The Eighteen-Day Diet

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 878, 23 January 1930, Page 5

The Eighteen-Day Diet

Famous Flesh-Reducing Regimen THIS eigliteen-day diet, which lias received such publicity in Europe, England and America during the past few i months, is said to have originated in Hollywood among the motion picture actresses, many of whose contracts depend on their sylph-like figures.

Breakfast in the diet is the same each day. It consists of one half grapefruit and coffee (without milk or sugar). Eggs where mentioned may be boiled or poached, but never buttered or fried On the nineteenth day. and for a short while after, it is suggested that certain foods in the diet should be eaten, but any others may be added. The Melba toast mentioned in the menus is white or brown bread cut very thin and tosted till it is dry and crisp like a biscuit. These are the IS lunch and dinner menus; FIRST DAY Lunch One half Grapefruit One Egg One slice Melba Toast. Six slices Cucumber Tea or Coffee Dinner Two Eggs One half head of One Tomato Lettuce One half Grapefruit SECOND DAY Lunch One Orange One Egg One slice Melba Toast Lettuce Tea Dinner Grilled Steak One Tomato (plain), One Half Grapefruit • One half Lettuce Tea or Coffee THIRD DAY Lunch One half Grapefruit Eight slices One Egg Cucumber Lettuce Tea or Coffee Dinner One Lamb Chop Two Olives (Trim fat before One half Grapefruit cooking) Lettuce One Egg Tea or Coffee Three Radishes FOURTH DAY Lunch Pot Cheese One Tomato One slice Melba Toast One half Grapefruit Tea or Coffee Dinner Grilled Steak One half Grapefruit Watercress FIFTH DAY Lunch Orange Lettuce One Lamb Chop Tea Dinner One half Grapefruit Two Eggs Lettuce Tea One Tomato SIXTH DAY Lunch Orange Tea Dinner One Poached egg Orange One slice Melba Toast Tea SEVENTH DAY l Lunch One half Grapefruit One Tomato Two Eggs Two Olives Lettuce Coffee Dinner Two' Chops Lettuce Six slices Cucumber One half Grapefruit Two Olives Tea or Coffee One Tomato EIGHTH DAY Lunch One Grilled Chop Grapefruit Lettuce Coffee

Dinner Two Eggs One half Grapefruit Plain Spinach and One slice Toast four stalks Tea Asparagus NINTH DAY Lunch One Egg One half Grapefruit One Tomato Tea Dinner Any Meat Salad TENTH DAY Lunch One half Grapefruit Lettuce One Lamb Chop Tea Dinner One half Grapefruit Lettuce One Lamb Chop Tea ELEVENTH DAY Lunch Cinnamon Toast Tea Dinner Grilled Steak Tomato Celery Tea Olives TWELFTH DAY Lunch One half Lobster One half Grapefruit Biscuits Coffee Dinner Two Grilled Chops One Orange Cole Slaw Three Olives One Tomato (Cole slaw is a sort of chopped cold cabbage cooked in vinegar.) THIRTEENTH DAY Lunch One Egg Grapefruit One slice Toast Dinner Grilled Steak Grapefruit Lettuce Coffee Celery FOURTEENTH DAY Lunch One Egg One half Grapefruit One slice Toast Coffee Dinner Grilled Steak Grapefruit Tomato Coffee FIFTEENTH DAY Lunch One Egg One half Grapefruit Tomato One slice Toast Dinner Two Chops with One slice Toast halfspoonful One half Grapefruit Tomato Catsup SIXTEENTH DAY Lunch One Egg One half Grapefruit One Tomato Coffee Dinner Grilled Steak Orange Plain Spinach SEVENTEENTH DAY Lunch One Chop Grapefruit Lettuce Dinner Grilled Steak Celery Tomato Olive's EIGHTEENTH DAY Lunch One Egg One half Grapefruit I Two Tomatoes Coffee Dinner One Grilled Fish One half Grapefruit I Plain Spinach j