Vegetarian Eating: Being a healthy vegetarian
Ten to twenty
years ago, nutrition
experts thought
vegetarian diets
were not nutritious
and that getting .1
rul.incco met wtmoui nwi was mu
possible Today, we understand that
being .1 heallhv vegetarian is much
easier than previously believed
Nutrition experts thought you had
to have meat in order to get protein
but this isn't true I he amount of
protein required to maintain health is
less than nutritionists formerly
believed! Also, protein sources from
many plants are higher than many
researchers had believed For exam
ple, oatmeal is |7r5 protein and
lentils are Tfl'H protein According to
Connor ft Connor, authors of The
Nru1 American Diet, ten percent of our
daily calories should lx- protein For
those of us who eat a 2,000-calone-a
day diet, that's 200 calories, or SO
grams, of protein Fating several
kinds of complex carbohydrates and
vegetable’s will allow your body to
manufacture the complex proteins
from the amino acids in various
foods
Why be a vegetarian?
Did you know that lot every In
pounds of grain and soy fit.) to beef
i attic in I he United States, we get
hack one pound on our plates? This
amount of grain has 21 times more
calorics, eight times more protein,
hut only three times the amount of fat
as a pound of hamburger, definitely
more1 substantial, healthful and
humane than consuming beef I togs
consume six pounds of gram and soy,
turkeys four, and chickens three, for
one pound of meat
Although debatable, there mac be
a greater life expectancy among non
meat eaters I skimos, whose diet is
primarily meat, have one of the short
est life expectancies ot any culture
Vegetarianism is also a creative way
to live a big part of your life It can
be' fun and adventurous being a vege
tarian
Choosing where to shop
In I ugene one can find a good
selection of health I(HkI stores which
contain many vegetarian specialties,
including Oasis, I he New Frontier
Market. Ihe Kiva, l~he Ri*d Barn, and
others I o focus on (list one,
Sundance Natural hoods is a place
w here ,t vegetarian can find more
than she ever w anted
The specialty of Sundance Natural
hoods is what they call their
Sundance Maples - popular puns
among the shoppers at Sundance as
well as good starters for a vegetarian
refrigerator This includes but is not
limited to the following nce.vitamin
C in bulk powder and tablets, canola
oil and other oils in hulk, whole
wheat flour and other flour, lentils,
rolled oats, and raisins All of those
are organic, of course
Sundance also has a large, unique
salad bar full of mostly wheatless and
dairy less gixxlies for those with these
food allergies They always have a
pasta and soup of the day and a veg
etarian chili made with taman.
Sundance also has the newest in
meatless substitutes like tofu and
ternpey. including set tan, a washed
wheat flour to be marinated and
baked that leaves gluten behind
This provides an excellent substitute
for ground beef or even chicken This
was a Japanese invention and is the
latest in natural f<x>ds.
In addition to specialty stores, you
can also find great vegetarian and
bulk fixHis at places like Ware-Mart
and Fred Meyer Some other health
food places are. The Kiva grocery
store, on 125 W 11th; Govinda's
Vegetarian Buffet restaurant on 153
VV Sth, Hawthorn's Cafe and Deli, on
153 F Broadway, and the Glenwood
restaurant, on 1340 Alder street
BLADES, Continued from Page I
nationally known fitness expert and author of
l it or Fat, inactive bodies have what is called
“marbling fat" or streaking fat throughout their
muscles Even if you're not gaining weight-—if
you're not exercising, your muscles are turning
to (at! Aerobic exercise tones muscle and
increases its metabolic rate All of these things
make you burn more calories (even when
you're asleep)
Rollerblading is a form of aerobic exercise
The word "aerobic” means air, but more specifi
cally refers to oxygen in the air The* muscles
need oxygen in order to function, and their
need for oxygen increases dramatically when
we work them Aerobic exercise means steady
exercise that demands an uninterrupted output
from the muscles for a length of time
Since it's difficult to measure the muscle
activity itself, we measure the oxygen demand
of the muscles As you exercise harder, the
amount of oxygen demanded by your muscles
increases, and your heart goes faster There is a
point calk'd the maximum heart rate where
your heart cannot beat any faster regardless of
increased intensity in exercise- lor the greatest
effect from aerobic exercise, a good rule of
thumb is to exercise at a heart rate that is o<) to
SO percent of this maximum Rollerblading
allows you to do this
We have a rollerblading tacility very dose to
campus, it is calk'd the Campus Skate Co and
it s located at 720 E 13th street The price for
skate rentals ranges from $4JO to $5 50 an hour
and includes all the safety equipment you need
(helmet, wrist guards, etc ). The Campus Skate
Co also offers both private and group lessons.
