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1 abela May 2014 delicatesse fie food, travel ad livig makig the switch... Abela Smart Shopper NEWS SPRINGCLEAN your diet... ad here comes summer Spruch - ultimate decadece Bosto by bicycle Ask our dieticia

2 ABELA SUPERMARKETS December 2010 Issue 1 May 2014 i this [sprig] issue... GREAT LOCATIONS for coveiet shoppig Our Locatios ABU DHABI... a quick word 5 a message from Abela Essetial holiday gadget guide 7 gadget lovers get ready for summer Sprig clea your diet 9 seasoal produce for health Summer grilli 15 puttig puddig o the BBQ Here comes the summer 16 make sure your ski is ready New products 19 our lie up of all thigs ew i store Decisios, decisios have your cake ad eat it at Ritz-Carlto Bosto by bike 30 pedallig aroud this historic city Ask Rita 38 your utritio questios aswered Competitios 40 eter to wi some fatastic prizes! Wiers 41 joi us i cogratulatig the wiig shoppers What s o Sprig aroud the world Abela Superstore Al Khalidiya Abela Superstore, Etihad Plaza, Khalifa City A Lavada Express, Souk Qaryat Al Beri, Betwee Two Bridges AL AIN Abela Superstore Al Ai (Near Tawam Hospital ABELA SUPERMARKETS Desiged ad produced for Abela Supermarkets by Phishface Creative FZ LLC. - For ad equiries please call: Writte material ad imagery cotaied i this magazie are copyrighted ad the sole property of Abela Supermarkets, Phishface Creative FZ LLC. or PHISHFOTOZ ad may ot be reproduced as a whole or i part without express writte permissio from the publisher. Abela Supermarkets

3 ... a quick word Dear readers, Welcome back to, delicatesse, our free i-store magazie to complemet your lifestyle, itroduce ew products, ad hopefully etertai. This moth we take you o a bicycle tour of the historic city of Bosto, Massachusetts as well as itroducig a ew tred we are startig called spruch - that s a decadet spa treatmet followed by a scrumptious bruch. It s a must-try! We have may ew products i store for you too - so check them out ad take a look ext time you are i Abela. From practical toddler feedig products to health orgaic beet juice you will o doubt fid somethig ew to try. Do t forget to use your Smart Shopper Card for all your shoppig. We are makig chages to the Smart Shopper program to icorporate the ew Souq Plaet brad - but rest assured, you ear poits i exactly the same way, same great beefits with a ew look card. Collect poits every time you shop ad redeem them for shoppig vouchers to sped i-store. It s simple: shop, ear poits, redeem shoppig rewards! Pick up your istat applicatio pack or ask oe of our staff for more iformatio. We would like to hear what you thik of delicatesse magazie, so please drop a to commets@abeladelicatesse.com ad let us kow. Sicerely yours David Derrick Retail Divisio Geeral Maager Abela Supermarkets 5

4 the essetial holiday gadget guide Low Sodium 7

5 May 2014 Forget the kitche sik, all you eed are a few hady gadgets to make the best of your summer holiday - here are a few you should t leave home without... RUGGED Poit & Shoot Survivor+Catalyst Harma/Kardo Esquire Mophie Space Pack Paasoic s Lumix DMC- Ayoe with a iphoe A stylish portable Doubles the battery life of TS3, specifically desiged partakig i some rough speaker. with a built-i your iphoe ad doubles for active users who ad tumble activities coferece phoe system the data storage - up to wat to capture high- this summer should t that redefies how you 32GB - creatig eough quality photos ad 1920 leave home without this take your music with space for all your media. x 1080 full-hd videos, waterproof, dustproof, you. Bluetooth-eabled, The app itegrates icorporatig a powerful shockproof case. pure Harma Kardo seamlessly with itues rugged desig ad ew egieerig with dual drivers ad a built-i bass port for ad gallery, allowig you outdoor-friedly features, such as a built-i GPS fuctio, a clear soud, as well as custom-tued microphoes ad to access ad maage ay file you may have dowloaded compass, altimeter ad barometer. Waterproof to approx. 40 feet (12m); shockproof to approx. 6.6 feet (2m); freezeproof Kidle Paperwhite oise cacellatio techology for clear coferece calls from your Bluetooth -eabled smart phoe. A 8-hour battery from a , from text documets to movies. to 14ºF (-10 degrees C); ad dustproof. Goal Zero Yeti 1250 Get off-grid with this solarpowered system. Power your gadgets from the 3 USB ports, 3 AC sockets or 12v socket. Just plug i to the solar paels ad ru almost aythig from this portable, very If you re ot a kidle ower yet... first of all, why ot? You are missig out o the best holiday gadget you ca ow. Store so may books you would eed a cotaier to trasport the equivalet paperbacks with you. Better tha ever, the Paperwhite glows bright whe you are i the dark ad like regular paper whe i daylight with o glare. reders it available aywhere, aytime it s eeded. Ad its 3-port USB adapter allows you to charge multiple devices at the same time. Able Plaet Lix Fusio By usig the same kid of haptic techology foud i cell phoe touchscrees - the kid that makes it feel as though you re actually pressig buttos Scrubba Wash Bag Sometimes o your travels you just wat to quickly wash a few pairs of uderwear ad some t-shirts. The Scrubba Wash Bag makes had washig easier, with its built-i plastic washboard bumps. Put i some clothes with water ad shampoo, agitate the bag ad, i capable powerhouse of a powerpack. Skross Adapter PRO+USB - these oise-cacelig headphoes trasmit audio via your ear, ski, ad boe, resultig i clear soud regardless of a few miutes, you have clea clothes without gettig your hads wet. Folds to the size of a soft-drik ca for easy Petzl Tikka Plus 2 headtorch Powered by three AAA batteries ad comfy to wear, the biggest beam is powerful eough for upcoutry hikig i the pre-daw darkess while a less powerful settig is just right for fidig your hotel room late at ight. Fid the right coectio aywhere i the world, ad charge two USB devices at the same time with just oe amazigly compact adapter. The all-i-oe coutry slider system icludes six differet coutry plugs ad guaratees a safe power coectio i more tha 150 coutries o all cotiets. outside oise, ad at a volume that s 70 decibels lower tha stadard headphoes, miimizig the risk of ear damage. Wi-fi detector t-shirt This t-shirt has a batterypowered light that glows whe wi-fi is detected. The glowig aimated bars chage depedig trasport. Waterless toothbrush There are a variety of these devices ow, icludig the Colgate Wisp. They all work as a miiature brush with a small amout of toothpastelike material that you chew, brush or o sigal stregth. pick with. 8 9

