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Show AHA plans food festival The American Heart Association is turning its attention to the grocery store as a place to educate consumers con-sumers about nutrition. The association's associa-tion's Food Festival, scheduled for the week of Sept. 23 to 30, will feature grocery store tours highlighting low fat food items. ' "There are healthy food choices in every aisle including dairy and processed meats," said Julie Metos, M.P.H., R.D., chairperson of the AHA Nutrition Committee. "In fact, new low fat products from cheeses to frozen dinners are developed de-veloped constantly." 'The key is reading and understanding the nutritional label on packaged foods' continued Metos. "A small wheel called a Fat Finder is given to each participant and included in the price of the tour. It easily computes the percent of calories from fat in a given product." pro-duct." All Dan's Foods and Winegar'i Warehouse Foods stores, and Kathy's Ranch Market will be sites for the hour-long tours given by registered dietitians. Low fat foods will be noted throughout the store, and key points will be discussed which allow assessment of many types of foods. The Shop Smart for a Health Heart tour will be $5, payable with pre-registration to the American Heart Association, Utah Affiliate, 645 E. 400 S., Salt Lake City, 84102. : Tours are scheduled at Kathy'i Ranch Market and at all Dan's and Winegar's stores the week of Sept 25 to Oct 2. Tours at Winegar's arc co-sponsored by the America tie Heart Association and Project Lean.' Call the American Heart Assoc o- tion at 322-5601 or 1-800-523-7471 yy for days and times of all tours. 1 f |
