Show fji mmi ?&4 hfaTBMaVlfcig:llriiiiliy 6iTil aBjUfif ruriTit ff j iiViili y y Food 2D Tuesday January 26 1 999 An intwiwunifiirf Standard-Examin- easy solution to the ‘What’s for dinner?’ dilemma Mann’s Packing Co offers five healthy options for quick tasty meals ANN’S READY TO MAKE MEAL STARTERS Lo Mein and Teriyaki Stir Fry Broccoli Wokly With Cheese and Oriental Broccoli Crunch and Brocco Taco Salads $299 per 1 - to e package Bonnie: Do you know what you’re having for dinner tonight? Surveys show that at 4 pm about 70 percent of Americans have no idea what they’ll be serving that evening Mann’s Packing Co now offers five new solutions to that quandary ones that can be prepared in 10 minutes What’s even better is that these solutions are basically fresh vegetables (mainly broccoli) and will provide one to two of the y servings of fruits and 1- 195-ounc- five-a-da- vegetables that the National Cancer Institute recommends for good health Two of these are tasty shredded broccoli salads Just open the bag add the dressing and enjoy meals with Two are stir-fr- y everything you need other than the optional chicken or beef -and a bit more than you need in sodium (I recommend using less than the full packet) The other is a side dish of broccoli with a cheese sauce that is too gooey for my liking Carolyn: Mann’s Ready to Make is a new line of meal salads starters hearty entree-styl- e and vegetable side dishes all featuring fresh instead of the usual frozen produce Broccoli and a Velveeta-lik- e cheese sauce make up the line’s only unremarkable side dish Broccoli cole slaw provides the base for two interesting salads: one featuring a creamy salsa ranch dressing and Fritos and the other with Oriental dressing and Chinese noodles Both dressings are so good I wish I could buy each by the bottle meals will Mann’s two stir-fr- y lay to rest the question of whether fresh vegetables really taste that much better: They do THOMAS’ MAPLE FRENCH TOAST MUFFINS $259 per bag of six muffins Bonnie: I like plain English muffins especially those with Thomas’ nooks and crannies The only flavored English muffins I like are wheat They contain a bit more fiber and flavor but none of the artificial flavors found in these new French toast ones (although these also do contain a snippet of maple syrup) Nutritionally these are not much different from Thomas’ regular The difference partially from a bit more sugar is negligible So if you don’t mind artificial flavors and are looking for a bit of variety in breakfast you might try this Carolyn: The latest food designed to taste like something else? English muffins that are supposed to taste like French toast Besides the obvious clash of cultures the biggest problem here is a smell and flavor so strong as to belie the artificial flavors Bonnie says they contain On the other hand these are less messy and more suited to today’s lifestyles than the real thing OCEAN SPRAY LIGHTSTYLE LOW CALORIE FRUIT DRINKS Cranberry ie on-the-- Cran-Grap- e Cran-Raspber- and Program likes what it sees - but watch out for the mayo and cheese By VALERIE PHILLIPS r staff Subway has sprouts (see story) its have been lauded by the nation’s largest public private nutrition education program The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s 5 a Day program recently endorsed Subway as the place to go when looking for healthy fast food The goal of 5 a Day is to get people to eat five servings of fruits and veggies each day for better health According to Utah Department of Health data only 27 percent of Utah adults are eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetable daily The program was founded in 1991 by the National Cancer Ihstitutc Research shows that people w ho eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily are at a lower risk for heart disease stroke and many types of cancer The 5 a Day endorsement means that Subway can carry the 5 a Day logo on its menus (According to company press releases Subway is now the Although Sprouts From ID State University Extension’s specialist for food safety rates the risk of food poisoning from alfalfa sprouts as small to moderate “You don’t want to panic people yet there is a risk involved” she said The problem is that the conditions for growing sprouts and bacteria are the same she said - “You need moisture you need room temperature and you have to leave them for several days” ' Bean sprouts that are cooked aren’t a problem because that kills the bacteria Brennand said “But people usually eat alfalfa sprouts raw on a sandwich or in a salad I don’t know anyone who puts them in a stew “Obviously not every batch is contaminated because we don’t have people getting sick consistently” she added It’s not so strange that a food touted as “healthy” would pose a risk Brennand said “Actually a lot of what people think of as health food is more of a risk - cider that’s not pasteurized giving honey to babies - I’ll take my risk on food additives any day” The International Sprout Growers Association advocates soaking the seeds in calcium hypochlorite before germination to reduce contamination The ISGA’s Web site offers safety advice such as proper drainage systems use of disinfected water and so on Utah sprouts Utah’s largest supplier of alfalfa sprouts Nature Jim’s Garden Fresh Sprouts in West Valley has taken those safety precautions for years says company owner George Reynolds (his father was “Nature Jirn”) Reynolds says his seeds bought from Wheatland Seed in Brigham City are analyzed for contamination before they are sold and the seeds are washed in a chlorine solution before sprouting The company is also world’s second largest fast food chain with nearly 13400 sandwich stores in 65 countries) “The logo has become similar to a Good Housekeeping seal of approval that shows people