European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health Ca Bonnie Johnson conducts a commissary shopping tour Lor customer interested in a healthier diet. Foods that Are Best for you s4s ctn Schwa Lff. By Janet d Agostino  of oui nit2y food labels Are designed to Brj Duchij inc Unin Loric d. Hung a of Rel Ucland shopper Stu buying Brand a instead of Iho  King Floc d or e lining sufxrrri0rkcl  but Cape Bonnia Johnson wants shoppers to Reata inc. Me Milt to avoid pulling into the grocery Carl an item thai  Rale higher or Lancy packaging than for nutrition " ecu Sii Oulen just look at name brands said Johnson Chiel of clinical dietetics  air Force regional Matji cite Center n Wiesbaden West Germany Jav and to Leach people la read labels because the marketplace is changing so much and so  Johnson is one of several dieticians in the. Frankfurt Wiesbaden area giving commissary Tours during March National nutrition to Only to help shoppers choose products that Are  Tat. Sugar and sodium and that will not  obesity High blood pressure of heart Distaso. On a recent commissary tour Al Rhein Wain a master sgt William picks Livand his Iio,.joy, said they wanted to pick and  More nutritious goods for. Themselves and their two children n part Chiaf. Dickson who is with Field training Del 936 Al Rhein main said a Wanold to Loam How to do Crosse Tho amount of Las and oils in their Lood. Johnson told the Small group of shoppers that words such As partially ,1 lard or Beel fal Shn Girj automatically signal Hern to Stop and Check another product before buying the one Iri hand other red tight words Are Bacon at beef at Buller Chicken Lal Chocol Alc Coco a butter Coconut Coconut Oil egg and egg Yolk solids hardened fal or Oil hydrogenated fat or Oil lard milk chocolates Palm Oil of Palm Kernel pork fal Turkey fat vegetable shortening whole milk solids foods made with these products Are generally High m calories cholesterol and saturated 1stthe local amount of. Saturated and us saturated fats. In the diet should a induced. Jorison said. Fats to d make up 30 per Ecol or less of a Day s total Calones  Are usually i animal origin and tend to raise blood Cholo Slefo Levels. Cholesterol is Only sound in animal products   Are made from plants such ,.collonsead. Sim Mower Safft Olivcr and soybean oils Anci do not contain cholesterol products thai  types of Laion the Lauri should have a Raho of. At least twice As Many  fats As  they Don to put them Back on the shelf,.Johnson advised picking up a Jar of Mayonnaise Johnson pointed out that the Label listed 2 Grams of  fas and t. Of saturated an acce Labia ratio. Generally Low fat products have 0 id,1 Grams of lat por serving a chopper should look More closely at the Label to see what other ingredients Are in the food if it contains 2 Grams or More of Tat per serving. Labels that boast fewer calories or no cholesterol Are not necessarily belter choices,.for example Low calorie salad dressings May slow have a relatively Fugh Content of Oil some cooking Shor linings and oils May be cholesterol free but still contain saturated Tats such As Palm or Coconut Oil. Tho first ingredients listed on a Container of Margarine should to water or liquid vegetable Oil if a partially Hydrogen died Oil is listed its the irs Ingrid int put it Back and look Tor a Brand that is Tower in saturated fat Johnson said Al oils can be made saturated by hardening or hydrogenation a chemical process that adds Hydrogen to the Oil j soft tubs of Margarine Are usually better than Sticks because they contain loss Salura led to. The amount of saturation is indicated by the. Degree of hardness Dairy products should be made of skim milk because whole milk products Are High in Lal and cholesterol Dairy products Are considered Low fat if they contain 4 Grams of Lal per serving or less but it is preferable that the product have less than 1,5 Gram per serving Johnson said. Ideally Yogurt should have 2 Grams of fal or less per serving most cheeses Are High in fat unless they specifically say Low fat loan meals Are Tower in lat than highly Marbe sized fatty red meals Johnson said but Chicken and fish arc better choices than beef and pork eggs Are the Groat cholesterol Ashen Ojers. Eggs and  from eggs should a be Climina led or  in the1 Diot unless Only the we Mesa e used in  is the Yolk thai contains the 2so milligrams of cholesterol in an egg on egg is almost equal to Iho daily limit of 300 milligrams of cholesterol recommended by the american heart association Salt or sodium used by Lood manufacturers As a preservative and Layor enhancer should to sharply reduced in the diet americans eat g to .10 Grams of Salt a Day but should be consuming Only halt that amount. Unfortunately. Americans Are accustomed to a lot of Salt in their foods and need Tore Odu cafe their Lasic buds Johnson said sail is contained in most processed Odds especially canned products such , fish , Slach sauce spy sauce Barbecue sauce and Norco Sleshire sauce Are All High in sodium Low.�, crackers Uro bettor Titian highly salted ones hut a look Al the package shows  Lisl Iho Telic Ken words animal and vegetable shortening and partially hydrogenated soybean  Johnson explained to her group. Shoppers should know that All juices Are not created equal words thai should Flag your attention Are Luice Noveik or juice beverage Johnson Sard these products have sugar added " cereals that list sugar As the Lisl second or third products Are not the Best Choice Lor adult1 of children. Johnson said the Best cereals contain Little or no sugar and arc High in dietary fiber a High Liber product contains 2 5 to 3 Grams or More Al Liber per serving canned fruits Are a Good alternative to Iresh fruits if sugar is not added to Iho juice. Jams and jellies Are pure sugar but there is usually one Brand in the store that is made irom fruit Only and contains no sugar Johnson said. Don t be fooled if the word sugar is missing from the Label sugar also goes by Ehe name of glucose fructose sucrose and dextrose on product labels other sugars that should be used sparingly Are Honey Corn syrup and Brown sugar As or he nutritional value of junk food such As pretzels and chips Johnson said there in t a whole lot to say Page 16 the stars an d str ires tuesday March 14,1969