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Kites Fly at Long Sault Cons. Area The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June 29,1994 11 Healthy Eating Promoted at Hospital Course Decorating the kite is just part of the fun, as Andrew and Glen White of Courtice found out on Sunday afternoon. Some purple, orange and green paint made for a colourfal kite, which the two were able to fly later when the paint dried. The Whites were taking part in a kite-flying outing and workshop at the Long Sault Conservation Area. "It's not whether you gain or lose. It's how you make your meals." That's part of the philosophy behind behind the 11-week Healthy Eating Lifestyle course just concluded at the Memorial Hospital last Tuesday. Although several of the 13 graduates graduates were proud to report lost pounds, they were far from obsessed with calorie counting. Much more fascinating for them are the nuances of spice, the virtues of fat-free substitutes, and novel ways to sneak tofu into their teenager's teenager's diets. Dietician Marybeth MacNeil says: "We've gotten people not to think about diets. We've been stressing the basic principles of sound nutrition. Now they feel free to experiment with foods and continue continue eating healthy meals without my guidance. That's the real success." success." After receiving diplomas from Marilyn Krajc, regional manager for Memorial Hospital's food supplier, Beaver Foods, course graduates tucked into a pot-luck buffet. Some toasted their future health with a bubbly strawberry/kiwi cocktail cocktail while others chose a high- protein orange juice/banana "shake" made with tofu. The tantalizing spread also included included mock Caesar salad, spinach/ strawberry salad, vegetable platters and an assortment of fresh breads. Heartier items included cubed chicken coated in yogurt and breadcrumbs, breadcrumbs, gazpacho pasta salad with a mustardy zing, barley and rice pilaf made with chicken stock, and vegetarian vegetarian sushi with egg and seaweed. Students topped off their feast with lightly-sweetened blueberry cobbler, strawberry tofu and un-iced tomato soup cake, otherwise known as "war cake" in the 1940's, when flour, eggs and sugar were rationed. Among them, the students share considerable experience with conventional conventional approaches to weight loss. However, none seemed willing to take that rollercoaster ride again. Many, who have no real complaints complaints about their weight, joined the Healthy Eating Lifestyle group hoping hoping to control their cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Dave Stainton enrolled in the Healthy Eating Lifestyles program to sort out the mixed messages he was getting about cholesterol content content in foods. "I've learned to look for fat content content in the food I buy and use substitutes substitutes in cooking, for example yogurt instead of oil," he said. "I'm probably probably eating more now, but it's healthier food and I've lost eight pounds." Course graduate Marie "Smith, 28, belongs to what she calls the 'fast-food generation.' As the mother mother of a young son, she was determined determined to break old habits for the sake of her family's health. "Even in Home Ec classes, they didn't always teach you how to cook or shop the way we learned here," she said. "I've struggled with my weight and I don't want my son to go through that battle." A snack for her son might be yogurt yogurt instead of pudding. She and her husband reach for low-salt pretzels instead of chips. Healthy eating is a habit for longterm longterm good health, Marie says. All agreed the course was a sound investment in a healthy future. future. Memorial's dietician Marybeth MacNeil plans to lead another course at the hospital, likely in the fall. Ken Hockin Real Estate Ltd. Realtor 123 King Street E.y*^ Bowmanville 22 TRUDEAU DR., BOWMANVILLE $126,500. Pat Marjerrlson - 623-2478 (905) 623-4115 21 JANE ST., BOWMANVILLE $128,500. Pat Marjerrlson - 623-2478 6 TAUNUS CRT., BOXMANVILLE $349,900. Al Beard - 987-4035 60 RUTHERFORD DR., NEWCASTLE $174,990. Al Beard - 987-4035 62 FIRWOOD AVE., COURTICE $189,900. Q Marg Bain-623-2661 a 26 KINTYRE ST., COURTICE $164,900. Brad Hockin - 623-0398 2228 NASH RD., BOWMANVILLE $289,000. George Wallace - 697-3165 by Laura J. Richards Women having babies is one of the most natural activities in life. So is the concept of women helping helping women deliver their babies. That "is probably why midwives are becoming more popular as time goes on, says the co-ordinator of the Midwifery Program for the Ontario Ministry of Health. "There is a particular flavor that women are looking for" that comes when a midwife assists in a birth, Bonnie Heath told the members of the Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Corporation on Monday night, June 20. Heath is a woman on the leading edge of supporting the return of midwives into the whole concept of birth. She also has first-hand experience experience in dealing with a midwife instead instead of a doctor at the birth of her child. It was a positive experience for her and has been equally positive for many other women. It is estimated that midwives spend SO hours with expectant and new moms. The estimate is a figure agreed upon to help calculate how to pay midwives in the current Ontario health care system. Heath told board members if a midwife spends 50 hours per client as a primary caregiver for 40 wom- -cn -and - as a- secondary caregiver (with another midwife) that person could earn between $55,000 to $77,000 per year. Heath, the co-ordinator of the Midwifery Program, told the group of about 20 members there are only 60 midwives in Ontario. They undertook a one-year program program to be registered with the province. province. The demanding year included courses, and both written and oral exams. Those who took the program did so willingly, she noted. Some passed, others did not An Ontario College of Midwifery is now being set up. It will help in avoiding having people "hanging out their shingle" in this area without the proper training, training, Heath said. She added, however, that the Ministry of Health "is trying to be flexible." This is especially so when women women with midwifery experience in other countries come to Ontario and want to continue their practice. With midwives looking after expectant expectant mothers, their 50 hours of 234 King Street East, Bowmanville Telephone 623-3393 i Toronto Line 686-1035 s Over 30 Years Quality Real Estate Service 3.7 ACRES AND A GORGEOUS HOME Orono. Super hardwood lot with a 3 bedroom custom built bungalow, main floor family room and laundry room, separate a room and sunken living room, a car garage, Must be seen. Just listed at $279,900. Charlie Reid* (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. Charlie Reid* 623-3393 THE DOLLS HOUSE - $121,900. 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These are tests which, up to this time, only doctors have been able to do. They will also be able to have access access to a handful of medications. Looking at the practical side of midwifery, Heath told the group, the paying of midwives will be done through "local transfer payment agencies." These transfer agencies will be identified by a board made up of people from across Ontario. Accountability will be at the local local level, from and by the women the midwives serve. "They are evaluated from the word go." Expectant mothers who choose midwives to attend the births of their children do so to "keep planning planning and delivery on a personal level." level." While there are currently 60 midwives midwives in Ontario, "many have doubled doubled their practices and can barely meet the demand now," Heath told the group. The demand will continue to grow, she predicted. Alpenhom Medley atWaverley P.S. 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