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Volume V, Issue III, Nov - Dec 2005

La temporada más ocupado del año ha terminado. Compañías agrícolas se mudan a 2. Salinas Mayor Arizona para el invierno. El tráfico es más Caballero speaks ligero; hace más frío. Las familias se juntan out on local health; Old Days: para contar sus bendiciones y celebrar los Blushing Pear. días festivos del fin del año. Para la última edición de 2005, Favorite Family Food hizo una encuesta a la Alcaldesa de Salinas Anna La Alcaldesa de Salinas, Anna Caballero 3. Learning to Cook: Caballero sobre sus prioridades en el área de la salud. ...muy contenta de ver las escuelas sin Caballero ha trabajado como Alcaldesa comidas chatarras, escuelas con 4.Seeds of Change: por siete años, y sirvió por siete años más programas fuertes de Farm to School ... Is there a Junior como Concejal. Por eso, ella tiene una y escuelas que sirven el desayuno a Chef at your house? perspectiva de experiencia sobre la cada alumno. comunidad. ¡Buenas ideas! Sugerimos un 5. Safe food in Aunque la salud de los residentes del desayuno del otoño de , una emergencies condado no estaba dentro del campo de Naranja y un Panecito de Trigo Integral. trabajo del alcalde tradicionalmente, este The peak season is over now. Ag 6. Perennial Holiday tema está alto en la lista de prioridades Food Concerns companies are moving to Arizona for personales de Alcaldesa Caballero. the . Traffic is lighter; the weather “La obesidad, la diabetes, y la falta de 7 Exercise Inside- is colder. Families are gathering together Have A Ball. servicios médicos” son los problemas más to count their blessings and celibrate graves de la ciudad, según Caballero. Ella the year-end holidays. 8.The Last Word busca “La educación y la promoción de For this last issue of 2005, Favorite Late Fall Menus servicios de alcance de salud para la Family Food surveyed Salinas Mayor Anna comunidad, clínicas asequibles, y Caballero about her health priorities. entrenamiento sobre el comer Caballero has been mayor for seven saludablemente” como necesarios para years, and served seven more years as a ayudar a la comunidad”. City Councilmember, giving her an ¿Qué es lo que le prohíbe a la experienced perspective on the comunidad de disfrutar de las soluciones community. propuestas por la Alcaldesa Caballero? Although the health of county “La falta - de dinero, de promover residents is not something that servicios de salud, de fondos para clínicas traditionally falls within the scope of - y la falta de servicios de apoyo work for a mayor, this issue is high on competente a la cultura” ella respondió. the list of Mayor Caballero’s personal Ella es partidaria de las políticas de salud priorities. ahora en vías de desarrollo en las escuelas. La “Obesity, diabetes and lack of Alcaldesa Caballero también estaría ... medical services” are the city’s From page one... three gravest health problems, according to Caballero. She looks for UCCE’s “community education and outreach, affordable clinics and training for healthy eating” to meet Favorite Family the city’s needs. What is keeping our community from enjoying the solutions Mayor Caballero Food proposes? 2 “Lack - of money, of outreach, of funds for clinics and lack of culturally competent support services” she responded. ¿Recuerde la She’s a supporter of the wellness policies currently under development in our schools. Mayor Pera Que Se Caballero would also be happy to see schools free from junk foods, with a strong farm-to-school Ruboriza? En los program .. and serving breakfast to every student. That sounds great. We suggest a late fall días pasados, se school breakfast of Champurrado, an , and a Whole Wheat Breakfast Roll. encantan en muchas mesas durante la Navidad. La receta hecha en casa sigue. Después de Do you remember the Blushing Pear? In the old days it was on many tanto tiempo y holiday tables. The made-from-scratch recipe is below, and after such time cuidado en la and care in preparation that pear deserves to be . A Grandma we preparación, esa knew made a quick and easy salad with canned pear halves. She drained pera merece el them, stuck them together with a bit of cream cheese (softened with honor de ser el milk) in the center. Then she placed them on lettuce leaves on salad postre. Una abuela que plates, and carefully smeared a bit of red food coloring on the sides, where it spread out conocíamos hacía and made the pear look like it was ‘blushing’. Either way, children love these pears. una ensalada rápida y fácil con Señor Higuera, Asador peras enlatadas. Ella las ponía a desaguar y juntaba los dos lados con 2/3 cups cranberry juice 2/3 tazas de jugo de arándano un poco de queso 1 ¼ cups white grape juice 1¼ tazas de jugo de uvas blancas de crema. 4 whole 4 clavos enteros Entonces ella los 5 TBS 5 cucharadas de azúcar ½ cup orange juice ½ taza de jugo de naranja ponía encima de una hoja de 1-tsp 1-cucharadita de canela molida lechuga en un 6 green pears 6 peras verdes Photo by Katie Cozby platito. Ella cuidadadosamente 1. Put all ingredients except pears 1. Ponga todos los ingredientes en una into a heavy saucepan. Gently heat cacerola, a menos que las peras. Caliente embadurna un poquito de the mixture until all of the sugar has la mezcla, revolviendo a veces, hasta que el colorante rojo dissolved, stirring now and then. azúcar se desuelva. para comida en los lados. El colorante 2. Add the pears to liquid. If liquid does 2. Agregue las pera al liquide. Si se necesita, not cover the pears, add enough cold agregue suficiente agua fría para cubrir las se esparceaba y la pera parecía que water to just cover them. peras. se ruborizaba. En cualquier 3. Cook the pears gently for about 30 3. Cocine las peras sobre fuego bajo por casi caso, los niños les minutes or until slightly tender. 30 minutos, hasta que estén tiernas. Enfríe Baste & turn them now and then. las peras en sus propias jugo. encantan estas Turn off heat let pears cool in the juice. peras. 4. Sirva cada pera con un poco de su jugo. 4. Serve each cold pear in a dessert dish Agregue una cucharada de crema. with a little of its rosy juice. Top with a spoon of sauce or whipped topping. UCCE’s Favorite Family Food 3

