tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88813597859402877842024-03-05T17:33:53.624-08:00Get ActiveA Blog From The Wood County Health DepartmentKristie Rauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654836789187627579noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-9008207767932491142012-08-03T08:36:00.000-07:002012-08-03T08:36:14.397-07:00Becoming an Olympian!Many of us have been watching the summer Olympics in London the past week and have probably become inspired to try new sports. In order to help you learn more about the games and how you can be part of it, we would like to share with you some Olympic insights.....<br />
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<a href="http://www.london2012.com/schedule-and-results/day=3-august/all-day.html">The Olympics Schedule</a><br />
<a href="http://www.teamusa.org/">USA Olympic Team</a><br />
<a href="http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/sportscrafts/a/070300a.htm">Create your own Olympic games</a><br />
<br />Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-74096997136322136922012-07-09T09:05:00.000-07:002012-07-09T09:05:09.482-07:00Shop at the Farmers' Market<br />
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Access to fresh, locally grown foods, for starters. That may be one of the best reasons, but there are many more. Farmers markets have fruits and vegetables at the peak of the growing season. This means produce is at its freshest and tastes the best. The food is typically grown near where you live, not thousands of miles away or another country. Shopping at farmers markets also supports your local farmers and keeps the money you spend on food closer to your neighborhood.</div>
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Nutrition.gov recently filmed a <a href="http://www.nutrition.gov/shopping-cooking-meal-planning/food-shopping-and-meal-planning/farmers-markets" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #cb1a31; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">video</a> to promote the benefits of shopping at farmers markets, featuring a registered dietitian as she talks with farmers and customers at the market. And here’s a sneak peek at our <a href="http://www.nutrition.gov/shopping-cooking-meal-planning/food-shopping-and-meal-planning/farmers-markets-fresh-nutritious" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #cb1a31; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Top 10 Reasons to Shop at Farmers Markets</a> with links to resources to help you find local markets and get the most out of your market experience:</div>
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There is a lot of curd coming your whey in the month of May!<br />
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4 chicken bouillon cubes.<br />4 cups water.<br />2 cans cream of chicken
soup.<br />1 (10-12 oz) box chopped of broccoli.<br />1 1/2 cups raw potatoes,
diced.<br />1 small onion, chopped.<br />1 pound Velveeta cheese.<br />
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Boil 4 cups of water and dissolve bouillon in it.<br /><br />Add the vegetables
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Cheesy Chicken Breasts recipe</h1>
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4 whole chicken breasts, split and skinned.<br />2 oz of mozzarella
cheese.<br />1 medium egg, beaten.<br />¼ cup of fine breadcrumbs.<br />1 tablespoon
of Parmesan cheese.<br />1 teaspoon of parsley.<br />1 teaspoon of chicken
bouillon.<br />¼ teaspoon of salt.<br />Dash of pepper.<br />
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Cut a slit in each of the chicken breasts.<br /><br />Cut the cheese into strips
and place inside the chicken breasts, securing with a toothpick.<br /><br />Place
bone side down in a baking dish.<br /><br />Brush the chicken with
egg.<br /><br />Combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over top of the
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<br />Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-6464054467235256332012-04-04T07:09:00.003-07:002012-04-04T07:18:59.833-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#006600;">SPINACH STRENGH!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Have you heard of Popeye the Sailor Man? He’s a man who is strong to the finach, because he loves his spinach.<br />This month, Farm to school is featuring spinach and fresh salad greens in local Wood County schools.<br /><br />Here are a few recipes for you to try on your own or with your family. Enjoy!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chicken and Spinach Summer Casserole </span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>Ingredients: </strong></div><br /><div align="left">1 tablespoon olive oil</div><br /><div align="left">2 garlic cloves, crushed</div><br /><div align="left">2 cups fresh spinach, finely chopped</div><br /><div align="left">2 cups shredded cooked, skinless chicken breast</div><br /><div align="left">1/2 cup sour cream </div><br /><div align="left">1/2 cup mayonnaise </div><br /><div align="left">1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice</div><br /><div align="left">½ teaspoon black pepper</div><br /><div align="left">¼ teaspoon salt</div><br /><div align="left">½ cup Parmesan cheese </div><br /><div align="left">½ cup grated mozzarella cheese</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Preparation Instructions:</strong></div><strong><br /><div align="left"></strong>1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.</div><br /><div align="left">2. Lightly grease a 9-by-9-inch baking dish and set aside.</div><br /><div align="left">3. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add spinach and cook until wilted and bright green, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, add chicken, and toss well.</div><br /><div align="left">4. In a separate large bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, pepper, salt, and cheeses. Transfer half of cheese mixture to chicken mixture; toss well to coat, and spread into prepared dish. Spoon remaining cheese mixture over the top.5. Bake 45 minutes, until bubbling and lightly browned. Cool 15 minutes before serving.</div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Notes about this recipe:</strong></div><br /><div align="left">This recipe features fresh spinach and light chicken breast - it delivers all the comfort of a homemade casserole without any of the bulk.<br />Spinachrecipes.org<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Easy Hot Spinach Dip recipe</span></strong></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><div align="left"><br /></span><strong>Ingredients:</strong></div><strong><br /><div align="left"></strong>9 oz (1 packet) of frozen spinach.</div><br /><div align="left">8 oz (1 packet) of cream cheese.</div><br /><div align="left">2 garlic cloves, minced.</div><br /><div align="left">1 teaspoon of salt.</div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>Preparation Instructions:</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Cook the frozen spinach according to directions on its packaging, with the garlic. </div><br /><div align="left">Drain throughly.</div><br /><div align="left">Add the cream cheese and salt.</div><br /><div align="left">Cook over a low heat until heated through.</div><br /><div align="left">Serve hot with crackers.</div><br /><br /><div align="left">Spinachrecipes.org</div>Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-2671648916195540462012-02-27T10:57:00.006-08:002012-02-27T11:33:44.638-08:00Cranberries!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY_dweYeHcZZ4B099s2ANQ-O3FHCjZDbLqLDqXetfM1_XRnSG9E9cI75W41SpHbNwbOjMJ3t03qYWTWwsBSNmozj2V-Ai8oWPhzCdzJawhLu4x83QEs7DWZ6BveUD0Ac5sQOHpHyi8OI/s1600/Wood+map-cranberry.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713897185734923730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY_dweYeHcZZ4B099s2ANQ-O3FHCjZDbLqLDqXetfM1_XRnSG9E9cI75W41SpHbNwbOjMJ3t03qYWTWwsBSNmozj2V-Ai8oWPhzCdzJawhLu4x83QEs7DWZ6BveUD0Ac5sQOHpHyi8OI/s320/Wood+map-cranberry.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Smack dab in the middle of the state is Wood County, which is known as the heart of cranberry country. Wisconsin, who earned cranberries as their official fruit in 2004 has several growers of the super fruit, 250 to be exact. These growers harvest 60 percent of the nation’s cranberries and for 17 consecutive years have held the top ranking for producing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For more information on Cranberries visit these websites:<br /><a href="http://www.getactivewoodcounty.org/">http://www.getactivewoodcounty.org/</a><br /><a href="http://www.wiscran.org/index.php">www.wiscran.org/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://www.oceanspray.com/">www.oceanspray.com/</a><br /><a href="http://historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/">historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Cranberry recipe:</span></em></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Citrus Cranberry Relish</span></strong><br /><strong>Ingredients<br /></strong>1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries<br />1 medium navel orange, peeled, chopped and seeded<br />1 medium tangerine, peeled, chopped and seeded<br />1/2 cup raisins<br />1/2 cup reduced-calorie pancake syrup<br />1/2 cup orange marmalade<br />1/2 cup orange juice<br />2 teaspoons ground allspice<br /><strong>Directions<br /></strong>In a saucepan, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 cups.