This
      time
      of
      year,
      I
      find
      it
      diffi-
     
     
      cult
      to
      get
      enough
      fruits
      and
      vegeta-
     
     
      bles.
      Everything
      is
      too
      expensive
      and
     
     
      of
      low
      quality.
      In
      addition,
      I
      am
      getting
     
     
      bored
      of
      apples,
      oranges,
      and
      carrots.
     
     
      Do
      you
      have
      any
      suggestions?
     
    

    
     
      I
      know
      how
      you
      feel.
      A
      great
     
     
      way
      to
      get
      a
      few
      quick
      servings
      of
      veg-
     
     
      etables
      is
      to
      drink
      vegetable
      juice
      such
     
     
      as
      V-8.
      However,
      be
      on
      your
      guard
     
     
      when
      choosing
      a
      vegetable
      cocktail.
     
     
      Mott's
      Garden
      Cocktail
      is
      made
      with
     
     
      vinegar
      and
      Clamato
      juice
      contains
     
     
      MSG.
      President's
      Choice
      10-Vegetable
     
     
      Cocktail
      is
      an
      inexpensive,
      tasty,
      and
     
     
      healthy
      choice.
     
    

    
     
      Frozen
      vegetables
      are
      quite
     
     
      inexpensive
      and
      do
      not
      have
      to
      taste
     
     
      bad.
      When
      preparing
      frozen
      vegeta-
     
     
      bles,
      do
      not
      boil
      them
      because
      they
     
     
      become
      rubbery
      and
      flavorless.
      Place
     
     
      them
      in
      a
      covered
      pot
      with
      about
      2
      cup
     
     
      of
      water
      and
      allow
      them
      to
      steam
      until
     
     
      they
      are
      tender
      enough
      to
      eat.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campbell's
      soup
      has
      come
      out
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      a
      line
      of
      pureed
      soups
      called
     
     
      "Gardennay".
      I
      recommend
      the
      squash
     
     
      flavor,
      as
      it’s
      tastier
      than
      you
      may
     
     
      think.
      These
      soups
      are
      not
      any
      less
     
     
      expensive
      than
      fresh
      produce
      but
      are
      an
     
     
      interesting
      addition
      to
      a
      meal.
     
    

    
     
      You
      also
      may
      want
      to
      pick
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      baked
      Tostitos
      and
      salsa.
      Salsa
      is
     
     
      a
      low-fat
      and
      interesting
      source
      of
      vita-
     
     
      mins
      and
      minerals.
      If
      you
      are
      not
      a
     
     
      huge
      fan
      of
      salsa,
      try
      an
      organic
      brand.
     
     
      Organic
      salsa
      tastes
      ten
      times
      better
     
     
      than
      non-organic
      salsa.
      For
      a
      quick
     
     
      meal,
      add
      salsa
      and
      sour
      cream
      to
      a
     
     
      bowl
      of
      rice.
     
    

    
     
      Frozen
      stir
      fry
      mixes
      are
     
     
      another
      interesting
      way
      to
      get
      a
      variety
     
     
      of
      vegetables.
      They
      also
      supply
      a
     
     
      source
      of
      protein
      and
      many
      of
      them
      are
     
     
      fairly
      low
      in
      fat.
      Stir
      fry
      mixes
      that
     
     
      have
      gravy,
      cheese,
      or
      cream
      bases
     
     
      contain
      more
      fat
      than
      you
      may
      want
      in
     
     
      a
      meal.
     
    

    
     
      Canned
      fruits
      are
      an
      inexpen-
     
     
      sive
      choice.
      They
      are
      (often)
      suspend-
     
     
      ed
      in
      a
      very
      high-sugar
      syrup
      but
      who's
     
     
      to
      say
      you
      can't
      strain
      and
      rinse
      them
     
     
      like
      you
      do
      pasta?
      Mandarins,
      peach-
     
     
      es,
      and
      apricots
      maintain
      their
      natural
     
     
      flavors
      well
      in
      cans.
     
    

    
     
      Dried
      fruits
      can
      supply
      the
     
     
      vitamins
      and
      minerals
      of
      fresh
      fruits.
     
