The INDEPENDENT, November 15, 2000
Page 9
Simple and fun—healthy gifts for everyone on your Christmas list
Looking for simple gifts for
your holiday shopping list?
Here are some ideas from
Ellen Schuster, OSU Extension
Nutrition and Foods specialist,
about kitchen items that will en
courage health food prepara
tion.
Consider
the
following
kitchen equipment that will help
that special someone prepare
low fat and healthy dishes at
home for stocking stuffers:
1. An egg separator can
make separating the egg white
from the yolk much easier.
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2. A clay cooker, when
dampened, allows meat to sim
mer slowly in its own juice with
out adding any fat or other liq
uid.
3. A vegetable steamer lets
you prepare vegetables without
sauces, cheese or butter.
4. A good quality, non-stick
pan or skillet can make saute
ing without fat or oil a snap.
5. A cast-iron skillet with a
ridged bottom keeps fat away
from cooking food and can be
used for grilling.
6. A gravy separator makes
it much easier to separate fat
from liquid in soups and
sauces.
7. A spaghetti measurer en
able you to cook only as much
spaghetti as you want. That
way, you don’t make too much
and either overeat or waste
food.
Here are a few suggestions
for more expensive, but useful
gifts for the kitchen to include
on your holiday shopping list:
1. A blender can help puree
vegetables to thicken soups
with no added fat. It can also
be used to prepare quick, re
freshing, low fat drinks made
from fruits and milk or fruit and
ice.
2. A spice rack keeps spices
readily available. Experience
exotic flavors from around the
world and cut down on the
Root vegetables moving back to center of the plate
In a time when root cellars
were more common than re
frigerators, sturdy roots like
parsnips, turnips and rutaba
gas were everyday fare. Their
popularity declined, however,
as modern farming and trans
portation methods added more
variety to family meals. Once
relegated to the grocers back
bins, root vegetables are now
moving to the center of the
plate.
For many years, root veg
etables were rarely seen on
menus, but a renewed interest
by chefs throughout the coun
try has put them in the spotlight
again. This is good news to
Carolyn Raab, Foods and Nu
trition Specialist with the OSU
Extension Service. Root veg
etables like beets, carrots,
parsnips,
rutabagas
and
turnips have nutrients that pro
mote good health.
Root vegetables can be very
economical because there is
very little waste in preparation.
And because they can be
stored for long periods of time,
there is also very little waste
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due to spoilage.
Buy root vegetables that are
fresh looking, firm and without
cracks, cuts or mold spots that
can hasten spoilage. Most
roots can be stored in the re
frigerator for several weeks.
Without refrigeration, they
should be used within a week
or so.
Just before peeling or cut
ting, wash roots thoroughly
with cool, running water to re
move bacteria or other contam
inants that might be on the
skin.
Prepare root vegetables by
steaming or boiling until tender.
They may also be cut into
chunks and cooked in the mi
crowave for 5 to 7 minutes per
pound. Oven-roasted root veg
etables develop a sweet,
carmel flavor.
You can add parsnips,
rutabagas, turnips and carrots
to
stews,
ragouts
and
casseroles. Add interest to
mashed potatoes by mixing in
a little parsnip or rutabaga.
Parsnips and rutabagas can
also be steamed, coarsely
mashed or formed into patties
and fried. For a main dish, add
bits of cooked meat to the mix
ture. Raw carrots, turnips and
cold cooked beets served with
a low calorie dressing dip are a
good health snack to keep on
hand.
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amount of fat, sugar and salt
you add to foods at the same
time.
3. A wok allows you to stir
fry foods with little fat.
4. A subscription to a maga
zine that features low fat
recipes.
5. A cookbook that features
healthy recipes.
6. A book that provides ac
curate nutrition information.
7. Registration in a local
community education healthy
cooking class.
So, the next time you want
to give a gift from the heart,
consider one of the items men
tioned above. It’s a gift that will
keep on giving all year long.
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