Food
      Facts
      and
      Fiction
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      now
      until
      April,
      I
      am
     
     
      givyou
      the
      chance
      to
      get
      free
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      about
      virtually
      anything
     
     
      you
      would
      like
      to
      know
      about
     
     
      food!
      All
      you
      need
      to
      do
      is
      e-mail
     
     
      me
      at
      ahanlon@upei.ca
      and
      I
      will
     
     
      either
      reply
      to
      your
      e-mail
      or
     
     
      answer
      your
      question
      in
      my
      col-
     
     
      umn.
      Don't
      worry,
      I
      won't
      mention
     
     
      your
      name
      because
      that's
      just
     
     
      unprofessional.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      like
      to
      bake
      and
      I
      am
      trying
      to
     
     
      find
      a
      low
      calorie
      replacement
     
     
      for
      sugar.
      Besides
      "Sweet
      and
     
     
      Low",
      is
      there
      anything
      else
      I
     
     
      can
      use?
      I
      know
      "Sweet
      and
     
     
      Low"
      is
      bad
      for
      you
      because
      it
      is
     
     
      aspartame.
     
    

    
     
      You're
      right,
      "Sweet
      and
      Low"
      is
     
     
      bad
      for
      you
      and
      you
      can't
      cook
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      tried
      any
      "different"
      kinds
     
     
      of
      fruits
      and
      vegetables?
      If
      you
     
     
      have,
      which
      products
      would
      you
     
     
      suggest?
     
    

    
     
      By
      "same
      old
      stuff",
      I
     
     
      assume
      you
      mean
      products
      such
      as
     
     
      carrots,
      tomatoes,
      broccoli,
      apples,
     
     
      grapes,
      nectarines,
      and
      bananas.
     
     
      Asparagus
      is
      really
      tasty
      and
      often
     
     
      not
      as
      expensive
      as
      you
      would
     
     
      think.
      Snow
      peas
      are
      one
      of
      my
     
     
      personal
      favorites
      and
      are
      a
      great
     
     
      base
      for
      stir
      fry.
      Summer
      squash
      is
     
     
      a
      pumpkin-like
      vegetable
      that
      is
     
     
      bright
      orange
      in
      the
      middle.
      It
      can
     
     
      be
      easily
      placed
      in
      the
      oven
      at
      350
     
     
      F
      without
      doing
      any
      preparation
     
     
      before
      hand.
      The
      squash's
      center
     
     
      will
      become
      tender
      enough
      to
      eat
     
     
      and
      is
      tasty
      when
      Becel
      is
      added
      to
     
     
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Red-skinned
      papaya
      is
      a
     
    

    
     
      fruit
      that
      is
      similar
      in
      texture
      to
      a
     
     
      kiwi.
      These
      papayas
      are
      to
      be
      cut
     
     
      in
      half
      and
      eaten
      with
      a
      spoon.
     
     
      The
      inside
      flesh
      is
      white
      with
      edi-
     
     
      ble
      black
      seeds
      and
      the
      flavour
      is
     
     
      very
      subtle.
      Another
      fun
      fruit
      to
     
     
      eat
      is
      starfruit.
      You
      have
      to
      peel
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      aspartame
      because
      heat
      inacti-
      _starfruit
      and
      they
      are
      not
      exactly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vates
      the
      quality
      in
      the
      aspartame
     
     
      that
      makes
      it
      sweet.
      Stevia
      is
      a
     
     
      new
      product
      that
      can
      be
      used
      in
     
     
      cooking
      and
      has
      virtually
      no
      calo-
     
     
      ries.
      I
      tasted
      a
      muffin
      made
      with
     
     
      stevia
      and
      I
      didn't
      notice
      the
      differ-
     
     
      ence.
      However,
      I
      tried
      putting
      ste-
     
     
      via
      in
      my
      tea
      and
      I
      didn't
      like
      the
     
     
      taste
      at
      all.
      You
      can
      get
      stevia
      at
     
     
      health
      food
      stores.
      If
      you
      only
     
     
      shop
      at
      supermarkets,
      try
      their
     
     
      health
      sections
      before
      looking
      in
     
     
      their
      sugar
      aisles.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      trying
      to
      eat
      more
      vegeta-
     
     
      bles
      and
      fruit
      but
      I
      am
      getting
     
     
      bored
      with
      the
      same
      old
      stuff.
     
     
      Since
      fresh
      produce
      is
      kind
      of
     
     
      expensive,
      I
      don't
      want
      to
      start
     
     
      trying
      all
      these
      new
      products
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      I'll
      end
      up
      disliking.
      Have
     
     
      .:page
      [12]
      October
      29,
      2003:.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bursting
      with
      flavour
      but
      when
      you
     
     
      cut
      them
      as
      if
      you
      were
      cutting
      a
     
     
      banana,
      each
      piece
      is
      a
      perfect
      star.
     
     
      Real
      pineapple
      is
      a
      huge
      surprise
     
     
      to
      those
      people
      who
      have
      only
      ever
     
     
      eaten
      canned
      pineapple.
      Real
     
     
      pineapple
      is
      so
      much
      sweeter
      and
     
     
      refreshing
      than
      the
      canned
      stuff.
      It
     
     
      is
      also
      affordable
      if
      you
      are
      only
     
     
      eating
      it
      occasionally
      and
      it
      is,
      by
     
     
      far,
      my
      favorite
      fruit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      food
      guru,
      tell
      me.
      How
      per-
     
     
      fect
      is
      your
      diet?
      I
      saw
      you
      at
      the
     
     
      wave
      scarfing
      down
      those
      chicken
     
     
      wings.
     
    

    
     
      No
      comment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P.S.
      Wings
      at
      the
      wave
      rock!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      /
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Residence
      Life
      by
      rebecca
      shorten
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "_.
      And
      what
      are
      you
      supposed
      to
      be?"
     
     
      "Uhh...I'm
      a
      ghost?
      Can
      |
      have
      my
      candy
     
     
      now?"
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