Word: meats
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...years official nutritional advice in the U.S. was straightforward. Eat a balanced diet, Americans were told, chosen from the four major food groups (meat, fruits and vegetables, milk, and bread and cereal). No longer. Today a free-for-all of confusing directives and proscriptions bombards the public. Last week bewilderment was again stirred by two events: the release of a new set of federal dietary guidelines and the leak to the New York Times of a controversial working paper from the National Academy of Sciences proposing to lower the recommended dietary allowances, or RDAs, of some vitamins and minerals...
...issued jointly by the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, are virtually identical to those offered five years ago. They urge eaters to reduce consumption of saturated fats and cholesterol and to limit intake of sugar and salt. Nutritionists and consumer groups applauded the reiteration, since the meat, dairy and sugar industries had been pushing for more relaxed standards. The recommendations stop short, however, of advocating a low-fat, high-fiber diet to protect against colon cancer, a regimen that has been endorsed by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. The new guidelines note that...
...should he ever, miraculously, see exactly what is going on in front of his eyes, he can begin the truly important part of his mission: "Extending this knowledge to the entire universe." So he goes on watching: a pair of mating tortoises, giraffes in a zoo, the cuts of meat in a butcher shop, the ruins of a Toltec shrine in Mexico, the flight of migrant starlings in his native Rome. Even while tending the grounds of his summer home, he feels the key to cosmic understanding within his reach: "He no longer thinks of the lawn: he thinks...
...weekly series in three broad categories: the traditional situation comedy, led by last season's phenom The Cosby Show (2nd in the yearlong Nielsen ratings to CBS's Dallas) and including Family Ties (3rd), Cheers (9th), Night Court (19th) and The Facts of Life (24th); a quartet of red-meat adventure shows, from The A-Team (6th) and Riptide (12th) to Miami Vice (33rd, with a bullet); and three Emmy-laden hours from Tinker's old production company, MTM Enterprises. Hill Street Blues (31st), St. Elsewhere (52nd) and Remington Steele (21st) may not woo the Nielsen families, but they...
...then braised duckling) is spiced with a Chinese-style dip of salt, star anise, cinnamon, ginger, coriander and nutmeg. Other revelations in flavor contrasts were the diced kidneys and sweetbreads sauteed with earthy mushrooms and the high-styled version of tete de cochon (pig's head), here with the meat boned, diced and pungent with parsley, shallots, ginger, coriander and lemon. The accompanying mashed potatoes have inspired critics to wax eloquent...