6 sprig clea your diet Watch out... for the trasformatio - evolvig soo! it s sprig... ad there s so much seasoal produce you are spoilt for choice... ABELA SUPERMARKETS 11

7 May 2014 Sprig is here, ad although we do t really experiece the seaso as a refreshig weather chage, rather, it just gets scorchigly hotter; there is a ew crop of fresh produce o the scee. Ad with the produce comes a perfect opportuity to sprig clea your diet. I-seaso produce reaps the most utritioal value so here s whe ad what to look for. Seasoal guide (orther hemisphere) May Fruit: apricot, gooseberry, strawberry Vegetables: asparagus, ew potatoes, peas, radish, spiach, sprig grees, sorrel Salads: cor salad, lettuce, watercress Mushrooms: cep, girolle, morel Flavourers: pepper Jue Fruit: apricot, gooseberry, raspberry, strawberry, tomato, watermelo Vegetables: asparagus, aubergie, courgette, globe artichoke, ew potatoes, peas, radish, spiach, sprig grees, sorrel, broad beas Salads: cor salad, lettuce, watercress Mushrooms: cep, morel, bolete Flavourers: feel bulb, pepper seasoal sesatios cook usig the freshest seasoal produce this sprig ASPARAGUS Dubbed the food of kigs by Louis XIV of Frace, asparagus is low i fat ad high i fibre. These teder stalks are a good source of iro, B vitamis, ad vitami C. Asparagus are at their peak from March - Jue but ca be purchased yearroud. Oce harvested, asparagus deteriorate rapidly, so keep them cool to retai freshess ad utritio. Delicious roasted, grilled, or lightly sautéed i olive oil, these seasoal spears make a tasty additio to ay meal. PEAS Fresh peas icludig sugar sap peas, sow peas, ad gree peas ca usually be foud year-roud but are at their peak from April through July. Like most legumes, peas are low i fat ad high i fibre ad are a good source of plat protei. Their utritioal profile differs depedig o variety, with gree peas providig more B vitamis ad zic, while sow ad sap peas offer more vitami C. Peas are perfect as crudités with dips or tossed i to salads. MOREL Coe-shaped with a spogy texture, morels are a sprigtime delicacy from early sprig through late Jue. A member of the truffle family, these wild mushrooms are best kow for their hoeycomb texture ad utty flavour. The spogy texture of morels make them ideal for soakig up tasty sauces. Pair with other sprig veggies like asparagus, sprig oios, ad gree peas or toss i pastas, sauteés, ad salads. Delicatesse recommeds! Combie the earthy quality of morels with the bright sweetess of broad beas (favas). Small broad beas do t eed to be idividually peeled; if you re usig larger oes or older oes (with browish papery pods), blach the shelled beas i boilig water for about a miute, the grasp them by the furrowed eds ad slip them out of their skis. Igrediets [3lbs/1.3kg small fresh fava beas i the pod, 3 Tbsp. extra-virgi olive oil, fresh medium morels, cleaed ad halved or quartered legthwise, 1 Tbsp. crème fraîche, salt, to taste] Method: Remove fava beas from pods (do t peel favas) ad rise uder cold ruig water. Meawhile, brig a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add favas to boilig water ad cook, stirrig occasioally, util just soft, 5 8 miutes. Drai ad set aside. Heat oil i a large cast-iro or other heavy skillet over medium-low heat. Add morels ad getly cook, stirrig occasioally, util soft, 3 4 miutes. Stir i crème fraîche, the stir i favas, seaso to taste with salt, ad cook util favas are heated through, 1 2 miutes. 12 Broad Beas (FAVA) Fava beas (broad beas) are a sublime delicacy. Emerald gree with a firm texture ad subtle utty flavour. They re i seaso from late March to early May. They re worth a little extra effort to ejoy them i almost ay dish or as a side. Whe shoppig for favas, select small pods; those that bulge with beas are past their prime. Use a 2-1 ratio whe calculatig how may you ll get - 2kg will yield approx 1kg whe shelled. 13

