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The trick to getting your family to eat right isn’t to force-feed them foods you al-ready know they hate.

Leave the tofu ice cream or carob-covered rice cakes on the supermarket shelves this season and get creative by in-corporating healthful twists into traditional desserts your family already loves.

Only one in 10 Americans is getting the recommended amount of whole grain. One way to sneak more whole g rain onto your family’s plates is to bake it into their favorite desserts.

Delectable seasonal treats like fresh berry crisps, fruit breads, berry muffins and scones all can be baked using whole-wheat flour or whole oats.

Even that perennial favor-ite, the chocolate chip cookie can incorporate whole-wheat flour - without your family tasting a difference.

If you are new to baking with whole-wheat flour, it can seem overwhelming at first because you can’t automati-cally substitute it for white flour in most recipes, since it behaves differently.

Free recipes incorporating

whole wheat flour into classic recipes can be found online (for example goldmedalwhole-wheat.com) along with tips to adapt your own recipes using whole wheat flour.

However, all whole-wheat flours are not created equal. Dif ferent milling methods can affect the way a certain brand of whole wheat flour works in a recipe, so it’s im-portant to choose the right one when substituting whole wheat flour in baked goods.

Some whole-wheat flours are coarse, which can inter-

fere with gluten development in baked goods. But such flours as Gold Medal flour are specially milled to even, medi-um fine granulation, making them extremely versatile and adaptable for baking breads, pancakes and cookies.

Whole-wheat flour cannot always be substituted one-to-one for white flour, though. Whole-wheat flour absorbs more liquid than all-purpose flour, so it’s sometimes neces-sary to increase the liquid in recipes when making a flour substitution.

Parents are the single most influential factor in children’s lives when it comes to their weight, and families can serve as daily support groups dur-ing a member’s weight-loss journey.

The number of overweight children in the United States has tripled since 1976, proving that hard-to-break bad habits can start at a young age. Over-weight preteens and adoles-cents are more likely to become obese adults who are prone to an increased rate of serious health risks later in life.

“About a third of children today are obese starting at age 2,”said Joseph Skelton, M.D., as-sistant professor of pediatrics at Brenner Children’s Hospital and Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Skelton, who directs a pe-diatric obesity program, said, “It’s easier for younger kids to break habits at their age.” He noted that the parenting dynamic comes into play with family involvement in weight loss. “Parents sacrifice for their kids; they’ll eat healthier if it’s for their kids’ sake,” he said. “For children, the family is their built-in support group.”

He said, “Support increases your chance of having success

in weight management.”Problems associated with

obesity in childhood and ado-lescence can include having a negative self-image, social withdrawal, and more. Skel-ton emphasizes the harm of weight-related teasing. “For teens, there’s so much stress around weight issues, both at home and at school,” he said. “At home, if a parent is obese as well, they can almost become enablers of the children. It’s a very complex issue and you can’t just assume that it’s due to laziness.”

Cooking at HomeSkelton said that communi-

cation is a big part of healthy family meals. “We try to stress to parents to not be short-order cooks. That can be tough. The important thing is to include everyone. Talk about it, discuss which foods are interesting, and plan meals ahead for every-one. If there is a disconnect and someone is left out of the menu, people might go their own way and get in trouble with poor choices. One practical point is to not salt food uniformly while cooking it. Put the salt shaker on the table and let people add their own amount to taste,” he said.

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The Springside at Seneca Hill retirement community is celebrating its ninth anniver-sary at the Seneca Hill Health Campus. The “for seniors only” community is unique in Oswego County where spacious private apartments combined with elegant common areas under one roof provide for a safe and healthy living environment in a secure setting. The design of the one-story congregate apartment building allows Springside resi-dents to have everything on one level and under one roof. Their freedom and independence are enhanced in this type of setting, and they are uninhibited in their activities, without worry-ing about weather or physical obstacles.

