..
Redu ing f t in th diet no longer
me ns aying go d-bye to tho e
homeb ed goodies we all love 0
much. ro com yrup h unlock­
ed the my tery of b kin without fat.
ecret i in th w y com yrup
inter ct with flour, ugar, egg
white nd other traditional b king
ingredients to produce cake ,
cookie, muffins and more that
y u'U be proud to erve ... 11 f t free!
Fat-Free Pineapple Upside Down
Cake i a new-fangled approach to
an old-fashioned favorite. It 100
pretty, t tes great and is a nap to
prep re!
For more Karo Fat-Free recipes,
write to: Karo Fat-Free Recipes,
P O. Box 307, Dept. K-FFP,
Coventry, CT 06238.
FAT-FREE PINEAPPLE
UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
spr y
1/3 cup firmly pack d
brown ugar
2 t bl spoon Karo light
corn syrup
1 tabl poon I mon Julc
7 c nned pin appl ring ••
w II dr In d
7 mara chino cherrle
(optional)
CAKE BAUER:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup Argo corn starch
Homey. Oatmeal Cookie
ove Up cale in New Ver
Wonderful homemade cookies
are part of our American food tradi­
tion. Helping along this noble
heritage are the e Chocolate Walnut
Oat Cookies that are full of good­
ness. Chunky walnuts are baked in­
side the cookies, and on the outside
there' a distinctive crunchy topping
of walnuts. A luxurious chocolate
flavor permeates through this slight­
ly chewy version. Serve these
delightful treats whenever a special
snack or lunch-time dessert fits into
the menu.
Prized walnut recipes have been
handed down from generation to
generation as home cooks have
relied on this always-ready in­
gredient to enhance their favorite
cookies, cakes breads and other
treats.
CHOCOLATE WALNUT'
OAT COOKIES'
8 oz. pkg. (1 cup)
eml weet chocolate
piece •• divided
1 cup butter or l11argarlne.
softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown
ugar
2 ggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpo. flour
2tea poons baking soda
2 1/2 cups roll d oats·
2 1/2 cups chopped
Walnuts. divided
ion
. Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly
grease cookie sheets .. Melt choco­
late pieces; set aside. Combine but­
ter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla;
beat until light and fluffy. Blend in
melted chocolate. Stir in flour and
baking soda; mix well. Stir in oats
and 2 cups walnut. Drop by
tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie
sheets. Sprinkle top with remaining
1/2 cup walnuts. Bake in upper third
of oven at 350 F. for 10 to 12
minutes. Remove from cookie
sheet; coolon wire racks. Makes
about 4 dozen cookies.
:Delicious Fruit &_ Chocolate Dessert Idea
ing fruit is, tool
What doe your family think
· about eating fruit? Or do they ever
:think about it? One way to get
: everyone to really enjoy the good­
I ness of fruit is to erve it as dessert.
Something imple as platter of
lieed bananas, juicy pineapple and
grapes with a simple chocolate sauce
i all it takes. We always hear that
fruit is "good for you" - and rightly
o. It' high in fiber, rich in nutrien
and low in fat, calorie and odium.
But sometime busy families forget
jut how really delicious and at' fy-
...
FRUIT AND CHOCOLATE
SAUCE
1 can (20oz.) Pineapple
Chunk. In Julc • drained
1 firm. large Banana.
pled. chunked
1 Orang • p I d •• lIced
8 Red and Gre n Grape
clu.ter.
1 cup Pitted Oat
1/2 cup bottled chocolate
.. uc ,h at d
Arrange fruit on platter. Pour
heated chocolate sauce into serving
bowl. To serve, dip fruit in choco­
late or poon chocolate over in­
dividual servin.. Serves 8. Per
serving: 20S calories, 3 g fat (1 g
sat.), 45 g carbohydrate, 18 mg
sodium, no cholesterol. Preparation
time: 10 min.
By ZOE K. DRAELO. .0.
o."".tolopl.t
Co meti have become a part of
every woman' wardrobe, much like
the clothe in her clo et. Selecting
c metics can be great fun, but it can
also be very confusing. There are
orne simple guideline you can fol­
low to protect the health of your kin
and clear up the confusion.
Your complexion is unique.
Products that look great at the co -
metics counter may not necessarily
be the right ones for your skin '¥Pe.
First, ask yourself what type of kin
you have. Thi is determined by how
much oil your kin naturally
produces.. If, when you wash your
face in the morning, your skin
remains oil-free all day, you have dry
kin, the type that tends to chap and
peel in the winter.
When you wash your face in the
morning if yon h ve an accumula­
tion of oil by evening, then you have
nonnal skin, the type of skin that
requires washing twice day. Oily
skin requires special attention since
it needs frequent cleansing and may
be prone to blackheads and
whiteheads. Chances are you have
oily skin if, after washing in the'
r
morning, you have an ccumul lion
of oil by noon. As you grow older,
it is quit normal for your kin to
produce more oil.
