Butter from allowance.
  • Tomato, lettuce or cress when available.
  • Tea with milk from allowance.

Supper

  • Medium helping (2oz.) lean meat, ham or chicken or large helping (3oz.) fish (steamed, baked or grilled) or 1 egg and half oz. cheese.
  • Large helping of salad or cooked green vegetables if desired. 1 and a half oz. white or brown bread (1 and a half thin slices).
  • Butter from allowance.
  • Tea with milk from allowance.

Daily allowance

Half pint milk. Three quarters oz. butter.

Fruts allowed

Fresh, stewed without sugar, or tinned without sugar. (saccharin, Saxin or Sweetex may be used for sweetening).

Foods to avoid

Sugar, cakes, pastries, jam, marmalade, syrup, honey, potatoes, fried foods, sausages, soups, thickened gravies and sauces, sweets, sweetened soft drinks, alcohol.

Exchanges for 1oz. bread