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Make Your Holiday Meals Healthier

By Renee Kennedy

Eat holiday meals with moderation in mind, don't let
one meal set you back from your goals. If you overeat,
you will need to get yourself back on track immediately -
that means fighting the leftovers that call to you from
the refrigerator. If you can follow some of these
suggestions, even the leftovers won't be so fattening.

1. Steamed Veggies with spices rather than butter or cheese.
(Seasoning salt is an excellent spice for any vegetable.)
Go for green vegetables like broccoli, green beans, and
peas. Raw veggies are better for you, so don't cook them
until they are mush, keep them as close to raw as possible.
They should look bright green when you're finished
cooking them. They are more flavorful this way, too and
you're less likely to load them up with butter.

2. Light meat has fewer calories than dark meat. Also
trim fat and skin away, you'll save a few calories.

3. Cook the stuffing separate from the turkey, that way
it doesn't soak up the fat from the meat. Use whole grain
bread to make the stuffing. Skip the sausage stuffing this
year and go for a combination of these ingredients instead:
mushrooms, water chestnuts, roasted chestnuts, walnuts or
any nut, onions and celery, cranberry sauce. (1 can of
whole berry cranberry sauce to 15 oz of dry stuffing.)

4. Skip the mashed potatoes altogether. Try baked sweet
potatoes or squash instead. If you have to have a potato -
have a baked potato with low fat topping like nonfat sour
cream, non fat cream cheese, or plain yogurt.

5. Gravy - ok, we have to have gravy! Instead of
homemade, try a low-fat variety that they sell in jars.
(Heinz and Franco American both make a low-fat gravy.)
It's also one less thing to prepare!

6. Fruit dishes for dessert. skip the crust! Try fruit cocktail,
fresh fruit and chocolate fondue, fruit and sherbet parfait, or
fruit and yogurt dip.

Low fat substitutes for cooking and baking:

1. In baking recipes like cake, substitute half of any of the
oil in a recipe with the same amount of pureed fruit. For instance,
if the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil, use 1/4 cup of oil and
substitute the other 1/4 cup of oil with 1/4 cup of applesauce.

2. For low fat pie crust use 3 Tbsp. of shortening and 3 Tbsp.
of water for each cup of flour.

3. When making gravy, before using the broth, let it cool
down, skim off all the fat that forms on the top.

4. Tofu has a creamy texture that takes on any flavor.
You can puree it to use in dips, soups, and baking to replace
sour cream, cream, buttermilk or eggs. To replace liquid
ingredients use the same amount of pureed tofu as the
ingredient. To replace eggs, 5 Tbsp. of pureed tofu equals
one egg. Use the "baking blend" or the soft variety of tofu
for substitutions in baking.

Need help counting calories? http://www.NutriCounter.com
The NutriCounter is the right device for helping you monitor your
calorie intake. It stores and tracks nine nutrients including
calories, total fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates, sodium,
cholesterol, sugar, and fiber. It's available in Palm OS and
Pocket PC software or as a hand held unit.

Renee Kennedy is the editor of the monthly ezine NutriCounter
Update. Come and visit the NutriCounter web site at
http://www.nutricounter.com/news.htm for an extensive selection
of articles on health, nutrition and exercise.

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NEW Cooper Cooler rapid wine/beverage chiller. Chills wine in 1 minute to 68F, in 3 minutes to 55F, in 6 minutes to refrigerator cold 43F. Also chills beer and soda cans in 1 minutes and bottles in 3.5 minutes

By Anonymous

News Release   
For Immediate Release           

Revolutionary Cooling Systems, Inc.
821 Violet Ave.
Hyde Park, NY 12538                             
website: www.coopercooler.com
                           
Contact:
Edwin Cariño
E mail: edcar@coopercooler.com       
1-877-C-COOLER (1-877-2-266537) or 845-229-4101