Chief Operating Officer Te-resa Ferlito said, “One of the most common reasons for choos-ing retirement style living is that as people get older they begin to feel burdened by maintenance involved with caring for a house and yard, and also would like to have a helping hand with house-keeping, transportation, cook-ing, and other chores.”

The lifestyle choices at Spring-side allow seniors to simplify life yet, maintain the quality of liv-ing they want, while living in a neighborly environment with others who share the same ex-periences.

“At Springside, residents feel confident about being able to do things they enjoy whenever they like. It’s very comfortable,

and a comforting feeling at the community,” said Ferlito. “Residents make new friends in the family-like environment at Springside.”

Springside residents know that they can stay close to fam-ily and friends in the same area where they have always lived. They know that when family and friends come by they can spend time visiting socially, and not be concerned with asking for help to fix things, cook, clean, or do chores that they needed help with before moving to Spring-side. Ferlito said, “By removing that stress from their lives they feel relief and experience new independence.”

Currently there are 51 resi-dents in the beautiful Springside apartments and fifteen residents in the condo-style homes. Resi-dents live a carefree lifestyle that allows them to be independent and remain active in the com-munity. Some of the weekly recreational activities include cards and games, gardening, arts, crafts, puzzles, movies, exercise, shuffleboard, and shop-ping trips. Use of the residents’ library, as well as visits from the traveling public library, pro-vide plenty of access to literary works and culture. Springside also maintains a relationship with SUNY Oswego faculty and students who present workshops annually.

Retirement-style living is a new beginning for those who recognize the time to make the

change to this carefree lifestyle. Ferlito said, “The choice to

live at Springside is rewarded daily when they share happy times with new friends and old.”

Currently available are a cot-tage and a duplex home. The public is invited to tour the apartments, duplexes and cot-tages at Springside at Seneca Hill. Information is available by contacting Ferlito at 343-5658.

Springside at Seneca Hill is a not-for-profit corporation, and an affiliate of Oswego Health. Visit the website at oswego-health.org.

For more than 158 years, and several generations, Syracuse Home Association has kept a fundamental promise to provide exceptional healthcare. This ideal has been championed through the decades by com-mitted healthcare profession-als, volunteers and supporters. Today, Syracuse Home is one of the most highly regarded healthcare centers in central New York, making it the place of choice for today’s seniors.

Located in historic and trendy Baldwinsville, Syracuse Home offers a range of programs and care options including a pre-mier short-term rehabilitation program of physical, speech, occupational therapies and more, offered in a top-notch rehab center. McHarrie Towne is a wonderful independent re-tirement neighborhood, and of course long-term nursing care, for which Syracuse Home has long been held in high esteem, is now provided in a new, modern

80-bed addition. Whether long-term care,

short-term rehabilitation, or respite care, the comprehensive range of services is customized to meet the unique needs of each resident, and care is pro-vided with compassion and an understanding of comfort and independence.

Consistent with its history of continuously evaluating and re-sponding to the changing needs of the community, Syracuse Home has diligently developed a plan to make the facilities, amenities and services relevant to the needs of today’s gen-eration and those of tomorrow. Construction and renovation included replacing and modern-izing the skilled nursing center, and increasing the capacity of the rehabilitation program to accommodate the community’s growing need for the quality rehabilitative services provided at Syracuse Home.

An integral part of the plan

includes McHarrie Pointe, Syra-cuse Home’s state-of-the-art assisted living residence which will open in the summer of 2009. “McHarrie Pointe will round out our healthcare campus,” said director of public relations, Audrey Gibbs, as we will offer a complete care continuum for the community with numerous op-tions in beautiful and supportive settings.”

Defining the Care Continuum

Beginning with McHarrie Towne, the thriving retirement neighborhood, people age 62 and better can enjoy their single-level home with all maintenance provided. “If the need should arise, individuals and couples may move into one of the archi-tecturally unique apartments at McHarrie Pointe where in-dependence is promoted and celebrated, with assistance provided as needed,” said Gibbs. “Of course one may seek out any

level of care at any time,” said Gibbs. The care continuum is a design that will enable our orga-nization to continuously care for those who need us, as they need us, when they need us.”

