No-flour power
Skinny Crisps gourmet crackers, $5.50 to $6.50 per 5-ounce bag; sold in Colorado Whole Foods stores and natural foods markets
Calorie crunch.
The tasty gluten-free, locally made Skinny Crisps aren’t cheap, but they’re sure good, especially for anyone with celiac disease, diabetes or on a low-carb diet. Munch Brownie Crisps, wafer-thin chocolate crackers with chocolate sprinkles (80 calories for three), for a low-fat, high-fiber, rewarding alternative to treats that pack a larger caloric wallop.
Mountain time
“Life in the ‘Boat” by Joanne Palmer ($13.95)
The high life.
Property manager Joanne Palmer’s weekly humor column in the Steamboat Pilot chronicles the tribulations of a mother growing into a woman of a certain age in a ski resort town. Aging, unwelcome fat deposits, contemptuous adolescent children, vexing new cell phones, etc., all provide grist for her mill. In Colorado bookstores or online at .
A ping-pong wizard
Colorado table tennis prodigy Austin Preiss featured, 3 p.m., Bud Light Table Tennis Championships coverage, ESPN (cable TV)
Such a supple wrist.
This Manitou Springs teenager is a sophomore at Cheyenne Mountain High School, and a celebrated table tennis player with one eye on the Olympics. He’s among the athletes showcased in a two-hour special broadcast about tennis and tennis- related things, including ping-pong, which British expatriates invented as a way to stay in shape during India’s monsoon season.