8 May 2014 Summer grilli whe you spark up that grill, do t forget puddig Whether you re sittig aroud the campfire or havig a BBQ at home, get the most out of grillig over the summer holidays - so whe you ve had your meat but you crave a treat, look o further tha these luscious BBQ puds. Peaches with Giger Whipped Cream Half ad stoe the peaches, sprikle with brow sugar ad drop sugar side dow o the grill to caramelise. Tur over to fully cook ad the splodge o a spooful of giger syrupifused fresh cream. Pieapple with marscapoe No eed to peel, just simply split the pieapple legthways ito 6 portios ad sprikle liberally with brow sugar. Slam o a hot grill flesh side dow ad caramelise. Whe golde brow ad smellig good, plate up ad spoo a geerous dollop of mascarpoe o top. Baaa grillers Do t peel, just split alog the legth of the ski with a sharp kife ad pull back eough to isert a good splodge of utella ad marshmallows. Wrap the etire baaa i foil ad place split side up o the grill. Grilled Poud Cake Sadwiches with maple syrup Warm, gooey ad fresh! What could be better tha this ubeatable combiatio of juicy summer berries ad chocolate sadwiched betwee toasted cake slices? Just spread your slices of cake with utella, sadwich some berries ad grill. Dust with icig sugar ad a drizzle of maple syrup. Yum! Delicatesse RECIPE! Flame grilled fruit kebabs Igrediets: [110g usalted butter, 4 Tbsp hoey, 3 fresh peaches, pitted ad quartered, 3 fresh plums, pitted ad quartered, 3 baaas, each cut ito 4 pieces, 12 strawberries, hulled, 12 woode skewers] Method: Preheat barbecue for medium heat ad place a large sheet of foil oto the cookig grate. Melt the usalted butter ad hoey together i a small saucepa over medium heat. Reduce heat to low ad cook getly, stirrig occasioally, util slightly thickeed, about 5 miutes. Do ot let the sauce boil. Thread a peach quarter, a plum quarter, a baaa piece ad a strawberry oto each skewer. Place the skewers oto the foil o the preheated barbecue; spoo margarie-hoey mixture over each skewer. Cook util the fruit is softeed ad the sauce has thickeed ad cooked oto the fruit, about 5 miutes. Flip the skewers, spoo more margarie-hoey sauce over each ad cook for about 5 more miutes o the other side. Use remaiig butter ad hoey as a dip or as a ice cream toppig. 14 Grilled Fruit Kebabs A woderful summer dessert, which is perfect whe served with ice cream. Kebabs made with peaches, plums, baaas ad strawberries are cooked o a barbecue with hoey sauce ad fiished with a servig of your favourite ice cream. 15

