Your week
YOUR HEALTH
If you think you’re being healthy and saving some calories by ordering salad or oatmeal, think again, says the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
The nonprofit group recently tested the nutritional content of “healthy” fast-food items and found some of them were packed with more fat, sodium, and sugar than anyone should eat in an entire day.
The worst offenders were Wendy’s Baja Salad, with almost twice the recommended amount of daily sodium, and McDonald’s Fruit & Maple Oatmeal, with more calories than a hamburger and more sugar than many candy bars.
Rounding out the top (or bottom) five were Subway Fresh Fit 6-inch Turkey Breast Sub, which has 24 fat grams with cheese and mayo; Sonic’s Strawberry Smoothie, which has more sugar than five Twinkies; and KFC Kentucky Grilled Chicken, which contains PhIP, a chemical classified as a carcinogen by the federal government.
YOUR HOME
Want guests to feel more at home in your home? Add a big round chair or a circular rug or ottoman.
People react more positively to, and prefer to socialize in, spaces filled with curvy forms and shapes, as opposed to rectangles, according to a new study from Oregon State University.
Study participants said curvy rooms made them feel happier, more hopeful, comfortable and relaxed than the sharp-angled rooms.
“Curvilinear forms create warmth,” said Sibel Dazkir, a doctoral student in design and human environment, who conducted the study. “They’re associated with organic forms found in nature.”
» Find more home and garden ideas in Sunday’s Today section.
YOUR FOOD
Chinese five-spice powder is an easy way to add exotic flavor to a quick stir-fry for a weeknight meal. For the recipe, see Page C5.
» 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)
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
Glee cast, “Glee: The Music, Volume 6”
Brad Paisley, “This is Country Music”
New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, “NKOTBSB”
On DVD (Tuesday)
“Gnomeo & Juliet”
“I Am Number Four”
“The Royal Wedding: William & Catherine”
In theaters (Thursday)
“The Hangover Part II” (comedy)
“Kung Fu Panda 2” (animated)
On TV
“Dancing With the Stars”: The season wraps up (Tuesday, 8 p.m., ABC) just in time for the return of “So You Think You Can Dance” (Thursday, 8 p.m., Fox).
“Glee”: Season 2 ends with the kids competing for the national title in New York City. (Tuesday, 9 p.m., Fox)
“The Oprah Winfrey Show”: Oprah bids farewell after 25 years as the queen of daytime talk. (Wednesday, 4 p.m., KREM-2)
“American Idol”: It’s down to Lauren vs. Scotty for the 10th-season crown. (Wednesday, 8 p.m., Fox)
“The National Memorial Day Concert”: B.B. King and Kris Allen (“American Idol”) are among the performers for the holiday tradition. (Sunday, 7 and 8:30 p.m., KSPS-7)
On stage
“Wicked”: Through Sunday, INB Performing Arts Center
WWE Smackdown: Tuesday, Spokane Arena
Spokane For Japan benefit: Saturday, Lincoln Center
Around town
Priest Lake Spring Festival: Friday-Sunday, Priest Lake
Spokane Kennel Club Dog Show: Friday-Sunday, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center
Hillyard Hop/’50s Day: Saturday, Hillyard
» Find a full arts and entertainment roundup in the Thursday and Friday Today sections.