WORLD AIDS DAY Food key to HIV defence © OR WORLD AIDS Day, 1 thought that Pd write an article on nutrition and AIDS, for people in the north- West living with HIV discase. Being well nourished can help you maintain your weight and resist infections. What you need is a wholesome and varied diet, following the recommendations *. of Canada’s Food Guide, to help you to build and tepair your body tissues. You may have to modify your dict ac- cording to what you can tolerate, but let the food you eat bring you pleasure, It offers you a teal way to improve your health. Your resistance to infection will be better if you can avoid losing weight, or can. regain some lost weight. A lot of things can make eating a balanced diet hard. Lack of appetite, medications, or being tired or depressed can all make you'lose weight. Here are some ideas about how to make healthy eating easier. It’s a good idea to share these ideas with your caregivers. Be.sure that you make every bite count for maximum nutrition. Choose foods that are high in calories, but also: high in’ other nutrients like protein, vitamins, and minerals, These all have complementary functions in the immune system. No single nutrient is more imporiant than any other. Protein can help you to produce the antibodies and ¢n- zymes that you need to fight in- fectlons,.. Minerals activate and are sometimes even part of the enzymes. Vilamins help convert your food into energy, but they don't provide energy themselves. DONATIONS: ; hands out: $16,000 VOLUNTEERS WITH Branch’ 13 oF the Royal Canadian Leyion™ gave cheques totalling $16,000 to a dozen different-commiunity and’: non-profit organizations on Nov. The three biggest. donations -were a $3,000 cheque for the R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, and . $2,500 cheques for the Veteran’s Care Society and for the Thornhill School band. Other Legion recipients in- cluded: * The Salvation Army ($1,500) * Terraceview Lodge ($1,000) * Diabetic Society ($1,000) . Schizophrenic “Society ($1,000) * Terrace Hospice Society ($1,000) - « Terrace Pipes and Drums ($1,000) * Deep Creek Fish Hatchery ($500) * Child Development Centre (8500) | + Child Hospice Society ($500) ‘ kk kak. Firefighters from Terrace, Thornhill and the Terrace-Kitimat airport raised $7,029.50 for the Muscular Dystrophy Associalion. Terrace firefighter Ray ‘Trom- bley said it was the highest total ever raised here. The association helps subsidize equipment, travel, education, public awareness, and spent near- ly $140,000 on muscular dystrophy research in B.C. this year at UBC and SFU. kkk kk THE KINETTE CLUB of Ter- race presented the Meals-on- Wheels program with. a cheque- for $500 at their October mecting. ° The Kinettes have been serving the community to help out com- munity groups and special projects for 40 years in Terrace. The club mests lhe second week of each month and any new members ate welcomed. Cail Joyce Gibson for information at 635-7913. © , Bue to an error, tha PhoneMart bill insert thet was distributed with BC “TEL's November blll featured a Sanyo CLT 4650 $169.00 on sale “with a photograph of the cordless “Sanyo CLT 9200N. The photo of the Sanyo CLT 4550 ran beside ‘the cordless Sanyo CLT 920)N at "$249.00 on sale, BC TEL regrets ‘any Inconverlence that this error ‘ may have caused our customers. “Ee " NUTRITION NOTES GERRY KASTEN If you don’t cat enough food to provide the calories your body needs to fight illness, then it will star to "rab" its own storcliouses, That can lead to weight loss ‘and muscle breakdown. Here are some basic tips for staying well nourished: | . * Select foods from Canada’s Food Guide’s four food groups. » Eat small frequent meals. * Keep nutritious snacks on hand to make it casy to cat more food. tween. meals, like milk,’ juice, milkshakes. Safeway’s Once InA_ Blue Moon Sale SPOT DRAW > TEST WINNERS CO BY BR oo FH oe « Drink nourishing GHuids be- - * Do not drink fluids for an hour before meals, to avoid filling up yourstomach. * Try to have some light ex- ercis¢ during the day. Fresh air is an appetite booster, ~~ * Take a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement. It can: help you meet your nutrient. needs. Bul, it’s important not to OVER supplement, , * Tf you want to try a new dict, check with ‘your Dietitian’ to” be* ~ sure it meets your nutritional needs. Because people with HIV are more susceptible to food poison- ing, it’s important to follow: the tules of food safety: : + Keep hot foods hot (over 140 F) and cold foods cold (under 40° « Wash your hands before han- © dling food and after touching raw meal, poultry, fish or eggs. * Immediately after use, clean the countertop, uiensils and cut- ting boards that have contacted raw meat, poultry, fish, or eggs. * Don’t use wooden cutting boards. * Cook all meat, poultry, fish and cggs "well done". Don’t taste until the cooking is finished, Reheat leftovers and keep them hot for 10 minutes. Cindy Marleau Joanne Archibald - Karen McGee Thursday Patricia Sanpare se tte Friday Sue Morrison Alberta McColgan John Malo John Malo Safeway Congratulates All Winners & Thank You To Everyone Who Supported The Centenial Lion's Hamburger Sale jEDWARDS COFFEE a Ground. % 1 kg. tin With this coupon you will receive one 1 kg fin of Edwards Ground Coffee for only 4.48 ec. nil one coupon per customer ond one tin. per coupon. Not to g Saturday Dec. 4, 1999 at your PLU 6008 \eeme) Price without coupon 5,P8ea, li ba combined with any other special offer, Valid until clasin: Neighbourhood Safeway stores, JUICE el-air. Regular or Florida. a Frozen Concentrate. 55 mL tin.. If | you don't eat enough | food to provide the calories ‘your body needs to fight ill- ness, then it will start to "rob" its own storehouses. That can lead to. weight loss and muscle break- down. *, Do nol cat raw. epps, meal, - poultry or fish,-As well, be care- ful of recipes which contain them (steak tartare, Caesar salad dress- ing, home . made”. mayonnaise, Sushi, ei.) -- * Wash fresh fruit and. vegeta- bles under running water. for onc minute, Avoid ‘bruised or, very “ripe fruits and vegetables. © * When in doubt, throw itout. if people with HIV (or their caregivers) are interested in get- ting more information about nutrition, the Health Unit tas an excellent videotape and informa- tion booklel on the topic: "Healthy Ealing. Makes A Dif * ference". You can get:a hold of it by calling me al your local Skeena Health Unit, or al 638- 3468. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 1993 - B3 Delicious Holiday Favourites ax You've never had homemade croking 0 good. Oxr decaent desserts are made from scratch every dry. 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