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Pat Pankratz, 50 Plus! Editor(920) 686-2138 ■

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50 Plus! is published monthly by theHerald Times Reporter. It also isdistributed to select businesses inManitowoc County.

Mailed correspondence may be sent to:Pat Pankratz, Herald Times Reporter,Manitowoc, WI 54220

Staff

Health/Wellness: Varicose veins

Financial: Health reform facts, fiction

Hobbies/Activities: Things to do

ADRC news: Memory walk set

Recipes: Grilled chicken veggie dinner

On the coverPat Stordahl, left, and Marietta Clay-ton pose in front of Knapp Creek inSiren, where the Manitowoc womenspent a recent weekend fly fishing aspart of the American Cancer Society’sCasting for Recovery program forbreast cancer survivors. Read moreabout their adventure on page 4.Submitted photo

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Expand yourSocial Securitybenefits

Dear Savvy Senior: I know that thesize of a person’s Social Security re-tirement benefit is based on howmuch they earn over their lifetime.But beyond earning a higher pay-check, which isn’t likely for me, isthere anything I can do to boost myfuture Social Security benefits?

Approaching retirementDear Approaching: Most people

think that there isn’t much they cando about the size of their future So-cial Security retirement checks —but that’s not true. Depending onyour situation, there are severalways to boost your benefits that fewpeople know about. Here’s whatthey are and how they work.

WaitingThe most common strategy people

use to increase their benefits is todelay taking them.

While workers can start collectingtheir Social Security retirementbenefits as early as age 62 (and mostdo), postponing them to full retire-ment age (which is 66 if you wereborn between 1943 and 1954), or bet-ter yet to age 70, can make a big dif-ference.

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Don’t let venous insufficiency slow you downQ.I have some bulging,

achy varicose veinson my legs, also causingrestlessness and itching atnight.

I love to walk, jog, bicy-cle and occasionallyjazzercise.

Someone told me this ac-tivity is harmful with mycondition and will onlymake these veins worse.

Is this true?

A.Actually, those exer-cises are most bene-

ficial.It sounds like you do

have venous insufficiencyin your legs, a conditionthat affects almost 40 per-cent of women and 25 per-cent of men over age 50.

Unfortunately, your con-dition will worsen if nottreated, but usually notfrom the healthy exerciseyou seem to be getting.

The visible signs ofbulging veins, swollen an-kles, spider veins andsymptoms of achiness,pain, heaviness, itchingand restlessness are typi-cal of this disorder.

Defective, one-way checkvalves in the leg veins re-sult in blood flowing thewrong way down the leg,pulled by gravity towardthe ankles and pooling inthe legs.

Anything one can do toget the venous blood mov-ing upward and out of thelegs toward the heart andlungs is good.

Any exercise involvingleg muscle activity helpspump blood up and out ofthe legs from the deep setof veins within the musclecompartments.

Unfortunately, there isnot much effect on theblood flow in the superfi-cial veins (bulging veinsseen on the skin) with ex-ercise.

That is why other meth-ods should also be used togain relief.

Compression medicalgrade stockings (not sup-port hose) donned as soonas possible after arisingfrom bed is most helpful.

Periodically elevatingyour legs higher than your

heart (not just on a foot-stool or Lazy Boy) givesyour legs a chance to restfrom all the high pressurebuilding up from the bloodpooling.

I also recommend put-ting old blankets or pil-lows at the foot of the bedbetween the mattress andbox spring so the mattressis gently curved upwardand your legs are higherthan your heart whilesleeping (hope you don’thave a waterbed).

This may help the rest-lessness and will help theexcess swelling seen at endof day.

Varicose veins and ve-nous insufficiency alsopredispose one to DVT orblood clots, and activity isvery important to keepblood moving thereby de-creasing clot formation.

This is especially truewhen traveling.

If you have more legpain with these activitiesyou mentioned above,which worsens duringwalking, biking, etc, youmay have PAD (peripheralarterial disease) and maybe having claudication, atotally different situation,where not enough blood isgetting to the musclesfrom atherosclerosis(hardening and narrowingof the arteries).

If you have the signs andsymptoms you mentionedearlier, go ahead and walk,bike and remain active.

