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Show A Healthy Diet--Any where! EUch ptreon'i life u t little different from th next per-lon'i. per-lon'i. Even children in the time cluiroom ruy in their cVrity pattern and two adulu may not even be awake at the umt Umea of day. Yet, thoae of u with normal nor-mal food heaJth should be nounahing our bodie with Kimtlar nutrients. We may cnooae different fooda to carry car-ry thee nutnenu you may like tomato aaJad while I chooae cole tlaw but we are both eating a aalad which contains Vitamin C. To extend the comparison, you may be having your tomato toma-to aaJad in a diner at two a.m., because you're an all night truck dmer and I may be having my cole slaw at noon in the company cafeteria. cafe-teria. The point is we both ned Vitamin C, and we will do wett to eat a food or drink a citrus beverage which contains con-tains it each and every day. Whether we're eating out or at home, each of us must plan his own nutritious me all, and sometimes this takes a bit of doing. For example, if you are anxious to keep your consumption con-sumption of saturated fat and cholesterol low, as recommended recom-mended by the Senate Nutrition Nutri-tion Committee, follow this advice: Even in a fast food ipot, remember that it's best to eat only email amounts of fatty red meats like hamburgers ind to stress lean cuts, plus veal, chicken, turkey and lean white fish. That means that fried chicken is a better choice than spareribs, and a tuna salad sa-lad sandwich is better than a frank when it comes to reduc- ing saturated fat in your diet. You should avoid butter and cream, and gravies and other sauces rich with saturated satur-ated fat. At home, use Mazola margin n as a table spread, and poiyunituiid vegibte oils like Mazola corn oil in ( salad dretainfi. for sauteeing, and as an ingredient in baking. If you find it difficult to get skim milk in the places you eat, substitute fruit juice or some other fat free beverage. bever-age. Pick up skim milk at a food store and have it for a bedtime snack or at breakfast. Emphasize fruits and vegetables. vege-tables. A good rule of thumb is to eat at least three servings of vegetables or vegetable juices daily. Another good rule is to have fruit or fruit juice at every meal. A final word : shy away from rich or gooey desserts when eating out. They are usually high in saturated fats and cholesterol -rich eggs. Fruit fresh, canned or frozen fro-zen is an excellent choice. Other good options are sherbet sher-bet and plain angel food cake. Whether you eat dinner at six a.m. or ten p.m., in the most luxurious restaurant or from a brown bag, by yourself your-self or with nine other people, it's what you eat that counts. Want to know more about healthful eating? Send for a free copy of "Let's Be Sociable" Soci-able" from the makers of Mazola com oil: Dept. LBS-GN, LBS-GN, Box 307, Coventry, CT 06238. Dr. Dorothy M. Rathmann is Director of Nutrition for Best Foods, a Division ofCFQ International Inc. |