Enriching Lives
January 30, 2017
Eating Colorful Plant Foods  
Martha Murphy 
Foods and Nutrition for Limited Resource Families 
 
Research shows that the single best way to improve health is to eat plenty of naturally colorful fruits and vegetables - deep reds, orange, yellows, whites, blues, purples, blacks and greens.
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Try this recipe from the orange part of the fruits and vegetable color wheel. Wedges of sweet potatoes, tossed with oil, sprinkled with spices, and baked on high heat until browned and crispy at the edges. Addictive!   Recipe

Kids In Sports
Chuckie Hessong 
Adult Development & Aging  

 
Over 30 years, researchers asked hundreds of college athletes to think back: "What is your worst memory from playing youth and high school sports?" The most common response by far: "The ride home from games with my parents." Do you want to avoid being THAT kind of sports parent?
 
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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.
 
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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.

Calendar of Events
Kansas Farmers Market Regional Workshop

February 11, 2017
Greenbush
947 Hwy 47, Girard
Stay Strong,
Stay Healthy
Pittsburg
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Starting February 14
Nazarene Church
816 E Quincy

Stay Strong,
Stay Healthy
Independence
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Starting February 21
410 Peter Pan Road

 Wildcat District Family Consumer Sciences Lesson Series
 


February 21
&
March 28
Southeast Area K-State Research and Extension Facility
400 Hwy and 32nd (Ness)
Parsons, KS 67357
Meet the Agents

Barbara Ames

Nutrition, Health & Food Safety
Phone: 620-331-2690
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Adult Development & Aging
Phone: 620-724-8233
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Kylie Ludwig
Family Resource Management
Phone: 620-784-5337
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Martha Murphy
Foods & Nutrition for
Limited Resource Families
Phone: 620-232-1930
[email protected]



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