May 23, 19W T ,'v iurtland Observer Page 7 , - W |i|W ÌK M g 1 llB ' •*; V & i l •i:::::::::::::::::::’::::::: ■ Product Recommendations: The Medicine Chest Choosing the ’’Right” Breakfast for Children In these days o f the “ d o -it- a ll” w om an, i t is d iffic u lt to fin d enough me they include a bread/grain food g roup tim e , m oney, and patience to feed one’ s c h ild re n p ro p e rly. A ) T o a s t. I t ’ s fast and easy. G o lig h t on the “ to p p in g s ” , and choose ite m ; nam ely, one o f the fo llo w in g : These are p ro d u c ts that have w o rke d w e ll f o r me. I f possible, d o n 't take any m e d i­ c a tio n : it slow s dow n y o u r b o d y 's a b ility to fig h t o f f illness. H o w e ve r, when you ve got to have fre e d o m fr o m p a in , I recom m end the fo llo w in g m edications. As alw ays, please re a d a ll p ro d u c t in s tru c tio n s a n d w arnings before using. KIE NOW'S FRESH TURKEYS OREGON GROWN P epto B is m o l o r any p in k b is m u th liq u id (re ta ils fo r about $3.69 fo r 12 o z . ) - I read this a ctu a lly heals y o u r ulcers, instead o f ju s t coating yo u r stomach. T u rk e y s t r i p s $ 0 .1 4 3g. lg . 4g. 50 B acon $ 0 .1 1 2g. ig . 2g. 25 S iz z le a n $ 0 .1 4 ( P r o d u c t m akes no c la im s ) A d d to th is the a d d itio n a l w o r­ ries o f n u tritio n and fla v o r- a s w e ll as m isleading, often confusing a d v e rtis in g - and i t becomes nearly im possible. B la ck w o rk in g w om en (and m en!) today try hard to p ro vid e a n u tritio n a lly com plete breakfast fo r the little o n e s -o fte n at the expense o f th e ir ow n h e a lth -b u t some­ tim es the ease o f je lly ro lls conquers the “ S uperw om an Syndrom e” . In an e ffo rt to p ro vid e you w ith any help I can, here’ s w h a t I learned fro m com paring n u tritio n labels and ta lk in g to doctors and nurses (since I d o n ’ t have any c h il­ dren, and have tim e to m ill around in stores and c a ll hospitals!). F irs tly , som ething that re a lly surprised me was that m ost o f the doc­ tors and nurses I talked to fo llo w the age- o ld tra d itio n o f feeding th e ir ch ild re n eggs fo r b re a kfa st I ’ ve been reading la te ly that ch o le stro l is not as bad as everyone seems once to have thought. T h is m ig h t account fo r eggs’ s lo w ly ris in g p o p u la rity in the last year o r so. T h e y d o make a good m eat substitute, w ith s im ila r p ro te in content yet less fat; b u t, som ehow , any advertisem ent fo r (w h ite has m any v ita m in s bleached out) i f the kid s w ill eat it. B ) P ancakes. These are o ka y i f you fo llo w the above rules: few to p ­ bu tte r), and w h o le grain flo u r/m ix over w hite. C ) C e re a l. C o ld cereal seems to be preferred o ve r hot; also, ch ild re n tend to lik e i t better. Cereals that co n ta in fib e r o r oat-bran is a p lu s (even though the e xtent o f the p o s itiv e affects o f oat bran has n o t yet been p roven). Steering clear o f sugar is id e a l, b u t m ost youths need a m id -w a y com prom ise: instead o f their frosted flakes, instead o f your shred­ ded w heat, how about Cheerios? One pediatrics hospital said that is w h a t they feed th e ir patients, and the kid s d o n ’ t co m p la in . O f course, a ll doctors re co m ­ mended fru it, and some p ro f erred yo - g u rt--h ig h fa t, b u t ric h in c a lc iu m -a s a fo o d that s im p ly says i t ’ s “ in cre d ib le , e d ib le " is ju s t not encouraging. them both. The ch a rt shows how they 10 to 13 POUNDS o ther pains. A lk a S e ltz e r N ig h t T im e C o ld P lu s M e d ic in e ($2.50 fo r 1 2 ) - I ca n ’ t rave m uch about the taste o f th is (the lem on fla v o r is much better than the re g u la r, though), but I sure can com m end the perform ance. I t ’ s great m edicine. pings (try trading blueberries o r s tra w ­ berries fo r syrup; cream cheese fo r good breakfast item . A s fo r bacon o r sausage, it is acceptable in m in o r quantities. H a vin g heard a lo t about Sizzlean and tu rke y breakfast strips, I purchased and trie d A ll the doctors/nurses also to ld V ic k s V a p o ru b ($2.59 fo r 1.5 o z .) - T h is s tu ff is te rrific fo r aches, pains, cram ps, you name it! It m ig h t seem expensive fo r a ja r, b u t it lasts fo r a long tim e. N u p r in a n d A d v il ($2.29 and $2.79 fo r 24 tablets, re sp e ctive ly): I d o n ’ t generally th in k m uch o f pain relievers, but these tw o w o rk w e ll fo r me fo r headaches and T h is recipe section is in tended to be casual enough to m atch any budget. I w ill suggest several p ro d u c ts (w hen p o ssib le ) that yo u can im p ro vise w ith ; choose the f i r s t p ro d u c t when possible, as i t is p re fe rre d . You m ig h t also experim ent w ith y o u r own ''tw is ts " . SAUSAGES HILLSHIRE FARMS SMOKED or POLISH Chocolate/Irish Cream E asier, fa s te r, and cheaper than m o s tc h ô c ô la â ^ ê s s ë rts jJ îî^ îc J îp în îâ s ^ s m ô ô tK taste th a t is s im ila r to chocolate mousse. 2 cups In te rn a tio n a l D e lig h t Ir is h C re a m (o r a d d 2 tsp . b o ilin g w a te r to 6 tsp. in s ta n t coffee, a n d b le n d in to 2 cups h a lf-a n d -h a lf; a m u ltitu d e o f o th e r fla ­ v o re d co ffe e -c re a m s w ill w o r k , to o ) 1/2 c u p c h ille d condensed o r e v a p o ra te d m ilk 1 g ra h a m c ra c k e r c ru s t (yo u can also m ash u p g ra h a m c ra c k e rs , m ix in b u tte r, and push in to a pie p la te ) 6 oz. package o f in s ta n t ch o c o la te p u d d in g REGULAR or LITE MRESBM TKRMHT TOIMI QUAMTrnES M ix Ir is h cre a m w ith condensed m ilk . B le n d in p u d d in g m ix ; m ix w ith b e a t­ ers a t lo w speed o r w h is k . P o u r in to pie c ru s t; re frig e ra te u n til f ir m (a b o u t 2 lo u rs ). 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