     
      However,
      remember
      that
      they
      are
     
     
      dehydrated,
      so
      their
      sugar
      contents
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      quite
      high.
      Drink
      water
      while
      you
      eat
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dried
      fruit
      to
      prevent
      eating
      too
      many
     
     
      pieces.
      Dried
      mangoes
      are
      an
      excellent
     
     
      replacement
      for
      candy.
      Dried
      apricots
     
     
      are
      a
      great
      source
      of
      fibre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E-mail
      your
      questions
      to
     
     
      ahanlon@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Give
      Back
      My
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      love
      traveling
      -
      seems
      many
     
     
      of
      us
      do.
      In
      a
      couple
      of
      years
      my
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      travel
      the
      world
      for
     
     
      adventure
      may
      seem
      far
      beyond
      my
     
     
      reach,
      so
      as
      a
      juicy
      extended
      February
     
     
      break
      presented
      itself
      to
      me,
      I
      left
      this
     
     
      wonderful
      snow
      drift
      in
      search
      of
      a
      bit
     
     
      of
      culture
      -
      Ireland.
     
    

    
     
      But
      hold
      on
      second,
      aren’t
     
     
      you
      a
      poor
      starving
      student?
      I
      have
     
     
      been
      asked,
      “How
      can
      you
      lobby
      for
     
     
      cost
      saving
      measures
      while
      backpack-
     
     
      ing
      around
      Europe,
      isn’t
      that
      hypocrit-
     
     
      ical?”
      Good
      question
      ...
      perhaps
      this
     
     
      could
      be
      best
      directed
      to
      the
      Canadian
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federation
      of
     
     
      Students,
      our
     
     
      national
      lobby
     
    
   
   
    
     
      group
      -
      who
      ironi-
     
     
      cally
      owns
      Travel
     
     
      Cuts.
      But
      in
      my
     
     
      defense,
      I
      offer
     
     
      this;
      I
      am
      also
      a
      business
      student
      -
     
     
      thanks
      for
      all
      the
      good
      times
      Nortel.
     
    

    
     
      So
      while
      many
      of
      my
      peers
     
     
      were
      off
      to
      the
      warm
      beaches
      of
      the
     
     
      Caribbean,
      I
      set
      my
      sights
      on
      Ireland.
     
     
      The
      land
      of
      leprechauns,
      castles,
     
     
      black
      stout
      and
      millions
      of
      sheep.
     
     
      Hmm,
      how
      bad
      can
      it
      be
      -
      at
      least
      they
     
     
      share
      my
      Scottish
      distrust
      of
      the
     
     
      -
      English.
     
    

    
     
      A
      bit
      of
      advice,
      Ireland
      is
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucky
      Charm
      s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eland
      Is
      Magically
      Delicious
     
    
   
   
    
     
      far
      from
      us.
      In
      fact,
      if
      you’ve
      flown
      to
     
     
      Red
      Deer,
      Alberta
      before...I’m
      sorry.
     
     
      Did
      you
      know
      you
      could
      have
      flown
     
     
      to
      Ireland
      in
      less
      time?
      You
      poor
      bas-
     
     
      tard.
      Flights
      to
      London
      from
      Halifax
     
     
      are
      relatively
      cheap,
      and
      Europe
      is
     
     
      flooded
      with
      discount
      airlines
      which
     
     
      can
      ferry
      you
      to
      Dublin
      for
      the
      cost
      of
     
     
      a
      case
      of
      beer
      or
      two.
      Go
      to
      Ireland
      -
     
     
      no
      offense
      to
      Red
      Deer
      but
      I
      can
     
     
      assure
      you
      that
      it
      simply
      doesn’t
      com-
     
     
      pare.
     
     
      Dublin
      is
      a
      zoo.
      The
      cars
     
     
      drive
      on
      the
      left
      -
      do
      not
      forget
      this,
      I
     
     
      can’t
      emphasize
      that
      enough.
      When
     
     
      greeted
      with
      an
      intersection,
      perhaps
     
     
      take
      a
      moment
      to
      observe
      how
      even
     
     
      the
      locals
      run
      like
     
     
      hell
      when
      crossing
     
     
      the
      street
      -
      follow
     
     
      _
      their
      example.
      After
     
     
      =>
      that
      little
      adjustment,
     
     
      everything
      else
      is
     
     
      fine.
      For
      those
      fine
     
     
      beer
      connoisseurs
      out
      there...welcome
     
     
      to
      heaven.
      The
      Irish
      have
      mastered
      the
     
     
      art
      of
      the
      beer
      making,
      a
      fact
      not
      lost
     
     
      while
      enjoying
      a
      glass
      of
      black
      gold
     
     
      from
      the
      highest
      viewing
      point
      in
     
     
      Dublin
      -
      atop
      the
      Guiness
      Brewery
      at
     
     
      St.
      James
      Gate.
      Do
      not
      miss
      this
      tour,
     
     
      apparently
      it’s
      a
      great
      time
      -
      I
      don’t
     
     
      quite
      remember
      but
      I
      got
      my
      pictures
     
     
      developed
      and
      I
      seemed
      happy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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