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Page 20-The Chronicle, Thursday, November 12, 1981 Buying That Turkey Many shoppers look lor turkeys without knowing the basic I'inancial Tacts in volved in buying a turkey on the modern-day market. Congress introduced a bill. The turkey roll and roast calling Tor mandatory label- contain little waste, but ing of sodium content on they are still very expensive, virtually all processed The average cost of a foods. IT passed, shoppers 3-ounce .serving was 50 BETTER LIVING By Jo Anne Falls Busy shoppers looking could easily make a choice cents Tor rolls, and 57 cents for meat bargains and time- on how much sodium food for roasts and breasts, saving factors often contained. When buying turkey, overlook such things as What is sodium? Sodium remember the tenderness of sodium content and the is one of the many minerals the turkey you buy will de price they are spending per needed by our body for pend mostly on the age of pound. good health. It is not salt, the bird when it is killed. In buying turkeys, wise but salt contains 40 percent a fryer-roaster usually is shoppers not only compare sodium. Sodium is less than 16 weeks old. prices but focus attention measured in milligrams. ^ young bird is 5 to 7 on sodium content as well. One teaspoon of salt con- old This is an example: tains over 2,000 milligrams According to Constimers of sodium. The average dai- ^ Union, the average sodium ly intake of sodium for fom- content per 3-ounce sorvitig most Americans is from t-i rinvnr nf thp tiii Wf-v is: 4,000 to 10,000 milligrams, and - 1.34 milligrams for which is equivalent to two the conditions under which whole turkey. to 10 teaspoons of salt dai- turkey was raised 170 milligrams for ly. Your body’s needs can turkey breasts. be met with less, probably eating turkey, you can - 555 milligrams for around 1,000-1,500 mg. a t^t and calorie- turkey rolls. day for most people. intake signilicantly by Generally, the basted This is a price com- avoiding broth. You can turkey and basted turkey parison for shoppers who redate it even nrore by breasts contain more are interested in pinching eating less dark meat, which sodium than the non- pennies: has about twice the calories basted. o*' white meat. Why is it important to The Average Price Of The fat in turkey is large- compare sodium content? Turkeys Per Pound ly polyunsaturated, unlike A diet high in sodium ' the fat in most meats. may aggravate high blood Frozen whole turkeys A serving of turkey has pressure in some 20 percent About $1.00 about 25 percent fewer of the U.S population. The Fresh killed calories than a serving of individual nutritional re- About $1.16 roast beef, and 46 percent quirement for sodium in- Turkey roasts and rolls. .. . fewer than a serving of pork take is about 200 to 250 About $1.59 to $2.29 loin, according to Con- milligrams a day. Turkey breast sumers’ Union’s recent Recently, 67 members of About $1.83 report. tllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllltllilftlllllllllMlllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllilllllltlllilllllllllllllllllltlllllllfllllllHlIlllllltini Black Aldermen from page 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiaiiiiiiiiiiiii currently being discussed. citizens advisory council and making a “Tm going to try and work on those good positive working relationship with things that the people have brought to my his fellow aldermen and the mayor, attention. I see my victory as a victory for all the people of the Southeast Ward and . ui u i ■ . . ^ ^ ,, alderman I can possibly be, while helping not just for any one group, Womble ^ ® said. the poor and the downtrodden,” said His goals will be the establishment of a Womble. iimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Bethlehem’s Funds From Page 1 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllltlllltllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllll summer program and a family counseling service. The programs collectively serve 1500 people per month and Lomax .said that when the fiscal 1982 budget begins in July, many of those served will feel the ef fect. “We had a Community Service Pro gram that began in 1977 and was CETA, (Comprehensive Employment and Train ing Act) funded. When the CETA fun ding was cut. Title XX funds and funds from the church absorbed the expense,” said Wilkes. “Now the program is no longer eligible for Title XX monies and this is only an example of what we are up against in trying to keep these programs operating.” “It’s all coming so fast,” Wilkes add ed, “It’s like we just get an answer to one “HERKSA GREAT CATCH” Treat your family to great seafood anvtime! We bring it in fresh every day! r 3^ w CROAKER SNAPPER WHITING $|59 $229 $|59 ^ PER LB. PER LB. PER LB » CATFISH I 109 SPOT $|39 OYSTERS IN THE SHELL PER LB. PER LB. USDA Food Stamps Accepted Salem Seafood 1305 N. Liberty Si. 725-4075 Tucs.-Wed. 12-6 p.m. Thurs., Sat. 10-6 p.m. Fri. 9:30-6:30 p.m. oioi YOUR TOTAL DISCOUNT FOOD STORK GOLD MEDAL BLACK PEPPER MARCAL BATHROOM 4 OZ. CAN 59^ TISSUE a^r79^ crisis and along comes another one. We seem calm, but we’re just not sure what the future is going to hold for us.” The center has a budget of $710,000, 73 percent of which comes from Title XX, 12 percent from the Food Service Program, and the other 15 percent from fees charg ed to parents. Lomax and Wilkes worry that if the funds are cut, many parents will seek alternate means of child care that won’t emphasize quality. “1 don’t think that anyone is going to quit their job, but the child will suffer,” Lomax said. “We offer quality care at reasonable prices, but elsewhere, the care will probably be less and the child will suf fer educationally, nutritionally and culturally.” DONALD DUCK ORANGE JUICE BANQUET FROZEN PIE CRUST Vz GAL. rivwz.ci'N ric ^ — 79^ SHELLS QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED , RED DELICIOUS BANANAS 279. APPLES bxc59^ CHOICE BONELESS FAMILY $|69 CHOICE BONELESS SHOULDER ROAST FRESH LEAN GROUND CHUCK CHOICE LEAN BONELESS STEW LB. JUST $|69 $|69 $ 1 69
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