How you cleanse your kin' j t
important as what cosmeti you \
choose. Dry kin require daily
cleansing with a moi turizing
beauty-typ cleansing bar, normal
kin requires twice daily cleansing
with oap, and oily kin requires
thri ce dail y clean ing wi th a
deodorant or medicated oap. In ad­
dition, oily skin may require the use
of an astringent that further remove
oil from the skin.
THERE ARE A wide variety of
make-up foundation av ilable.
Those for dry kin often contain oils
to prevent skin flaking and drying.
Oily kin foundations are usually
water-b ed and ometimes contain
a ub tance to rb excess facial
oil. If you have nsitive kin, you
hould select a product that is
fragrance-free and is marked
"hypoallergenic." TIll means that
fragrances and other ubstances that
might irritate your skin have been
removed.
Any foundation you choose
y
•
I
hould y "non-comedogenic," or .
non-pore clogging. Thi means .
the co metics will not clog your ·
pore , cuing blackhead or .
whitehe ds.
If you h ve ensitive kin, any .
new co metic you purchase should
be t ted on your arm for everal
day prior to facial use to determine ·
that it will not ca e an adverse reac­
tion on your face.
Removing your make-up is
important election. ever go 10 •
bed without completel y removing all
your facial make-up, no matter how .
late you return home or how tired
you are. :
Cosmetics can be removed with I
ny number of creams or lotio I
depending on your kin type. If you,
have dry skin, cold cream or a make- :
up removal. cream on a cotton ball .
can be applied to your entire face .
including your eyelids to remove : .
.your make-up. 1bi hould be fol­
lowed by a soap and water cle ag.'
Send all health mtor matro n
to. Mrchrqan Crttz e n
P.O. Box 03560
Highland P�fk. MI ,1820J
Undertreatment for glauco�a in Blacks
Findings of a team of researchers
from the Georgetown University
Medical Center and the Health Care
Financing Administration suggest a .
substantial gap in glaucoma treat­
ment between Black and white
Medicare beneficiaries, according to
the New England Journal. of
Medicine. The gap may in part ac­
count for the increased rate of blind­
ness due-to glaucoma in Black
Americans. ..
The study also calls for research
into the underlying cause of racial
variation in the delivery of care for
glaucoma.
Jonathan Javitt, M.D., M.P.H.,
director of the Worthen Center for
Eye Care Research at Georgetown
University Medical Center says "Al­
though epidemiological studies
how that Black Americans are four
times mote likely to have glaucoma
nd six to eight times more likely to
be blind from this disease, our re­
search shows they are only 2.2 times
more likely to be treated with in­
cisional or laser urgery (two of the
three major treatments for
glaucoma) under the Medicare pro­
gram." Glaucoma is the leading
cause of irreversible blindness in
Black Americans.
Findings of the study are based on
examination of the Medicare records
of 1.5 million Americans, aged 65
and older, enrolled between 1986
and 1988.
"IF THE TREATMENT gap
identified in this tudy in fact repre-
ents under-utilization of sight­
saving care, this is of major public
health significance. The finding is
all the more triking, since all in­
dividuals studied were enrolled in
the Medicare program, which .
provides basic insurance coverage
for glaucoma urgery," say Javitt.
Preliminary re ults from ongoing
analy i of the Medicare data by the
researchers how ophthalmologists
accepted assignment from 88.5 per­
cent of the Black patients studied,
indicating that the root cause of the
problem i not simply ability of
patients to pay for care, or a lack
thereof.
Although the researchers call for
further study into the causes of racial
variation in the delivery of glaucoma
treatment, Harris and Gallup Poll
data recently cited by the National
Institutes of Health reports that 75
percent of Black Americans do not
know about glaucoma and that 85
percent do not know that Black
Americans are at greatest risk for the
disease. Also to be considered may
be differences in tendencies between
Black and white Americans in where
they eek eye care in general and :
their preferences for ophthal- ·
mologists, optometrists or one- toll .
"vision centers."
Glaucoma is a silent, symptom­
less disease whose damage to sight i
only apparent when the disease i far .
advanced and treatment is much less .
effective.
A quick "glaucoma check," con­
sisting of measuring the pre ure of
the eye has been sho n to be of little
value in detecting glaucoma.
Pharrnacy & Your Health
Medical Arts
-Pharmacy
13700 Woodward
869-1800
Preventing Middle Ear Infections in Children
,
According to a recent report in th medical journal American Family
Physi ian, more than 0 percent of all children in the United State have
at le t one middle ear infection (otitis media) by the time they re ch three
year of age. We now know that middle ear infection in children
ometime can be pr vented.
DAVID N.
. ZIMMERMAN
.. PO, FACA
Pr •• ,d.nt
The re ults of a recent tudy of almo t 200 children at day care cente
in Finland indicate that v ccinating children with flu (influenza A) vaccine
may reduce th inciden e of ear infection . Th number of children 'who
did not get th va cine and had on or more middle ear infections was
ignificantly greater than th number of children who got th vaccine and
did not have an ear infection. Thi tudy ugg th t reducing the
incidence of viral infection, uch the flu. may help prevent ear
infection.