European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse This year give kids something Good and fun for lunch byte Sietsema Seattle Post intelligencer officially the end of summer is marked by the pop of paper sacks being snapped open and the shift of lunch boxes from the Back of the cupboard to the top of the counter. Parents of school age children everywhere Are wondering How to pack both Appeal and nutrition. Into the next nine months Worth of away fro Rel Home lunches. Will anything but Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches be traded behind their backs not to worry mom and dad. Following is everything you need to know about creating a lunch with spark packing one safely and picking the right juice. So sit up straight pay attention and read on. Curing the lunch Box blues to avoid the morning Rush make lunches the night before. You May also make dozens of sandwiches Over a weekend and Stow them in the Freezer for later use involve children in the decision making process asking them what kind of bread they want or fruit they desire gives them a sense of control and establishes More of a commitment to their eating what s sent to school. Introduce new foods at Home never in the lunch Box advises nutritionist Audrey Cross. If a food item is. Turned Down offer it again in a month or so. Ask your children what it is they Don t like about a particular Don t let lunches get soggy. Keep Mayonnaise to a minimum. Wrap vegetables such As tomatoes and pickles in separate plastic bags or aluminium foil. 7 if sending fruit consider peeling it first. Dip it in Lemon juice to inhibit Browning. Small children often prefer to have fruit with skins such As oranges partially Cut Worthem. -"."---. make lunch look fun. For younger children Cut sandwiches in different shapes using cookie Cutter wrap foods in coloured plastic wrap keep a variety of breads on hand for sandwiches. Send along notes of encouragement a greeting a cartoon maybe even a Fortune cookie for dessert. Tips for Safe packing Vaj Millers an Extension food specialist with Washington state University recommends selecting foods High in acid or Low in moisture that can be kept at room temperature because food poisoning bacteria do not grow in them. Common lunch Box items that can safely be left at room temperature for four to six hours include Peanut butter dry cereals bread raw vegetables pickles and relishes Yogurt dry or hard cheeses and raw cooked or dry fruit. Foods that require proper handling to keep bacteria from growing include cooked vegetables cooked cereals and legumes such As Rice and Beans custards elementary school students dig into lunches brought from Home or bought in a Dodds cafeteria. Is fil9 and puddings dressings and gravies processed meats milk and milk products except hard cheeses and Yogurt and raw or cooked meat fish and poultry. Previously Mayonnaise based mixtures were thought to spoil More rapidly than the same foods without Mayonnaise. But commercial Mayonnaise actually Sld Vvs the growth of bacteria because it contains Lemon juice and vinegar acids not favourable to bacteria survival. R consider making sandwiches in Advance and freezing them. A Frozen Sandwich will thaw in time for lunch and help keep the rest of the lunch Cool fillings that freeze Well include Cheddar or Cream cheese sliced or ground meat or poultry and Peanut butter. Fillings containing raw vegetables such As lettuce carrots and tomatoes and those with egg Whites Jelly or Mayonnaise do not freeze As Well the vegetables go Limp the egg Whites toughen and the other fillings make the Sandwich soggy. To prepare Frozen sandwiches spread each piece of bread from Edge to Edge with butter to keep the bread from absorbing moisture. Sandwiches can be Frozen nutritious food often does t get eaten if it does t Appeal to a child s palate. Three to four weeks and Are Best stowed in thick bags designed for freezing. Lunches also May be kept cold using reusable ice packs insulated lunch carriers or freezing a Small can of juice which is packed with the lunch and is thawed and ready to drink in three to four hours. A Juicy update not All juices Are created equal reports the Center for science in the Public interest a Washington consumer group. In a recent Survey of common juices Csepi rated drinks according to How much of a Day s Worth of vitamins and minerals is supplied by an 8-ounce Glass. Orange juice is the superstar. In addition to having More than 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin a it contains Good amounts of other vitamins and minerals including 20 percent of the Day s folic acid 10 percent of the Day s potassium and thiamine and 5 percent of magnesium and vitamins a andb6. Other nutrition packed juices include Grapefruit prune and pineapple. At the Bottom of the consumer group s list Are grape and Apple juices with Little More than 10 percent of a Day s _ potassium to recommend them. When shopping for juices says Csepi look for those labelled "100 _ percent if the disclosure states anything else Odds Are the drink has been diluted with sugar water the Survey notes. Also avoid drinks listing Apple grape or Pear As the first juice in their ingredient list. Sometimes the extras can make or break a lunch in a child s mind. Following is a easy recipe for pita chips not is file a few tips can help parents pack something new and different in their children s school lunches. Made from pita pocket bread that is a Low fat substitute for potato Corn or other Fried chips that should still Appeal to finicky eaters. 