receiving hit Lite Membership Plaque from Ate M.
Peebles, chairman of the Life Membership Committee.
Also pictured Is Mrs. Brenda Mangum, who serves as
Church, where Dr. Lewis Is psstor.
Bean Burners: A New Look At Foods
BY LILLIE R. WILLIAMS
Special To The CAROLINI V\
11 we in the business of nutrition
would simply acknowledge that
advice is always easier to give than to
follow, Americans would be much
more likely to make some real
progress in the area of diet and
health This thought came to mind
when 1 realized that if the Center for
Science in the Public Interest had its
way. bean burgers” would begin
appearing on barbecues this season.
Often on the forefront of nutrition
and health issues. Washington-D C -
based CSPI's latest effort
unfortunately offers consumers
information that is both misleading
and confusing. The group is currently
distributing "Eating Tips” posters
throughout the country that features
Shari Belafonte advising black
Americans to eat "beans and bread,
not beef ”
Try to sell that idea to your kids,
much less your husband or wife
Better yet. try to convince nutrition
experts that the group's advic“ is
really in the public interest.
In smaller print, the poster then
proceeds to confuse readers by
suggesting that Americans might
' try leaner cuts” of beef This
suggestion is solid. The beef industry
has made successful efforts to
develop leaner products. Producers
are raising cattle with more lean
meat and less fat. Packers and
retailers are trimming beef more
closely. A 1988 supermarket study
showed that the amount of external
fat on retail beef cuts had been
reduced by 27 percent from two years
earlier
The most recent effort is based on
beef industry-sponsored research
that developed good-tasting lowfat
ground beef. The first commercial
adaptation of the research was
McDonald's "McLean Deluxe”
burger The new lowfat burger, which
debuted to much fanfare in March, is
based on Auburn University research
which found a way to maintain
burger juiciness while reducing fat
content Other varieties of lowfat
ground beef are now appearing at
other fast-food restaurants and at
grocery stores nationwide The trend
to leaner beef is good news for
consumers particularly those on
lowfat diets. Recent research at the
Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston shows that lean beef is as
effective as chicken or fish in lowfat
diets designed to reduce blood
cholesterol.
A varied, balanced diet can
certainly include beef. Criticism of
meat, including beaf, has been aimed
at the fat content Take away the
excess fat, as the beef industry has
been doing, and arguments against
meat area tough sell.
Most authorities and the public in
general recognize lean beef as an
important source of essential
nutrients, like protein, iron, zinc and
B vitamins including vitamin B 12,
which cannot be obtained from
plants.* Also, the new "Dietary
Guidelines for Americans" from the
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and
Health and Human Services note that
the suggested serving size of three
ounces of lean beef—the size of a deck
of playing cards—contains only six
grams of fat. That's the same amount
as in a three-ounce portion of cooked
chicken without the skin.
Confusing dietary recommend
ations such as those offered by the
CSPI poster are becoming almost
commonplace as diet and nutrition
concerns continue to be prominent
national issues. But it is clear that in
this case leading health organizations
offer better advice for not onl\
blacks, but all Americans And it is
advice that is easier to swallow and
follow.
The American Dietetic Association
wh.ch represents more than tin.non
dietitians, stresses that no loads are
"good" or "bad” and that we sln.ni
select foods based on total die
Nutrition experts agree tnal lociise
tin particular loads
cai
counterproductive and otten draws
attention away from more reasonable
achievable goals. Thus, a varied,
balanced diet over an extended
period of time is recommended as the
best way to safeguard our health
Besides, foods should also provide
enjoyment, and people enjoy the taste
and convenience of lean beef
Incidentally, it is also interesting to
note that most ot the traditional ways
to prepare heans involve adding fat.
in
The connections between nutrition
and health are complex, and the
number of dietary messages
peppering the consumer is startling
The dietary issues raised by the
C'SPI ‘Eating Tips" poster can he
better understood by asking two
simple questions. The firs’, is I low
constructive is dietary advice that
confuses Americans?
The second is: Would you ever want
to eat a bean burger?
BOOSTING BLACK ACHIEVERS - Attain Roberts,
manager, public programs, Philip Morris Companies, Hie.,
center, accepts a plaque from the Harlem YMCA tor the
company’s sponsorship of the recent Harlem YMCA's
Sixth Annual Black Achievers in Industry Alumni Reunion
and Reception at the New Yorker Club in Mid-Manhattan.
With her are, from left, Rev. James P. Russell HI,
executive director of the Harlem YMCA, Vernett Bludson
Franc**, vice president, Citibank, Jawal Trowers
Escobar, director, financial development, Harlem YMCA
and David Vaughn, executive vice president, New York
City Off Track Betting Corp., who was master of
ceremonies. More than 2,000 African Americans have
been honored as Black Achievers by the “Y” since the
program was started in 1971.
Johnson Jersey Auctioned For Hundreds
y» vv doll. \ ) t\
jersey signed by Magic Johnson just
a few days before he announced his
retirement from basketball fetched
the highest price at a charity auction
to raise moeny for sexually abused
children.
--
1'he autographed jersey of the
former Los Angeles Lakers star
brought a bid of $1,050 at the
Exchange Club Olebrity Auction.
The total $8,189 in proceeds from
Friday’s auction will go toward
opening a clinic for sexually abused
children at St. Mary Medical Center
in Walla Walla.
The Exchange Club received the
jersey Nov. 4. Three days later,
Johnson announced he had the virus
that causes AIDS and was retiring
From the game.
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