European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Fruits and f Rull juice fruits Are naturally Low in sodium and contain no la. Some processed suits and juices have added sugar. Choose fresh Frozen canned or dried fruits mat Are unsweetened and have no sugar or syrup added. Beans grains and pastas legumes dried Beans and peas and whole grains Are Good sources o protein fiber and Iron. Their sodium and fat Content primarily depends on the degree of processing and prepare Iron. Some canned and dry packaged products such .13 Flavoured Rice mixes should be avoided because Otheir High sodium Content. Breads cereals and crackers whole Grain breads and cereals Are Good sources of fiber and minerals. Read the labels. Avoid when possible baked goods that list animal at lard Coconut or path oils among their first ingredients bran cereals Are a Good source of fiber but May contain a significant amount of sugar. Meat Ash and poultry limit red meat to three times a week and nol More than three ounces at a serving. Choose can meats. Cured processed and some canned meals often Are High in fat and or sodium. Waler packed canned Salmon Luna. Chicken and Turkey Are goad choices but May be High in sodium Ealing fish at Leas once a week is healthy. Fats oils and salad dressings these Are concentrated sources of calories and contribute o weight problems As Well As heart disease. Use sparingly. Try to substitute saturated with polyunsaturated sources. Seasonings and condiment the flavor they add can be important in a sodium and Tat restricted diet. Some seasonings and condiments however can be High in sodium. Again read the labels. Frozen prepared foods Soma prepared Frozen foods Are Low in Tat. But ail tend to be High in sodium. Again Check the labels. " the daily diet should include several Servings of breads cereals or other Grain products whole Grain or enriched two to four Servings of Ruil three to five Servings of vegetables two to three Servings of meal poultry of fish including alternates such As eggs dry Beans and peas null and seeds. Two Servings of milk cheese or Yogurt fals and sweets should be avoided in excess alcoholic beverages should be consumed Only in moderation -. Are you at risk to find your heart disease risk profile Complete this quiz by choosing the answers that Best describe you. Calculate total Points and look up your degree of risk in tha fable Aline Bottom of the quiz. A. Uncontrollable factors t. Smoking c. Medical data. Never q. Cigar f 9, total Chol Lerol under 30 o pm 1 under 0.33-44. I. Cigarettes 190-209 1. Os-54 2 55-64 4 Over 65. 6 2. Sox " female 0 male 5 3. Fam Ltd history of heart disease Nona. 0 1or3 1 2 or More 3 50. Add Points score a a a Parta subtotal score " b. Controllable risk Factor 5. 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Consumer editor now that we be had smoke outs Are diet Oine los just around the Corner America is on a health kick Back Homo new programs Are popping up every Day to. Encourage people to lose weight lower blood pressure and fight disease through Batter nutrition. A grocery stores arc vying with one another to Stock Iho latest in a growing number of health foods. Housewives Are Locking to night classes to learn More. About nutrition. Businessmen Are. Giving up heavy three coursers for Light lunches featuring things like whole wheat breads and Crunchy bean sprouts. Members of the military overseas Aren t being left out of this National urge for belter living through increased health. You Don t have logo Tat to find pamphlets on How different foods rate military nutritionists Are seeing that they Are readily available. There Are exercise programs arid tests ate Given to Check blood pressure and cholesterol rate. At least one american military housewife however. Is puzzled by what she sees As a Gross contradiction. In a letter to the stars and stripes Nancy Furman bemoaned the fact that while being encouraged to maintain a. Balanced die people tied to their local bases have a hard time doing so the commissaries selection she found was Long on junk foods paper products and laundry detergents but Short on Many healthy products such As Tow fat cheese and oat bran Lor example. 1 contacted by Telephone Furman said the commissaries really had not been her main reason for complaint. Her big concern she said was tha person housed in temporary living facilities who Musl depend on on base dining facilities. They Are sentenced she had written to choices Between pizza hamburgers hot dogs canned processed irked end Gravy drenched noted however thai the Standard commissary answer Aslo Why certain items Are not carried is always Lack of space and customer interest i As Well As others Only want a Choice she said. Furn an received the answer she anticipated. She was told by a spokesman for the air Force commissary service european Region that the buying habits and desires of the patrons Are the main considerations in blocking the stores. It s the local commissary Man though who is most often contacted when customers complain that a product is not on hand. Herman Wainwright Deputy commissary officer Lor the army store in Frankfurt sympathizes with his customers who miss certain products we do try Over Here to Stock what is requested but we just can t satisfy everyone he said noting thai the commissaries can t really replace what they would have Back alter a Community drive on diet awareness takes place or free tests for blood pressure Are taken he said that customers Start Wheeling their carts away from the junk food goodies. Wain Wight said that a Nln surge for special diet foods. Does not however make a big Deal in the regular demands for popular items Low on the nutrition list Wear doing Ashe can to promote better nutrition said but Wec Aii l shovel it Down people s Wainwright is no Novice to the grocery store saturday december 24, 1988 business. He s been in both the retail and wholesale ends of ii for 22 years. He started out with the Kroger Chain in Dallas later was manager of a wholesale grocery business. Requests for products placed at Community stores Are forwarded to the army troop support Agency in. Zwell Bricken West Germany where they Are evaluated based on command wide demand. Generally when one hem is added Toa store s Stock another has to be deleted said Wainwright. Sure i know goes up. If Green paper towels Are Good seller who am i to Tell customers they can t have them besides limited space he said that commissary manager overseas Are laced Wilha Long Supply pipeline. To lakes us three months to receive an order. In the United Stales you can rave it in your Elora the next Wainwright said he himself has been caught in the riot enough customer demand i happen to like fiber one but it had to be deleted it did t he said. It s tilings like that that Are part of the adjustment that has to be made in being overseas. It s Tough Lor the lira timers who Are used to being Able to head Down the Street to the next store tha army commissary stores Are promo Rig Nuri Ion through a fit to win program. In Frankfurt ii includes special displays of particularly nutritious food items Mon hey fit to win promotions and literature about diet and nutrition. Air Force commissaries have a similar program called healthy heart. Sgt John imams the produce manager Al the Rhein main commissary is in charge of he store s program. It is also part of a base wide health he said. Besides marking Good buys nutrition Wise with healthy heart slickers the commissary offers a healthy heart shopping guide and features a health product of the week. The shopping guide goes so far As to list foods by Brand name that meet particular health stars and stripes Page 17
