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Portland Observer Thursday, June 22, 1978 Page 5 Food provides body energy Hum an bodies, like machines, need energy to function. Energy is needed to keep body cells and in te rn a l organs fu n c tio n in g . Energy is also needed when new tissues are fo rm e d d u rin g g ro w th and pregnancy or after an injury. The body uses energy for muscular work as well. Energy requirements d iffer from in dividual to individual. They arc deter mined by age, sex, size and level o f physical activity. Food supplies the energy for the body. Food energy is measured in calories. Currently about 42 percent o f the calories in our diets come from fat, 46 percent from carbohydrates and 12 percent from protein. Protein and carbohydrates contain the same number o f calories — both supply a b ou t 50 calo rie s per tablespoon, which is four calories per gram o f weight in metric units. Fat, a more concentrated source o f food energy, contains more than twice as many calories as protein and car bohydrate. One tablespoon o f fat con tains nine calories per gram, which is equal to 127 calories per tablespoon. Alcohol also contains food energy. In metric units, one gram o f alcohol contains seven calories. Most foods contain a m ixture o f p ro tein , fat and carbohydrate. T o determine caloric value, a food is burn ed in a calorimeter to measure the energy released as heat. T o maintain a desirable weight, the energy consumed in food must be balanced against the energy expended something different. during the exercise. When food intake W ith tbe amazing variety o f fruits and vegetables marketed today, H’s almost is in excess o f energy needs, the extra an injustice to taste buds to serve tbe same salads week after week. Set a new energy is stored in the form o f body salad course with this recipe from the K raft Kitchen. fat. Food preservation hot line open L A D Y E N G IN E E R — Jan Hashim oio, engineering instructor at Portland C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , is p ro b a b ly the only w om an in s tru c to r in college engineering in tbe state. The Oregon State University Exten sion Service is offering a " fo o d preser vation h otline" to answer questions about canning, freezing, pickling and drying, Residents o f the tri-county local calling areas may call 238-9768 between 8:30 a.m . and 12:30 p.m . and 1:00 p .m . to 5 :0 0 p .m . M o n d a y through Friday u ntil O ctober 13th. Rising food prices and an increasing interest in g ardening, has created enewed interest in food preservation. The " o ld ” techniques o f food drying are again popular as well as fam iliar processes o f canning, freezing and pickling. The beginner as well as the experienced homemaker can find an swers to questions concerning food safety, preservation equipment and methods. Get answers to your food preser vation questions by calling the O SU Extension Service Food Preservation Hom e Economist. T a x c o S a la d 1 Vt lbs. ground beef 1 16-oz. can kidney beans 1 8-oz. bottle Catalina French Dressing I tablespoon chili powder teaspoon salt 3 medium tomatoes, chopped 1 cup chopped green pepper 2 avocados, peeled, mashed */i cup M iracle W h ip Salad Dressing !4 cup chopped onion 4 crisply cooked bacon slices, crumbled Vi teaspoon salt Dash o f Tabasco Sauce T o rtilla chips 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce Brown meat ever low heat; drain. Stir in beans, Vi cup dressing and seasonings. C o v e r and sim m er 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. C om bine tomatoes, green pepper and 'A cup dressing; toss lightly. Combine avocados, salad dressing, onion, bacon, salt and Tabasco sauce; mix well. For each salad, top bed o f to rtilla chips with shredded lettuce, to m ato m ixture, chili and avocado mixture. Garnish with chili peppers, if desired. 4 to 6 servings. Woman teaches PCC engineering I f students can’t tell that tiny, youth ful Jan Hashimoto is an instructor by her appearance, her t-shirt will give her status away. The blue t-shirt she sometimes wears to class is emblazoned with white let ters that read "In s tru c to r." It was a gift from some o f Hashim oto’s women en gin eerin g students at P o rtla n d Com m unity College whose verse, o f fered with the t-shirt, told their sen timents: As a teacher you are able But we think you need a label T o show all the others That not all engineers are brothers. H ashim oto is q uite probably the only female engineering instructor in the state. She has just completed her first year teaching vocational-technical (lasses to en gin eerin g students at P C C ’ s Cascade Center and will return oext year to teach at the Sylvania Cen ter. She appears to be much younger than her actual thirty years o f age and she ended up in teaching more by ac cident than by design. " I ’d never considered applying for a teaching j o b , " recalls H a s h im o to . "B ut one day D ic k W ysong (engineering departm ent chairm an) called me up and said they needed a teacher right away, so I decided to do it .” Hashimoto was working for Hyster C o rp o ra tio n at the tim e and D ick Wysong knew her because she is a 1974 g ra d u a te fro m P C C ’ s m echanical engineering program. She has served on the advisory committee to the engineering depart ment since then. N ow , she says, she likes teaching enough to stay for at least another year, but so far is un committed beyond that. Being a woman instructor in the male-dominated field o f engineering is not without its problems, Hashimoto relates. " O f course I had some problems being accepted when I start ed,” she says. "W o m e n have the edge now in getting jobs because o f equal o p p o rtu n ity laws and I th in k they should take advantage o f it ." H a s h im o to , a P o rtla n d “" n a tiv e , graduated from Wilson High School in Portland and now lives in Northwest Portland. American State Bank 2 7 3 7 N.E. Union Bountiful breads really come alive with MIRACLE WHIP Salad Dressing from KRAFT — “The Bread Spread" Its creamy, smooth, secret blend of herbs and spices adds a fresh, one-of-a- kind flavor. Rescue plain rolls, bread sticks and sliced breads. Use MIRACLE WHIP Salad Dressing and you 11 add special occasion flavor to everyday breads. Miracle Whip — “The Bread Spread? 2 8 2 -2 2 1 6 B. SHOP IENOWS FOR B R A N D S you kn o w V A R IE T IE S y o u lik e SIZES y o u w a n t • • a • • M H I I M il„ a v k . • I 4M , UM , « I l i n k 4 N I O lia a n M l a - b a n l a t O -o o lo , . » a l a ie » . * " • » * ' • > • a la ta I IJ a i a . l l D l.la ia n • K in g • • Oak Qr»v« « I I M v rn x M , a N i M »n«o<fc 1 » I O l*l,Io n * w . „ U m .ld . 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