Wednesday, September 18, 1985
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Ice cream may lick calcium deficiency fight
"1 scream! You scream! We all scream
for ice cream!"
Americans eat about 18 pounds of
ice cream, each year. Statistics show
that the favorites are the expensive,
rich, super premium brands. We seem
to think that when we dish out the
extra money for premium ice cream
that the producers are dishing up a
healthier dessert. But nutritionists say
we're paying extra money for more cho
lesterol, calories and fat.
To be real ice cream, it must contain
at least 10 percent butterfat, according
to federal standards. Some "high qual
ity" brands contain 20 percent. Sure, it
tastes a little creamier, but it's much
worse for your heart and your hips.
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Fortunately, for ice cream lovers who
don't want the extra calories and heart
risks, some tasty alternatives are avail
able. Ice milk, which is made in the same
flavors as ice cream, contains only one
third of the fat, cholesterol and calo
ries. Soft-serve ice cream has fewer calo
ries than hard ice cream, about one
fourth as much fat and one-third more
protein, calcium, and vitamin B a serv
ing. This is partly because it's usually
made with skim milk.
Frozen tofu, which hasn't yet become
popular in Nebraska, contains no cho
lesterol and is lactose-free for people
who can't digest milk. That's the good
news. The bad news about frozen tofu is
that it has 65 percent more calories
than ice cream and only one-fifth the
calcium.
Frozen yogurt seems to be the best
buy, nutritionally speaking. It has one
third the fat and still manages to have
more protein and calcium. If you opt for
frozen yogurt, you'll have no trouble
finding a place to buy it. But watch out
for the toppings that are displayed
temptingly in yogurt stores. Oreo coo
kie or M&M toppings defeat the pur
pose of eating yogurt. (See yogurt
review, Page 12)
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A special note to women, especially
to those who don't drink milk or eat
other dairy products: I see women with
Diet Cokes all the time, but rarely do 1
see one with a carton of milk. Frozen
yogurt or reasonably sized servings of
ice cream could help fight your cal
cium deficiency without ruining your
diet.
Almost everyone has heard of the
painfully destructive bone disease
called osteoporosis is caused by insuf
ficient calcium intake. To prevent this'
disease, women must get enough cal
cium every day. The 'recommended
daily amount is 800 milligrams or
slightly more for very active women.
Without this amount- of calcium
women's bones never reach maximum
strength and dcr.sity.before age 40, and
then bone deterioration begins. Weak
bones can't support a body for long.
The National Dairy Board suggests
that women who. don't drink milk
should eat a cup of yogurt each day to
make up about one-third of their cal
cium. The rest, they said, should come
from cheeses, low-fat milk products
and from a balanced, diet.
The scope is that ice cream and
other frozen desserts aren't always as
sinful as they taste. They even can play
an important role in staving healthy
and in helping women lick their cal
cium deficiency.. . .
Sweet savings will cost you more
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The country's first taste of the artifi
cial sweetener NutraSweet began with
magazine advertisements that offered
free gumballs by mail.
Now U.S. consumers aren't only
blowing bubbles with it, but are con
suming it in carbonated drinks, instant
pudding, gelatin and even breakfast
cereal. How did we ever live without it?
NutraSweet, scientifically known as
Aspartame, is a calorie-free artificial
sweetener created by combining two
proteins that naturally assimilate in
the body. Because it is two hundred
times sweeter than sugar, just two
calories worth of NutraSweet is equal
to 16 calories of sugar sweet savings
indeed.
Sweetness minus the calories and,
supposedly, the aftertaste associated
with other artificial sweeteners has a
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price.
Because the Searle Company of Sko
kie, 111., has a patent on NutraSweet
until 1992, the consumers may have to
endure the price for a while.
NutraSweet has become a marketing
success, and soon it "may be found in
orange juice, yogurt- and ice cream.
Cakes, cookies and pies will lose out
because NutraSweet chemically breaks
down and loses its flavor during baking.
How did we ever live without Nutra
Sweet? It's simple. We just ate. Now we
have a choice: regular or low-calorie.
As far as the Food ahd'Drug Admin
istration is concerned,NutraSweet is
safe. However, .thef e are hazards associated-
with too .much - of anything.
Because NutraSweetris not only calorie
but nutrition free, it should not become
a substitute for a balanced diet. ' '
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