Also, try some of theother things mentioned.

You can arrange a visitwith us for an evaluationto learn more about whatyou have and what else canbe done to help.

If you don’t have bulgingvaricose veins but have theother symptoms or, if youjust don’t know, you can al-ways participate in one ofour free vein and DVT(blood clot) risk screenings,offered periodically at theWisconsin Vein Center inconjunction with theAmerican Venous Forum.

Remember, many peoplejust like you have thissame condition.

You are not alone.Experienced, expert help

is readily available locally.There is no need to trav-

el far away and treatmentis usually easier than youthink and usually coveredby insurance.

Dr. Terry Gueldner is a board-certifiedsurgeon and founder of the WisconsinVein Center, Manitowoc. He special-izes in venous disorders.

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Castingfor recoveryBreast cancersurvivors escapeBY TARA MEISSNER50 Plus Correspondent

MANITOWOC — Pat Stordahl andMarietta Clayton found peace andtranquility learning the art of flyfishing on a recent fall weekend.

Both breast cancer survivors, theManitowoc quilting friends partici-pated in a Casting for Recovery re-treat Sept. 10-12 near Crooked Lakein Siren. From there they were shut-tled to nearby Knapp Creek, a bub-bling, beautiful body of water with alittle bit of falls and pools of stillwater, Clayton said.

According to Casting for Recov-ery’s website, “to fish is to hope.” Thedynamics of fly fishing provide ahealing connection to the naturalworld, relieving everyday stressorsand promoting a sense of calm, ac-cording to the organization.

“It was peaceful to be around thewater,” Clayton said. “It was very,very quiet, because you are concen-trating; you could just sit there andlisten to the water flow over therocks.”

Stordahl, 63, and Clayton, 67, ap-plied for the program in January, andwere among 14 breast cancer sur-vivors and an equal number of riverguides. They are both new to fly fish-ing, but had been spin fishing before— with bait and bobber — for gamesuch as walleye and bass.

Fly fishing technique is delicateand gentle and takes a lot of concen-tration to learn, according to Clay-ton. The women were taught a rollcast appropriate for the narrowcreek. Stordahl didn’t catch any fish,but enjoyed the great weather, whichshe described as calm and not toohot.

“Most of us caught trees,” Stordahlsaid.

Clayton said she caught a tiny

trout or a minnow, “It was on andthen it was off.”

Unique experienceThe experience took the women

and their fellow participants awayfrom thoughts of cancer. The pro-gram pampers the women and makesthem feel special. Each night, therewas a gift on their beds; one night itwas candles. The next night was aplate made by children who placedtheir hands in pink paint and madean impression on the plate represent-ing future hope.

“No one had any stress,” Stordahlsaid.

“But you were busy all the time,”Clayton added.

According to program information,the retreats provide an avenue for so-cial support and group interactionsto reduce the feeling of isolationmany survivors might have.

One activity had the participantsform a circle and toss a basketball-sized ball of yarn from person to per-son. As the ball was tossed, each per-son told a piece of her story aboutbreast cancer. Slowly, the ball unrav-eled to form a web of interconnectedstories, which illustrated the biggerpicture of the connectivity of cancer.The web was taped to the floor, whichwas a great visual, according to Stor-dahl.

Marietta Clayton, left, and her friend Pat Stordahl, both of Manitowoc, pose near the LakeMichigan shoreline. They are both breast cancer survivors and recently participated in aCasting for Recovery retreat in northern Wisconsin. Sue Pischke/50 Plus

These 14 women,including Manitowoc’s

Marietta Clayton,bottom left, and Pat

Stordahl, partiallyhidden in back,

participated in a recentCasting for Recovery

weekend in Siren.Photo submitted by

Marietta Clayton

ABOUT THE PROGRAMCasting for Recovery is a national (c)(3) non-

profit organization that supports breast cancersurvivors through a program that combines fly-fishing, counseling and medical information tobuild a focus on wellness instead of illness. The2½-day retreat is offered at no cost to partici-pants and is provided by trained volunteers. Thepowerful ripple effect of the Casting for Recov-ery experience has resulted in a national net-work of retreats, and has inspired programsaround the world. Women interested in submit-ting an application for a future retreat can do soonline at: www.castingforrecovery.org

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There has been consid-erable confusionabout health care re-

form since it has becomelaw. The following are twoexamples of misunderstoodportions of the new law.

