Enriching Lives - July 27,2016 Summer Food Safety Tips & Helping Children Manage Money

Enriching Lives

July 27, 2016

Top Summer Food Safety Tips

Martha Murphy

Foods & Nutrition for Limited Resource Families Agent

Food spoils faster in the summer. Fortunately, you can take steps to make sure your food is safe to eat, even during the summer heat.

Are you looking for a new recipe? Find this Lemony Tortellini-Spinach Salad at the bottom of the article for a refreshing summer bite. This recipe calls for onions, tomatoes, feta, spinach, lemon, tortellini and more!

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Help Your Child Become A Good Money Manager

Chuckie Hessong
Family & Child Development Agent

Researchers know that strong families feel "in control" of their finances. Some very rich families feel "out of control," and some very poor families have this vital feeling of being "in control." Help your children learn how to be "in control" of their spending. ...Complete Article Audio

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Featured Recipe

Lemon Tortellini-Spinach Salad

1 pkg. (9 oz.) refrigerated cheese tortellini, cooked, rinsed

1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/2 cup yellow (or red) cherry tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup finely chopped red onions

1/4 cup zesty Italian dressing

1/2 tsp. zest and 2 tsp. juice from 1 lemon

1/4 tsp. dried oregano leaves, crushed

Combine ingredients.

Refrigerate 30 min.

K-State Newsletters


Preserve it Fresh, Preserve it Safe This newsletter is a bi-monthly publication of K-State Research and Extension and University of Missouri Extension to provide information on safe food preservation. July/August 2016 Newsletter	You Asked It! This is a monthly newsletter published by K-State Research and Extension's Rapid Response Center with news articles based on questions received, current food safety issues, or information based on the time of the year. August 2016 Newsletter

Calendar of Events

What	When	Where
Montgomery County Fair	July 28- August 1	Independence, KS
Crawford County Fair	August 3-6	Girard, KS
Women In Ag	August 17	Independence, KS
Stay Strong Stay Healthy	September 26	Parsons, KS

Meet the Agents

Barbara Ames Nutrition, Health & Food Safety Phone: 620-331-2690 bames@ksu.edu	Chuckie Hessong Family & Child Development Phone: 620-724-8233 chuckiehessong@ksu.edu
Kylie Ludwig Family Resource Management & Community Development Phone: 620-784-5337 ludwigk@ksu.edu	Martha Murphy Foods & Nutrition for Limited Resource Families Phone: 620-232-1930 mmurphy@ksu.edu

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