It is not at all difficult for an interested person to count up
roughly whether he is eating more or less than this quantity. A
small serving of lean meat or fish, about two inches square and
three-quarters of an inch thick, contains about one-half ounce
of protein. Two eggs, a pint of milk, a quarter of a cup of
cottage-cheese, an inch-and-a-quarter cube of American cheese, each
have about this same amount. So does a cup and a half of baked beans
or two and a half cups of cooked cereal or six half-inch slices of
bread (3 x 3½ inches). A person eating six of these portions daily
will of course have his three ounces of protein. A man moderate in
his eating and patriotic in his saving of meat will probably find his
consumption not far from this quantity.


THE MEAT SUBSTITUTES

_Fish_. The possible supply of fish is practically unlimited, and
much of it is little appreciated by us. We eat on the average only 18
pounds apiece per year, though our meat consumption is 170 pounds. The
British and Canadians use much more fish than we do--56 and 29 pounds
respectively. The United States Bureau of Fisheries and many State
colleges are constantly introducing new varieties, from shark down.
We should learn to value the many kinds which are available, fresh,
dried, and canned, not merely the few we happen to be used to.

_Eggs_ form a very valuable food not only for protein, but for mineral
salts and vitamines as well. It is unfortunate that the price is
often high, but it should be realized that expenditure for eggs makes
expenditure for meat unnecessary.