Enriching Lives
October 12, 2019
Family Meals... Worth Making a Priorty
Barbara Ames
Nutrition, Health and Food Safety
Phone: 620-331-2690
           
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Family Meals... Worth Making a Priority  
When was the last time you sat down for a meal with your family?For many, family mealtime has been lost in our overscheduled lives.   School, work schedules and extracurricular activities can make it difficult to find time to eat together and some go days or weeks without sitting down to share a meal as a family.  However, family meals have many benefits...some you may not have ever thought of.  Read on to find out more.
 
 
Make Time For Family Meals           
As back-to-school routines fill calendars with homework and after-class activities, it may be tempting to skip family dinners. However, Kate Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, says that time around the table can offer some of the most important lessons of the day. 
 
 
Mayo Clinic Minute: Make time for family meals
 
 
New Scam Targeting Seniors
Tara Solomon
Adult Development & Aging
Phone: 620-724-8233
  
                                 

New Scam Targeting Seniors  
 Everyone is vulnerable to scams in one way or another.  Hopefully you have heard about the newest and largest healthcare fraud schemes in US history targeting Medicare beneficiaries.   I am speaking of the genetic testing scheme where individuals were recently charged for collecting and selling patient information and corruptly prescribing these tests.  So why seniors?

 
 
 
 
   
 
Got Milk?
Tyler Johnson
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Phone: 620-232-1930
  
                                
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Got Milk? 
In my professional life, I have frequently answered questions regarding health qualities of different types of milk and dairy-free alternatives. In this short article, I will talk about the most popular types of milk and their health benefits. If you have other questions, feel free to contact me.


 
 
 

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Barbara Ames

Nutrition, Health & Food Safety
Phone: 620-331-2690
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Tara Solomon
Adult Development & Aging
Phone: 620-724-8233
[email protected]

                                                               
 Tyler Johnson
       Expanded Food and Nutrition Education 
    Phone: 620-232-1930

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