9 May 2014 here comes the summer So, although summertime might try to throw you ad your ski a MD, FAAD, a board-certified paediatric dermatologist. curveball, with a few simple solutios you ca hit a ski care home Always put suscree o your child before goig outside. Make ru ad have everyoe applaudig your summertime glow. a fu game out of it. Teach your child to spell BEENS to help you Daily Summer Su Protectio remember to cover ofte-forgotte spots: Back of kees, Ears, Eye It s ever too early i the year to thik about applyig suscree area, Neck, ad Scalp. especially here i the UAE. The su s UV rays ca damage your ski Ca t decide which suscree is best for your child? Choose a all year log. Eve o a cloudy day, your ski ca be exposed to up suscree that cotais zic oxide or titaium dioxide because the to 40 percet of the su s UV rays. compouds are less irritatig tha others ad do ot get absorbed Be sure to take the ecessary precautios to keep your ski safe ito the ski. (There is some cocer that other suscree by choosig a suscree with a su protectio factor (SPF) ratig igrediets, particularly oxybezoe ad retiyl palmitate (a form of at least 15. For those with lighter, fair ski, try a suscree with of vitami A), may cause harm. However, both chemicals are FDA a ratig of SPF 30. Apply your suscree 20 to 30 miutes before approved for use i suscrees.) goig outside. To be the most effective, suscree eeds time to You ca also try a UV su suit to block su from the most part absorb ito your ski. of your child s body - but make sure you still apply lotio to the Do t be frugal, apply suscree liberally ad reapply every two exposed parts. 16 Very soo, we will be gearig up for summer holidays ad if you have t already doe so, makig plas for some far away destiatio ad hopefully, a period of relaxatio. Make sure you are well prepared to take o the harsh summer su to keep your ski lookig ad feelig youg. It s time to start lookig at gettig your ski o show i those shorts, t-shirts ad bikiis. You should always be takig care of your ski whether it s o show or ot, but oce you start exposig your ski to the su s harmful rays, you eed to pay attetio to how log you are i the su for ad esure you always wear a good su protectio factor as a barrier. Remember, there is o such thig as a healthy ta; a ta is a sig of su damage. For ski, peelig off those layers meas exposure to UVA ad UVB radiatio. Whe the ultraviolet, or UV, idex is high, your ski ca bur i as little as 10 to 15 miutes. Summer s warm rays also pose aother obstacle to good ski care: Whether you re exercisig or just relaxig by the pool, you re boud to sweat a bit more. For your ski, extra sweat meas that dirt, oils ad other evirometal chemicals are trapped close to the ski ad your pores. Those hot days, although perfect for ejoyig a cool drik with family ad frieds, they tur up the heat o your ski, too. Whe the ski is warm, blood vessels sed extra blood to the ski s surface to cool it off. Extra blood ca tur your face red, makig the ski swell ad retai water while kickig oil productio ito high gear. hours or after gettig out of the water (eve oes that claim to be water resistat), sice towel dryig strips away suscree. You ll also wat to reapply lotio after exercisig, as sweat ca water dow suscree, makig it less effective. Whether you have dry ski, oily ski or ormal ski, do t forget to moisturise it. Simple daily activities such as perspirig, shavig or washig your face ca disrupt the ski s atural oil ad moisture level. To couteract ay ski stress your daily routie causes, apply a moisturiser appropriate for your ski type to keep thigs soft ad supple. THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT Lazy days at the pool or beach are warm weather rituals for may families. But if you re tempted to let your child play outdoors for eve a few miutes without the proper su protectio, you re takig a uhealthy risk. It oly takes oe severe subur to potetially double your child s chaces of gettig melaoma later i life, says Adrea Cambio, SUNSAFE TIPS: Opt for suscree with a protectio factor (SPF) of 30 or higher. Make sure it s broad spectrum, blockig UVA/UVB sulight. Let your child choose a coloured or sceted suscree. Uless your child has sesitive ski or a allergic ski disorder, such as eczema. Suscree sticks are best for the face because they are less likely to drip. Spray-o suscrees for kids because they are easy to apply. Cover your child s face while sprayig, or have them make a fuy face or hold their breath for five secods. 17

10 New i store... take a look at some ew ad excitig additios to our rage Beet it Orgaic Beetroot juice No matter how carefully you look, you wo t fid aythig but atural goodess iside this Orgaic Beetroot Juice. Like all of their other products, they keep the igrediet list simple - 90% beetroot ad 10% fresh apple juice (just to smooth over the aturally earthy taste of beetroot). They are the UK s first producers of beetroot juice ad what s more, their Beet IT juice ad Orgaic shots are free from artificial fertilisers ad pesticides. The result is simply delicious! 19

11 May 2014 May 2014 Lipto Ice tea Mix Nothig beats the flavour of a lemoy or mago glass of iced tea. Just combie the tea mix as per your taste with 8fl oz water ad get istat refreshmet ay time. It s 100% atural with o added preservatives ad colourigs. Thirst-quechig ad delicious, this iced tea mix is brewed from real tea leaves. (Refreshigly good!) Blue Diamod Almod Breeze Made from real Califoria almods, here you have a deliciously creamy alterative to dairy ad soymilk. It is lactose free, calcium eriched, ad cotais oly 60 calories per glass - that s half the calories of 2% milk.*. (Delicious ad healthy!) Available i: Origial ad Almod Cocout Nestea Lemo Tea Powder Satisfy your thirst with a classic bled of tea ad bright burst of atural lemo flavour. It s a taste so crisp, you ca actually feel the refreshmet as it hits your taste buds. This powder is coveiet ad easy to mix. (Lemoy fresh!) Lucozade Sport Formulated to maitai hydratio to improve edurace performace. Whe you exercise heavily or for a prologed period of time, replacig what your body loses through sweat is importat. Lucozade Sport provides a source of fluid but importatly cotais both carbohydrate ad sodium. This helps your body absorb fluid more effectively, therefore maitaiig good hydratio levels while also providig the carbohydrates eeded to fuel your performace. Schweppes Giger Beer The drik, which origiated i the mid-1700s i Eglad, was a fermeted alcoholic beverage made from sugar, giger, water, ad a starter culture kow as giger beer plat. But today, the ame giger beer is actually a misomer, as commercial giger beer is a soft drik ad cotais o alcohol. Robust ad spicy it s the perfect thirst quecher for a hot summer s day. Flax USA Flaxmilk Idulge i this rich, satisfyig ad refreshig dairy alterative. Drik by the glassful, pour over cereal, use i smoothies, or add to your favourite recipes. Drik your Omega s every day! Flaxmilk is a easy way to drik your Omega s ad is eriched with Calcium & Vitamis A, D ad B12. (Packed with Omega s!) Available i: Origial ad Vailla GraoVita Soya Orgaic A orgaic glute-free, dairy-free alterative to milk made from a bled of water ad soya beas. (... plus a easy-pour spout!) harrods Eglish Breakfast Tea Established i 1834 as a wholesale grocery, oe of Harrods primary focuses from the begiig was tea. Today, havig high tea at Harrods is still cosidered a must-do whe visitig Lodo - but why go to all that effort whe you ca ejoy this loose leaf breakfast tea every day? 20 21