The completion of this plan will enhance Syracuse Home’s ability to meet resident’s needs in an environment where inde-pendence is embraced and qual-ity, gentle care is the standard. The expansion and magnificent enhancements resulting from

the project will secure the lon-gevity of Syracuse Home as a leading provider of senior healthcare services for genera-tions to come.

For information about the healthcare programs and ser-vices offered at Syracuse Home, contact the admissions coordi-nator at 638-2521. A confidential meeting and tour of our center will be arranged. Syracuse Home will exceed your expecta-tions.

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Residents at Springside at Seneca Hill celebrated the ninth anniversary of the opening of the Retirement Com-munity. Honored at the event were the individuals having the longest ten-ure of residence. Pictured are Albert and Helen Pfaff (seated), and Muriel Harrison, and Sherwood Dunham, all of whom moved to Springside in 2000 as some of its first residents. Also, hon-ored were Ralph and Marion Spencer, who were unavailable for the photo.

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An Environmental Work-ing Group simulation of thousands of consumers eat-ing high and low pesticide diets shows that people can lower their pesticide expo-sure by almost 80 percent by avoiding the top 12 most contaminated fruits and veg-etables and eating the least contaminated instead.

Eating the 12 most contam-inated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 10 pesticides per day, on av-erage.

Eating the 15 least contam-inated will expose a person to less than two pesticides per day.

Less dramatic comparisons will produce less dramatic re-ductions, but without doubt using the guide provides people with a way to make choices that lower pesticide exposure in the diet.

Most Contaminated: The Dirty Dozen

Consistent with two pre-vious EWG investigations, fruits topped the list of the consistently most contami-nated fruits and vegetables, with seven of the 12 most contaminated foods.

L e a d i n g t h e l i s t we r e peaches, followed by apples, nectarines and strawberries, cherries and imported grapes and pears.

Among these seven fruits:

•Nectarines had the high-est percentage of samples test positive for pesticides (97.3 percent), followed by peaches (96.7 percent) and apples (94.1 percent).

•Peaches had the highest likelihood of multiple pesti-cides on a single sample - 87.0 percent had two or more pes-ticide residues — followed by

nectarines (85.3 percent) and apples (82.3 percent).

•Peaches and apples had the most pesticides detected on a single sample, with nine pesticides on a single sample, followed by strawberries and imported grapes where eight pesticides were found on a single sample of each fruit.

•Peaches had the most pesticides overall, with some combination of up to 53 pes-ticides found on the samples tested, followed by apples with 50 pesticides and straw-berries with 38.

Sweet bell peppers, celery, kale, lettuce and carrots are the vegetables most likely to expose consumers to pes-ticides. Among these five vegetables:

•Celery had the highest of percentage of samples test positive for pesticides (94.1 percent), followed by sweet bell peppers (81.5 percent) and carrots (82.3 percent).

•Celery also had the high-est likelihood of multiple pesticides on a single vegeta-ble (79.8 percent of samples), followed by sweet bell pep-pers (62.2 percent) and kale (53.1 percent).

•Sweet bell peppers had the most pesticides detected on a single sample (11 found on one sample), followed by kale (10 found on one sam-ple), then lettuce and celery (both with nine).

•Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall, with 64, followed by lettuce with 57 and carrots with 40.

Least Contaminated: The Clean 15

The vegetables least likely to have pesticides on them are onions, sweet corn, as-paragus, sweet peas, cabbage, eggplant, broccoli, tomatoes and sweet potatoes.

•Over half of the tomatoes (53.1 percent), broccoli (65.2 percent), eggplant (75.4 per-cent), cabbage (82.1 percent), and sweet pea (77.1 percent) samples had no detectable pesticides.