The cost is $10.00 an hour for one person and
$2 00 for each additional person in your group
To schedule a training session call them at 683
3516 1 have been in the Campus Skate Co. sev
eral times and the staff is extremely friendly,
helpful, and knowledgeable about rollorblad
mg
Many of the paths in Eugene that are used
for running and biking can also be used for
rollerblading For beginners, I would recom
mend the bike path that runs through Amazon
Park The path begins at the comer of E. 24th
and Amazon Parkway arid ends at the aimer of
E ,3()th and Hilliard It is smooth, flat, wide,
and usually not very crowded. There is a creek
that runs along one side of the path and the
park is fairly wide open with fields of grass
Peaceful and serene. Amazon is a great place to
get startl'd
COUNSELING, Continued from Page 3
often have a hard time doing it For instance, suppose
a relationship we are in right now is abusive We
know the right thing to do for ourselves is to get out
of this relationship, but this is more easily said than
done Many of us know what the solution is, but we
have a hard time following through with it A coun
selor may help you lind the right techniques to reach
the solutions you already know They can point out
things that are blocking our decision processes, and
help us progress out of these difficult situations
The student counseling center is hero to help you
Don’t cheat yourself out of a chance to get help for
reasons like the one's above You or your friends may
not have the answers to everything, but someone pro
fessionally trainee! might be able to shed some new
light on your problems with caring objective opinions
and confidentiality If vou have any concerns that
you would like to ask about, call the counseling center
at 346-3227.
STRESS, Continued from Page 3
ously useless if we don’t believe we can handle the
situations that confront us Self-image is undeniably
linked to the way we handle situations that confront
us Try beginning your day by listing your assets and
capabilities Bombard yourself with the reality ot
your own competency. In addition, develop a strong
social support system Find people who can be trust
ed and don’t be afraid to lean on them now and then.
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Information and resources tor well-being
Conflict Resolvtion:
University Counseling Center
13th Street at Agate 346-3227
UO Crisis Center hotline
34f>-4488 24 hours a day
Sexual Assault Support Services 484-V7S5
U ot O Mediation Program
EMU Room 318346-4240
Office of Student Advocacy
EMU 318 346-3722
Women's Resource and Refenal Center
Suite 3 EMU 346-3327
Office of Academic Advising
and Student Services
164 Oregon Hall 346-3211
Career Planning and Placement
244 Hendricks Hall 346-3235
Center for Academic Learning Services
68 PLC 346-3226
Office of Affirmative Action
474 Oregon Hall 346-3123
Office of Public Safety
Straub Hall .346-3444
Student Conduct Coordinator
364 Oregon Hall 346-1141
Coordinator Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual Concerns 346-1142
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance 346-3360
flumdtJ ConcMif:
Office of Student Financial Aid
260 Oregon Hall 346-3221
Student Employment Office
12 Hendricks Hall 346-3214
Student Health Center
13th Street at Agate 346-4441
Health Education Program 346-4456
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine 346-4401
Slocum Sports Medicine Lab 346-4147
dub Sports 346-3733
Recreation and Intramurals 346-4113