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Chronicle Staff The recently-published com- ments of a Calgary dietitian has prompted a Waterloo nutritionist to come forward with the "real facts" about what should and shouldn't be on the family dinner table. Trudy Bricker's outrage stems from a recently-published col- umn in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record outlining a speech by Helen Bishop MacDonald to the annual convention of the Ontario Dairy Council. Of particular con- cern was MacDonald's recom- mendation that Canadians can find everything they wanted to know about healthy eating in the Canada Food Guide. She claimed it to be "all the information you MacDonald is also a columnist for the Calgary Herald and acts as a consultant to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, the column states. Bricker is concerned that Mac- Donaid's views-and those of other dietitians--will be taken at face value by an unsuspecting public and then put into prac- tice. "I know I'm going to have a lot of people on my back but I have to tell it like it is," said Bricker. "The Canada Food Guide is not all you need. (For example) Nutritionist takes issue with dietitian's comments MEAT & GOURMET REQUIREMENTS Bee GERRY'S MEATS TlGT AND DELICATESSEN 84 KING STREET SOUTH, WATERLOO (Across trom Waterloo Town Square) 884-8631 Connie Gaucho. Manon Moreen, Carolyn Wintrlp, Eleanor Elchot. Joanne Hall Wish You A Happy Holiday From Discover Travel, Available In Any Amount UNDECIDED WHAT TO BUY? Let Your Traveller Discover The Wand With A GIFT CERTIFICATE Imported Christmas Cookies Chocolate Initials ' Truffles, Liquor Filled Chocolates Discover Travel Ltd. PARKDALE II - "t' PHILLIP er (corner Albert 8 Phillip tna., thrloo) For All Your CALL 746-TRIP (8747) Hours: Ion-Pd 96:30 - 8.1.91 p111 Bricker is outraged The difference between the two, according to Bricker, is that a nutritionist must study cell structure, be aware of biochemi- cal individuality, and know the compounds of food to the point they can actually aid the body in copingwith day-to-day functions. Digestion, absorption, utilization Another example of what Bricker calls "dietitian inaccu- racy" occurred recently at a local hospital while she was visiting a stroke victim. On his dinner plate, she says, was ice cream and red jello-both pre- scribed by the hospital dietitian. apples, oranges and grapes are all recommended yet each one is sprayed with lead arsonate (ar- senic). Unfortunately dietitians are just not accurate," said Bricker,holder of a Master of Herbology and a Fellowship from the Rio Grande Centre for Herbal Studies in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "A stroke victim getting ice cream and jello is terrifying. What that does is raise the LDL level of cholestrol, which ad- vances the chance of another stroke," she said. During her speech to the dairy council, MacDonald levelled the same charges of public misinfor- mation at nutritionists. "We can't let things like this continue and have moms saying it's perfectly OK for Johnnie and Mary to have hot dogs, chocolate bars, sugar and jello with dye. In school Johnnie will be bouncing off the walls or falling asleep," she said. and assimilation are all impor- tant elements. A dietitian, she says, is more involved with prescribing the correct foods to someone who is recovering from an ailment. "Red meat is not acceptable. Pigs and cattle are laced with estrogen for quick fattening and everyone knows estrogen causes cancer. They're even pumping something into cows now for increased milk production." she said. Record columnist Jim Romahn also appeared to doubt MacDon- ald's advice, suggesting the Cal- gary Herald "put a skull and Bricker is also concerned with MacDonald's unqualified ap- proval of red meat, sugar and dairy products. Public attitude is another im- portant factor. say both Bricker and MacDonald, but the Water- loo nutritionist does not agree with MacDonald's statement that people who eat vegetables and salads regularly are per- ceived as “one of God's noble creatures", while those prefer- ring red meat are labelled "saw age". 7 - 7 “I'm just worried that there are people out there who actually believe some of the things this crossbone on her column." WATERLOO WONCLE, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1986 - PAGE 9 Trudy Bricker What a person should be eat- ing, says Bricker. is high protein and water. This consists of fish, poultry, veal, lamb and beef (no more than once every five days and preferably organically raised). Raw, leafy, vegetables are also good. Bricker does admit that there are always exceptions to every food rule, but still feels comfort- able saying that nutrition is for everyone, no matter how healthy he or she appears to be. woman is saying," said Bricker