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But a few at the Clarke Re-union Diet facts and Fallacies The following is the latest in a series of nutrition guidelines provided provided by Diet Center, Canada's largest franchised weight-loss program. program. Use them'in good health. Protein * Protein is essential in maintaining a healthy body. How much should a person eat to be healthy? One of the most aijiazing facts that a person who has lost a ,great deart of weight learns is that people do not need to eat very much food to maintain a healthy body, weight. The secret for' maintaining optimum optimum health is making correct lood choices. An average woman needs 44 grams of lean protein per day. How much is this? It is about six ounces of meat, poultry, or fish for the entire day. The average man requires 56 grams per day, which is about 8 ounces of meal, poultry, or fish lor the entire day. But if mote pi olein is taken into the body tluyi is re quired, the protein is converted to excess fat and is stored. Your Diet Center counsellor can teach you how protein rebuilds cells and keeps the body in good repair. Fiber Because of the "fast-food" society society we live in, many foods have been refined in processing, thus losing their valuable fiber. Refined foods are often quick and easy to prepare and store well, but may not provide the body with necessary vitamins, minerals and bulk. Sufficient bulk or fiber is important in one's diet to aid in proper elimination. Fiber itself has no known nutrients, little or no calories, and unlike proteins, carbohydrates and fats, is not digested, passing through the large intestine almost unchanged. However, foods rich in fiber, such as fruits and grains, usually require more chewing allowing allowing lime for the brain to tell the bodv that hunger is satisfied. It also provides bulk which signals a feeling feeling of fullness. Diet Center stresses that eating whole fruits is more satisfying than drinking fruit juices, and by reading labels, you will see that many fruit juices contain more sugar and corn syrup that actual juice. Fruits supply supply more bulk, take longer to eat, are slower to digest than juices, and are an excellent source of energy. <Saffoon Qins. 9ooct dat£.%inc prepared py; Stanley.& Deborah Johnson , R.R. 1 Orono, Ontario (416) 983-9822 Enquiries warmly welcomed 12-Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, June 15, 1988 Durham East Agricultural News HORTICULTURAL CROP CON- DITONS - AN OVERVIEW: by Frank Louws This spring has the appearance of being a cool and slow spring. However, at a base temperature of 5°C, the growing degree days are only one day behind nbrmal (10 yr. average), but 16 days behind last year's schedule. This is actually a welcome relief for most growers since early springs put a lot of pressure on time schedules. In the Durham-Victoria area, strawberries, blueberries, raspber^ ries and apples overwintered well. This was not true for other localities in Ontario. In eastern Ontario, and in the .Haldimond-Norfold area, a lot of winter damage, was recorded ■ in strawberry patches. Some fields of Redcoat had "losses of up to 50 tf /o. Strawberry crown damage can be assessed by cutting the crown. Normally, Normally, the crown should be a creamy white colour, but those damaged by cold temperatures will have light brown flecking (slight injury) injury) or dark brown discolouration (severe injury). These plants may leaf out and produce flowers, but once the fruit sets and begins sizing, the plant is unable to supply enough water and the plant will collapse. Preventing any additional stress will aid the plants.-in their survival. Warm tefnperatures ip mid-April implied an early season, but the weather turned cool in late April and early May. The cool "weather delayed apple blossdm development, development, removal' of 1 mulch from strawberries and vegetable transplanting. In general, most orchards orchards will have full bloçm beginning beginning the week of Monday, May 23rd. Along Lake Erie full bloom occurred occurred around May,15th. The onset of cool temperatures has made timing for mite control and ■ teiltiform leaf miner control difficult. Also, our area has experience experience two infection periods for apple scab On.May 15 - 16 and May 19-20. The initial cool weather and now wet ' weather has delayed the i scheduling of putting out vegetable transplants (mainly cole crops). Many fields that were planted early receivçd frost damage on May 14th. as the weather warms up, the transplanting of warm, season crops (e.g. tomatoes and peppers) will begin. . For up-to-date information on tree fruits, phone our Agri-phone at 416 623-4944 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursday's messages contain information on small fruits and vegetables. bv John E. Finlay • The fruit and vegetable quality improvement improvement program: This program has provided many growers with the additional funds needed to install refrigeration and environmental control equipment, post-harvest cooling equipment and post-harvest conditioning and quality improvement equipment. It was recently announced that the program will accept proposals until July 1, 1988, , while funds arc available. * To assist the Ministry in assessing the program, industry submissions on the topic of fresh produce quality quality are welcomed. They should be sent to James Wheeler, Director of •Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch, 801 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M7A 2B2 (416) 965-1058. FIELD CROP CONDITIONS: Less than average snow cover during the winter has resulted in high levels of winterkill in many wheat fields and new alfalfa seedings. Approximately 5 percent of the winter wheat has been tilled and replanted to corn or sybeans. Almost all of the remaining 95 percent percent is thinner and less growthy than normal, with spotty areas of complete winterkill. Winter wheat is showing less disease symptoms than most years. Alfalfa fields show generally thinner stands and less early growth than usual. Recent steady rains are increasing the growth of the plants that did survive survive the winter in good shape. Spring cereals were seeded at the normal time, and are making excellent excellent growth with cool nights. Corn planting is 75 percent complete, complete, but has been halted by rain. Soyabeans and white beans have only a few acres planted due to'low soil temperatures and several days of rain. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education TENDER PUPIL TRANSPORTATION , Tenders are invited to supply a 72 passenger school bus and driver for the transportation of pupils to M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School, Hampton, Ontario. Sealed tenders clearly marked "Pupil Transportation" will b'e received by: John,Stephenson Manager of Transportation and Plannjng The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education 834 D'Arcy Street North Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4L2 » 'until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 5 July, 1988. » Condition, specifications and tender forms are available at the same address. All queries regarding this requirement are to be directed to the Transportation Department. " Telephone: (416) 372-6871 Date of Publication: • June 15, 1988 P.O 88-98928