Thinking about my family, my ministry, and everyone who depends on me is what kept me going through- out my recovery from double bypass surgery. Knowing that I had so much to get back to was my inspiration; the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury was my restoration. Now I’m feeling great, and am back to all the things in my life that matter most. To learn more about the advanced cardiac services available close to home, call the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury at (203) 575-1992, or visit our website at www.heartcentergw.org. ‘ ‘ I’m back with the people who need me. ‘ ‘ Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stanley Foster • 888-8CT-LIPO www.DrStanleyFoster.com Tower 1, Suite 306 • 1389 West Main St. • Waterbury, CT 06708 REMOVES FAT AND RESHAPES YOUR BODY • Local anesthesia, in office • Very little down time * Dr. Foster is the only certified Smartlipo ™ instructor in Connecticut * Smartlipo Ultra ™ is used to achieve better skin tightening Revitalize your appearance with • Laser Treatments • Botox ™ • Restylane ™ • Juvederm ™ 20 Friday, May 28, 2010 CITIZEN’S NEWS Your son dislikes vegetables, your daughter is avoiding all things greasy.Your husband wants a stick-to-the-ribs meal, while you desire something light and healthy. Let’s face it, planning a meal for the entire family can be difficult when you have mixed opinions about what is flavor- ful and desired. Chances are you cannot please everyone all of the time. But with a little compromise and some participation by the entire family, most meals can be enjoyed. When selecting meals, consider those that can be customized. For example, pita pizzas can be changed based on toppings, so a meat-eater can pile the sausage on high, while someone who likes lighter fare may opt for fresh vegetables. Tacos, fajitas, soups, and more can be modified with dif- ferent flavors, easily changing up the base recipe. Think about what meals generally are crowd-pleasers and give them a new spin. Macaroni and cheese is often a kid favorite but can do a little growing up by changing the pasta and cheese to more adult tastes. For example, switch out the tube pasta for a penne rigate and change the mystery yellow cheese sauce to a blend of fresh Secrets to Family-Friendly Meals cheeses, such as parmesan, colby, brie, or even mozzarella. The addition of vege- tables or small bits of meat will make the dish more of a casserole than a side-dish classic. Fattening comfort foods tend to be fam- ily favorites. Just think about those stews, soups and chilis. However, you can lighten up hearty meals by swapping higher-fat meats for lean poultry or even tofu. Talk about what meals are favorites at area restaurants.Try to recreate the flavors of that meal at home. With a little effort you can mimic the tastes of chain or res- taurant food with ingredients around the house. Searching online also can yield recipes that are close to the real thing. Not only will you be enjoying favorite foods, but you will save money on dining out. Assign calendar dates to the people in your family. On specific days each person gets to pick the meal. This way fairness prevails in how many times favorite meals are prepared and served. Picky eaters tend to enjoy the foods they spent the effort creating.Therefore, involve the kids in the meal planning and exe- cution.You just may be surprised at what they’ll try when they had a hand in mak- ing it.
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Thinking about my family, my ministry, and everyonewho depends on me is what kept me going through-out my recovery from double bypass surgery. Knowing that I had so much to get back to was my inspiration;the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury was myrestoration. Now I’m feeling great, and am back to all the things in my life that matter most.
To learn more about the advanced cardiac services available close to home, call the Heart Center of GreaterWaterbury at (203) 575-1992, or visit our website atwww.heartcentergw.org.
‘‘I’m backwith the people who need me.
‘‘
Board Certified Plastic SurgeonDr. Stanley Foster • 888-8CT-LIPO
www.DrStanleyFoster.comTower 1, Suite 306 • 1389 West Main St. • Waterbury, CT 06708
REMOVES FAT ANDRESHAPES YOUR BODY
• Local anesthesia, in office• Very little down time
* Dr. Foster is the only certified Smartlipo™ instructor in Connecticut* Smartlipo Ultra™ is used to achieve better skin tightening
Revitalize your appearance with
• Laser Treatments • Botox™
• Restylane™ • Juvederm™
20 Friday, May 28, 2010CITIZEN’S NEWS
Your son dislikes vegetables, yourdaughter is avoiding all things greasy.Your husband wants a stick-to-the-ribs meal,while you desire something light andhealthy.
