THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 23, 1995 TAG: 9511190031
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 22 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Short : 44 lines
If you're torn between pigging out over the holidays and eating what's good for you, there is a happy medium.
You will find it in an Obici Hospital-sponsored computer display at Farm Fresh. Press a button or two, and you'll know what's good for you.
A tasty-looking picture of the low-fat, low cholesterol recipe of your choice shows up on the screen.
A printout tells you how to make that specific dish, lets you know which ingredients to buy, gives you all the nutritional information, how long it takes to prepare, how long it takes to cook.
In other words, it is all good and healthy.
The machine will be at the supermarket for six weeks - longer, if evaluations show that shoppers are using it regularly.
All the popular foods are listed - beef, chicken, fish, pasta, pork and vegetables.
``They're all easy-to-prepare items,'' said Cheryl Baer, Obici's public relations coordinator.
The computer also offers commercials about the hospital.
And, there is a physicians directory.
Select the specialty you are seeking, and you get information about the doctor's background, address and phone number. And you can take a look at the doctor, since photographs are part of the directory.
The machine, located in the front of the supermarket, next to the flower shop, is simple to operate.
``You don't have to know anything about computers,'' Baer said. ``Just follow the instructions and push the buttons.''
And, with the right information, eat healthy this holiday season. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by MICHAEL KESTNER
Tammy Worley checks the computer display at Farm Fresh for a healthy
recipe.
by CNB