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Page 12 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday January 1991 Food People should be concerned about food Provided by the of Gnelphs Ontario Agricultural College Dr Rob McLaughlin dean Concerns about food safety dont always stop people from eating the foods theyre worried about Thats what University of Guelph consumer studies pro fessor Trevor Watts has discovered In his surveys of Canadian consumers People are concerned about additives in their food says Watts Theyre concerned about the hormones and the growth stimulants Theyre also concern ed about the growing conditions of animals used for meat But few people have consistently switch ed their eating patterns because of these concerns Many consumers for example talk about the value of organic products but few people buy them regularly or even unders tand what they are he says Many consumers also express concern about excess salt in pro- in Pita Pockets Ingredients 1 cup dried chick peas soaked cooked and drained egg beaten 1 large onion finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped parsley 1 garlic clove crushed 1 tsp ground corriander ground cumin of Chili powder Salt and freshly ground black pepper Unbleached white flour for coating Oil far shallow frying wholewheat pita breads 2 tomatoes sliced cucumber sliced lemon wedges Topping cup yogurt cup sour cream 1 garlic clove crushed Method 1 Mash the chick peas thoroughly then add the egg onion parsley garlic and spices Mix well season to taste with salt and pepper Shape the mixture Into balls about the size of chestnuts then coat with flour Put the pita bread to warm in 200 degree oven Pour enough oil into a frying pan to cover base thinly and when its hot saute the felafel in batches for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown Drain well on paper towels Cut each pita bread in half across the centre then fill each with sliced tomato cucumber yogurt topping Serve with lemon wedges Winter Vegetable Soup 2 butter medium onion sliced 8oz carrots diced turnips diced medium sized potato diced large parsnips diced 2 cups vegetable stock 1 bay leaf 1 cornstarch 2 cups milk Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup frozen green peas small bread rolls Mi cup shredded cheddar cheese Method Melt butter in a large saucepan Add onion carrots turnips potato and parsnips Cover and cook over low heat for minutes Add stock and bay leaf and simmer 30 minutes In a small bowl blend cornstarch with a small amount of milk then add to soup Pour remaining milk in to soup and heat stirring until soup thickens Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper Stir green peas into soup and simmer over low heat Cut bread rolls in half Sprinkle with cheese Broil until cheese is melted Serve bread rolls with soup Makes servings COFFEE SHOP NOW OPEN DagyUMKh Specials musts finnimra Out 3 8737402 STEVEN C FOSTER BA LLB BARRISTER SOLICITOR MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT L7G 3G2 8734961 fa 8734962 foods but few have ac tually switched to lowsalt pro ducts unless their doctors have told them to Only a relatively small number have translated their concerns into behavior he says To change behavior you need awareness knowledge and motivation But the motivation isnt always there People eat what they lie Watts says many of the con cerns consumers have about the Recipes CHOCOLATE BANANA BRAN LOAF cup bran cereal cup mashed ripe banana or 3 cup milk 1 vanilla cup semisweet chocolate chips melted cup butter or margarine cup granulated sugar 2 eggs cups all purpose flour 13 cup finely chopped pecans 2 tsp Magic Baking Powder Mi salt Grease four clean oz 398 cans then line inside but not bottom with waxedpaper set aside Combine cereal mashed banana milk and vanilla set aside Cream together melted chocolate butter and sugar Beat in eggs one at a time and then cereal mixture Combine flour pecans baking powder and salt Stir into cereal mixture until just combined Spoon evenly into prepared cans filling them full Place cans on cake pan or baking sheet Bake at F for about minutes or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean Cool for minutes in pan then turn out onto wire rack to cool Makes tall round loaves Note These loaves freeze well Also they are bound to be popular at fundraising bake sales These traditional peanut butter cookies have the added goodness of bran A large yield allows you to put some away in the freezer for another day PEANUT BUTTER BRAN COOKIES cup shortening Mi cup peanut butter cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup all purpose flour cup bran cereal tsp Magic Baking Powder baking soda salt Cream together butter peanut butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy beat in egg Combine flour cereal baking powder baking soda and salt Stir into peanut butter mixture mixing well to form a stiff dough Chill dough for about minutes until firm Form heaping tablespoon of dough at a time into a ball Place balls 3 inches apart on baking sheets Flatten with a fork Bake at to minutes or until golden brown Remove to wire rack to cool Store in airtight container Makes 5 dozen cookies For additional free recipes send your name and address to Precious Moments Recipes Box 50O4K Paris Ontario N3L 3W5 MfrUH safety and quality of their food are based on misconceptions and misinformation Some worry for example that supermarkets are adding color to their meat to make it look redder unaware that dyeing meat is against Cana dian law At the same time theyre reluctant to buy fresh meat that isnt red not understanding that meat just naturally changes color over time after it has been butchered When asked what they consider to be food additives many people say sugar and salt says Watts But neither of these is legally classed as an additive When questioned about their concerns about high cholesterol levels In food few people report that theyve actually received medical advice to avoid cholesterol in their diet They just believe cholesterols not good for them but theyre not sure why Clothing Mens todies Childrens ALTERATIONS REPAIRS The Newfie Store SHRIMP 1299 lb NFLD KIPPERS lb 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