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'Good Cheap Eats' contains great recipes that can be made on a budget
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"Good Cheap Eats" is by Jessica Fisher. - photo by Harvard Common Press
'Good Cheap Eats' contains great recipes that can be made on a budget
Deseret News National
Updated: Sep 18, 2014, 9:00 AM
Published: Sep 15, 2014, 4:01 PM

"GOOD CHEAP EATS: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less," by Jessica Fisher, Harvard Common Press, $16.95, 320 pages

For many people, especially those families with children, it is sometimes hard to plan healthy meals during the week. As the kids get older and their schedules get busier, it is often easier to pick up fast food somewhere than it is to cook a meal. This is made even more difficult if a family is on a strict budget.

"Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less" is a new cookbook that is for busy (and budget conscious) families. Written by fishmama.com blogger Jessica Fisher, this book contains more than 200 recipes ranging from simple-item appetizers like the Hot Cheese Dip with Tomatoes to full meals, complete with multiple items.

Fisher organized the book into easy-to-use chapters based on the recipes found in each section. A favorite chapter is “Breakfast for Supper,” which includes many easy recipes for those people who like to eat breakfast foods for dinner. Other chapter examples are: “Stretching It,” with examples of how to use less food but still get lots of flavor, and “Company Dinners,” which provides recipe ideas that can be used for more people while still being relatively less expensive.

Overall, the best feature of the book is its organization into more than 70 multicourse meals. The reader can make one item to complement a family favorite or follow recipes for a full meal, including main dish and sides.

One meal plan includes recipes for Honey Mustard Ham, Seasoned Cauliflower, Tastiest-Ever Scalloped Potatoes and Mama’s Sweet Rolls. Also included are helpful color-codes on each recipe that indicate if that recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free or meatless. The author has compiled recipes for people of all skill levels, and it is a great companion for any home's cookbook collection.

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Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
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Deseret News
Published: Aug 13, 2018, 1:39 PM
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.