Military Officer - January 2008 - (Page 25) rapidfire NutritionNotes It’s Lunchtime! S A Moment Captured n this photo, siblings stand ready for an Independence Day parade in 1917 dressed as doughboys, Florence Nightingale, and Napoleon. If you think you’ve got a photo that rivals this one, submit it to MOAA’s 2008 Patriotic Photo Contest. This photo won Rear Adm. Kelly E. Taggart, NOAA-Ret., $500 for placing first in the 2007 Patriotic Photo Contest vintage category. First, second, and third place winners are chosen in each of four categories — camaraderie, military family, on duty, or vintage. First-place winners receive $500, second-place winners receive $100, and third-place winners receive $50. Enter today! Download complete rules and an entry form at www.moaa.org/magazine/photocontest. I andwiches are the mainstay of the American lunch. Sandwiches can be healthy or they can be a significant source of fat, salt (sodium), and calories, often without a lot of other nutritional value. A sandwich usually has three main parts — bread, filling, and condiments. Whole grain bread is the healthiest option. The filling typically consists of lunch meats. Smoked turkey, salami, and bologna vary in their fat, salt, and preservative levels, so read labels. It can be worth the extra cost to purchase lunch meats with less fat. Low-sodium products also are available, but even these can exceed the sodium allowances of a true lowsodium diet. One of the healthiest sandwich fillings is sliced roasted lean meat. Condiments, such as mayonnaise, mustard, tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, and others, can add to the nutritional value, but sometimes they just provide empty calories. Some condiments offer healthier ON THE WEB versions. Instead of get■ Rear Adm. Joyce Johnting regular high-in-calorie son, USPHS-Ret., D.O., provides more tips and recipes at mayonnaise, try low-fat www.moaa.org/wellness. Click and no-fat versions at half on Nutrition Facts. or one-third the calories. Miscellany: Robots, Pen Pals, and Scholarships WARBOTS: The Military Channel online has compiled videos about “warbots” that examine the uses of robots instead of servicemembers in combat to obtain valuable information without endangering servicemembers. Watch the videos at http://military.discovery.com/videogalleries/warbots/warbots.html. * MY HERO: My Hero, part of the Manhattanville College My Soldier program, has collected names and addresses of currently deployed servicemembers who want to receive letters of support and occasional care packages from veterans. To sign up, call (914) 323-5172 or e-mail mysoldier@mville.edu with My Hero in the subject line. * THE FUND IS 60!: Since 1948, more than 9,600 students from military families have benefited from The Scholarship Fund of MOAA. These scholars have become military officers, educators, doctors, lawyers, nurses, researchers, and homemakers — but where are they now? If you benefited from an MOAA scholarship, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us your story at moaasf@moaa.org. IMAGES: CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT, REAR ADM. KELLY E. TAGGART, NOAA-RET.; PUNCHSTOCK; CRYSTAL CARTIER/GETTY IMAGES JANUARY 2008 * MILITARY OFFICER 25 http://www.moaa.org/wellness http://www.moaa.org/magazine/photocontest http://military.discovery.com/videogalleries/warbots/warbots.html
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