Opinion: Gluten-free snacks ahead on show

Information on developing a person’s uniqueness, some of the newest and healthiest gluten-free snacks and three ways to incorporate milk, yogurt and cheese into your daily meals will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).

Dorinda Fox is the President of Inner Peace Movement Int’l., and she believes that each of us has a unique purpose, although there can be great similarities. This is what makes us unique and what you are here to experience, learn from or share is based on that uniqueness. Fox lives in Albuquerque.

K. C. Cornwell, owner of G-Free Foodie, will share some of the newest and healthiest gluten-free snacks now available. Even if a person isn’t gluten-intolerant, the products now available are good for every member of the family. She’s from Madera, California.

Americans are falling short of their dairy recommendations and Sarah Ryan, a registered dietitian nutritionist with DairyMAX, will suggest three ways to incorporate milk, yogurt and cheese into your daily meals. These three food items provide nine essential nutrients which help maintain healthy weight and improve over-all diet quality.

nformation on making a birthday gift card holder, time savers for quilting, and making a mini album will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

Lisa Rojas is a mixed media artist and designer, and she’s going use a Big Shot cutting machine to make a birthday gift card holder and then decorate it with rubber stamps and stickers. Her company is Stampin’ Queen Creations in Victorville, California.

Author and quilter Meryl Ann Butler is going to demonstrate some clever time savers for quilting, and they are all based on her 90-minute quilt technique. Butler is from Norfolk, Virginia.

Mini albums equal maximum fun. They also make a great gift or a unique keepsake of a specific event, trip or even a person. Kristine Widtfeldt will show how to create your own eclectic album using a variety of shapes and sizes of paper. She’s was formerly with Close to My Heart in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

MyPlate

Set Up for Success!

• Most people skip breakfast because they weren’t hungry, didn’t feel like eating or were too busy

• Weight loss is a goal for most people: breakfast eaters lose weight better and keep it off longer

• Dietary guidelines point out that skipping breakfast leads to weight gain

• Breakfast eaters feel better, have a sharper memory, better math and reading scores, higher attendance and improved mood

• Breakfast is an easy and delicious routine that sets the stage for you to do your best

What You’re Missing & How to Get It:

• Breakfast skippers eat more fat during the day and tend to get less potassium, calcium, vitamin D and fiber

• The DG’s call out potassium, calcium, vitamin D and fiber as “shortfall” nutrients for all Americans

• Breakfast is the ideal time to get a jump start on these nutrients plus better nutrition overall

• Add the power of protein for more satiety (fullness after a meal)

Use the Power of the Plate - MyPlate:

• MyPlate shows at a glance how to plan all meals

• Why this is so important: ensures vitamins, minerals and fiber

• Milk is often the overlooked item in a meal

Creamy banana walnut oatmeal

1 cup 1% milk

2 packets instant oatmeal

1/2 ripe banana, mashed

1/2 tbsp. chopped walnuts

In a small bowl, combine milk and oatmeal. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes until steaming hot, but not boiling. Add mashed banana and mix until creamy. Garnish with walnuts.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations. Contact her at:

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