Let’s face it, planning a meal for theentire family can be difficult when youhave mixed opinions about what is flavor-ful and desired. Chances are you cannotplease everyone all of the time. But with a little compromise and some participationby the entire family, most meals can beenjoyed.
When selecting meals, consider thosethat can be customized. For example, pitapizzas can be changed based on toppings,so a meat-eater can pile the sausage onhigh, while someone who likes lighter fare may opt for fresh vegetables. Tacos, fajitas,soups, and more can be modified with dif-ferent flavors, easily changing up the base recipe.
Think about what meals generally arecrowd-pleasers and give them a new spin.Macaroni and cheese is often a kid favorite but can do a little growing up by changing the pasta and cheese to more adult tastes.For example, switch out the tube pasta for a penne rigate and change the mysteryyellow cheese sauce to a blend of fresh
Secrets toFamily-Friendly Meals
cheeses, such as parmesan, colby, brie, oreven mozzarella. The addition of vege-tables or small bits of meat will make thedish more of a casserole than a side-dishclassic.
Fattening comfort foods tend to be fam-ily favorites. Just think about those stews,soups and chilis. However, you can lighten up hearty meals by swapping higher-fatmeats for lean poultry or even tofu.
Talk about what meals are favorites atarea restaurants. Try to recreate the flavors of that meal at home. With a little effortyou can mimic the tastes of chain or res-taurant food with ingredients around thehouse. Searching online also can yieldrecipes that are close to the real thing. Not only will you be enjoying favorite foods,but you will save money on dining out.
Assign calendar dates to the people inyour family. On specific days each persongets to pick the meal. This way fairnessprevails in how many times favorite meals are prepared and served.
Picky eaters tend to enjoy the foods they spent the effort creating.Therefore, involve the kids in the meal planning and exe-cution. You just may be surprised at whatthey’ll try when they had a hand in mak-ing it.
IdentifyingChildhood Depression
Did youknow that pre-schoolers areamong the fast-est-growing age bracket towhich anti-depressants are being mar-
keted, according to studies published in“Psychiatric Services”? Researchers esti-mate that more than a million young chil-dren are clinically depressed.
Depression is an illness that affects mil-lions of adults but does not discriminateby age. Children can be just as likely todevelop the condition, especially if there is a genetic component, meaning depression runs in the family.
The symptoms of depression may bedifferent in children than in adults. Thiscoupled with a child’s inability to some-times express what he or she is feeling can make diagnosing childhood depressionmore difficult. Signs include, but are notlimited to, rage, irritability, bedwetting,and physical complaints, such as stomach aches, dizziness and headaches.
Depression is a broad term that covers a few different clinical disorders. Childrenmost often experience “reactive depres-sion,” or the blues brought on by a change in circumstance or loss. Divorce, movingor attending a new school can induce thisform of depression.
Children also may experiencedysthymia, also known as low-gradedepression. Counseling and treatmentwith medication for the short-term canhelp.
Major depression is less likely in chil-dren, but teenagers may suffer from it. Infact, research indicates that dabbling with drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine and her-oin during the teen years is often a way to self-medicate and alleviate depressionsymptoms. However, it can simply makematters worse.
Manic depression, also known as bi-polar disorder, can occur in children pri-marily if it runs in the family. If you or arelative has bi-polar disorder and yourchild is exhibiting symptoms of extremehighs and lows in behavior, see a doctorpromptly for treatment.
Depression is a treatable illness, pro-vided steps are taken to promptly identify and treat the condition. Most psychiatricexperts agree that a combination of medi-cation and counseling is the key to dealing with depression.
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