Enriching Lives
March 11, 2017
Walk Kansas Promotes Health & Well Being
Barbara L. Ames 
Wildcat District Extension 
 
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent 
 
Are you aware that chronic disease, including obesity, is responsible for more than 70% of health care costs in Kansas?  Did you know that making healthy lifestyle choices like those promoted in K-State's Walk Kansas Health Initiative can actually help protect against chronic diseases?  Read on for more about joining Walk Kansas and starting your journey toward a healthier life!

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Compare these chicken strips made at home to those ordered from a fast food restaurant.  Fast food chicken strips contain as many as 410 calories, 24 grams of fat, and 1470 milligrams of sodium per serving.   We can do better!

 
Insurance Matters
Family Resource Management  
 
Kansans with years of experience watching the weather know that when March rolls around, it's time to turn our attention to the skies and to the weather reports. March is the month when many state residents begin preparing for potential severe weather problems. That includes checking your insurance policies on personal property to make sure you have the coverage and information you need.
 
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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.
 
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.

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Meet the Agents

Barbara Ames

Nutrition, Health & Food Safety
Phone: 620-331-2690
[email protected]

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
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