12 May 2014 Smoked Sweet & Spicy Paprika Made by gridig Capsicum Aum i traditioal stoe mills, dried with oak ad holm oak commo to the area. The result is a essetial Mediterraea igrediet for makig soups, sauces, pickles, meat ad fish dishes or as a sausage preservative. (Smoky ad peetratig) Ifiity Foods Orgaic Rice Flakes A extesive ad varied rage of Ifiity Foods ow brad products are at the heart of their busiess. Food that is simple ad atural, as uadulterated as possible. These rice flakes are orgaic ad glute-free, produced i the UK. The Groovy Food Co. orgaic Omega Cool Oil A woderful utritioal bled of orgaic, cold-pressed seed oils, rich i omega 3, 6 ad 9 ad created especially to give the right amout of omega oils your body eeds. Aabel Karmel orgaic baby Shell Pasta For boys & girls from 7 moths o - cooks i 9mis. Addig these tiy pasta shapes to a tasty sauce itroduces texture i a gradual way. Serve with meat, fish or vegetables. pegui cake bars If cake tickles your facy the you re i for a right laugh with these little fellas. The same Pegui taste i idividually wrapped chocolate cake bars. So light ad airy, oe just is t eough. Walkers Deep Ridged The 8mm ridges, twice as deep as ay other ridged crisp, ulockig massive flavour ad cruch for the ultimate sackig experiece. These bags are full of flavour ad cruchy potato satisfactio! Available i: Flame Grilled Steak, Mature Cheddar & Oio, Salt & Malt Viegar Forest Feast Coco Mago A uique fusio of exotic rich mago with tropical fresh cocout rolled ito sigle serve bites for a truly mouth-waterig experiece. Carabao mago - widely recogised to be amogst the fiest tastig varieties of mago i the world. Ca be ejoyed as a super fruit sack or as a igrediet i bakig & cookig. Grabo Le Bruschette Cruchy rouds of crispy bruschetta flavoured with herbs, perfect for sackig or a accompaimet to soups, salads or paired with goat cheese for a tasty hors doevre. Available i: Rosemary or Garlic & Basil Albers Yellow Cor Meal Used for geeratios, Albers yellow ad white cor meal are essetial igrediets to prepare everythig from sweet cor bread ad cor muffis to fried fish ad chicke. The great taste ad uique texture comes from usig oly the most premium cor ad a special millig process

13 May 2014 Neutrogea Visibly clear This daily wash visibly mattifies the ski with a double actio to uclog pores ad reduce shie. The scrub visibly mattifies the ski ad helps tighte pores with tagerie & lime. pegui cake bars If cake tickles your facy the you re i for a right laugh with these little fellas. The same Pegui taste i idividually wrapped chocolate cake bars. So light ad airy, oe just is t eough. Neutrogea deep clea make-up remover Ultra-soft, pre-moisteed wipes that effectively ad getly sweep away make-up, dirt ad oil for clear, fresh ski. Oil-dissolvers go deep ito the ski to remove pore-cloggig impurities ad leave ski thoroughly cleased with o heavy residue. So there s o eed to rise! Nivea Su Protect ad Refresh A ivisible coolig mist that protects ad refreshes your ski as you apply. Make yo apply medium to high factor to fully protect you ad your family this summer. L Oréal Elett Sati Th legedary hairspray of choice for red carpet evets ad cover photo shoots. Its micro diffuser spray offers a clea, soft shiy fiish. So fie, it disappears at the stroke of a brush. So strog its hold lasts all day. Walkers Deep Ridged The 8mm ridges, twice as deep as ay other ridged crisp, ulockig massive flavour ad cruch for the ultimate sackig experiece. These bags are full of flavour ad cruchy potato satisfactio! Available i: Flame Grilled Steak, Mature Cheddar & Oio, Salt & Malt Viegar Forest Feast Coco Mago A uique fusio of exotic rich mago with tropical fresh cocout rolled ito sigle serve bites for a truly mouth-waterig experiece. Carabao mago - widely recogised to be amogst the fiest tastig varieties of mago i the world. Ca be ejoyed as a super fruit sack or as a igrediet i bakig & cookig. Grabo Le Bruschette Cruchy rouds of crispy bruschetta flavoured with herbs, perfect for sackig or a accompaimet to soups, salads or paired with goat cheese for a tasty hors doevre. Available i: Rosemary or Garlic & Basil Right Guard Total defece 5 A high-performace 3D formula that provides three dimesios of protectio. Usig microecapsulated active igrediets that release protectio whe you most eed it