<br /><a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/">http://www.tasteofhome.com/</a>Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-1144108743524738652012-01-09T11:51:00.000-08:002012-01-09T12:05:01.515-08:00Hot PotatoPotatoes are everywhere and can do all sorts of neat tricks! You can use them as a stamp for art projects, to make electricity, or to play the game Hot Potato. Even better you can use potatoes in many healthy and delicious meals. Good thing the potato is this month’s featured produce!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Potato Oven Fries</span></strong><br />4 servings<br />Active Time: 5 minutes<br />Total Time: 25 minutes<br /><br />Ingredients<br />2 large Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into wedges<br />4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, (optional)<br />More Healthy Recipe Ideas<br />You Might Also Like<br /><br />Preparation<br />Preheat oven to 450°F.<br />Toss potato wedges with oil, salt and thyme (if using). Spread the wedges out on a rimmed baking sheet.<br />Bake until browned and tender, turning once, about 20 minutes total.<br /><br />Nutrition<br />Per serving: 102 calories; 5 g fat ( 1 g sat , 4 g mono ); 0 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 291 mg sodium; 405 mg potassium.<br /><br />-eatingwell.com<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Healthy Potato Soup Recipe<br /></strong></span>Ingredients:<br />3/4 cup (1 medium) onion, chopped 4 1/2 cups potatoes, peeled, diced 1 Tablespoon margarine 3 Tablespoons flour 1 quart whole milk<br /><br />Directions:<br />1. Place onions and potatoes in sauce pan. Cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.<br />2. Melt margarine in saucepan. Add flour and stir until smooth. Heat to thicken.<br />3. Add onions and potatoes to milk mixture, and heat to serving temperature.<br />Makes 4 Servings, about 1 cup each, plus 4 servings for another meal<br /><br />PER SERVING:<br />Calories 190Total fat 6 gramsSaturated fat 3 gramsCholesterol 17 milligramsSodium 325 milligrams<br /><br />-momswhothink.comHealth Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-62888515320162906822011-12-01T11:51:00.000-08:002011-12-01T11:54:50.732-08:00What's up doc?You may know that phrase from the famous Bugs Bunny cartoon, but more importantly is the carrot Bugs is nibbling on when he says it. The carrot is the December Harvest of Month produce and Bugs would agree that they are pretty delicious. Also, the Wood County Health Department has moved into Riverview Hospital and is located on the 4th floor. Today is the first day we are open for business after a few busy days of moving in.<br />Exciting!<br /><br />So as the snow starts to fall and the temperatures outside begin to drop we hope you are able to enjoy one of these two delightful carrot filled recipes!<br /><strong><br />Harvest Muffins<br /></strong>¼ cup canola oil<br />½ cup brown sugar<br />1 egg<br />¾ cup applesauce<br />1 cup grated carrots<br />1 cup grated zucchini<br />1 cup whole wheat flour<br />¾ cup flour<br />2 tsp. baking powder<br />1 tsp. cinnamon<br />½ tsp. nutmeg<br />½ tsp. salt<br /><br />Preheat oven to 400F. In large bowl, whisk oil and sugar. Beat in egg. Add applesauce. Stir in carrots and zucchini. In another bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just mixed. Spoon batter into muffin cups and bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Carrot Puree with Hazelnuts<br /></strong>4 servings, about 1/2 cup each<br />Active Time: 30 minutes<br />Total Time: 30 minutes<br />Ingredients<br />1 pound carrots (5-6 medium), cut into 1/2-inch pieces<br />2 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces<br />2 tablespoons <a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/carrot_potato_puree.html##">chopped</a> hazelnuts, toasted (see Tip)<br />2 tablespoons chopped green olives<br />2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest<br />1 small clove garlic, minced<br />1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br /><br />Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven fitted with a steamer basket. Steam carrots and potatoes until very soft, 12 to 15 minutes.<br />Meanwhile, combine hazelnuts, olives, orange zest, garlic and 1 teaspoon oil in a small bowl.<br />Transfer the carrots and potatoes to a food processor; add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and salt. Process until smooth. Serve each portion with a spoonful of the hazelnut tapenade.<br /><br />Tip: To toast chopped nuts or seeds, cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-63170251194356305222011-11-23T08:59:00.000-08:002011-11-23T09:05:34.125-08:00Thanksgiving JokesHere are a few jokes to share with your family around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br />Q: What do you call the age of a pilgrim?<br />A: Pilgrimage.<br /><br />Q: What kind of cars would pilgrims drive today?<br />A: Plymouth.<br /><br />Q:What kind of tan did pilgrims get at the beach?<br />A: Puritan.<br /><br />Q: What kind of face does a pilgrim make when he's in pain?<br />A: Pil-grimace.<br /><br />Q: What's the smallest unit of measurement in the pilgrim cookbook?<br />A: Pilgram.<br /><br />Q: What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?<br />A: Plymouth Rock.<br /><br />Jimmy: Mmmmm! That turkey smells good and it's not even done yet. How long will it be?<br />Mom: About the same length as it was before I put it into the oven, I suppose.<br /><br />Q: What sound does a turkey's phone make?<br />A: Wing! Wing!Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-80015228522341929982011-11-04T10:38:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:42:00.572-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>You say Tomato, I say Tomahto!<br /></strong></span><br />The past couple weeks have been rainy, cold, warm and sunny, which means it must be November in Wisconsin and time for a new Harvest of the Month item too! You may have guessed it from the title that Tomatoes are in the spotlight this month. Tomatoes, the fruit that is often mistaken for a vegetable, (except for culinary purposes) is used across many cultures and therefore in many tasty dishes. With Thanksgiving coming up in just a few short weeks, we have provided you with a few new ideas of what to share with your family this Thanksgiving season.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Bake Parmesan Tomatoes</strong></span> <span style="font-size:78%;">eatingwell.com<br /></span>Serves 4<br /><br />4 tomatoes, halved horizontally<br />¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br />1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano<br />¼ teaspoon salt<br />Freshly ground pepper, to taste<br />4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil<br /><br />Preheat oven to 450° F.<br />Place tomatoes cut-side up on a baking sheet. Top with Parmesan, oregano, salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil and bake until the tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Great After Thanksgiving Turkey Enchiladas</strong></span> <span style="font-size:78%;">yummly.com<br /></span>Serves 6<br /><br />3 tablespoons vegetable Oil<br />1 ¾ cups finely chopped onion<br />28 ozs enchilada sauce<br />5 plum tomatoes (finely chopped)<br />1 ½ teaspoons chilies (finely chopped)<br />1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)<br />3 cups cooked turkey (coarsely shredded<br />2 cups Monterey jack cheese (grated)<br />¾ cup sour cream<br />12 corn tortilla (5 to 6 inch)<br />Tomato sauce (spicy)<br /><br />Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 ½ cups onions and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add enchilada sauce, tomatoes, and chipotles. Cover; simmer 20 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat. Stir in ½ cup cilantro. Season sauce with pepper. Mix turkey, 1 ½ cups cheese, sour cream, ¼ cup onions and ½ cup cilantro in bowl. Season with dash of salt and pepper.<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350° F. Heat ½ cup vegetable oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Cook 1 tortilla until pliable, about 20 seconds per side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining tortillas.<br /><br />Spread ½ cup sauce in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon ¼ cup turkey mixture in center of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas. Arrange seam side down in dish. Spoon 2 ½ cups sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle with ½ cup cheese. Bake enchiladas until heated through, about 30 minutes.<br /><br />Rewarm remaining sauce in saucepan over medium-low heat. Transfer to sauceboat. Serve enchiladas, passing sauce seperately.<br /><br /><strong>Enjoy!</strong>Health Office Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595998168172630055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-86086917543935203262011-09-30T08:06:00.000-07:002011-09-30T08:25:13.071-07:00There's a pepper for everyone!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wow, September always goes quickly with kids preparing and heading off for the beginning of school and colder fall weather hitting us hard with it's unpredictability. To celebrate a wonderful month of learning and plenty of dancing in the rain, we have some tasty and healthy recipes using our </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Harvest of the Month</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Peppers! Peppers are a wonderfully diverse food and can make a dish hot and spicy or sweet and savory. They can be incorporated in to so many everyday dishes, it's hard to widdle down do our favorites. We dug up some interesting recipes for this week, including a different way to add peppers to your sandwich, as well as a slightly more involved soup that will have you heating up your mornings OR nights.<br /><br />Have a good weekend, and don't forget to pick up some fresh peppers at your local farmers market!