Among the other three veg-etables on the least-contami-nated list (asparagus, sweet cor n, and onions) , there were no detectable residues on 90 percent or more of the samples.

•Multiple pesticide resi-dues are extremely rare on any of these least contami-nated vegetables.

Tomatoes had the highest likelihood, with a 13.5 per-cent chance of more than one pesticide when ready to eat. Onions and corn both had the lowest chance with zero samples containing more than one pesticide.

•The greatest number of pest ic ides detected on a single sample of any of these low-pesticide vegetables was

five (as compared to 11 found on sweet bell peppers, the vegetable with the most resi-dues on a single sample).

•Broccoli had the most pesticides found on a single type of vegetable, with up to 28 pesticides, but far fewer than the most contaminated vegetable, sweet bell peppers, on which 64 were found.

The fruits least likely to have pesticide residues on them are avocados, pineap-ples, mangoes, kiwi, papayas, watermelon and grapefruit.

•Fewer than 10 percent of pineapple, mango, and avo-cado samples had detectable pesticides on them, and fewer than one percent of samples had more than one pesticide residue.

•Though 54.5 percent of g rapefruit had detectable pesticides, multiple resi -dues are less common, with only 17.5 percent of samples containing more than one residue.

Watermelon had residues on 28.1 percent of samples, and just 9.6 percent had mul-tiple pesticide residues.

MethodologyThe “Shopper’s Guide to

Pesticides” ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

Nearly all the studies used to create the list test produce after it has been rinsed or peeled.

Contamination was mea-sured in six different ways and crops were ranked based on a composite score from all categories.

•The six measures of con-tamination we used were:

•Percent of the samples tested with detectable pesti-cides

•Percent of the samples with two or more pesticides

•Average number of pesti-cides found on a sample

•Average amount (level in parts per million) of all pes-ticides found

•M a x i m u m nu m b e r o f pesticides found on a single sample

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guide is simple: Give consum-ers the information they need to make choices to reduce pesticides in their diets. In this spirit, the Guide does not present a complex assessment of pesticide risks, but instead simply reflects the overall load of pesticides found on commonly eaten fruits and vegetables. This approach best captures the uncertainty of the risks of pesticide exposure and the value judgments involved in the choice to buy food with fewer pesticides.

Pesticides cause many ad-verse effects in well-designed animal studies, from cancer to nervous system damage to re-productive effects. Rather than assign more weight to cancer than birth defects, we simply assumed that all adverse effects are equal. There is a significant degree of uncertainty about the health effects of pesticide mix-tures. This ranking takes this uncertainty into account in the most defensible way possible, by simply ranking fruits and vegetables by their likelihood of being consistently contami-nated with the greatest number of pesticides at the highest levels.

The produce listed in the Guide was chosen after an anal-ysis of USDA food consumption data from 1994-1996. The 47 selected were those reported eaten on at least one tenth of one percent of all “eating days” in the survey and with a minimum of 100 pesticide test results from the years 2000 to 2007. An eating day is one day of food consumption reported to USDA by one individual, some of whom were followed for three days.

The ListDirty DozenBuy organic

1. Peaches2. Apples3. Bell Peppers4. Celery5. Nectarines6. Strawberries7. Cherries8. Kale9. Lettuce10. Grapes (imported)11. Carrots12. Pears

Clean 15Usually safe

1. Onion2. Avocado3. Sweet Corn4. Pineapple5. Mango6. Asparagus7. Sweet Peas8. Kiwi9. Cabbage10. Eggplant11. Papaya12. Watermellon13. Brocolli14. Tomato15. Sweet Potato

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The Jewish Community Center’s Neulander Sports and Fitness Center will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday May 31. There will be several activi-ties and classes throughout the day. Anyone who wants to check out the facilities should come dressed to work out. Babysitting will be avail-able. Current members of the JCC are encouraged to bring friends and anyone doing so will receive a T-shirt. If their friend joins, they will both re-ceive a 10 percent discount off their respective memberships. Non-members coming to the open house will be entered into a drawing for a three-month membership. If they decide to join the gym, they will receive a discounted membership and the enrollment fee will be waived. Among the activities featured that day will be: a master Zumba class, X-Biking class, body assessments, open swim; tours and rock climb-ing.

