Your week
YOUR HEALTH
Fresh fruits and vegetables abound in the summer, but so do diet wreckers. Some common trouble spots:
• Summer salads: Potato salad, pasta salad and coleslaw might sound healthy, but they can be high in calories and fat. Keep portions small and lighten salads by cutting mayonnaise content in half – you can substitute nonfat Greek yogurt – and adding mustard and diced vegetables for flavor.
• Mixed drinks: Margaritas, daiquiris and other mixed drinks are high in sugar and can easily top 400 calories. Stick to wine spritzers, light beer or sparkling water with a twist of lime, and alternate alcoholic beverages with water.
• Frozen drinks: A 20-ounce fruit smoothie can run 500 calories, while a 16-ounce iced coffee concoction can add 400. Order small sizes, ask for coffee drinks with nonfat milk and no whipped cream and make homemade smoothies with fresh fruit, ice and nonfat yogurt.
• Festival foods: You’ll run into plenty of burgers, ice cream and funnel cakes. Tame cravings – and beat crowds – by heading to a festival just after breakfast, or have a small, healthy snack beforehand. Scope out healthier options such as real fruit pops or grilled corn on the cob, and split less healthy fare.
» Find more health and fitness tips in Tuesday’s Today section.
YOUR HOME
The authors of “Small Green Roofs” (Timber Press, $24.95 softcover) argue that putting plants on a roof is as good for the occupants as it is for the environment.
A green roof, they say, connects us with nature while performing such beneficial functions as cooling buildings and slowing storm-water runoff. That’s why they encourage green roofs on a small scale, on houses, garages and sheds.
The book covers the process of creating a green roof and choosing plants. It also profiles a few dozen green roof projects, focusing on the design process, installation and success of each.
» Find more home and garden ideas in Sunday’s Today section.
YOUR FOOD
We’re not sure how big the turkeys get in Texas, but you can use any old ground gobbler for healthy, spicy Texas Turkey Burgers. For the recipe, see page C7.
» Find more recipes and restaurant news in Wednesday’s Food section.
YOUR FUN
Here’s what’s on the schedule for this week:
On CD (Tuesday)
They Might Be Giants, “Join Us”
3 Doors Down, “Time of My Life”
Kidz Bop Kids, “Kidz Bop 20”
311, “Universal Pulse”
On DVD (Tuesday)
“Limitless”
“Take Me Home Tonight”
“Potiche”
In theaters (Friday)
“Captain America: The First Avenger” (action/adventure)
“Friends with Benefits” (comedy)
On TV
“It’s Worth What?”: Cedric the Entertainer hosts this new spinoff of “The Price is Right.” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., NBC)
“Web Therapy”: Premiere of the TV version of the online comedy series starring Lisa Kudrow as a snarky therapist who counsels clients quickly over the Internet. (Tuesday, 11 p.m., Showtime)
“Royal Pains”: Ed Asner (“Lou Grant”) guest-stars as Hank and Evan’s long-lost grandfather, whom they meet when attending a parole hearing for their con-man dad (Henry Winkler). (Wednesday, 9 p.m., USA)
“Same Name”: David Hasselhoff the landscaper trades places with his better-known acting namesake in the debut of this reality series. (Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS)
On stage
Mozart on a Summer’s Eve: Tuesday-Wednesday, Manito Park
Al Stewart: Wednesday, Arbor Crest Wine Cellars
“Once on This Island”: Opens Thursday, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre
“Buddy”: Opens Friday, Spokane Civic Theatre
“Deadliest Catch” Live: Sunday, INB Performing Arts Center
Around town
Cherry Pickers’ Trot and Pit Spit: Thursday, Green Bluff
KPBX Kids Concert: Friday, Kroc Center, Coeur d’Alene
Artists Loose on the Palouse: Friday-Sunday, On Sacred Grounds, Valleyford
County 4-H Horse Show: Friday-Sunday, Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Coeur d’Alene
» Find a full arts and entertainment roundup in the Thursday and Friday Today sections.