High-carbohydrate foods get the bady going

WRITING BOTH food and
travel columns is an ideal
combination. You won’t
believe the input I get that
reflects on both.

For instance, last week 1 used
information from the book Stress
For Success by Dr. Peter Hanson
(Harper and Collins) quoting him
on ways to eat to eliminate some
of the nasty side-effects of jet lag.

beaters
Barbara McCreadie

But, the more I thought about
it, the three symptoms mentioned,
“fatigue, poor concentration and
irritability” summed up the prob-

lems many children face in the .

classroom.

Hey, don’t quit reading just
because you don’t have any kids to
worry about! The same thing is
just as true in offices and house-
holds.

In short: We have two systems
that regulate our activity — adre-
nalin to get us moving and in-
dolamtine to turn us down.

Adrenalin is stimulated by high
protein foods — meat, eggs, dairy
products and beans. Indolamine is
triggered by high-carbohydrate

foods such as pasta, fruits,
vegetables, breads and rich
desserts.

High protein meals can give us
up to five hours of energy. High
carbohydrate meals give us an
hour of energy followed by a gen-
eral slow-down, inducing sleep.

I’m a total believer in the effect
that diet has on our behavior.

Here’s a personal example: For
the past month I haven’t been
cooking much. The spirit duesn’t
move you when your house is in a
total uproar (renovations still in
process).

I began to feef listiess. Energy?
I'd forgotten what it feit like.
Ambition? Spell that for me,

Please.

Finally, decided I’d better see a
doctor or try some home remedies
first. A daily vitamin pill propped
me up to the extent that I guessed I
might live.

* By this time i had the sense to
evaluate my diet and, as a former
home economics teacher, I realized
that I'd probably do just as well in
a concentration camp.

Just to refresh your memory,
and mine, here’s what we ought to
be eating every day:

e Four servings of fruit and
vegetables daily. Dark green, leafy
or orange colored are the best. In-
clude one serving of citrus.

® Enriched bread and cereals, four
servings a day. One slice of 12-
grain bread is considered a serving
so base your judgement on that.

@ Milk, includiz.g products such as
cottage cheese, yogurt and butter-
milk. Two glasses (or equivalent)
for adults, four for teens and three
for kids.

®@ Meat, esgs, beans, hard cheese,
etc. Two servings. Get heavy-
handed with the white chicken,
fish and beans. Easy on the red
meat.

46 - Wednesdzy, June 28, 1989 - North Shore News

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Now, back to Dr. Hanson’s diet
theory: Feed your family high pro-
tein meals at breakfast and lunch.
If you'd like them to get a good
night’s sleep, go heavy on the
pasta and potatoes, salad and

fruit.
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Here’s a dandy recipe for a
high-protein breakfast. It comes
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cookbook, entitled Cheese Strata.

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