æ The claim: Beginning in2011, you’ll be taxed on thevalue of your employer-pro-vided health insurance.

There are several e-mailcampaigns making theirway around right nowclaiming that, beginning in2011, taxable income onForms W-2 will be in-creased to reflect the valueof employer-providedhealth insurance. A typicale-mail warns: “You will berequired to pay taxes on alarge sum of money thatyou have never seen. Takeyour last tax form and seewhat $15,000 or $20,000 addi-tional gross does to yourtax debt. That’s what you’llpay next year. For many italso puts you into a new,higher bracket so it’s evenworse. This is how the gov-ernment is going to buy in-surance for the 15 percentwho don’t have insuranceand it’s only part of the taxincreases.”

The facts: While it’s truethat, beginning in 2011, thehealth care reform legisla-tion requires employers tobegin reporting the cost ofemployer-provided health-care coverage on an em-ployee’s Form W-2, the costis included for information-al purposes only, to showemployees the value oftheir health care benefits.The amount reported is notincluded in income, andwill not affect your tax lia-bility.

æ The claim: Beginning in2013, a new federal sales taxwill apply to the sale of ahome.

The claim is that, begin-ning in 2013, all real estatesales will be subject to anew 3.8 percent federalsales tax. The e-mails mak-ing this claim generallycontain some variation ofthe following text: “Underthe new health-care bill, didyou know that all real es-tate transactions are nowsubject to a 3.8 percentsales tax? The bulk of thesenew taxes don’t kick inuntil 2013 … If you sell your$400,000 home, there will bea $15,200 tax.”

The facts: This claim,though inaccurate, has abasis in fact. There’s no fed-eral sales tax being im-posed on the sale of homes.But, beginning in 2013, thehealth-care reform legisla-tion does impose a new 3.8percent Medicare contribu-tion tax on the net invest-ment income of high-in-come taxpayers (individu-als with adjusted gross in-come (AGI) exceeding$200,000, and married cou-ples filing joint returnswith AGI exceeding$250,000). Net investmentincome will include gain onthe sale of a home.

However, the tax will notapply to any gain from thesale of a principal resi-dence that is excluded fromincome (individuals, if theyqualify, can generally ex-clude the first $250,000 in

gain from the sale of a prin-cipal residence; marriedcouples filing joint returnscan generally exclude up to$500,000). That means thatin most cases, at leastwhere a principal residenceis concerned, the 3.8 per-cent tax would kick in onlyif your AGI exceeds thethreshold above, and only ifprofit on the sale of thehome exceeds $250,000($500,000 for married cou-ples filing jointly).

Health care reform hasbecome a concern for em-ployers, employees and re-tirees as they muddlethrough the health insur-ance reform. To add to theconfusion, this may changebased on the Novemberelections.

My best advice? Do whatyou can to improve yourwell being through exerciseand improved diet. Thiscould certainly reduceyour dependence on anytype of health carechanges! It will also im-prove how you feel andhow you look!

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Let’s say, for example, thatyou’re eligible for $1,000monthly benefit at age 62.

By waiting to 66 yourmonthly benefit would in-crease to $1,333.

And by waiting to age 70,you would boost your bene-

fit a whopping 76 percent to$1,760.

Waiting beyond age 70will not increase your bene-fits.

I do, however, want to addthat if you’re strapped forcash or in poor health anddon’t expect to live muchpast your mid-70s, you’rebetter off collecting earlybenefits.

See www.ssa.gov/

estimator to calculate yourbenefits at different retire-ment ages.

Strategies for couplesIn addition to delaying

benefits, there are twostrategies that can helpmarried couples, too.

The first one is called“file and suspend” — part ofthe Senior Citizens Free-dom to Work Act of 2000.

It allows a worker to “fileand suspend” Social Securi-ty benefits once he or shehas reached full retirementage.

Under this law, the high-er-earning spouse (usuallythe husband) could file forbenefits, allowing his wifeto collect her share, andthen suspend his own bene-fits while continuing towork and building a biggerpayment for the future.