The JCC’s Neulander Sports and Fitness Center, which has been serving the fitness com-munity for almost a decade, is smaller than many of the com-mercial gyms in the area, but

its boutique-like atmosphere allows for a lot of personal attention, such as: no waiting to use the equipment; per-sonal training; private Pilates programs; on-site massage and pristine locker rooms, complete with towel service. The facility has a collegiate-sized basketball court, indoor running track, two outdoor heated pools (one full size, one for small children) as well as workout alternatives such as the indoor rock climbing wall and X-Biking (a spinning activity that works out both the upper and lower body). There are also several group fitness classes available, in-cluding: yoga, Pilates, Zumba, as well as specialized fitness programs for teens through seniors. Director of Sports and Fitness David Willard said, “We want to take time to give the community a chance to come in and see all we have to offer. We have been around for a while now; but there are still a lot of folks who drive by our building and have no idea of all that we have to offer once inside.”

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JCC’s Neulander Sports & Fitness Center Open House to feature master Zumba class

OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULEMay 31 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Master Zumba Class in the Main Gym 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.X-Biking Class 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Rock Climbing 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Open Swim in the Outdoor Pool 2 p.m.-3 p.m.Tours Babysitting and Body Assessments 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (available throughout the day) The Fitness Center, Gymnasium and Indoor Track will also be open for use

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The sinking economy not only is dominating headlines, but new research from the Ameri-can Psychological Association found that stress initiated by the nation’s economic troubles also is causing Americans to develop increasingly poor eating and sleeping habits.

Poor eating and sleeping pat-terns can exacerbate common conditions like heartburn. Dr. Goutham Rao, Board member of the National Heartburn Alli-ance, says that it can be difficult to keep health in mind when feel-ing stressed, but that good health becomes even more essential at this time.

Rao offers tips on how to man-age your stress levels during this difficult economic time:

•A significant proportion of American adults don't get enough sleep. Sleep is an important part of good overall health. Some basic tips include practicing good sleep habits. Maintain regular bedtime and wakeup times seven days a week. Avoid eating or drinking just before bedtime (which can bring on heartburn.) Sleep in a quiet, dark room (don’t sleep with the TV or radio on.) Some

patients experience heartburn relief by sleeping with the head of their bed elevated, so that they are on a slight incline.

•The combination of stress and fatty foods can cause a vari-ety of digestive issues. Over-the-counter products, such as Pepto-Bismol, can provide relief for stomach problems like nausea, upset stomach, and indigestion, while a PPI such as Prilosec OTC blocks the production of stomach acid to treat the symptoms of fre-quent heartburn. Both products are less costly alternatives to prescription medications.

•Exercise is a great way to relieve stress, improve sleep and control your weight. Maintain-ing a healthy weight is one way to help prevent heartburn. Instead of heading to the nearest fast food joint, try going to the gym for 30 minutes each day. Riding a bike or walking should produce fewer heartburn symptoms and will do wonders for your health and stress level.

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Thursday May 14Realtors Day 11 to 1 p.m.Open to public 1 to 5 p.m.Golf course toursFriday May 15Open to public 11 to 5 p.m.

Celebrity tee-off 4 p.m.Golf course toursSaturday May 16Golf open to publicModel homes open 11 to 8 p.m.Ladies Night 5 to 8 p.m.

Timber Banks hosts Golf and Home Show May 14 to 17By Erin Smithesmith@cnylink.com

After years of planning, de-sign and construction, Gary Pooler’s vision for a residential golf and marina community is now open.