</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Hot Chile Bread</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" > (squidoo.com)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />We knew you could put about anything in bread, but hot chile peppers?! I'm pumped to try out this recipe! Let us know how you're loaf turns out if you make it!</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />1 cup warm water (110 degrees)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />2 Tbsp. sugar</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />2 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 beaten </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">egg</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />1 tsp. salt</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, plus extra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />4-1/2 cups flour, plus extra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />1/2 each of a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">red, yellow and green bell pepper</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, seeded and diced</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />4 scotch bonnet chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />In a large bowl, mix the water, yeast and sugar together. Cover and leave for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it froths and bubbles appear on the surface. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Beat the eggs, salt and oil into the yeast mixture until combined, then add the flour and peppers, stirring. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Sprinkle flour on work surface, then knead the dough 5 to 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. If sticky, add more flour. Lightly oil the bowl and return the dough, turning so it is covered with oil. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Cover and let rise 2 to 3 hours, until doubled in bulk.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Punch down the dough and divide it in half. Form 2 loaves and place on a baking sheet. Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled. Preheat over to 375 degrees. Brush loaves with remaining egg and back 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack before serving.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br />Sweet Red Pepper and Crab Bisque</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >(recipesia.com)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />You can make the bisque up to two days ahead; cover and refrigerate it after pureeing. Serves 4.</span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2 tablespoons butter<br />1 cup finely <span style="font-weight: bold;">chopped onion</span><br />1 cup chopped celery<br />1 cup chopped <span style="font-weight: bold;">red bell pepper</span><br />1 1/4 teaspoons Old Bay or other seafood spice blend<br />3 cups fish stock or bottled clam juice<br />1/2 cup diced peeled <span style="font-weight: bold;">russet potato</span><br />1/2 cup half-and-half or skim evaporated milk<br />1 pound crab meat (or artificial substitute)<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and seasoning. Cover; cook 10 minutes, stirring twice.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Add stock and potato; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover partially, and simmer until potato is very tender, about 30 minutes.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Working in batches, purée soup in blender. Return soup to saucepan. Add half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Mix in crab. Season to taste. Cover; let stand 1 minute.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ladle into bowls.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enjoy!<br /></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-52084289882511827182011-09-13T09:29:00.001-07:002011-09-13T09:33:22.189-07:00Luchroom Reading<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now that we're all back to school, it really gets you thinking about what kids are getting for lunch. What nutrition do they have to get them through the day? It's something our community is working hard to improve and now we have some more great resources to help us get momentum!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here is a great article just posted in the Atlantic discussing books on the exact topic of school lunches, how we can effect the school lunch system and what aspects need our focus most:</span><br /><br /><br /><h1 class="headline">Back to School: Books Packed With Ideas for Fixing Bad Lunches</h1> <span class="offScreen">By <span class="authors"><span class="author">Marion Nestle</span></span></span> <p class="metadata"> <span></span> <span class="plus-one"></span> <span class="date">Sep 11 2011, 10:02 AM ET</span> </p> <p><i>Have you wanted to do something about school meals but didn't know how? Now that you have this list, there are no more excuses.</i></p> <p><a href="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/food/SchoolLunch2-CC-Post.jpg"><img alt="SchoolLunch2-CC-Post.jpg" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/food/assets_c/2011/09/SchoolLunch2-CC-Post-thumb-615x300-62867.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="300" width="615" /></a></p> <p>If you want to work on improving the meals at your kids' schools, much help is available. Just in, for example:</p> <p>From the Center for Ecoliteracy: <a href="http://www.ecoliteracy.org/cooking-with-california-food"><em>Rethinking School Lunch: Cooking with California Food in K-12 Schools: a Cookbook and Professional Development Guide</em></a>. You don't have to be in California to take advantage of this resource. It's full of recipes and good ideas, as are other resources from <a href="http://www.foodpolitics.com/2011/09/back-to-school-lunch-bibliography/www.ecoliteracy.org">the Center</a>.</p> <p>From Amy Kalafa: <em>Lunch Wars: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children's Health</em>, Tarcher/Penguin 2011. Kalafa is the writer and producer of the film about school food -- <i><a href="http://angrymoms.org/">Two Angry Moms</a></i>. This is her how-to guide for getting involved in and doing something useful about your kids' school food programs.</p> <p>From Sarah A. Robert and Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower: <em>School Food Politics: The Complex Ecology of Hunger and Feeding in Schools Around the World, </em>Peter Lang, 2011. This is a collection of essays (one of them mine) from writers and thinkers about school feeding programs, domestic and international. It ends with a long list of groups working on school food issues.</p> <p>And on my bookshelf from the last couple of years:</p> <p>Janet Poppendieck's <em>Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, </em>University of California Press, 2010. My blurb says "Extraordinarily well thought out, beautifully written, sympathetic, and compelling. Anyone who reads this book will find the present school lunch situation beyond unacceptable. <em>Free for All </em>is a call for action on behalf of America's school kids, one that we all need to join." Poppendieck is a strong advocate for universal school meals. Me too.</p> <p>Institute of Medicine: <em>School Meals: Building Blocks for Health Children, </em>National Academies Press, 2010. This influential committee report says what needs to be done to establish food-based (rather than nutrient-based) standards for school meals.</p> <p>Kevin Morgan and Roberta Sonnino: <em>The School Food Revolution: Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development, </em>Earthscan (U.K.), 2008. The U.K. has its own problems with school meals and so do other countries. This book presents international case studies focused on sustainability and social justice.</p> <p>Susan Levine: <em>School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program</em>, Princeton, 2008. If you want to understand the history of how school lunches came to be in America, here's the source.</p> <p>Ann Cooper and Lisa M. Holmes: <em>Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children, </em>Collins, 2006. Cooper was one of the first chefs to get into schools and get fixing. This is a how-to from one who did it.</p> <p>Robert W. Surles: <em>Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook, </em>Meridith 2004. I have a soft spot for this one because I've been keeping an eye on Chef Bobo's program at the Calhoun School in Manhattan for years now. He revolutionized school meals at one school and this book explains what he had to do to do that. He's still there and still cooking!</p> <p>You would like to do something about school meals but don't know how? No excuses!</p> <p><span style="font-size: 0.8em;"><i>Image: Creative Commons.</i></span></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-82371314487800984532011-09-09T05:09:00.000-07:002011-09-09T05:41:06.158-07:00It's good for you cooked OR raw<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.plaincharacterwrapbreak {mso-style-name:"plaincharacterwrap break";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">We hope every one had a great first week back at school! Try one of these tasty pepper recipes to help celebrate this weekend, it should be a warm one.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Did you know that while fiber an potassium decrease, the Vitamin C in a Bell Pepper can actually increase when it is cooked? Vitamin A increases in a cooked GREEN bell pepper, but decreases in RED bell peppers! Food is Fascinating!