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Mayo Clinic Diet (Vintage 2-Week Menu)

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Method

  1. Diet for 2 weeks only - no sugar, no alcohol, no eating between meals. All vegetables without butter or oil - salads without oil - lean meat - coffee black - tea clear - NO SALT.
  2. Breakfast (same every morning): 1 or 2 eggs, grapefruit, coffee.
  3. Monday - Lunch: 2 eggs, tomatoes, coffee or tea. Dinner: 2 eggs, combination salad, 1 piece dry toast, grapefruit.
  4. Tuesday - Lunch: 2 eggs, grapefruit, coffee or tea. Dinner: steak, tomato, lettuce, celery, olives, cucumber, coffee.
  5. Wednesday - Lunch: 2 eggs, spinach, tomato, coffee. Dinner: 2 lamb chops, celery, cucumber, tomato, coffee.
  6. Thursday - Lunch: 2 eggs, spinach, coffee. Dinner: 2 eggs, cottage cheese, cabbage, 1 piece dry toast.
  7. Friday - Lunch: 2 eggs, spinach, coffee. Dinner: fish, combination salad, 1 piece dry toast, grapefruit, coffee.
  8. Saturday - Lunch: fruit salad (put anything in it, eat as much as you want). Dinner: plenty steak, celery, cucumber, tomato, coffee.
  9. Sunday - Lunch: cold chicken, tomatoes, grapefruit, coffee. Dinner: chicken, tomato, grapefruit, cooked carrots, cabbage, coffee.
  10. Repeat the above for the next week.
  11. Good salad dressing (if the above is too dull): mix 1 carton yogurt, 1/4 cup catsup, and chopped chives or onion.

Notes

A vintage typewritten "Mayo Clinic Diet" fad-diet menu found in the collection (not affiliated with or endorsed by the Mayo Clinic). Recorded for archival completeness; this is not nutritional advice.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.