Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Family Economics Review: June 1963
Real main-dish bargains provide protein at low cost. Such bargains can be spotted by comparing the costs of the quantities of different meats and meat alternates which will furnish equal amounts of protein. Quantities needed to furnish a Specified amount of protein differ widely depending on (1) the amount of bone, gristle, and excess fat included in the purchase, (2) the amount of weight lost in cooking, and (3) the protein content of the ready-to - eat food. The costs of quantities of some commonly used main dish items needed to provide one-third of the National Research Council's recommended daily dietary allowance of protein for a 25 - year-old.man grams) are shown in the table. These costs are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics average retail prices and prices from.a washington, D.C. Supermarket, January 1963. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
