Times-Advocate, 1987-01-14, Page 8Page 6 Times -Advocate, Januar 14 1987
MOM AND TOT SKATING — Kathy Masse was out to the Moms and
Tots skating session at the South Huron Rec Centre Thursday morn-
ing with her daughter Kendra. T -A photo
By Cathy Thomson
Nutrition Consultant
Huron County Health Unit
Now that the new year has arrived,
many people are surveying their
waist -lines and deciding to do
something. Before you go off the deep
end, consider what you want to do.
Your first priority shotild be great
health for 1987. If you need to trim a
few pounds, OK. But don't ruin your
health by following a bizarre diet.
Follow some basic guidelines, and
you can lose weight and feel great.
First of all, set a realistic goal that
you can attain in a short period of
time. You can safely lose one to two
pounds (1/2 to 1 kg.) per week, so los-
ing fifteen pounds by Easter is a sen
sible goal. Even if you need to lose
more than 15 pounds, setting in-
termediate goals helps motivate you.
Diets that promise faster weight loss
are usually not healthy and rarely
lead to lasting weight loss.
Next, be sure you eat a variety of
wholesome foods while reducing.
Canada's Food Guide recommends
for adults 2 servings of milk and milk
products, 2 (3 oz.) servings of meat,
fish, poultry and alternates, 3 serv-
ings of bread and cereals (preferably
whole grain), and 4 servings of fruit
and vegetables. All this adds up to
1200 - 1400 calories - a fine weight loss
diet for almost everyone. Keep a lid
on butter and margarine, fried foods,
and sugary sweet foods. They can add
extra calories •in a hurry with little
nutritional bonus.
If you want to follow a popular diet,
compare it's recommendations with
Canada's Food Guide. If it's very dif-
ferent, you run the risk of being nutri-
tionally short-changed.
And don't leave out exercise. Our
bodies were made for action, the
more of it the better. Take a brisk
walk, sign up for an exercise class,.
try swimming, cross country skiing or
jogging. When exercise is a daily
habit, you'll get in better shape, and
your weight reduction efforts will
definitely be more successful.
Together, a sensible food intake and
regular exercise are the best way to
take weight off and keep it off.
If you need more help, you can call
the registered professional dietitian
at your local hospital. Individual diet
counselling is covered by OHIP, if
your dctor refers you.
Eat Sensibly and have a healthy,
happy 1987.
Predict three to five percent hike
Food prices will be up
Agriculture Canada economists
predict that consumer food prices in
both retail stores and restaurants will
increase three to five per cent in 1987.
Each December, at the Agricultural
Outlook Conference in Ottawa, the
economists predict food prices based
on factors within the agri-food in-
dustry, as well as Conference Board
of Canada forecasts.
Although the prediction is for food
prices as a group, the economists cau-
tion that some foods will have higher
price increases and some lower.
Generally, the increase will likely
result from increased costs of basic
commodities, as opposed to increases
in food marketing costs. In fact, meat, •
fruit and vegetable prices will go up
because of higher commodity prices
while other food group prices will go
up because of mininially increased
marketing costs.
Interest rates and the Canada -U.S.
exchange rate are not expected to
fluctuate greatly and will not
significantly affect food prices in 1987.
Labor and food packaging costs are
expected to be close to those in I986
and will not contribute to increased
food prices. Energy costs are e. -
peeled to decrease, although the costs
will vary depending on the type of
energy used. Electricity is expected
to cost more but the price of natural
gas and oil are expected to decrease.
One major consideration is in-
dividual disposable income. It is ex-
pected to increase 1.8 per cent in 1987
as compared to one per cent this year.
Seniors plan
to hold bingo
Exeter Senior Citizens met at the
Legion Hall to begin the New Year
with a new slate of officers. President
is Pat Skinner, secretary Laura
Dickey, treasurer Mary Neil and
pianist Leila Finkbeiner.