<br />learn more about cooked vs. raw @ http://www.livestrong.com/article/520566-does-cooking-bell-peppers-affect-the-nutrition/<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Homemade Pizza</span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 (12 inch) thin pizza crust (homemade or prepared, such as Boboli)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 cups chopped bell peppers (red, green, yellow)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 cup sliced red or yellow onion, pulled into rings</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 cloves garlic, crushed</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Salt, to taste (optional)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3/4 cup crumbled herbed feta cheese</span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.plaincharacterwrapbreak {mso-style-name:"plaincharacterwrap break";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lay crust on pizza pan or cookie sheet. In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients except cheese; spoon over crust. Top with cheese. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until vegetables are crispy-tender. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p></p><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Spicy Salsa</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">4 cups chopped tomatoes</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 cups green bell pepper, chopped</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3/4 cup chopped onion</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 cup jalapeno pepper</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 1/2 teaspoons salt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/2 teaspoon minced garlic</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 1/4 cups cider vinegar</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Place tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, hot peppers, salt, garlic, and vinegar in a saucepan or pot Bring mixture to a simmer. Cover, and let simmer 50 to 60 minutes. The longer the salsa simmers, the spicier it will become.</span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">^All Recipes.com</span></span></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-4460468066190448102011-09-02T05:28:00.000-07:002011-09-02T05:46:21.488-07:00The Mighty Pepper<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:0 2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:0 5 2 1 2 1 8 4 8 7; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 256 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.plaincharacterwrapbreak {mso-style-name:"plaincharacterwrap break";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:497498529; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:734681208 -2115099730 390921528 57448730 355002276 737605218 -1757658814 -240632040 -734222474 -793585684;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1309744357; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:1851541538 -1025075118 192193306 -1976811346 -590697980 -590211926 276853060 -744173848 434951978 615040344;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l2 {mso-list-id:2119329816; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:1146017814 1633300462 36333702 2035317456 277932420 561776322 -1279616964 -434726900 2091138442 1341976114;} @list l2:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This Month’s harvest we’re celebrating is the pepper! I suppose this isn’t really a single harvest, but a group of tasty foods. From sweet Bell Peppers to the spicy Jalapeño, we’re excited for a lot of cooking fun. What is your favorite kind of pepper? Do your kids eat and like peppers? We’ll have recipes that give peppers the spotlight and some to let their flavor stay more subdued.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5rthBC6ASCYjJMSV6i7ECitqW8IsWxl447Efe0hxu4DxmJ9OPpkOlKb8wT9mM8-3ynkbGhKlYmDVUZsoYAdodsdh4ecYF_FJOCYF2RRbb7kxG5mjrThzafr16Tpy-DWEkHxNhmGDhQNi/s1600/bell-peppers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5rthBC6ASCYjJMSV6i7ECitqW8IsWxl447Efe0hxu4DxmJ9OPpkOlKb8wT9mM8-3ynkbGhKlYmDVUZsoYAdodsdh4ecYF_FJOCYF2RRbb7kxG5mjrThzafr16Tpy-DWEkHxNhmGDhQNi/s400/bell-peppers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647741073538784994" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is a great dinner go-to I came across on the "Simply Recipes" blog:</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>Mom's Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Red and yellow bell peppers have a very different flavor than green bell peppers. The red ones especially are much sweeter. Any bell pepper can be used for this recipe; use the type you like the best.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>
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<br /></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 1/2 to 2 cups cooked white rice (starting from about 3/4 to 1 cup raw white rice)</span></li></ul> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">4 to 6 bell peppers (red, yellow, or green), use 4 large, or 6 medium sized</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 to 1 1/4 lb of ground beef (ground chuck, 16% fat)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">6 large fresh basil leaves, chopped (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/2 teaspoon dry </span><span style="font-family:Times;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_savory"><span style="font-family:Arial;">summer savory</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/2 teaspoon ground marjoram (or 2 teaspoons of fresh chopped)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">(Can substitute herbs with other herbs such as an Italian herb mix)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 teaspoon salt</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Freshly ground black pepper</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/4 cup olive oil</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Paprika</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></li></ul>
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<br />1</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> If you haven't already made the rice, start cooking the rice following the package instructions (usually 1 cup of raw white rice plus 1 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 15 minutes.)</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="">
<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>2</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Cut the tops off of the bell peppers. Remove and discard (compost) the stem and seeds. Place bell peppers cut side up on a steaming rack over an inch of water in a large covered pot. Bring to boil, let steam for 10 minutes.</span>
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<br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>4</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Remove bell peppers from steamer pan. Place cut side up in a pyrex or other oven-proof casserole. Gently stuff the peppers with the ground beef rice mixture. Drizzle olive oil over the stuffed peppers, along the outside of the peppers, and into the pan. Rub the oil over the outside of the peppers; it will help with browning. Sprinkle the tops generously with paprika.</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>
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<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Jalapeño Hummus</span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Ingredients</p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 cup garbanzo beans</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/3 cup canned jalapeno pepper slices, juice reserved</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 tablespoons tahini</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 cloves garlic, minced</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 tablespoons lemon juice</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/2 teaspoon ground cumin</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1/2 teaspoon curry powder</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">crushed red pepper to taste</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></li></ul>
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<br />In a blender or food processor, mix the garbanzo beans, jalapeno peppers and reserved juice, tahini, garlic, and lemon juice. Season with cumin, curry powder, and crushed red pepper. Blend until smooth. </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-44129924311722707182011-08-26T07:22:00.000-07:002011-08-26T07:47:17.977-07:00Snacks in Hand<span style="font-family:arial;">Today we've got delicious recipes to help you send your child back to school. A PB + J is always a favorite, but why not mix it up? Things like homemade granola bars can be fun to make together and it can be done ahead of time so you have a little less to worry about during your week.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 1/2 cups rolled oats</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 tablespoon baking powder</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 teaspoon salt</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup canola oil</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">2 cups applesauce</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup white sugar</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">2 eggs</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup water</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup fresh blueberries</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup shredded peeled beets</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" ></span>
