Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- a pinch of pepper
- a cup of coffee
- a sprig of parsley to a cup of coifee
- a cup of coifee
- 10 flavorings
- pepper
Directions
The Carbohydrate principle furnishes fat to our tissues, and is a source of heat and muscle energy, indeed the chief source of muscle energy in all ordi- nary diets.
FLAVORINGS.
So far we have had chiefly in mind the real work- ing constituents of food, if we may so speak. But many things cannot be studied or classified in the above way; they must be looked at from another point of view.
Thus, a pinch of pepper, a cup of coffee, a fine, juicy strawberry, — what of these? They may con- tain all five of the food principles, but who cares for the proteid action or carbohydrate effect of his cup of good coffee at breakfast, or what interest for us has the heating effect of the volatile oil to which the strawberry owes a part of its delicious taste?
Surely the economical housekeeper who would throw out of the list of necessaries all the things that tickle the palate, that rouse the sense of smell, that
10 Flavorings.
please the eye and stimulate our tired nerves, just because these things contain but little food, would make a grave mistake. She may know just what cuts of meat to buy, what vegetables are most healthful and economical, but if she does not understand how to "make the mouth water," her labor is largely lost. Especially if she has but little money, should she pay great attention to this subject, for it is the only way to induce the body to take up plain food with relish. The list of these spices, flavors, harmless drinks and the like, is a long one. Unfortunately, we have no comprehensive word that will include everything of the sort, from a sprig of parsley to a cup of coifee; the German calls them " Genuss-mittel " — " pleasure- giving things."