No Kill Date

RCS, INC. INTRODUCES THE COOPER COOLER™ RAPID WINE/BEVERAGE
CHILLING APPLIANCE—12oz CAN “REFRIGERATOR COLD” IN 60 SECONDS OR 750mL WINE BOTTLE IN 6 MINUTES

Hyde Park, NY May 5th , 2003—Revolutionary Cooling Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the introduction of the Cooper Cooler™ rapid wine/beverage chiller at the May 1st -3rd World Wine Market in San Francisco. The Cooper Cooler™ is a household counter-top appliance that is able to chill a 12-16oz canned beverage in one minute, 12-16oz bottled beverage in three and a half minutes, and a 750 mL bottle of wine in six minutes from room temperature (78oF/25oC) to cold refrigerator temperature (43oF/6oC). The patented chilling process of horizontally rotating and spraying ice-water on the beverage allows for even and rapid chilling without disturbing any beverage properties like composition, carbonation, or taste. This rotating motion is perfectly safe for carbonated drinks like beer and soda which will not foam over or explode upon opening. There is a NO SPIN option for chilling delicate wine, here the bottle in not rotated, only sprayed with ice-water.

The Cooper Cooler™ which is 90 times faster than a refrigerator gives the consumer the flexibility to chill beverages to varying temperatures at the touch of a button. Quickly and easily chill wine in one minute to 68°F/20°C or in three minutes to 55°F/13°C since refrigerator temperature can be too cold for certain wines. With added time, it also has the ability to chill drinks like beer and soda down to ice cold 34°F/1°C. The Cooper Cooler™ is the fastest and most versatile rapid wine/beverage chilling appliance available affording consumers the ability to Chill-on-DemandTM warm beverages. No need to wait for a cold drink when you run out at a party or have unexpected guests. Free up valuable refrigerator space for other perishables at parties. Never be embarrassed serving your guests a warm beverage.

The Cooper Cooler™ which retails for $79.99-$99.99 is available from: Allbrands.com, Amazon.com, CleverGear, Cooking.com, Discovery Channel Store website, Fortunoff, J&R Music, Kitchen Kapers, Lifestyle Fascinations, Marshall Fields website, Neiman Marcus Direct website (in June), SkyMall (in July), TechnoScout, and The Wine Enthusiast. In addition, it is available from our website www.coopercooler.com.



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CFIC/Qdrive Driving the New Sound of Cooling

By Anonymous

Troy, NY May 29, 2004 -- While maverick ice cream maker Ben and Jerry’s is creating a buzz with the newly unveiled prototype of an ice-cream freezer that runs on sound waves, CFIC/Qdrive is quietly supplying the technology that will power these new freezers. However, since the sound is internal to the machine, all you hear on the outside is a slight hum – it is quieter than a conventional freezer. The freezer uses high-intensity sound, much louder than you would encounter at a rock concert or even behind a jet engine. This intense sound is created by a linear motor—a device very much like a souped-up loudspeaker. CFIC/Qdrive of Troy, NY, which makes the widest range of linear motors of any manufacturer, supplied a model 1S102M motor for the new acoustic freezer. The Ben and Jerry’s freezer was recently featured in a recent story on NPR’s All Things Considered (“Ben and Jerry’s Uses Sound to Chill Ice Cream,” http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1861434 , or search NPR site under “thermoacoustics”). In the top photo on the NPR site, the 1S102M motor can be seen inside the thermoacoustic freezer, nestled below the bellows (convoluted metal section). The freezer itself was designed and built by Penn State University scientists, who have long relied on CFIC’s linear motors to drive their acoustic refrigeration research.

CFIC is a closely-held New York corporation established in 1989, with offices in Troy, NY. The company is dedicated to the commercialization of resonant power conversion using its proprietary drives and thermo-acoustic technology. Current products include high-power acoustic drivers and refrigeration and cryocooling systems.

For more information on CFIC-Qdrive, see www.qdrive.com.



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