Formulas for the Early Months from 10-per-cent Milk

First Series

I. II. III. IV. V.

10-per-cent milk 2 oz. 3 oz. 4 oz. 5 oz. 6 oz.

Milk sugar 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz.

Lime-water 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz.

Boiled water 17 oz. 16 oz. 15 oz. 14 oz. 13 oz.

20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz.

As the milk sugar dissolves in the water the total in each column will be exactly twenty ounces. The food is strengthened by gradually increasing the milk and reducing the water.

The approximate composition of these formulas expressed in percentages is as follows:

FORMULA. Fat. Sugar. Proteids.

I. 1.00 5.50 0.33

II. 1.50 6.00 0.50

III. 2.00 6.00 0.66

IV. 2.50 6.00 0.80

V. 3.00 6.50 1.00