Another benefits-boostingoption few people knowabout is the “claim now,claim more later” strategy.

This option lets you drawon your spouse’s Social Se-curity benefits (once youreach full retirement age),while delaying the start ofyour own benefits.

Here’s how it works: Let’ssay that you and your wifeare both 66. You’re stillworking and you’d like todelay collecting benefitsbased on your own earningsrecord until you’re 70.

Your wife can collect fullbenefits based on her workrecord — and you can col-lect a spousal benefit whichis half of what she gets.

Then, once you reach 70,you stop receiving thespousal benefit and switchto your own benefit, whichwill be 32 percent higherthan the benefit you wouldhave collected at your fullretirement age.

Borrow and investThis is an option for

wealthier retirees withother sources of income.

How this works is youstart collecting early SocialSecurity benefits as soon asyou retire, and you save andinvest that money.

Then at age 70, you file awithdrawal applicationform 521 at your local SocialSecurity office and pay backthe benefits that you’ve re-ceived, with no interest oradjustment for inflation.

Then you reapply for So-

cial Security, claiming alarger monthly check basedon your older age. And, youkeep the profits you earnedfrom the benefits you in-vested. For more informa-tion see www.ssa.gov/retire2/withdrawal.htm.

Family boostersHaving children under

age 19 who are still in highschool can also boost yourbenefits. Each dependentchild is entitled to benefitsworth up to half of whatyou’re collecting. And ifany child is younger than16, your spouse can alsoqualify for additional bene-fits as a caregiver.

To learn more about theseoptions visit www.socialsecurity.gov or call(800) 772-1213.

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Personal battlesWithin the fabric of the

netted yarn are the localwomen’s own stories ofbreast cancer.

Clayton, a 7-year sur-vivor, received treatment— a lumpectomy,chemotherapy and radia-tion — from August 2002 toFebruary 2003. Claytonsaid she feels great anddoesn’t have any afteref-fects, and can go one yearbetween check-ups.

Stordahl’s cancer story

begins in 1989, when shewas 42. She underwent anine-month series of treat-ments of chemotherapyand radiation, and cameout with a 95-percent sur-vival rating. Then, 16 yearslater, breast cancer cameagain in December 2005. Amonth later Stordahl had adouble mastectomy, butdidn’t need any chemother-apy or radiation. She saidher prognosis is very good,and she sees the doctorevery six months.

The survivors’ breastcancer experiences rangedin severity. The least hor-rendous was Clayton’s

case and the most severewas told by a woman whowas still very sick andgiven five years to live.

On Sunday, the partici-pants and their riverhelpers, 28 people in total,again formed a circle andanother basketball-sizeball of yarn was tossedand unraveled as more sto-ries were told. Thisformed a larger web,which was placed atop theprevious web on the floor.The webs formed concen-tric circles, representingthe ripple effect cancercan have. It was a fittingvisualization of the idea

that no one goes throughcancer alone.

“There is somethingabout a group of sur-vivors, people are verykind. Each of us is in a dif-ferent stage of recovery,”Stordahl said.

Spiritual aspectShe said the weekend

had a healing aspect foreveryone, and her ownemotions were “full” bySunday from all the sup-port she absorbed.

Clayton described theweekend as spiritual andpeaceful, without religiousovertones.

“All [participants] hadbeen faced with death; youget a little spiritual,” Stor-dahl said.

Stordahl participated inmaking prayer flags. Thewomen decorated whitesquare sheets and thenhung them on a clothes-line to help the partici-pants envision the idea ofletting go of something.Her flag was colors andsquiggles that mimickedthe design of a journalthat each participant wasgiven at the retreat.

The women recommend-ed the book “Time is aRiver” by Mary Alice Mon-

roe to other survivors oranyone who would like abetter understanding offly fishing and/or breastcancer survivors. The fic-tional account of the Cast-ing for Recovery programhas an “underlying cur-rent in the healing powerof fly fishing,” Stordahlsaid.

“There was no way any-one could think about theillness when fly fishing,”Clayton said. “They couldforget it … let it out oftheir mind.”

