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Show Times Newspaper Thursday, December 28, 2000 Page 12 Choosing rather than rejecting food can help promote weight loss mm Think about what you will eat rather than what you li-li . v . ill k fi We Mend Everything Under the Moon Microwave Service ml ! Eitcbss lessees Fewer Tools Shaver Sales & Service Clock Eepair Vacuo Sales & Service THE MENDING SHED 1735 S. State St. Orea. UT 81097 225-2012 shouldn't, and you are more likely to fill up your day with healthful but delicious menu options - and feel good about yourself and your eating habits, hab-its, says a Stanford diet and health researcher. "Because of the educational and promotional focus on low-fat low-fat and low-cholesterol eating, people often become fixated on the foods they need to avoid rather than identifying food choices that are both appetizing appetiz-ing and health promoting," says Joseph Carlson, RD, PhD. Research associate and registered regis-tered dietitian at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. Focusing on what you shouldn't eat can be frustrating frus-trating and is not the best way to achieve a positive, sustainable sustain-able eating pattern. Focusing on tasty fiber-rich items might be a useful tool. For example, in late morning morn-ing remind yourself that for lunch you will be having a bowl of Mediterranean-style pasta. Or maybe you'll be having a bowl of bean soup and a sandwich sand-wich made with a wholegrain bread smothered with vegetables. veg-etables. And for dessert, some fruit or a modest portion of pie are in the offing. "That's better bet-ter than focusing on avoiding a double cheese bacon burger, fries, and a Coke," says Carlson. A key step in successful eating eat-ing is to identify a wide variety of fiber - and nutrient - rich, low-saturated-fat foods that you enjoy and can include regularly regu-larly in your eating plan. In general, diets that are high in fiber are also high in nutrients and phytochemicals (plant chemicals) that may reduce the risk of both cancer and heart disease. Unfortunately, the average av-erage American only eats about 16 grams of fiber per day - well below the minimum recommended recom-mended intake of 25 grams of fiber per day. Some recent studies have indicated that diets with fiber intakes higher than current recommendations have additional addi-tional benefit. "Several studies have shows that 35-40 grams per day of fiber provide greater benefits against selected potential poten-tial health risks," such as high blood pressure, or high blood cholesterol." it may also help with blood sugar problems and weight control, he adds. Carlson says fiber supplements supple-ments are not the way to go. "The best way to achieve your fiber intake is by eating vegetables, veg-etables, whole grains, whole fruit, beans and modest amounts of nuts and seeds. Unlike fiber supplements, fiber-rich foods contain a variety of the important nutrients and phytochemicals that appear to have unique health benefits independent of fiber." Fiber is readily available in many of the foods you probably enjoy - or will soon learn to like. As a general rule, choose breads, cereals and grain products prod-ucts that contain 2 or more grams of fiber per serving, says Carlson. For unlabeled whole foods, Carlson offers some estimates: es-timates: A serving or Vi cup of vegetables contains 2-3 grams of fiber, and a medium piece of fruit (apple, orange, pear) contains con-tains about 3 grams of fiber. You'll get about the same 2-3 grams of fiber from approximately approxi-mately 15 large grapes, or 13 to lh cup of most berries. One-half One-half cup of cooked beans packs about 7 grams of fiber - not to mention a variety of nutrients. - 7 l "I ti r'sA '.'1 W irnilMMIffH1'"''"'''1'''"1"'' Make time for the important things. 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