Sanitarium Dietary
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Vary the Bill of Fare
Yesterday I wrote to you some things that I hope will in no wise
confuse you. I may have written too much in regard to the importance
of having a liberal dietary in our sanitariums. I have been in several
medical institutions where the supply of food was not as liberal as it
should have been. As you well know, in providing for the sick we
must not follow one set regimen, but must frequently vary the bill of
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fare, and prepare food in different ways. I believe that the Lord will
give all of you good judgment in the preparation of food.
428. Those who come to our sanitariums for treatment should be
provided with a liberal supply of well-cooked food. The food placed
before them must necessarily be more varied in kind than would be
necessary in a home family. Let the diet be such that a good impression
will be made on the guests. This is a matter of great importance. The
patronage of a sanitarium will be larger if a liberal supply of appetizing
food is provided.
Again and again I have left the tables of our sanitarium hungry and
unsatisfied. I have talked with those in charge of the institutions, and
have told them that their diet needed to be more liberal and the food
more appetizing. I told them to put their ingenuity to work to make the
necessary change in the best way. I told them to remember that what
would perhaps suit the taste of health reformers would not answer at
all for those who have always eaten luxuries, as they are termed. Much
may be learned from the meals prepared and served in a successfully
conducted hygienic restaurant....—
Letter 37, 1904
Avoid Extremes
Unless you give much attention to this matter, your patronage will
decrease instead of increasing. There is danger of going to extremes
in diet reform.
Last night I was in my sleep talking with Doctor-----. I said to
him: You must still exercise care in regard to extremes in diet. You
must not go to the extremes either in your own case or in regard to
the food provided for the helpers and patients at the sanitarium. The
patients pay a good price for their board, and they should have liberal
fare. Some may come to the sanitarium in a condition demanding stern