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups </p><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">Mix the whole wheat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the canola oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs, and water. Pour the applesauce mixture into the dry ingredients, and stir to combine. Gently fold in the blueberries and shredded beats. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">Bake in the preheated oven until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">
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<br />2 cups quick-cooking oats </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup old-fashioned oats</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup hulled pumpkin seeds</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup slivered almonds</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup mixed nuts</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 cup dried cranberries</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;">
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" ></span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 13x9-inch pan with lightly-greased parchment paper; an inch or so of parchment paper should stick up on 2 sides to form lifting handles. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">Mix the quick-cooking oats, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, cranberries, and sweetened condensed milk together in a bowl; spread into the prepared pan, evenly pressing into the corners and out to the sides. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes, using slightly less time for chewier bars and slightly more time for crunchier bars. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family:arial;">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">Allow the the bars cool for 5 minutes in the pan before using the parchment paper to lift them from the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Let the bars cool completely and store in an airtight container. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"> </p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">recipes from allrecipes.com</span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>
<br />Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-19140124293657657272011-08-19T08:19:00.000-07:002011-08-19T09:25:27.966-07:00Simply Summer<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --The summer </style><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Wowza! The summer sure has gone quick, and now school is right around the corner. You know what that means? We've got to enjoy these fresh foods while we've got them! This week is brought to you by meals that have LOTS of tasty fresh ingredients in them. Don't think that means it has to be complicated. These dishes sure pack in lots of good colors, but aren't too much of a time suck to take over your night. Enjoy the rest of summer and watch for tips on how to store all these fresh foods to enjoy the rest of the year.
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">½ cup sweet <b>onion</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> (chopped)</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sauté in 1 Tbsp olive oil in soup pot till soft</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 medium <span style="font-weight: bold;">eggplant</span> (chopped)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 ½ Tbsp fresh <span style="font-weight: bold;">basil</span> (chopped)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (chopped)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 ½ tsp salt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1 tsp fresh marjoram (chopped)</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Add cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until eggplant is soft (15- 20 min)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 <span style="font-weight: bold;">summer squash</span> (chopped)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 <span style="font-weight: bold;">green, orange or red sweet</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">peppers</span> (strips)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2 cups <span style="font-weight: bold;">tomatoes</span> (chopped)</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Add and simmer until peppers and squash are tender (~10 min). Serve Over pasta or polenta sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley, black olives or freshly grated parmesan cheese.
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<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><p></p> Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-4748650940291992262011-08-12T09:19:00.000-07:002011-08-12T09:23:29.122-07:00Snacks You Can't Beet<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial">Beet Hummus</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1/2 pound beets (about 4 medium sized beets), scrubbed clean, cooked, peeled,</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">and cubed*</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">2 Tbsp tahini sesame seed paste</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">5 Tbsp lemon juice</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1 small clove garlic, chopped</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1 Tbsp ground cumin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1 Tbsp lemon zest (zest from approx. 2 lemons)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Generous pinch of sea salt or Kosher salt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fresh ground pepper to taste</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">*To cook the beets, cut off any tops, scrub the roots clean, put them in a</span> </p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">covered dish with about 1/4-inch of water in a 375 F oven, and cook until easily</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">penetrated with a knife or fork. Alternatively, cover with water in a saucepan</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">and simmer until tender, about 1/2 hour. Peel once they have cooled.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Method</span> </p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Place all ingredients in a food processor (or blender) and pulse until smooth.</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Taste and adjust seasonings and ingredients as desired.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Chill and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer</span> </p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">storage.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Eat with pita chips, or with sliced cucumber or celery, or on a crostini with</span> </p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">goat cheese and shaved mint.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Makes 2 cups.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial">From: KELLY AKKERMAN at Malek Family Stewardship Farm
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">Scrub beets. Leave on tails and 2-3 in. of tops. Place beets in tall pot. Add water to halfway. Boil until fork tender (1-2 hrs). Drain and set aside beet juice. Run cold water over hot beets while sliding off skins with hands. Slice or dice to your preferred shape!</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">3 cups white vinegar</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">2 ½ cups brown sugar</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">2 cups beet juice (left from cooking)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1 cinnamon stick</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">6 whole garlic cloves</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">1 ½ tsp salt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Combine in a large soup pot. Add sliced or diced beets and bring to a boil (3-5 minutes). Cool. Beets mat be kept covered and refrigerated for 4-6 weeks.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">To keep for longer and into the winter, place hot bets and liquid into hot canning jars and seal with sterilized lids and rings. For more canning and preserving tips, head over to <a href="http://www.pickyourown.org/canningtips.php">Pick Your Own</a>
<br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p> Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-15538321361498489992011-08-10T07:17:00.000-07:002011-08-10T07:30:32.414-07:00Smart Dining Near You<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:0 2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:0 5 2 1 2 1 8 4 8 7; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 256 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:391780181; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1847065746 -592834930 -1642799360 -1383835712 -1233999544 -1143954322 -1766430804 -1172249302 969421732 1724264052;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:749498463; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:1740682024 -1420929452 1196355122 -1218559036 294277978 204524948 816376826 -1676399970 1625833860 -1115260934;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">The average American eats outside of their home for almost half of their dining. That sure is a lot! While it's nice to get out of the house and sit down with friends and family, it’s often harder to eat healthy when dining out because you have no part in the creation. Wait a minute!? What if restraints decided to make healthy options available and easy to find?</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br />It is real! Many restaurants in Wood County and the central Wisconsin area are joining a program making it easier to eat out <i>and</i><span style="font-style:normal"> stay healthy. The Smart Meal program was created by the Wood County Health Department as a designation that ensure certain nutritional qualities of a meal (listed below).
