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I know a lot about gaining and losing weight and have spent much of my life trying to diet. Ive had some successes, but, in time, I usually put most of what Ive lost back on. Thats because I like to eat and associate good food with fun and good times. About two years ago, I decided to try to follow a friends example and change some of my eating habits. I also started walking about two miles a day. I was beginning to take off some pounds. Then my doctors told me I had either suffered two mini strokes or two spasms that kept the blood from circulating to my brain. Either way, it frightened me. When I was able, I started to walk again and chose food that was fat free or low in fat and cholesterol. My weight continued to go down but has held pretty steady for at least a year.
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KATT WILLIAMS/MELANIE COMARCHO/LUENELL/RED GRANT, 7:30 and 11 p.m. April 7 (late show just added), Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $48.50, $63.50, $68.50. (248) 433-1515. STEPHEN LYNCH, 7:30 p.m. April 14, State Theatre, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $29.50, on sale today. (313) 961-5451, www.livenation.com. Music =DIERKS BENTLEY/MIRANDA LAMBERT/ERIC CHURCH, 7:30 p.m. March 31, Dow Event Center Theater, 303 Johnson St., Saginaw. $27.75-$32.75, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. (989) 759-1330, www.doweventcenter.com. BRIAN VANDER ARK, 8 p.m. April 5, Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. $12. (248) 544-3030, www.themagicbag.com. TYPE O NEGATIVE/BRAND NEW SIN, 6 p.m. April 7, Harpo's, 14238 Harper St., Detroit.
Calorie labels sought for fast-food menus
A whole new layer of guilt could be piled atop those steamy burger patties and super-sized french fries under a new city mandate proposed by Concord Mayor Mark Peterson. Known for pushing healthy living and fitness programs, Peterson wants to require Concord fast-food restaurants to post calorie information next to the lettering for each menu item. This way, people will not only know what they're getting into when ordering that extra-creamy chocolate milkshake, but could be persuaded to choose a healthier alternative. "So many of these meals are much worse than people even realize," he said. He acknowledges that many restaurants offer nutrition information on brochures behind the counter or even on Web sites. But that's not enough, he says. "If it's right in front of their eyes as they're ordering, staring right at them, it's hard to ignore," Peterson said.
Vegetables with lemon thyme vinaigrette
Diagonally slice the carrots, cut the broccoli into florets and thinly slice the zucchini. Cut each vegetable into even-sized pieces so they will cook at the same rate. Use a small sharp knife to cut a cross in the stems of the broccoli - this will help microwaves penetrate them easily, cooking the stems without overcooking the flowers. Wash the vegetables and leave the water clinging to them (in most cases, the water that clings to vegetables after washing is all that's needed during cooking). When cooking in the microwave, you need to use a dish that is microwave safe. To check if a dish or plate is microwave safe, place a heatproof microwave-safe coffee cup containing 185ml (3/4 cup) water on the centre of it and heat, uncovered, on High/800watts/100% for 1 minute. If the dish is cold and the water is warm, the dish is safe to use.
'We Can Get There'
"We can get there – we can produce a 15 billion bushel crop," said Ken McCauley, National Corn Growers Association president and a White Cloud, Kan., farmer, at a Commodity Classic press conference Thursday. Biotechnology, improved genetics, more acres and improved ethanol efficiencies will combine to generate enough corn in a few years to meet both demand for food and fuel, he said. Livestock producers will soon see more DDGs coming on the market. Research will help them use more DDGs in cattle, hogs and poultry rations, McCauley said. A new test method will help livestock producers use more DDGs, too. It will standardize methods used to determine DDGs moisture and crude protein, fat and fiber content levels. Ken McCauley, president, National Corn Growers Association, outlines how the industry group thinks farmers will produce enough fuel to meet both demand for booth food and fuel in the future.
10-year old aspiring chef awarded top salad-maker honors by Fresh ...
10-year-old Tanner Kohn from Simpsonville, S.C. An aspiring chef, Kohn was announced today as the Grand Prize winner of the Fresh Express-Do Something(TM) Teens for Greens Amazing Search for Fresh Salad Recipe Challenge for his "Shrimpsational Caribbean Salad." One of the youngest entrants, whose pre-teen age had him competing against others nearly a decade older, Kohn receives a $3,500 scholarship to the college or culinary school of his choice in addition to the opportunity for his school to receive a $10,000 donation from Fresh Express for a salad bar makeover or an edible schoolyard. The Teens for Greens Amazing Search for Fresh Recipe Challenge -- initiated by the largest salad company in the world, Fresh Express -- was a nationwide search and educational initiative launched in the fall of 2006 in partnership with the leading youth volunteer organization, Do Something.
Stocks To Watch: Alcoa, Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup, Countrywide ...
Ace (ACE) said it has named Evan Greenberg chairman in addition to his role as chief executive. American International Group (AIG) reported a jump in fourth-quarter net income late and unveiled a big share buyback and new dividend plan. AMN Healthcare Services (AHS) fourth-quarter net income jumped 44% to $10 million, or 29 cents a share, from $6.98 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier. The San Diego company's revenue grew to $283.5 million from $221.4 million. Alcoa (AA) plans to close its Reynolds Food Packaging plastics manufacturing plant in Mt. Vernon, Ky., by the middle of this year. The Pittsburgh producer and manager of aluminum and alumina facilities said the closing will affect 115 people. Bausch & Lomb (BOL), which recently completed a restatement of its results for 2005, said it was unable to file its 2006 annual report on time.
Cheap food is often the least health option
Getting more food for less money may be appealing to students, but health experts say portions at fast food restaurants have been getting larger since the 1970s and are contributing to America's obesity epidemic. The food often contains high amounts of calories, sodium and fat.
Although fast food chains like McDonald's have phased out their super-sized portions, health experts say fast food portions are still too large.
One out of four Americans eats fast food every day for convenience and price, according to the nonprofit group Helpguide.
Becoming a nation that eats out more and more poses serious health risks because a single burger can come close to, or even exceed, a day's worth of calories and fat.
Government food guidelines released two years ago recommend that people keep their total daily fat intake between 20 and 35 percent of calorie intake.
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