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2 Health Supplement ofThe Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, Wednesday, July27.1983 MEATLESS MEALS HELP LOWER FOOD COSTS Teens Hit by Tough Times Worried about the high cost of eating? Many young Canadians Canadians are. To cut down a bit on food bills, they prepare an occasional vegetarian meal. It's no longer considered "far out" to eat meatless meals two or three times a week. They're often available in restaurants, cafeterias and on airplanes. And people are preparing them at home--perhaps com chowder or a thick all-vegetable all-vegetable soup, baked beans, pasta with tomato sauce, Mid- European perogies, Mid-East falafel and hummus, lentil soup, tortillas or vegetable curry. Meatless main dishes may include peas, beans, grains, seeds and nuts and they reflect the fact that Canadian food tastes have become more sophisticated. Tofu is another dish growing growing in popularity. It's the custard-like custard-like soy bean curd which originated in China and Korea and it's being made by companies companies in several Canadian provinces. Students, and How Smart Are You About the Food You Eat? . If I eat a chocolate bar just before an athletic event will it give me an extra spurt of energy? No. it takes time for your body to convert nutrients into energy -- more time than it would probably take for the athletic event. Q. If I'm trying to lose weight, should I avoid bread, potatoes, potatoes, rice and pasta? A. No. These foods contain important nutrients and like other foods from the four food groups should be eaten in x moderation. It's the added extras such as butter, sour cream and rich sauces which can help you put on weight. Q. Is an orange drink a good substitute for orange juice? A. No. An orange drink doesn't contain all the vitamins vitamins and minerals found in orange juice. Besides that, you may find that the sugar content in orange drink is higher than you want. I'm a pushover for popcorn popcorn and corn chips. So: which has more calories -- one cup of popcorn or one cup of corn chips? .. Corn chips -- at about 672 kJ (160 calories) per cup. Popcorn, without butter, butter, has about 189 kJ (45 calories) per cup. But if you add butter, that popcorn popcorn has 420 kJ (100 calories) calories) per tablespoon of added added butter. Q. I'm told that honey is better better for me than sugar and that honey is more nutritious. nutritious. Is this true? A. Honey and sugar are substantially substantially the same so far as nutrients are concerned. concerned. Neither one provide nutrients in sufficient amounts to matter to the diet. They're both high in carbohydrates though. Professional Weight Loss Clinic Run by Registered Nurses No Drugs or Exercises You can Eat What You Want! 0ne-to-0ne Counselling for all ages or any sex. 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They may not get a variety of needed nutrients. If you want to be a "lacto- ovo" vegetarian -- one who uses eggs and dairy products along with a variety of peas, beans, lentils, seeds and nuts -- you'll probably get enough nutrients and protein. Exploring vegetarian foods patterns? "A good idea," says a University of Manitoba nutritionist. "You'll save a fair bit on your food bill and get less fat and cholesterol in your diet. It may even help you keep slim." Rising costs, fewer jobs and decreased financial support from often-unemployed parents parents mean teenagers face new anxieties. Directors of youth services' bureaus across the country, managers of agencies pointing pointing young people to part-time work and Canada Employment Employment centres all indicate a growing number of casualties among the young. Social Service Service departments and Children's Aid Societies are often hard-pressed to meet the growing needs of adoles cents. 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