14 Issue May 2014 Jauary May Always Everyday Multiform patyliers Add a extra touch of femiiity to help keep you feelig fresh, comfy ad cofidet all day, every day. Helps you feel clea ad comfortable for up to te hours. olay regeerist complexio corrector A uique 3-i-1 bledig serum, SPF 15 moisturiser ad sheer foudatio. This ati-ageig Olay CC Cream, istatly perfects complexio ad hydrates, reduces the look of wrikles i 2 weeks ad miimises the appearace of dark spots i 8 weeks. Olay Total Effects 7 Moisturiser + Serum Duo The moisturiser ad serum combies Olay s tried ad tested cream with the power of a serum. It s Olay s most cocetrated formula that fights the seve sigs of ageig. More power, ot more steps. Timotei pure - 0% parabes Timotei Pure is ifused with 100% atural orgaic extracts to ehace your hair aturally - all wrapped up i eco-friedly bottles that use less plastic* ad are fully recyclable. The shampoo revitalises ormal to greasy hair without usig ay silicoes, parabes or colourats. Ifused with orgaic gree tea leaf extract, this carig formula makes your hair feel fresh, clea ad beautiful a pure reflectio of a more atural you. Timotei Pure 2i1, is a everyday essetial time saver ad a must have for the ultra eco coscious, givig you two beefits i oe quick ad easy rise. Ifused with orgaic gree tea leaf extract, it cleas as well as moisturises leavig your hair shiy, soft ad as beautiful as you are. For the little oes peace of mid practical feedig solutios Thoughtfully desiged baby ad toddler products to help parets guide, urture ad care for their little oes. Ease the trasitio from sippy to regular cup with the OXO Tot Traiig Cup. A traslucet lid isert with perforatios aroud the perimeter cotrols the flow of liquid whe your child tilts the cup to drik. Remove the lid isert ad the cup coverts to a regular cup. Soft, o-slip grips are easy for little hads to hold. All OXO Tot Sippy, Straw ad Traiig Cup lids are iterchageable. The sippy cup rage offers several spillproof solutios for teachig baby how to drik like a big kid. All cups have o-slip grips, a dimple i the lid that makes room for little oses, ad traslucet walls to show just how much is left. Each has a leakproof valve which releases pressure for comfortable sippig ad is easily removable for cleaig. Spiach ad carrots? Cereal ad mashed baaas? Never mid jugglig two bowls of baby food. The OXO Tot Divided Feedig Dish frees you to give two foods i oe cotoured, comfortable-to-hold dish, with o-slip base ad grip. Each sectio holds 2.5 ouces. Easily guide pureed food oto spoos with the outer rig, the use its hady lip to remove excess food. Just pop o the lid ad coveietly store leftovers. Whe it s time for solids, try the OXO Tot Feedig Spoo. A protective food-grade silicoe coatig is getle o gums ad mouth ad the soft edges of the silicoe ca be used to scrape the last bit of food from the bowl or jar, or to getly wipe spills from baby s face. The shallow Spoo prevets feedig baby too much food at oce. A cotoured hadle is comfortable to hold ad agled for easy feedig. The OXO Tot Fork ad Spoo are perfect for whe tots are ready to feed themselves. Geerous hadles have soft, o-slip grips ad are easy to hold while scoopig yogurt or piercig pasta. The fork ties capture food effectively (really!) ad safely, while the deep spoo head easily scoops ad cotais food, easig the frustratios of learig to self-feed. A flat spot o the hadles prevets the Fork ad Spoo from rollig off the table or high chair tray ad the soft grips are shaped to keep them from slidig ito bowls or plates. 26 * Fid a full rage of oxo tot at Abela 27