That vision is Timber Banks, an 885-acre development featur-ing an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus design golf course and marina located on the Cold Springs Pen-insula in Lysander. Designed with a mix of residential proper-ties including apartments, town-houses, single family residences and estate homes located on and around the golf course, Timber Banks will also feature 1,100 feet of trails along the river and sidewalks throughout the devel-opment. Timber Banks has also devoted more than half of the total property to open space.

With numerous model homes ready for viewing, Pooler Enter-prises and Pooler Development will host the Timber Banks “Love Where You Live” Golf and Home Show, which will enable guests to check out the multi-use living community.

“We intend to draw 2,000 to 3,000 homebuyers and golfers from across Central New York to this free event,” said Gary Pooler of Pooler Enterprises.

The four-day event, held from Thursday May 14 through Sun-day May 17, will not only show-case the model homes, but will also feature the grand opening of the Nicklaus design golf course. The public will get a sneak peek at the first nine holes Saturday May 16, when Timber Banks Golf Course and Marina will also conduct a hole-in-one shootout from noon to 2 p.m. at the course. Open to amateurs only, the hole-in-one contest will allow players one free shot on the 13th hole. Additional tries will cost $20 with proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York. Participants will also be eligible for a $20,000 hole-in-one opportunity and a season membership for the shot that comes closest to the pin.

In addition to Make-A-Wish, Coaches vs. Cancer and McMa-hon Ryan Child Advocacy will both benefit from the 50/50 cash raffle and merchandise raffles,

which, among other items, fea-tures autographed memorabilia from Jack Nicklaus. Tours of the course, which is expected to open next spring, will also be provided during Saturday’s event.

Celebrity guests include Head Syracuse Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim, his wife Juli, and WSYR’s Jim Reith.

The visionThe Timber Banks main

entranceway off of River Road features a guard shack which is designed to give residents a sense of exclusivity. Timber Banks willwill also feature a marina along the Seneca River and a village center complete with small shops and service industries.

“We are trying to create more of a village or town center with a village core that radiates out to less density,” said Bill Price, president of Pooler Develop-ment.

Price described a work/live unit at the “town center,” which would feature retail or office space on the first floor with residential living on the second

and third floors. The type of businesses Price said could oc-cupy the spaces include delis, bakeries, gyms, hair salons and coffee shops.

“These are the type of ser-vices we expect to have,” he said, adding that the areas were meant

for neighborhood scale retailers and would not offer huge square footages.

Timber Banks Golf Course & Marina is located off River Road, just one mile south of Route 31.

For information, call (585) 742-6330 or visit timberbanks.com.

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News you can’t ignore about oral cancer

Did you know that every hour of every day, one Ameri-can dies of oral cancer? Did you also know that 70 percent of oral cancers are detected in the late stages, and that 43 percent of these late stage diagnosed patients die within five years?

These statistics from the American Cancer Society are alarming. If that is not enough, here are a few more facts from the same report:

The death rate for oral can-cer in the United States is high-er than the following types of cancers: Hodgekin’s Disease, cervical, brain, liver, kidney, ovarian and testicular. Over the past 40 years, overall death rates from all types of cancers has decreased, however, not so for oral cancers. The incidence of oral cancer has increased by 5.5 percent and the death rate has increased by 1.1 percent.

The good news is that oral cancer is 90 percent curable when found in the early stag-es.

The office of Dr. Suzanne Shapero in Baldwinsville has just become certified to per-form the only FDA approved in office test for early stage oral cancer detection.

The test takes less than five

minutes, doesn’t hurt, and can be done during a regular dental visit. This test costs $50 and is covered by some insurance providers.

Dr. Shapero encourages ev-ery one to get tested, and to ask their dentist specifically for a VizLite oral cancer screening. She said that it is especially important, for those patients in a high-risk category. This in-cludes any type of tobacco use, especially smokeless tobacco. The risk goes up significantly when combined with alcohol consumption.

Make an appointment today. It’s easy, painless and can save your life.

Dr. Suzanne Shapero

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