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">These are some of the restraints to already join the smart meal program. Haven’t tried any of these places yet? Dine on the town and try a smart meal to mix up your norm.
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Blue Heron Brew Pub in Marshfield</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hidden Creek Kitchens by ODC in Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Red Mill Supper Club in Stevens Point</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jamaican Kitchen in Wisconsin Rapids
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wishing your favorite restaurant was on the list? Ask them about their meals and if they've thought of making it easier for their customers to be healthy by making Smart Meals. You can at least get them thinking!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">As for what that fancy sticker really means? Read below for the nutrition you’ll be getting from a fun meal out with the family:
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<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">For adult meals to qualify for the Smart Meal™ program they must contain: </p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">Two servings or more of beans, whole grains, fruits, or vegetables.* One serving may be substituted for a serving of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk product.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">700 calories or fewer.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">30 percent or less of total calories from fat or 23 grams or fewer of total fat.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">10 percent or less of calories from saturated fat or 8 grams or fewer of saturated fat.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">0.5 grams or fewer of trans fat (no added or artificial trans fat).</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:85%;">1,500 mg or fewer of sodium.</span></li></ul><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">For kids meals to qualify for the Smart Meal™ program they must contain:</p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">Two servings or more of beans, whole grains, fruits or vegetables.* One serving may be substituted for a serving of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk product.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">400-600 calories or fewer.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">30 percent or less of total calories from fat or 13-20 grams or fewer of total fat.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">10 percent or less of calories from saturated fat or 4-7 grams or fewer of saturated fat.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:85%;">0.5 grams or fewer of trans fat (no added or artificial trans fat).</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:85%;">600-800 mg or fewer of sodium.</span></li></ul>
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Learn More: <a href="http://www.getactivewisconsin.org/woodcounty/get-active-communities/restaurants/">Get Active Webpage</a></span>
<br /> Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-82587082149991949372011-08-05T06:42:00.000-07:002011-08-05T07:18:56.675-07:00No Red Dye #40 Here<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial;">Time for some messy red fun! Beets are a fun different food to cook with. Beets have lots of important minerals in them like iron, potassium, magnesium, niacin as well as Vitamins A and C. This red veggie is full of dietary fiber, but very low on calories. They are great for heart health!</span></span> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here is some different recipes to try with a red flare. The grilled beets are easy to add when all the other veggies get on the grill! and since our nights are getting a little cooler (crosses fingers) we can start with the tasty soups again!</span></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Have a fun and safe weekend at the farmers market.</span></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Don't forget to enter our quiz for a chance to win a family 4 pack to the Rafters Game!</span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Grilled beets!</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Coat one side of a large piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray. Place beets and oil on foil; season with salt and pepper. Wrap foil over beets.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">6 <span style="font-weight: bold;">beets</span>, scrubbed</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">2 tablespoons Olive Oil</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">salt and pepper to taste</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Place packet on the grill grate. Cook 30 minutes, or until beets are very tender. Allow beets to cool about 5 minutes before serving. You don't even need to peel to enjoy!<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bay Leaf Beet Soup</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfzW_d8u__q0fvsvs080MmliCwkRAWzDp1w5cLrHUrDLog5EYZaDnh57AE7utNygqoQENlWPtbpAxH1CfT6N4kfSdwGSh9iiqrpUHowTuk6stuUxC35kaQLucosIOuQz7yLUw9GaoN8xp/s1600/Beets"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfzW_d8u__q0fvsvs080MmliCwkRAWzDp1w5cLrHUrDLog5EYZaDnh57AE7utNygqoQENlWPtbpAxH1CfT6N4kfSdwGSh9iiqrpUHowTuk6stuUxC35kaQLucosIOuQz7yLUw9GaoN8xp/s400/Beets" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637375308383974530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">4 large red <span style="font-weight: bold;">beets</span>, trimmed</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1 red <span style="font-weight: bold;">onion</span>, chopped</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">2 tablespoons chopped<span style="font-weight: bold;"> leek</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">4 cloves garlic, chopped</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">4 cups vegetable broth</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">5 <span style="font-weight: bold;">bay leaves</span>, broken in half</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1 pinch ground cinnamon</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1/8 teaspoon dried oregano</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1/8 teaspoon dried basil</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1 pinch ground cinnamon</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1 pinch ground cumin</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1 pinch dried tarragon</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wrap beets in foil. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Bake the beets until tender, about 1 hour; allow to cool, then peel the beets. Cut them into bite-size chunks.<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" > </span><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, and cook the red onion, leek, and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the vegetable broth, and mix in the beets, bay leaves, cinnamon, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, cinnamon, cumin, and tarragon. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the flavors of the bay leaves and spices are blended, 20 to 25 minutes. Pick out bay leaves.<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Ladle about 1/4 of the beets into a blender, and add soup liquid as needed to fill the blender about 1/4 full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br />*allrecipes.com<br /></span>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-41671408884833255492011-08-04T08:46:00.000-07:002011-08-04T09:01:23.292-07:00Garden Knowledge<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -</style><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Happy August Gardeners!</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We hope your gardens are thriving this summer. We want to help you maintain a successful garden for many more seasons. Three Got Dirt/Got Veggies trainings will be provided on the following dates/times and locations.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw57CCzycV1aAprQIyBmfccWpjocUz-JJVR3cLvECvWMiC61UxyLP9yj5m5U3_GzEcNS12XscmdZVAs-5-w1M6HHn6UYp2RfkUGvU2NP5E7phul4-K6AH0rH9avGT2yJJtSjIH0mRk5s6/s1600/Garden_small.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw57CCzycV1aAprQIyBmfccWpjocUz-JJVR3cLvECvWMiC61UxyLP9yj5m5U3_GzEcNS12XscmdZVAs-5-w1M6HHn6UYp2RfkUGvU2NP5E7phul4-K6AH0rH9avGT2yJJtSjIH0mRk5s6/s400/Garden_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637030256053913858" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">September 1st: 6pm-8pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Marshfield</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Childcare Centers of Marshfield - Site 2 Tiny Tigers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">905 Tiny Tigers Ct. Marshfield, WI </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">September 26th: 6pm-8pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Wisconsin Rapids</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">St. Lawrence Early Childhood Center </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">551 10th Ave. North</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The trainings provide useful information about how to start/maintain a successful garden and what to do when it's harvest time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">If you are interested in attending one of the trainings above please let us know. Or, if you would like hands on assistance with your garden we are here to help.