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16 May 2014 Shutterstock historic bosto I m ot sure why group tours fill me with dread, they just do. Maybe it s beig ordered aroud that I do t like, or havig the decisio-makig process take away from me. However, fidig myself aloe i the very historic city of Bosto ad, oops, very I kew we were i safe hads whe our guide, Le, isisted I do my helmet before I d eve exited the shop. Perhaps he thought I was i dager of barrellig dow its two steps ad hittig my head o the awaitig row of bikes below. I did t little research doe o my part, I decided a half day tour might thik I looked that ucoordiated but duly istructed, I buckled words ad pictures Louise Adamso give me a better idea of the city s roots ad layout. up ad took oe of their well-maitaied bikes for a spi the by bike There are may optios for tours, but the trolley bus did t do it for me, or did the ghost walk or (god forbid) the duck tour where a amphibious ladig vehicle has you splashig joied the other group members to await further istructio. Thakfully there was o flag or badge, ad oly six others to have to itroduce myself to. Greetigs, hadshakes ad smiles ito the Charles River ad everyoe istructed to quack like doe ad safety briefig over, we foud ourselves tootlig alog The mere metio of a group tour sets my erves o edge. To say that wearig a badge ad beig herded about like sheep, or blidly followig some overly chatty a duck. No, that was ever goig to happe. So, lookig for somethig a little more alterative, I foud a small bike shop i the quay area. Urba AdveTours Bosto offered a classic city tour for those lookig to get a great overall itroductio to Bosto s bike- friedly streets at a steady pace. Bosto is the largest city i New Eglad, the capital of the state of Massachusetts, ad oe of the most historic, wealthy ad ifluetial cities i the Uited States of America, but ridig fellow holdig a flag aloft is just ot my thig would be a uderstatemet. Yet here I Bosto. (Just what I eeded). O this tour you get a good idea of the layout of the city ad see sights ad eighbourhoods that aroud its streets ad purpose-built bikeways, it feels itimate, friedly ad accessible. Other road-users are polite to the was, about to sig up for a group tour, albeit o a bike, but still a group o tour... you might fid you would like to explore i greater depth later, maybe o foot. You discover the uique character ad charm of extreme ad although the tour route does migle with traffic, at o poit did I feel the group was i ay dager. 30 each commuity up close, i perso, oly possible by bicycle. Ridig at a leisurely pace this tour would suit really ayoe with 31

17 32 Bosto Commo dotted with historical remiders of its past very basic fitess ad able to ride a bike - this beig evidet whe the two childre with us aged about 7 ad 10 made short work of the most streuous sectio of the tour - that beig a very short ad ot too steep part of Beaco Hill. Highlights alog the route were poited out by Le by brigig the group to a halt ad takig the time to give us a comprehesive overview of each historic or iterestig sight, the 3 hours passig i the blik of a eye. Beig British ad ew to Bosto I had may questios, all of which were kowledgeably aswered without me feelig a little bit thick, or that we were i a rush ad had to move alog. The route took us past the historic Feway Park, The Christia Sciece Ceter, through Bosto Commo ad past the beautiful browstoes i Back Bay ad the South Ed. The Rose Keedy Greeway Bosto s ewest public park, alog the Charles River Esplaade ad to the North Ed Bosto s oldest residetial, Italia eighbourhood. The delicious aromas waftig all aroud, temptig us to stop at the famous Mike s Pastry ad tuck ito a limocello caoli or bocootto. Fially through Copley Square, swooshig past the Bosto Public Library, Triity Church, ad the Joh Hacock buildig we foud ourselves reluctatly headig back to retur the bikes, heads so full of ew iformatio I persoally felt like I d bee o the crash course The Complete History of Bosto i 3 hours. The sheer plethora of museums, historical sights, ad wealth of live performaces, all explai why the city gets over 16 millio visitors a year, makig it oe of the te most popular tourist locatios i the USA - ad gettig a bike s view of the city was certaily worthwhile as well as great value for moey. The City View tour is approx $50, ad icludes bike, helmet, water, ad of course, a guide who will lead you o your travels. The tour is covers a distace of aroud 25km, from the bustlig streets of dowtow, to the seree bike paths o the Charles River, this tour truly brigs you the best of Bosto by bike. Now it was time to repleish my spet eergy stores with some hearty New Eglad fare, ad where better to start tha the Uio Oyster House - the oldest restaurat i Bosto ad the oldest restaurat i cotiuous service i the U.S. its doors ope to diers sice Eterig the quait, low ceiliged iterior from the arrow cobbled lae, I sat at the small woode table woderig what these walls had see over the years, icludig the Keedy cla, as I waited for my steamig cup of clam chowder to arrive. The New Eglad speciality is milk or cream-based, traditioally of a thicker cosistecy tha other regioal styles, made with potatoes, oio, ad clams. Icludig tomatoes is shued, i fact, a bill makig tomatoes i clam chowder illegal was itroduced i the Maie legislature i Mie was thick ad delicious, though with very little taste of clams - I was iformed it was the New Eglad style. 33

18 May 2014 New Eglad fare - the famous clam chowder Mike s Pastry attracts edless lies to wait for a taste of its famous caoli ad other Italia specialities. All-America South Street Dier offers giat blueberry pacakes, raisi-ciammo toast 24hrs a day

