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TIPS ON DIET Arlene Francis: more diet and less talk. caloried lettuce leaf, will add to your weight. With a calorie counter, you will learn that fresh fruits contain less calories than cooked, canned or frozen fruits. If you’re “simply starving” you’ll discover carrots or a cup of bouillon—a mere two calories. An eight-ounce glass of tomato juice or a half of grapefruit have 50 calories each while the same amount of frozen juice concentrate may have up to 600 calories, or half your daily intake. Three ounces of steak have approxi¬ mately 300 calories while the same amount of liver has only 120. Arlene has other ideas. Go easy on salt which adds weight. For spark, sprinkle salads or meats with herbs, thyme, pepper. Eat toasted protein or rye bread. And make your foods look as attractive as possible. Sample day’s diet: Breakfast (same every day) 180 calories: % grapefruit 1 boiled egg 1 slice melba toast 1 small pat butter black coffee Lunch—325 calories: 1 tablespoon cottage cheese, hardboiled eggs (2), lettuce, tomato, green pepper, car¬ rot sticks melba toast black coffee Dinner—500 calories: broiled fish or meat (about 3 ounces) 2 vegetables tossed green salad, lemon dressing with herbs 1 small scoop vanilla ice cream or fresh fruit black coffee The total calorie count is 250 under the daily quota. If you’re still hungry, you can have more meat, fruit or save the calories for another day. Using this as a basic guide, by substituting fish for eggs or meat, by varying the vegetables, and even having an occa¬ sional dessert, Arlene has lost ten pounds in two weeks. “The good part about this diet is that you look better, feel better and you never bore your friends with the details of your gas- tronomical problems.” A lthough most women look upon dieting as a self-imposed form of. torture, Arlene Francis thinks you can make a game out of the whole procedure. “Just don’t inflict the de¬ tails upon all your friends.” The standard reducing calorie in¬ take is 1250 a day for women. By making intelligent use of a calorie itemizer, .you can record the number of calories consumed at each meal. Learn what foods are high in pro¬ tein—eggs, milk products, meat, fish and poultry. Eat all you like of fill¬ ing, low-calorie vegetables, one green, one yellow vegetable each day. Elimi¬ nate sweets, starches and go easy on the fats and oils. The important thing to know is that any food eaten in excess of the 1250 daily caloric minimum, even a half- 22