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Web site: www. napsnet .com e-mail: printmedia@napsnet.com #2378 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 Take Control Of Your Cholesterol Levels Handy Snack Bubbling With Blueberries (NAPSA)—When it’s snack time, blueberries are the perfect choice! Keep blueberries in the fridge or freezer for the whole family to enjoy anytime—stirred into yogurt, tossed into smoothies or just to pop like candy. A quick rinse and blueberries are ready to eat. No peeling, pitting, stemming or slicing. Blueberries are so easy to use, you can get the kids in the kitchen to help make their own snacks. Blueberry Bubble Cones take just minutes to make. What could be easier than stirring fresh blueberries into pudding from the dairy case and filling ice cream cones with the mixture. Dot with a few more blueberries, hand them to the kids and away they go. You’ll feel good knowing that this yummy snack has only one gram of fat and less than 70 calories per serving. Including blueberries often in a healthy diet is a convenient way to boost daily amounts of required nutrients. A half-cup serving of blueberries has just 40 calories. For many more blueberry recipes and information, go to www.blueberry.org. To get a free copy of a leaflet filled with kidfriendly recipes and fun facts, send a SASE to: Welcome Aboard! Leaflet Offer, U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, 2390 E. Bidwell St., #300, Folsom, CA 95630. (NAPSA)—Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels protects more than your heart. High cholesterol levels threaten the health of the entire vascular system. Vascular diseases can cause strokes, death from a ruptured aortic aneurysm, pain when walking, or leg amputation in the worst cases. Your vascular system contains all your arteries and veins. Healthy vessels are smooth and unobstructed, allowing oxygenrich blood to flow freely and deliver glucose and nutrients to Blueberries are so easy to use, kids can make their own snacks, such as this blueberry bubble cone. BLUEBERRY BUBBLE CONES ⁄4 cup prepared tapioca or rice pudding 11⁄2 cups fresh blueberries, divided 6 ice cream cones 3 In a medium bowl, stir the pudding to loosen its consistency, if necessary; fold in one cup of the blueberries. Mound the mixture into the cones; dot with remaining blueberries, serve immediately. YIELD: 6 portions. Per portion: 69 calories; 14 g carbohydrate; 1 g total fat (0.5 g saturated fat); 1 g fiber Don’t let high cholesterol slow you down. the vital organs, brain, legs and arms. Typically with age, vessels build up plaque, a sticky substance made up mostly of fat and cholesterol. Plaque narrows passageways within the vessels and causes them to stiffen. Vascular disease results when vessels become too narrow or obstructed, limiting blood flow. Take control of your cholesterol levels. Eat a low-fat diet, exercise, and follow your doctor’s treatment for lowering cholesterol levels. If evidence of vascular disease is found, consult a vascular surgeon, the expert in treatments, including medical management and noninvasive procedures. To learn more, visit the Web site at www.VascularWeb.org. Style And Performance In Today’s Kitchens (NAPSA)—For many years, the range hood has been a design afterthought. While it’s a muchappreciated—even essential— appliance, it wasn’t previously known for its stylish appeal. Fortunately, that has changed. Designers and homeowners looking for stylish ways to incorporate design elements can use range hoods with sleek angles and glass accents to create stunning focal points. Stylishly appealing, the Broan Elite E55000 chimney hood efficiently eliminates smoke, grease and odors and also features clean sleek lines and a popular brushed stainless steel finish. The E55000 chimney hood, winner of a 2007 Platinum Award for Design Excellence (ADEX), features a slide-out glass canopy designed to increase the capture area of the low-profile design. Sleek in design, the E55000 sports a multispeed push-button control on the front of the hood. Available in a 357⁄16-inch width, it has dual 20-watt halogen lights and dishwasher-safe aluminum filters. Heat Sentry, which detects excessive heat and increases the blower speed automatically, comes standard. While ducting odors, grease, heat and humidity to the Even more functional and a whole lot more fashionable, today’s range hoods offer stylish focal points for a kitchen. outdoors is recommended, a nonducted kit for recirculation may be purchased separately. The hood features a telescopic flue, which accommodates 8- to 9-foot ceilings. If needed, an extension flue is available. Quiet operation is also required in today’s kitchen appliances. The E55000 is certified by the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI) to meet or exceed the standard performance levels stated. For more information, visit www.broan.com.