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Easter
Health/Education
C o lleg e-b o u n d
students should
register for ACT
exam by May 5th
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The next A CT A ssessm ent will be
adm inistered nationw ide on June
10th, 2000. C ollege-bound high
school students m ust register for
th e c o lle g e a d m is s io n s a n d
placem ent exam by M ay 5th the
d e a d lin e fo r h a v in g y o u r
registration postm arked. T here is
a la te r e g is tra tio n p o s tm a rk
deadline o f M ay 19th, but an extra
fee is charged for late registrations.
A C T sc o re s are a c c e p te d by
virtually all U.S. colleges and
u n iv e rsitie s, including all Ivy
L eague schools, and a re used
a lo n g w ith o th e r s tu d e n ts
inform ation, such as high school
g r a d e p o in t a v e r a g e , fo r
adm issions decisions and to help
p la ce stu d e n ts in a p p ro p ria te
c o u r s e s fo r th e ir a c a d e m ic
achievem ent. T he test fee is $22
($25 in Florida).
Students can register for the A CT
by getting inform ation from their
high school counselors or online
at A C T ’s w ebsite - w w w .act.org.
T he w ebsite also has helpful
inform ation, sam ple tests and the
opportunity to order test prep
materials including an interactive
C D -R O M , A ctive Prep, w hich
contains actual, tim ed tests and
help students build a study plan.
T he ACT A ssessm ent is given in
all 50 states. It is curriculum-based,
designed to m easure a student’s
academ ic achievem ent and the
appropriate course level for college
placement. There are four sections
to the exam” English, reading, math
and science reasoning.
Kids and Easter: A health Q & A session
Q: Are the eggs collected during
Easter egg hunts safe to eat?
A: U nless you know they have been
handled properly, it’s best to treat
colorful Easter eggs as disposable
decorations, not food, said Janice
Baranw ki, a research dietitian with
the U SD A /A RS C hildren’s Nutrition
Research Center at B ay lo rC o lleg eo f
M edicine in Houston. M ost people
are aw are that raw and uncooked
eggs pose a food poisoning risk.
But few realize that hard-cooked eggs
are also very perishable and need to
be treated with care.
Eggshells are very porous, w hich is
why most com m ercially produced
eggs are coated w ith a thin protective
layer o f mineral oil. Cooking removes
this coating, leaving hard-cooked
e g g s v u ln e ra b le to b a c te r ia l
contamination.
A lthough the risk o f food-borne
illness from hard-cooked eggs is small.
The follow ing precautions will help
keep Easter eggs safe to eat:
Rem em ber the tw o-hour rule” Tw o
hours is the m axim um total tim e that
a perishable food can exposed to
tem peratures over 40 degrees and
still be safe to eat
W ash hands thoroughly before and
im m e d ia te ly , e g g s s h o u ld be
refrigerated and used w ithin seven
days.
For m ore inform ation on egg safety,
call the U SD A ’s M eats and Poultry
hotline,(800)-535-4555.
Q: W on ’t giving children Easter
candy prom ote poor eating habits?
A: Banning the E aster bunny could
backfire by making sweets seem more
desirable, said Dr. T heresa Nicklas.
C hildren w ho feel deprived o f sweets
m ight actually becom e secret eaters
w ho consum e lots o f candy when
parents a re n ’t around.
A ccording to N icklas, as long as a
ch ild ’s overall diet includes adequate
am ounts o f fruits, vegetables, dairy
products, w hole grains and m eats, a
sm all, sw eet treat after a meal is a
harm less pleasure. It’s when sw eets
replace these food in a child’s diet
that parents should be concerned.
A lth o u g h le ttin g c h ild re n h av e
occasional sw eets after m eals is fine,
N icklas discourages using sweets as
a reward.
To help lim it the am ount o f candy
children receive, consider adding kid-
friendly non-food
Q: W hat does the” % Daily V alue”
on food labels mean?
after handling raw or cooked eggs.
T o cook large eggs: C over w ith at
least one inch o f water. Bring to a boil.
Rem ove from heat and cover.
Let stand 15 to 17 minutes. Rinse with
c o ld w a te r. R e fr ig e ra te i f n o t
decorating immediately.
T o color: Only use dyes that are safe
for use on food. Follow package
directions.
Refrigerate decorated eggs until tim e
for the hunt.
A void hiding eggs w here they can
com e into contact w ith anim als,
insects or lawn chem icals.
A fter the hunt: D on’t eat cracked
eggs or those that have been in
temperatures over 40 degrees form ore
th a n tw o h o u rs . I f n o t e a te n
A: T he num bers listed under the “%
D aily V alue” on food labels reflect
the relative am ount o f 10 im portant
nutrients that one serving o f a food
contains, say nu tritio n ists at the
USDA/ARS.
Because som e o f nutrients the FDA
chose to require on food labels did
not
have
an
e s ta b lis h e d
Recom m ended D ietary A llow ance
(RD A ), the Daily V alue was created.
The FDA set the D aily Values for
protein, vitam ins A and C, iron and
calcium at the highest levels o f the
RDAs in places w hen food-labeling
laws w ent into effect.
T hose for fiber, sodium , cholesterol,
saturated fat and total fat were set at
the level recom m ended for healthy
adults consuming a 2,000-calorie diet.
This translates into D aily V alue
standards o f 50 g. protein, 18 mg. iron,
1,000mg. calcium, 5,000 IU vitamin A,
60 mg. vitamin C, 25 g. fiber, 300 mg.
cholesterol, 2,400 mg. Sodium, 20 g.
saturated fat and 65 mg. total fat.
Nutrient content on food labels is
expressed as a percentage o f these
Daily Values to allow consum ers to
make informed purchasing decision
w ith o u t k n o w in g th e ir a c tu a l
nutritional requirem ents.
For exam ple, the label on a can o f
ready-to-eat chicken noodle soup
show s that a one-cup serving has 850
mg. o f sodium and a % DV o f 35.
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