it’s endorsed as being a healthy low-fchoice” said at Heather Leonard the Utah 5 a Day coordinator with the Utah Department of Health The Produce for Better Health Foundation has strict guidelines ensuring that the products it endorses actually promote fruits and vegetables she said For instance a vendor can use the 5 a Day logo on cups that are used to serve juice but not if the cups are also used to serve soft drinks she said Also Zuka Juice is one of the few smoothie-maker- s endorsed by 5 a Day because its drinks contain 100 percent juice without added sugar she said item “It has to be a low-fand have less than 30 percent of its calories coming from fat” Leonard said at “alotof what people think of as health food is more of a risk cider that’s not pasteurized - giving honey to babies -I’fl take my risk on food additives any day” -- Charlotte Brennand The usual amount of lettuce onions peppers and tomatoes on a sub would qualify as one serving of veggies since the standard serving is one-ha- lf cup said Leonard “Now if you go in and order a sub and ask them to hold all of those you would be missing the concept of the 5 a Day message” she said Subway’s Light Menu offers seven different subs that have fewer than 350 calories and contain six (or less) grams of fat But beware: These calorie and fat counts don’t include mayo or cheese Just to show the kind of damage you can do to your healthy Roasted Chicken Breast sandwich (348 calories and 6 grams of fat) let’s ask to have your bread slathered with a tablespoon of regular mayo (Subway’s nutrition guide lists a serving size as a teaspoon but I know aren’t most mayo-lover- s content with a thin layer) That’s 1 18 calories and 12 fat grams You ask for two triangles of cheese which is 41 calories and three more grams of fat Your “healthy” sandwich now has 507 calories and 21 fat grams - This still doesn’t put you in BK Whopper territory (640 calories 39 grams of fat) but you’re in the neighborhood of warning has cost the company several thousand dollars per month in business mostly from accounts that supplied Subway outlets “But business is still strong here in Utah” he said “Maybe it’s because people are more educated and they realize that there’s no food product that can’t be contaminated by E coli - it depends on the conditions its grown in” ma-and-- sprout industry” He also said the FDA’s numbers on illnesses are based on estimates and that some of the people who reported illness were already in poor health and could have gotten sick from another source Reynolds said the FDA rests with consumers and restaurateurs to care for the sprouts after buying Reynolds said his company tries to educate restaurants about keeping sprouts refrigerated “They are the most fragile of produce items” Reynolds said “It’s like lettuce if you’ve left them out at room temperature for 24 hours you shouldn’t use them But if they’re kept refrigerated they’ll keep for a foods) The result is a sweetener that’s 600 times sweeter than sugar -one that keeps its sweetness longer than many other artificial sweeteners Ocean Spray Lightstyle may be an answer for you drink guzzlers They will allow you to quench your thirst without filling up on empty sugar calories that juice drinks usually contain Carolyn: Ocean Spray’s “Raspberry cranberry juice drink blended with another juice from concentrate" says the label Why is Ocean Spray afraid to talk right out there on the label about the apple juice (or in the o case of the grape juice) that they’re using? We’re not talking prune juice or Clamato after all The Cranberry and the Cran-Grap- e have the strongest juice flavor But all are refreshing contain real fruit juices with only 40 calories per cup and little to no artificial sweetener aftertaste er yello biode wrap Or Bonnie Tandy Leblang is a calori registered dietitian Carolyn Wyman is a junk food fanatic Each week they critique three new food items Write in care of Universal Press Syndicate 4520 Main St Kansas City MO 64111 ingredients that are worth the splurge: the freshest seafood available Parmigiano-Reggian- o olive cheese good extra-virgi- n oil imported olives vanilla beans gourmet greens dried mushrooms good coffee and pine nuts The Baltimore Sun The cook JanuaryFebruaty of Cooking Light offers 99 easy ways to be a better Its editors recommend nine fat-f- n the ri And l tende vitam Ba can fi a quit they make Ri mean cooki ' r all-g- ' wmmmst astev even fine f bread Thee best f broili Pe lengtl cover brow wrap IH life drink) Subway also offers “lite" mayo: if you ask for just a teaspoon spread thinly on your Roasted Chicken Breast sandwich you’re only adding 18 calories and 2 grams of fat Even with the cheese your total would be only 407 calories and 1 1 grams of fat When it comes to sandwiches “You’ll need to go easy on the cheese and load up on the veggies because that can add the fat right back in” Leonard said And if you want to cut calories on any fast food sandwich just remember those three little words - “Hold the mayo” § 732-166- cloak or gr: for bi desse 6 flamt (CfiXBaa with cinna quick i Ban if 6 Super Savingsl Valerie Phillips is the food editor 9 her at or phillips(qstandardnet Standard-Examiner 2 Jt it - It It PI and s enou only excluding Valentine’s Not Valid with gift certificates Offer expires The Baltimore Sun A recent culinary survey by the National Restaurant Association gives us a clue about what foods are in and what’s out Trendy food items include infused oils AsianThai cuisine and meatlessvegetarian dishes Passe foods are taco sauces salads cream-base- d chefs salads and cheese fondue Favorite ingredients are asparagus spinach berries lime and cantaloupe U 3 This offer is valid anytime Sunday-Thursda- y What foods are in which are out? 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