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Pumpkinfest, DowntownMishicot, Family fun daywith music, food, games,pumpkin pancakes at theschool, polka band, pumpkinbeer, Clydesdale horse andwagon rides, arts/crafts, Na-tive American vendors, pa-rade at noon. 8 a.m. to 4p.m. (920) 755-4560

Oct. 23Crime Prevention Day,

Manitowoc County Expo,(920) 683-4378. Many ven-dors and exhibits dealingwith crime prevention. Food,entertainment.

Art and About Fall ArtTour, Various locations inManitowoc County. Enjoy atour of Manitowoc Countyartists in this fun and freestudio and gallery tour. Tourincludes artist demos, give-aways and interactive proj-ects. Tour is Oct. 23 from10a.m. to 4 p.m., with anevening reception (locationTBA) and Oct. 24 from noonto 4 p.m. (920) 684-3006

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The eighth annualAlzheimer’s MemoryWalk will be held on

Saturday at Aurora MedicalCenter, with the walk be-ginning at 9 a.m. on theMariner’s Trail. The com-munity is invited to comeout and support familieswho are caring for a lovedone with the disease and tohelp in the fight to find acure. Registration begins at8 a.m. and the walk will endwith a silent auction at10:30 a.m. There is no regis-tration fee.

The money raised in thiswalk helps to benefit localservices. The ADRC offersan Early Alzheimer’s Sup-port Group on the firstTuesday of the month at 10a.m., which is for both theperson with the dementiadiagnosis and the familycaregiver.

It also hosts a supportgroup of family memberswho are caring for someonewith the diagnosis on thethird Thursday of themonth at 2 p.m.

Staff from the ADRC alsoassist in facilitating thesupport group that is heldthe last Wednesday of themonth at the ManitowocHealth & RehabilitationCenter.

Transportation specialistLinda Grider has been

hired by the ADRC to ex-pand the rural transporta-tion program, and to assistindividuals to understandand access the most effi-cient and cost effective op-tions in the community.The ADRC is looking tooffer transportation in eachrural community to the city

of Manitowoc and/or TwoRivers at a minimum ofevery two weeks. Kell-nersville has already estab-lished its service for Tues-days. Residents of the com-munity are encouraged tomake their doctor, dentistand other appointments onTuesday morning. Timewill be allotted for groceryand other shopping.

The transportation is pro-vided by volunteer driverswith the use of a Dodgeminivan. A person must beambulatory to use the serv-ice. The cost is just $3 one-way. Individuals interestedin using this service fromany community may con-tact Grider for more infor-mation at (920) 683-4180.

Premium rates comingThe Medicare Part D and

Advantage premium ratesshould be available to thepublic on or around Oct. 15.Individuals may contact theADRC at (920) 683-4180 any-time after this date to checkon whether their currentplan will continue to be thebest option for them in2011. The actual enrollmentdate into 2011 plans doesnot start until Nov. 15.

What is known at thistime is that the Centers forMedicare and MedicaidServices will be cuttingback on the monthlyamount they pay advantageplans to provide health careservices for individualselecting to select an advan-tage plan over a supplemen-tal or Medigap policy. Thiswill most likely result in anincreased monthly premi-um for the Advantage Plan,an increase in medical co-

payments, or an increase inthe maximum out-of-pocketin a year’s time.

However, for low-incomeindividuals receivingMedicare, who qualify forextra help from the federalgovernment with a pre-scription drug plan, enroll-ment can be done at anytime during the year. Singleindividuals with an incomeless than $1,345 a month or$16,245 a year and assetsbelow $12,510, or a marriedcouple with an income lessthan $1,821 a month or$21,855 a year and assetsbelow $25,010 may qualifyto have low or zero premi-um with no gap and low co-payments. The staff at theADRC can help with thisenrollment.

Caregiver sessionAurora Medical Center

will be hosting a “PowerfulTools for Caregiving” six-week program for familycaregivers on Friday, Oct.8, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.This program helps care-givers realize and dealwith the stress that comesfrom taking on the addedresponsibility of caring fora loved one. It also teachescommunication skills thatcan be used in difficultcaregiving situations or incommunicating with med-ical professionals. Adultday services are availableduring this six-week pro-gram.