Progressive euchre was played for
an hour then O Canada was sung
followed by the Lord's Prayer. ,;thanksgiving. Turkeys will likely
An invitation was extended to the decrease in price by up to two per
Seniors to attend the fiftieth wedding cent.
anniversary of Laverne and Violet Payment to egg producers is bas -
Stone to be held at 101 Waterloo St. on ed on a cost -of -production formula, of
January 25. costs of production, adjusted each
The Huronview Auxiliary asked us month by the Canadian Egg
to take charge of their birthday par- Marketing Agency. Since the costs of
ty on March 18. production will decrease in 1987, the
-It was decided to hold bingo enter-
tainment at the Exeter Villa on the
fourth Monday of each month com-
mencing January 26. Jean Madge
volunteered to buy the prizes and
Irene Harness to help this time.
Mary Neil opened the program by
reading 'Thoughts and Promises, for
the New Year,' a poem, `Things Could
Be Worse' and did some magic with
the help of Olga Davis and Murray
Greene:
Ella Frayne, accompanied by
Dorothy Bullock, entertained with
mouth organ selections and Marjorie
Hodgert also played the mouth organ
while chording for herself on the
piano.
Ruth Arthur read some amusing
poems and riddles. Russel Brintnell
played several violin selections. Robert t
The next meeting, February 2, will All that a husband or wife really
begin at 12:30 noon' with a pot luck wants is to be pitied a little, praised
lunch followed by program and a little, appreciated a little.
games.
Economists predict that consumers
will save less and spend more, but the
demand for food in retail stores will
not increase enough to raise prices.
So where will the extra food budget
money be spent? It seems that
restauranteurs will benefit as they did
in 1986. And, although the demand for
restaurant meals will increase, in-
tense competition will keep 1987 price
increases at the same level as those
at retail.
Not all foods are affected the same
11ay. With poultry, for example, the
cost of animal feed is crucial in deter-
mining price. For red meats, the
supply and demand of livestock are
the key factors. Fruit and vegetable
crops are greatly influenced by
climatic conditions and acreage
planted. Various food commodities
have different influences on overall
foul prices.
Reef production will decrease about
live per cent this year, causing in-
creased beef prices in 1987. The
result will be higher prices paid to
beef producers. Reduced feed grain
costs, plus increase supplies of pork
and poultry, will keep price increases
to seven to ten per cent.
The increase in pork prices will
stabilize in 1987 because pork produe-
ion will increase in the second half of
1987 and lower retail pork prices will
result. Overall, the price of fresh pork
%till increase about three to five per
cent by the end of the year.
• Poultry feed is the major cost com-
ponent for poultry producers
representing about 55 per cent of the
cost of production. The reduction in
teed costs seen in 1986 will continue
in 1987 and result in favorable con-
sumer prices for poultry.
In ,1987, the Canadian Chicken
Marketing Agency will increase pro-
duction quotas by seven to eight per
cent to better respond to the demand -
tor poultry' products. This will also
contribute to price reductions of one
to three per cent. The Canadian
Turkey Marketing Agency will also
increase its production quotas by
seven to nine per cent to meet the
heavy demand at Christmas and
producer price will decrease three to
four per cent. Retail egg prices follow
(his trend and will likely decrease
zero to two per cent.
The price of Canadian wheat as an-
nounced by the Canadian Wheat
Board affects the prices of cereals
and bakery products. It is the
marketing costs, however, such as
labor, packaging and energy, that
have the greatest effect on prices. The
cost of other foods used to manufac-
ture cereals and bakery products
(sugar, fat, oil, dairy products and
fruit) also influence the final price.
Taking the bull by the horns is often
a sound course of action - as long as
you and the bull agrlon when you
can let go.
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ARMFULS OF BOTTLES Karen Rohde, Chad Hutchison and Rianne
Laye were among the many canvassers in Saturday's Exeter Scouts,
Cubs, Guides and Brownies bottle drive. T -A photo
Heart group asks
for volunteer help
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario, Huron County Chapter, is
.still looking for volunteers for the
February campaign to support the
research that saves more lives. If you
are willing to givesome time, contact
Lois Armstrong for the town of Ex
eter, Marg Cook if you live in
Stephen or Usborne Towships.