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Sincerly,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Your Wood County Garden Team,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Elizabeth, Amelia, and Ryan</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Contact: 715-498-6896 or email </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a><span style="font-family:Arial;">rmoll741@yahoo.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-92117851892360218082011-08-03T07:15:00.000-07:002011-08-03T07:23:16.977-07:00Let these lists give you a starting place for a healthy worksite makeover! You can use these lists to show that lots of healthy options are available for vending machines, there is a choice!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pFHkQeoGFUUMBDk9Gr5RPr6AST_vcTKge-SHwTXsf8ZCkMdKKNwP2lNBYrM4PNzmPM07IA8z98YGUZWIUdG_j7ZV5AFB10U-HwayYgeWFq2Pc4bhbR1Kka6khsRp_oiRwVe_EgcZbUV_/s1600/Healthy+Beverage_Vending.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pFHkQeoGFUUMBDk9Gr5RPr6AST_vcTKge-SHwTXsf8ZCkMdKKNwP2lNBYrM4PNzmPM07IA8z98YGUZWIUdG_j7ZV5AFB10U-HwayYgeWFq2Pc4bhbR1Kka6khsRp_oiRwVe_EgcZbUV_/s400/Healthy+Beverage_Vending.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636634349837946226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEHugAdVKJlFDyoenclP6ZOTG6lyk7HA7oaAdczpWSsuutWOl_RMvqjPjO0adUmDOUB2wEvgxfgZ4LVQTDkF1OOEy0rV8QFWPm_klNjcI-4sb3f83FQS6PsqAl8NjE90jzpPzF3GBV_Zh/s1600/Healthy+Snack_Vending.jpg"> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEHugAdVKJlFDyoenclP6ZOTG6lyk7HA7oaAdczpWSsuutWOl_RMvqjPjO0adUmDOUB2wEvgxfgZ4LVQTDkF1OOEy0rV8QFWPm_klNjcI-4sb3f83FQS6PsqAl8NjE90jzpPzF3GBV_Zh/s400/Healthy+Snack_Vending.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636633874379351634" border="0" /></a>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-61721289796405572202011-08-01T07:57:00.000-07:002011-08-01T08:25:21.814-07:00Wellness Challenge Winners!<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Hoefler Text"; panose-1:0 2 3 6 2 5 5 6 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:12.0pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --</style><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Congratulations to the Five Fayas Fanatic's from New Page. They won the Wood County Lifestyle Challenge by completing the most activities. You each won three personal training sessions at the YMCA in Wisconsin Rapids! Congratulations! </span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Electric Girls from J& B Electric won the drawing for 2 nights of electric camping at any Wood County Park and Toni Joosten from MSTC won two tubing tickets at Powers Bluff. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks again for participating in the Wood County Lifestyle Challenge!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our wellness challenge may be over for the summer, but yours doesn't have to end! Create teams in your family/neighborhood/work or make a personal challenge for yourself. See how many points you can get a day, how many can you get in a week?! </span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here are some ideas for points, but think up some of your own that</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe-OjFDJOJyKsNYW8PDDDV-SiSWKJ0ZkJSJ86bSdnGvc6bQ3RMrrU8IMuIp9mNLmBFiL56zxplfQ7HXtbFbbmgy4gyUK0zkvYgV9gbR8oklLju2EDhr3O8E0cHMpl8TjMmHPWkN3rK7y1/s1600/getactive_Kayak"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe-OjFDJOJyKsNYW8PDDDV-SiSWKJ0ZkJSJ86bSdnGvc6bQ3RMrrU8IMuIp9mNLmBFiL56zxplfQ7HXtbFbbmgy4gyUK0zkvYgV9gbR8oklLju2EDhr3O8E0cHMpl8TjMmHPWkN3rK7y1/s400/getactive_Kayak" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635907301649996258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">work best for <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> challenge:</span></p><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> point for 30 minutes of physical activity</span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> point for a salad of fresh greens</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> point for a snack that is only fresh fruits and veggies</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> point for learning how to read food labels</span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> point for going to your farmers market</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> point for attending a local food event or demonstration</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>1</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> point for learning about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">*HINT: our website has lots of resources to help you do ALL of these things! *</span></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-25038652722760475652011-07-29T09:02:00.000-07:002011-07-29T09:35:28.647-07:00Berry Bread<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:0 2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:0 5 2 1 2 1 8 4 8 7; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 256 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1146972694; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:682646760 -1238081330 957544304 350625674 1653880824 -2095287960 64924438 -315955462 -1906434644 -869204326;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1300110452; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1426702556 -696985642 -479053752 -1713857680 -1933651142 -403133536 -1867353970 1901733110 1616659160 -1027073366;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l2 {mso-list-id:1948266764; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-896266324 1966246976 -628226088 930247234 -1452146426 -1467184906 -1526543228 1885913746 -609718466 1031842740;} @list l2:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l3 {mso-list-id:2146702919; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-988779422 1572244072 1544726684 -619670252 -1599157656 -1258499346 2113721184 -1421082468 -1446458522 -1946368586;} @list l3:level1 {mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">I have been staring at this recipe and others like it for a week now, so I hope you try it and like the wonderful combination of berries and crunchy nuts! We can still find fresh berries at our markets, so enjoy them while they last! Check older posts here or our webpage for more berry tips and ways to preserve them all year round.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Berry -Almond Quick Bread</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour (see Note), or whole-wheat flour</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 cup all-purpose flour</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1/2 teaspoon baking soda</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1/4 teaspoon salt</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>2 large eggs</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>2/3 cup brown sugar</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>2 tablespoons butter, melted</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>2 tablespoons canola oil</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1 teaspoon vanilla extract</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1/2 teaspoon almond extract</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>2 cups fresh berries, (whole blackberries, blueberries, raspberries; diced strawberries)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1/2 cup chopped toasted sliced almonds, (see Tip), plus more for topping if desired</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><br /><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Times">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Times">Preheat oven to 400°F for muffins, mini loaves and mini Bundts or 375°F for a large loaf. (See pan options, above.) Coat pan(s) with cooking spray.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Times">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Times">Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Times">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Times">Whisk eggs, buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, oil, vanilla and almond extract in another large bowl until well combined.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Times">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Times">Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Add berries and almonds. Stir just to combine; do not overmix. Transfer batter to the prepared pan(s). Top with additional almonds, if desired.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Times">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Times">Bake until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes for muffins or mini Bundts, 35 minutes for mini loaves, 1 hour 10 minutes for a large loaf. Let cool in the pan(s) for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Let muffins and mini Bundts cool for 5 minutes more, mini loaves for 30 minutes, large loaves for 40 minutes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some secret tips for a more successful bread baking!