European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 21, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 fast pod without the junk i i the Choice is there by Gayle Young / United press International t he majority of the Luno Lime crowd a fast food franchises today Are Young and  patrons want to eat a nutritious meal but Are often confused Over what choices to make say health experts who worry thai Young adult americans Are turning to junk food because they want to eat quickly. Studios Tell us that among the primary Consumers of last and convenience food Are Young  said Gall Levey a nutritionist for the american dietetic association we ear that the Hab left they re learning now will set the stage Tor cardiovascular problems later in hie.". According to the american heart Assoc Lallon. Food High in lat and Salt leads to cardiovascular diseases and people who Are overweight Are More prone 1o heart disease and Early death. At a seminar on fast food nutritionists and doctors said Consumers need to learn How to eat fast without consuming junk food he Arm used to describe food that is High in calories but Low in nutrition. More and More people Are eating on the Tun said risks Platt director of nutrition Lor health examiners in new York City. They want to know How they can Eal on the run and eat well.". Platt said not All food served in fast food franchises is junk food. But she said Consumers often make the wrong choices because they Are misinformed. For instance patrons will order fish or Chicken sandwiches that have been deep Fried in animal tallow believing they Are making a nutritious Choice Over a hamburger actually a single hamburger Patty is the lowest in fat and calories said Platt. We re so used to red meat being tha villain and Chicken and fish being the flood Guys. It depends on what they do to the Chicken and  said Consumers should avoid special sauces cheese and Chili added to hamburgers in some fast food. Franchises because they Are loaded with  Erma Bombeck the most nutritious choices Are Plain pizza and salad made Irby salad bars she said. Salad bars Ara a real positive step for fast food restaurants though the May not be profitable said Piatt. They  direct response to consumer demand for nutritious foods but Piatt said Many of the salad bars contain oily foods and cheese Laden dressings that should be Ruth Loiner avoided. She advises patrons to drink Tea or milk instead of shakes which Are usually made with Flavoured saturated fats such As Coconut Oil. They even took the milk1 out of the name she said. Breakfasts served in Many fast food franchises offer Little nutritious fare she said the mull los croissants and egg sandwiches Are loaded with at and Salt and the French Toast is usually deep Fried in animal Tal. The Best Choice there Are pancakes with just Jelly she said. Ii you Are eating off the Coffee cart try for a Bagel cottage cheese or Cereal. Muffins Are loaded with lat. Just because it has the word bran on it does t mean it s healthful.". Young Consumers who think they Are Loo Busy to Cook at Home Are also buying up packaged conv Lence foods by the armload Selde Perls at the seminar. Many of these Frozen dinners Are High in fat and sail said or w. Virgil Brown professor of Medicine at mount Sinai school of Medicine. Bui he said it is sometimes Dilt cull to fell the nutritional Content of packaged foods because the labels provide scant information. Sellers with healthful food items Label it As such and those that Don i Don to said Brown. Hit s not clearly labelled avoid it.",Plait rec Ommandt Camu Meri choose packaged foods that have 10 Grams or less of fat per serving which excludes most to dinners including Many of the ones labelled As Light or dietetic cuisine. She said canned foods Are often a belter Choice. Tuna fish in water can make a Quick and nutritious meat said pall. Canned hems should contain no More than 10 Grams of fat per two cups health experts at the seminar said they doubled Young americans will slow Down and take time to Cook Well balanced and nutritious meals but they said. Consumers can be better educated when it comes to eating food on the run. We Don t want to change their Ille spyies said. Piatt we want to change heir eating habits maybe it s because i used to be a reporter but i m very aware of question that Are asked in newspaper an television interviews. To say that they Are challenging would be the understatement of the Century. How do you Leel is a current favorite. To Sonette usually asked of a woman standing in front of her Home which has just Beer vseveled by a Tornado How do you rate this on a scale of one to 10?" a leftover from the to Derek Era but a Goodie were you surprised this can cover a lottery Winner a Beauty pageant Queen or a Bride shot in the foot at the altar sometimes an interviewer will put you off with a question like How would you cast yourself in Bone with the a Lect Melanie or Scarlett Melante e baby Reno Fooie Bui inevitably the interview will get around to the Granddaddy of them All How would you like to be remembered or what would you like put on your Tombstone or some other version of it actually it s a Lougher question than you think. You have people in this world who achieve greatness As talents in their Field Only to be remembered Lor some dumb thing that people can t erase from their minds. Jackie Mason the funny comic resurrects a memory of his gesture Loed Sulivan three decades ago. The name Julius Larosa brings instant recall to his irling by the late Arthur Godfrey. No Mailer How Many pictures i see of Joe Namath in his no. 12 Jersey for the jets i will remember him in a pantyhose and. The same thing with astronaut Wally Schurra telling us How he treated his cold in space. James Watt will go Down As a music critic who had no taste for the Beach boys and to some Moa mar khad Afy will go Down in history As the Guy who preempted part ii of the dream West min Serles Ullh Richard Chamberlain a free Lanca writer from Iowa. Norman Lerold sen me a collection of self Lnell cled epitaphs written by a number of celebrities. Some were apologetic others inspirational end some downright Lunny. Actress pal Carroll s idea of the last word is could i leave a Wake up Call political satirist and performer Mark Russell said he d like to see engraved in Stone he was a comedian end it s not the first Lime he  and James Mtchener a literary legend of his limes wrote Here lies a Man who never showed Home  a while Back i received another question from or. Zierold. What do you Lael is lha purpose of life would i agree Ullh Diogenes that the goal of life is living in agreement with nature or perhaps with Longfellow who said we can make our lives Sublime and departing leave behind us footprints on the Sands of time. I would Only add to that keep breathing let thu. Lot anti a Termi Tinh Tot