19 May 2014 The old cotiuous ruig restaurat i the USA Bosto s colourful history is visible o every corer Fresh, delicious ad umerous - the seafood optios at the Barkig Crab 36 O a seafood missio it was o to the Barkig Crab for some of its famous boiled crab beeath the red ad yellow stripes of the circus tet-like roof. Immediately, the log commual tables scattered with kitche rolls ad plastic tubs of cutlery just screamed messy ad as I tucked ito crispy crab cakes ad got crackig o the log leggy extremities of some ufortuate Alaska crab, it s ever bee truer. Happy as a clam, I am smattered with a coroary-iducig garlic butter, spicy mayoaise ad crab juice... ad lovig it. Time to clea up back at my hotel. The dog-lovig, yoga-practicig, evirometally coscious Nie Zero (A Kimpto Hotel), withi easy walkig distace of the city s Freedom Trail. Sleekly desiged ad hip, the red-brick ad limestoe hotel is froted by a discreet facade o bustlig Tremot Street right ext to Bosto Commo ad a stoe s throw from Quicy Market. Guests who brig their dogs are provided a i-room pet bed at o extra charge, as well as a pet bowl ad a welcome treat. It was quite woderful to see so may four-legged frieds ejoyig their stay as much as I was. The cool marble lobby turs out to be a buzzig place to hag out from 5 to 6pm., whe every day the hotel offers caapes ad glasses of red ad white to guests - a great way to meet ew people if you feel so iclied. With o desire to veture out for the eveig, the hotel s Highball Louge was the perfect veue for a small bite ad refreshmet i a chilled ad laid back atmosphere to fiish off the day. For breakfast the followig morig I was lookig for somethig other tha the geeric crowded Starbucks ad foud myself stadig outside South Street Dier - a small silver-sided shack complete with giat roof-mouted coffee cup. It has apparetly bee frequeted by some quite famous souls I discovered as I slid across oe of five blue viyl upholstered booths ad trawled the diverse meu. Built i 1947 by the Worcester Diig Compay to serve local factory workers, it has sice become a local ladmark, a costat i Bosto s after-hours scee ad a fial eveig destiatio for local residets, studets ad visitors. Whe the clubs close, the Dier is the place to grab somethig to eat, hag out with frieds, celebrity watch, ad keep the party goig. I ca see why. The plate of giat blueberry pacakes ad geerous servig of raisiciammo toast all washed dow with a delicious jar of iced coffee was all I eeded ot have to eat for the ext week let aloe for the ext 24 hours. No frills, o fuss ad o gree mermaid i sight. For ow more exercise was defiitely i order, ad what better place to have a wader tha the pedestria-friedly streets ad parks of Bosto. 37

20 Q & A With her cliical dietetics, food service, psychology ad maagemet backgroud, Rita works to deliver the highest level of food quality ad customer care for all cliets. She also thrives to esure that all Slim Lite cliets receive a full educatioal sessio durig their cosultatios ad all the support required to esure a healthy ad happy life. Sed us your diet questios to Rita for some professioal advice... Q A All my life I have eate tomatoes, suddely I m gettig allergic reactios (swolle mouth, red blotches) how ca I suddely become allergic to somethig I have eate all my life ad how ca i stop it? Tomatoes are amazig i their utriet cotet with a wide rage of vitamis ad mierals. They are also rich i lycopee, a utriet foud to have protective properties agaist cacer, improves boe mass ad reduces ski sesitivity to harmful UV rays. Eve with all these beefits, ad although tomato allergy is very rare, there are idividuals who suffer from type 1 hypersesitivity, also kow as cotact allergy. Most people have what would ormally be classified as itolerace to tomatoes rather tha a allergy who ca cosume tomato i small amouts without a major reactio. A allergy o the other had would result i a reactio every time you eat tomatoes ad the reactios are usually more serious i ature. Allergies ad itoleraces usually appear durig childhood but may develop at aytime durig a perso s life. Also, if you ve had a relatively mild reactio i the past, subsequet allergic reactios may be more serious, so I would recommed you refer to a allergist ad check the source of your allergic reactio ad get the treatmet eeded. Ufortuately, tomato allergy ca best be treated through avoidace, but for some, it ca be treated successfully with atihistamies ad topical steroidal oitmet for the symptomatic allergic rash. So, my best piece of advice to you is to cosult with your allergy specialist physicias. Q A Sed your questios to: utritioist@abeladelicatesse.com I have bee hearig about farro grai a lot lately. What is it ad why is this such a good product to eat istead of say rice etc. Farro is a aciet grai derived from certai wheat species. It is sold dried ad is prepared by cookig i water util soft, preferably after beig soaked overight uless you buy the pearled ad pre-soaked variety. It may be eate plai, as a replacemet for rice, potato or pasta for luch or eve added to salads ad soups. Farro is a whole grai ad a excellet source of complex carbohydrates. It has twice the fibre ad protei compared to moder wheat. Differet tha some other whole grais, a carbohydrate i farro called cyaogeic glucosides has bee foud to stimulate the immue system, lower cholesterol ad help maitai blood sugar levels. While farro does cotai glute, the glute molecules are weaker tha moder wheat, makig it more easily digested. This is i additio to the fact that it is a very rich source of magesium, zic, vitami B3, atioxidats, phytoutriets, ligas ad betaie. Betaie, i combiatio with cholie, has bee show to prevet or reduce stressiduced iflammatio. As such, farro is cosidered a better choice whe compared to rice or other carbohydrate-rich compoets of our diet. Yours i hea lth, Rita 39

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