Extract taken from the New Home Encyclopaedia 

Average diet for a healthy person

• 16oz of bread
• 1oz of butter
• 12oz of meat i.e. red or white meat, fish or liver and bacon
• 12oz of root vegetables, potatoes, carrots, turnip, parsnip etc (lentils are also very nutritious)
• 4oz of green vegetables
• 1oz of sugar
• 1 gill of cow’s milk
• 1oz of cheese
• 4oz of fresh fruit
• 4 teacupfuls of tea or coffee
• Liquids between meals according to requirements

Wish I had seen this sooner because clearly I am straying from the recommended path particularly regarding ‘cheese’! And shouldn’t chocolate bars be on the list somewhere…………….