Show rO WPMMMMiyi ysww 11 Opinion 12 Cro8Sword13 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tueaday March 31 1998 RighL Anglo momanli to chat yj Whi K MOVUIu rafcafl some seniors Meals on Wheels means the difference between living independently in their own homes and being in a nursing home hir nundi BakMv wOhASmeststo doesn’t have Ime to waste when ahamakaahar r round Fast Food By Mka Ingraham ujiIIm mnureawmor Curtis rides the sweetest circuit this of heaven Jiut this side of heaven die seniority of the citizens she serves a Meals on Wheels driver hot lunches daily to 45 fine folks They live in Cache County but they might as well Angie live an the Big Rod Candy Mountain judging from what direr offer her to eat Candies here candies there — in every home Curtis can grab a fistfnl The chocolates are set out for the grandchildren and that includes Curtis — “I feel like I’ve got so many grandparents” she says Tbodirjg (dong &om home to home in Scarlet her tby-ot- a alto gats receptions so sweet that you expect the next house to be gingeroread And the candies are not the sweetestpart Ruth Rose Thelma EUa Edna Vaughan Ed Olive Bert Loetta Jane Helen LaRee Sylvia Gordon JThey’re my heroes Angie says ‘They are so brave They're losing their eyesight some of them I don’t knowhowlwil deal someday with my physical foiling s It doesn’t get Health flavor must be seniors By Mica Ingraham faaluraa wnar cartoon shows a truck driving up to a prison ’ lettering roads Lart Meal oo Wheel” We’re not at that stage yet where Meals oo Wheels an so good that they are last requests But they’re getting there at the Cache County Senior Citi-seCenter where chefs Forrest Blauer and Jan Memmott are cooking up maun to live foe Blauer doesn’t bother with bunitoa and he won’t try to sneak in liver and anions any more No oriental This is a meat and potatoes crowd no salt or pepper vegetables well cooked preferably from a can ahhoqgh the younger customers don’t nund frozen Blauer cooks with computer as well as with two ovens — at least 35 oz protein 4 oz vegetables starch calcium and all the other nutrients 'X& required by government sum good health is greater than aqy of the parts The bottom line j'is Thet folks that stay at home “One of the saddest things is to see somebody go to a nursing home who doesn’t need to be thae” says center director Marcee Caaet One nursing home head told her that as many as 25 percent of his clients wouldn’t need to be there — at $3000 a month — if they could get meals and personal care ns Angle' Curtis prepares meals for the Meale on Wheela Program with 8hMey Rudle left at the Seniors Citizens Center before malting her rounds Cache County Jail Inmat— In gray ahkta alao hap wtti preparation and cleanup (S John WIMVHeraid Journal) - f I ' Bv Ed Blonz in-ho- on Page 28 S-F-OOD See ROUTE on Page 20 offer no advantage over pills brand claims to meet the USP standards If you have any questions you should contact die mum focturan nils are certainly more convenient die idea that they are largely useless sounds like a sales pitch from a company that sells liquid supplements A quick albeit crude test to see if you’re getting the nutrients out of your supplement is to put PtiD DEAR DR BLONZ: Is there a difference in ffntriti final value between vitamin supplements taken as pills and vitamin supplements taken in liquid form? A friend tells me that die vitamin pills I take are largely useless as most of die nutritional value of these pills is lost in the digestive process She believes that liquid vitamins however are almost totally utilized by die body Please comment — AJL Del Mar Calif - DEAR AJL: Them should be no difference in nutrition content in a mil a capsule or a liquid They all should contain die amount stated i the label In terms of value it makes no whether the supplement was taken as a — the supplement is in pill or aA a liquid as long solution by die time it readies die area of the small intestine where nutrients are absoibed On nutrition ’ 1 i Pharmacopeia strength quality ana purity of dients That suggests that supple-- d disintegrate within 45 minutes meats which would provide enough time for die contents to be eompleieiy absorbed Check to see if your ingre-organizati- : Amen to that says her bo— at the Cache County Semor Citizens Center director Marcee Caziet They’ve lost their incomes they’re losing their homes their careers are gone they’ve lost their cars their sometimes their children their brothers and sisters how do you deal with all those losses and stay as cheerful as a kit of these people?” And classy too In Clarkstoii Jane rises to greet her callers She really doesn’t nave to do that she’s 98 From the spirit you’d never know it's a “war zone” as center services director Dave Wazk calls it "When you see friends you know for years die it’s pretty hod emotionally” he adds That doesn’t get easier either as Curtis can testily although spring is a season of hope and gratitude Tf they make n through winter” she says “they’re going to malra it through fair Curtis is a top talker but one question stops her : ' ‘ the pill in a glass half-fo-il of warm vinegar The pill should break apart within 45 minutes I call this test “crude” H'11 it doesn’t die conditions that are present when supplements are taken with food DEAR DR BLONZ: Is there any difference between a fot and an oil? — FS East Orange t NJ DEAR FS: The terms “fot” and “oil” tend to be used interchangeably but technically Cats are olida at room temperature while oils aw liquids The exact definition of “room temperature’’ varies according to the season and your geograph Child Abuse Awareness Month t i ‘V :r ' " )"- The “whole gram” nutrients Including ical location It is not unusual for “fot" to be used — a generic term that refers to either or both DEAR DR BLONZ: As a child I grew up eating white bread and was taught that too much white bread was constipating As an adult I learned that wheat bread is good for us because it presents the health benefits of fiber (helps prevent cancer cleanses the system helps to promote weight loss and so forth) Is white bread actually constipating? Does whek bread actually contain enough fibre for it to be considered not constipating but cleansing? Please help clarify this I’m coufosed — KJm New Orleans V: DEAR KJ: White bread is not constipating in that it does not slow down the passage of foods through the intestines However because it is : ' manufacturers began to “add” fiber to white bread Check the nutrition label and the ingredient statement to see if fiber is present in your brand If fiber is in the product the bread will be “cleansing” to use your term The story is the same for wheat bread winch is often die identical product White breads are made from wheat flour and many “wheat breads” are nothing more than white bread with added caramel (brown) coloring The whole grain exceptions are those breads made from “whole wheat” where whole wheat is listed first on the ingredient list These whole grain products contain all of the wheat’s nutrients filer included i often made from little besides flour leavening and water while bread contributes little to the unab- sorbed bulk traveling through the intestines Keep in mind though that about 90 percent of the bread (and cereal) sold in the United States is made with enriched flout White flours are usually enriched with niacin riboflavin thiamine and iron up to the levels found in die whole wheat flout - 1 -- l 8and qu— tons to: "On Nutrtton" Ed Blonz ofo Nswa paper Enterprise Association 200 Madtson Avo New York NY 10016 For address Inquiries to: dhtantflonL Dua to tha voluma of mai oaraonai nolaa - cannot be prevldsd Ed Btonz PfuD Is the author of the “Your Personal Nutrkionlsr book sartos ffitonet 1006) CopyiighHOOO NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE A88N ‘iv f 1 1 magne- sium zinc vitamin B-- 6 folate and fiber are usually not present When the data about the need for direary fiber began to emerge a number of bread - Features: 752-21- 21 |