This is an opportunity for you to
take a personal part in the battle
against Canada's leading health
threats, heart attack and stroke
These related diseases kill more peo
ple than all other causes of death
combined.
Over die past quarter century.
research supported by the lfeart and
Stroke Foundation of Ontario has
revolutionized heart disease and
stroke health care. Heart attacks are
down 34 percent and stroke is down by
25 percent. But much more must be
done before heart disease and stroke
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lose their position as the number one
killer in Canada.
By volunteering during February,
you may be helping to ensure your
own health or the health of someone
you Iove.As a door-to-door canvasser,
you can get to know your own com-
munity better and as you talk to peo-
ple about heart and stroke, you'll be
helping to educate then in the life-
style changes that lead to reduced
risk of heart disease and stroke.
In Exeter and the surrounding area
the pressing need is for door-to-door
canvassers to joif the 70,000
volunteers across Ontario who are
working to support the research that
saves more lives.
Barney Goldsmith, campaign
chairman, has announced this year's
objective for Huron County is $53,000
plus an additional $2,500 for the
Robarts Research Institute in
London.
Their effect will be minimal this year
since their prices will be stable. If the
price paid to wheat producers does
not change in 1987, the price of cereals
and bakery products will increase
three to five per cent because of
marketing costs.
The price structure for dairy pro-
ducts is differ t than for other com-
modities. I' lueer prices for in-
dustrial milk are determined by
federal dairy policy. Each province
determines those for retail milk and
cream and reviews pricing. In the
case of milk used to make dairy pro-
ducts, the costs of production of in-
dustrial milk must increase at least
two per cent before producer prices
can be increased.
Since the economists predict
moderate cost increases in process-
ing, distribution and retail in 1987,
consumer milk prices will only in-
crease one to three per cent.
Climatic conditions in Canada and
Present shit
on laughing
The afternoon unit of the United
Church Women met on Thursday,
January 8. Business was conducted
by the leader, Mrs. Olive Thomp-
son.Attention was drawn to the 25th
anniversary of UCW on Sunday,
January 11 and the Presbyterial an-
nual meeting in Mitchell on January
26. A short resume of the activities of
1986 was read.
The program was presented by
Mrs. Cora Miner's group. She was
assisted by Mrs. Leone Brock, Mrs.
Kay Green and Mrs. Gertrude
Hamilton in a skit "They are laughing
at the UCW". Rev. Hawley then led
a discussion on present and future
directions of women's work in the
United Church.
The meeting concluded with the
scripture reading by Mrs. Brock, a
meditation on the Slaughter of the In-
nocents, and a musical selection
"Cups of Cold Water." Lunch served
by Mrs. Laura Dickey's group
brought an interesting afternoon to a
close.
in '87
in countries that export vegetables to
Canada, particularly the United
States, greatly affect the price of
vegetables. It is very difficult to
predict the prices of these,perishable
commodities. Storage holdings of car-
rots, onions, rutabagas and potatoes
are less than last year, while stocks
of cabbage are higher. Although salad
vegetables compete with storage
vegetables for consumer sales,
storage vegetable prices may be
above those of 1986.
Higher prices for storage
vegetables may influence consumers
to buy more processed vegetables.
Overall, retail prices for processed
vegetables are expected to increase
four to six per cent in 1987.
'l'he fruit harvest is also influenced
by climate, therefore any price
predictions are subject to change.
Since apple storage holdings are
lower than in 1985, 1987 prices will be
somewhat above those of 1986. Im-
ported fruits ( oranges and
grapefruit) will be priced lower
because harvests have been better
and competition among grower coun-
- tries for these fruits is very strong.
These factors will limit price in-
creases for processed fruits to two to
four per cent in 1987.
Although the economists can
predict prices for 1987, it is the con-
sumer who decides what is placed in
the shopping cart, creating the de-
mand for preferred products.
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