Please contact the ADRCat (920) 683-4180 to registerfor this program.

Judy Rank is executive director of theManitowoc County Aging and Disabili-ty Resource Center.

Alzheimer’s Memory Walkscheduled for Saturday

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red and yellow pepper, sliced1 medium onion, halved and

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ing¼ teaspoon garlic powder2 plum tomatoes, cut into

wedgesRub both sides of chicken with

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Recipes

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Not that I haven’tbeen busy lately. Ihave. But I will con-

fess Facebook has occu-pied more of my time re-cently than it should.

Yes, the same peopleshow up every day sharingwith me how much theylove their morning toast. Icouldn’t be happier forthem.

And there are still thosewho go on and on abouttheir children, who all ap-pear to be far above aver-age. Cute, too. Photos areposted. Sometimes by thedozens. I’m happy forthem, too. Honest. I am.

But what attracts me toFacebook these days is alate-summer flurry ofvideos that friends areposting. It’s as if, in uni-son, they all realized thatsharing a one-minutevideo is better than shar-ing the joys of warm toast.

Whatever it is, I’m nowhooked.

Pssst! Want to see myvideo? they whisper. I do.I’ve become a voyeur.

I never opened any ofthese videos before. Notsure why. Now it’s likeChristmas every morning,but like Christmas gifts,some are better than oth-ers.

In just one afternoonlast week I watched aCuban baby dance (cute),a drunken Russian tryingto put his clothes on as heleft the beach (sad), andan inebriated concertgoerattempting to put on oneflip-flop. (I hate to admitit, but I laughed.)

And then there’s thewhole world of dogs andcats doing cute things,plus inspirational cartooncharacters telling me tolighten up, dance and buysome flowers. So I did.

I also watched an elder-ly couple play a duet onthe piano as they waitedin the lobby of the MayoClinic. (Inspiring.)

Perhaps I’m findingthese Facebook videos en-tertaining because as achild I spent much of Sep-tember sitting throughmy parents’ friends’ home

movies of their summervacations.

Why they thought we’dbe interested in their trav-els I don’t have a clue, butthere I was, a 10-year-oldtrapped in a living roomwatching Mount Rush-more and Niagara Fallsfly by.

Home movies were theprecursor of today’svideos, but entertainingthey were not. In fact,they made me sick. Theyshould have handed outbags.

Often it felt as if I werein the backseat of theircar watching the worldspin by — a blur as theamateur cameraman’sarm swung up, thendown, then across.

But on occasion thesepeople would actuallystop for a family close-up,say at the Grand Canyon,with one of the kids usu-ally doing somethingjerky to bring attention tohimself. (You know whoyou are.)

And if it were posted onmy Facebook page today,would I find it amusing? Ifear I just might.

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Harvest RatatouillePrep: 20 min. + standing

Cook: 10 min.1 cup cubed eggplant¼ teaspoon salt½ cup chopped onion½ medium green pepper,

diced1 garlic clove, minced1 tablespoon canola oil¾ cup diced zucchini¾ cup diced yellow -summer

squash1 tablespoon minced fresh

parsley1 teaspoon minced fresh

oregano

½ teaspoon dill weed¹/8 teaspoon pepper1 medium tomato, chopped2 tablespoons grated Parme-

san cheeseHot cooked pasta, optionalPlace eggplant in a colander

over a plate; sprinkle with saltand toss. Let stand for 30 min-utes; rinse and drain well.

In a large nonstick skillet orwok, stir-fry the onion, greenpepper and garlic in oil for 2-3minutes. Add the eggplant,zucchini and yellow squash.Cook and stir for 5-7 minutes oruntil vegetables are crisp-ten-der.

Stir in parsley, oregano, dilland pepper; heat through.Sprinkle with tomato andParmesan cheese. Serve over

pasta. Yield: 2 servings.Nutritional analysis: 1-1/4 cups

(calculated without pasta) equals155 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturat-ed fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 402 mgsodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 5 gfiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Ex-changes: 3 vegetable, 2 fat.

Recipes submitted by Taste of Home;www.tasteofhome.com

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RecipesFrom Page 10

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