2 pita breads whole wheat or White 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil 1. Garlic Clove crushed heat the oven to 350 degrees using a Small knife or Kitchen scissors Cut along the circumference of each pita bread cutting it into 2 circles. Combine the Olive Oil and garlic in a Small bowl. Lightly Brush on the surface of the bread. Stack the circles and Cut into eight wedges. Arrange in a single layer on a baking Sheet. Bake until Golden 8-10 minutes. Serve with a Container of Salsa or Low fat cottage cheese. Makes 16 chips. From lighter quicker better " cooking for the Way we eat today by Richard sax and Marie Simmons it s distressing to see my son suffering from Low self esteem. He is in Junior High and i know he going through a Tough time. Can you assure me that. Hell come out of this difficult phase _. V. A a despite All that i have written about the heartache of Low self esteem there is a positive Side of the matter. Remember that the human personality / grows through mild adversity provided it is hot crushed in the process. Contrary to what you might believe the idea environment for your child is not one devoid of problems and trials. I would not even if i could sweep aside every to hurdle from the paths of my children. They deserve the right to face problems and profit from the confrontation. i have verified the value of minor stress from my own experience. My childhood was remarkably Happy and Carefree. I was loved beyond any doubt and my academic performance was never a cause for discomfort. In fact i have enjoyed happiness and fulfilment thus far my entire lifetime with the exception of two painful years those stressful years occurred during my seventh and eighth Grade Days lasting through Ages 13 and 1 4. During this period i found. Myself in a social Cross fire giving Rise to the intense feelings of inferiority and self doubt. As strange As it seems however those two years have contributed More positive features to Rny adult personality. " -7 ,. V my empathy for others my desire to succeed in life my motivation in graduate Chol. A Iii mini in my understanding of inferiority and my communication with teens Are primarily the an agitated adolescence. Who would have thought anything useful could have come 24 months yet the discomfort proved to be a valuable instructor. / . V. _ though it is hard to accept at the time your child l needs minor setbacks and disappointments. How can he learn to Cope with problems and frustration if jigs. Early experiences Are totally without trial a tree that is planted in a rain Forest is never forced to extend its _ roots downward in search of water consequently it remains poorly anchored and can be toppled by a moderate wind storm. But a Mesquite tree planted in a dry desert is threatened by its hostile environment. It can Only survive by sending its roots More than 30 feel into the Earth seeking water. Through its adaptation to the arid land something else happens the tree becomes Strong and steady against All assailants this illustration applies to our children As Well those who have Learned to conquer their problems Are More secure than those who have never faced them. A our task As parents then is not to eliminate every Challenge for our children it is to serve As a confident ally on their behalf and encourage them when they Are distressed. it inevitable that sexual desire diminishes in the fifth sixth and seventh decades of life a there is no organic basis for women or men to experience less desire As they age. The sexual appetite depends More on a state of mind and emotional attitudes than on one s chronological age. If a husband and wife see themselves As old and unattractive they might lose interest in sex for reasons Only secondary to their age. But from a physical Point of View it is a myth that menopausal men and women must be sexually apathetic. Or. James c Dobson is president of focus on the family an dedicated of preserving Tho Homo. should be in to rum Al focus on Tho family. To. Box 444, Colorado Springs Cofo b0903. 16 the stars and stripes saturday september 9,1995 the stars and stripes 17