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:Times">Make Ahead Tip</span></strong><span style="font-family:Times">: Store, individually wrapped, at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month. | Equipment: Pan options: 1 large loaf (9-by-5-inch pan); 3 mini loaves (6-by-3-inch pan, 2-cup capacity); 6 mini Bundt cakes (6-cup mini Bundt pan, scant 1-cup capacity per cake); 12 muffins (standard 12-cup, 2 1/2-inch muffin pan)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:Times">Note:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Times"> Whole-wheat pastry flour is milled from soft wheat. It contains less gluten than regular whole-wheat flour and helps ensure a tender result in delicate baked goods while providing the nutritional benefits of whole grains. Find it in the baking section of the supermarket or online at King Arthur Flour, (800) 827-6836, bakerscatalogue.com. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:Times">Tips:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Times"> No buttermilk? Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 cup milk. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:Times">To toast sliced almonds:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Times"> cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:85%;">*eatingwell.com</span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br /></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-4132262943171596352011-07-27T11:14:00.000-07:002011-08-03T15:21:04.164-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00</span><br />It's your lunch break.<br />Do you need a break to refocus and re-energize!?<br />What's better - brown-baggin it or trusting the office cook?<br /><br />Lunch is a crucial meal in your day. By that afternoon break, out bodies are often telling us to use the hour for a nap or to quick grab a fast food fix. But, your body will need more nutrients and energy to keep going for second half of your day. I am not selling 5 Hour Energy drinks to get you through your day, I'm selling a healthy diet and easy ways to make it happen in your work.<br /><br />The best way to have a healthy lunch is to make it yourself. A homemade meal is likely to be less processed and easier on your pocketbook. But it doesn't have to be hard to do. You can take advantage of convenient single serving packages, or create your own at home with small baggies. You can even prepare your lunch while you are cooking dinner! Cook extra and save a serving or two for later on. Left Overs have NEVER been lame. Try packing yourself dried fruits like apricots, mangoes or cranberries as a cookie alternative. While fruits are in season, enjoy! Everyone in the office will be jealous of those ripe tasty strawberries.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ry9UyCesUuHKCTDzjnFAnlQKXMLIZbWY58tqGXSVZBBPvblXstpwJiQj-EhyphenhyphenzdMqjAB5hgjvINfnhGZPD9gd-6EDv0CYz1bTm59QcgMtRyFaFnMG0-Kbdymvnf0XdHsTwTl1OxBjumm1/s1600/EatingSmart%2540Work.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ry9UyCesUuHKCTDzjnFAnlQKXMLIZbWY58tqGXSVZBBPvblXstpwJiQj-EhyphenhyphenzdMqjAB5hgjvINfnhGZPD9gd-6EDv0CYz1bTm59QcgMtRyFaFnMG0-Kbdymvnf0XdHsTwTl1OxBjumm1/s400/EatingSmart%2540Work.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634105626727832626" border="0" /></a><br />If you choose to buy your lunch at work, this is a great chance to experiment with different foods, and practice your nutritional smarts. Look for items with lots of vegetables, fruits and whole grains. A lean turkey breast or lean beef are good sources of protein, but so are nuts, seeds and soy. Avoid friend foods or other dishes cooked in lots of oils. Ask for dressings or sauces on the side so you can control how much extra fat is added to your dish.<br /><br />Remember, stay hydrated! Drinking plenty of water during your day keeps you alert and less cranky.<br /><br />Here are some tips on easy healthy snacks you can keep in your office =======>>><br /><br />Plus a video about eating healthy away from home!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.youtube.com/user/ESMMNC#p/u/5/YAJNIqYtgBo</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">See ya'll Friday for some berry treats!</span>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-68401872793113932682011-07-22T07:26:00.000-07:002011-07-22T08:06:11.376-07:00Cool Raspberry Treats<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:250507999; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:1778688712 -120291768 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1838425046; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-446536436 -120291768 -209797572 -2094758414 426942938 -1263600248 -236697734 -1803524304 704393448 2038095442;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">It has been a HOT week, but raspberries can help to keep you cool. Raspberries have bunches of fiber and can help lower cholesterol. Like the other berries we have been celebrating this month, they too have anthocyanins that provide antioxidant power. This week we have cold recipes for snacks that will help you keep healthy and chilled while the weather is warm.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Chocolate Raspberry Frozen Yogurt</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:9.0pt">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Puree following to taste in a food processor, until smooth</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>2 cups nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt, preferably Greek-style (for it's texture) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>3-5 tablespoons sugar<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:9.0pt">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Divide the mixture among freezer-pop molds, stopping about 1 inch from the top. Evenly divide chocolate chips among the molds. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; tab-stops:9.0pt"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">· </span> 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stir the chips into the raspberry mixture, stirring out any air pockets at the same time. Insert the sticks and freeze until completely firm, about 6 hours.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:9.0pt">4.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Dip the molds briefly in hot water before unmolding.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:85%;"> *eatingwell.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Raspberry Iced Tea</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.plaincharacterwrapbreak {mso-style-name:"plaincharacterwrap break";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, and stir in the tea bags, raspberries, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1 gallon water </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>3 (3 ounce) gallon-size tea bags </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1 cup fresh raspberries </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1/2 cup white sugar</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Allow the mixture to steep until the desired level of tea flavor is reached, 3 to 5 minutes</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span class="plaincharacterwrapbreak">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Remove tea bags, and stir in the lemonade mix until dissolved. Add ice to cool</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Symbol">· <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1 /2</span><span style="font-family: Times;"> cup powdered lemonade mix</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:9.0pt"><span style="font-family: Times"><span style="font-size:85%;"> * allrecipes.com</span><br /></span></p> <p></p> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1838425046; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-446536436 -120291768 -209797572 -2094758414 426942938 -1263600248 -236697734 -1803524304 704393448 2038095442;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881359785940287784.post-38414166355061429142011-07-20T09:06:00.000-07:002011-08-03T15:21:26.488-07:00Go, Slow, Woah!<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -</style><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We all love food, and sometimes we just want it fast.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s easy to reach for the closest thing on the shelf or in the vending machine, especially at work. Making better dining decisions at work can be the perfect place to start a change. Many businesses are trying to make better options more readily available and I’m betting your colleagues are trying to get healthy too! We have lots of resources for you and your company to make healthier decisions easier, like the GO, SLOW, WOAH guidelines.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The guide helps decide which foods we should eat often and which foods are better in moderation. This can be a good guide if you are going out for a snack or meal. Some food items that seem healthy may not be prepared in a wise way, and a different option could be the more nutritious choice. Take a look at the chart we have below and more links on our website to see what foods at your work are Go, Slow or Woah.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfTzCkDKICq7godihQJaiXUjt03B9U-_Vp9k08RoUEp4HOtIdYOImKfcNczBRa2Bc7YvuN_1QvRqwR3jAnRml7ZNwf-8gp4kdncktWPbza1FKw8BNyaNKw1cqORMn0EPFO-gK1pAyLORC/s1600/GoSlowWoah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfTzCkDKICq7godihQJaiXUjt03B9U-_Vp9k08RoUEp4HOtIdYOImKfcNczBRa2Bc7YvuN_1QvRqwR3jAnRml7ZNwf-8gp4kdncktWPbza1FKw8BNyaNKw1cqORMn0EPFO-gK1pAyLORC/s400/GoSlowWoah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631467309790066210" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Kaitlin Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18236618937421032592noreply@blogger.com0