Soldiers should be fed a mixed diet of animal and vegetable substances.
A variety of foods are needed to avoid monotony and increase assimilation.
A healthy diet must conform to the physiological requirements of the season with less animal fats in the summer dietary, and more starch, vegetables, and fruits.
Fresh fruits are always preferable to dry or preserved ones.
Farinaceous vegetables are more nourishing than roots or grasses.
The best soldiers in the world are fed on dark colored bread.
French army dietaries provide nutritious soups made with meat or vegetables.
The woody fibre of the vegetable provides bulk as well as nourishment.
Each company should have at least one educated cook.
Beans, unless thoroughly cooked, are only fit for horses. When half-cooked, they will provoke indigestion and diarrhea.
Ardent spirits are not necessary for health and the soldier is better off without them.
Soldiers must be well fed to bear the fatigues of marching, to encounter unaffected the changes of climate, and to develop a high muscular tone.
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