What to give the friend who lives alone? Your own Snackin’ Gift Baskets: FILLING Peanut Butter, • 1-lb lean ground beef Almond Butter 1 onion; 1 lg. bell pepper (diced) Strawberry and • Plum Preserves, • 1 lg can tomato sauce ThinWheat • 1 lg can diced tomatoes Crackers. • 1 (16 oz) can whole corn, drained Tangerines • 1 small can sliced ripe olives • 3 cloves garlic, minced Dry Monterey • ½ tsp salt Jack, • 2-tsps chili powder Dry Salami, • dash black pepper Historical Assorted Whole- • 1 cup grated cheese note, dear - Grain Crackers, this is what Assorted Olives CRUST used to be call Dried Apricots • ¾ -cup cornmeals a "man - pleasing meal" Sun-dried Tomatoes, • ½ tsp salt pouch-pack Salmon • 2 cups cold water Dill-flavored • 3-TBS olive oil hard cheese Rye Crackers Navel Oranges 1. Brown ground beef with veggies; drain well and blot with paper towels to remove all possible fat Sharp Cheddar 2. Put meat back in pan; add all other filling ingredients except cheese and Ham Spread simmer (uncovered about 20 muinutes of until thick. Baby Dill Pickles 3. Add cheese, stir to melt, set filling aside. Woven Wheat Crackers Danjou Pears 4. Mix cornmeal, salt, water & chili powder in a heavy saucepan. 5. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till mix boils up and Fresh Salsa thickens. Bean Dip 6. Stir in olive oli. Part-skim 7. Spread half the mix in a 8" x 12" baking dish. String Cheese 8. Put meat filling on top, then top with remaining cornmeal mix. Baked Tortilla Chips 9. Bake at 375F for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with a little grated cheese before Dried Pineapple serving. Serves 6. and Papaya Use fresh-ground meat if you possibly can. It's REALLY important to have TOTALLY clean hands (including under fingernails), work surfaces, utensils etc. when working with ground meat. Take the meat from the frig & work quickly while it's still very cold. Thanks! UCCE’s Favorite Family Food 4 Noche Buena Salad

Your Junior Chef can help to make this colorful holiday salad to serve on Some mothers think, Algunas madres piensan, ¿Cómo Eve: How can I help my family eat puedo animar a mi familia a Gently combine: more vegetables? One very comer más legumbres? Un modo 2 diced apples, successful way to do this is to que tiene buenos resultados es 1 (16 oz, drained) can use junior chefs - your el uso de cocineros menores - mandarin oranges, children or grandchildren. sus hijos o nietos. El niño prepara 1 (16 oz, drained) can The child prepares the la ensalada, y la sírve con orgullo. pinapple chunks, ½ cup peanuts, Por cierto el cocinero comerá su salad and serves it with pride. It’s 2 bananas sliced across certain that the chef will eat his S lechuga y jitomate. Las otros en la lettuce and tomatoes. The others in E familia también los comerán, para Toss: the family will also eat them, to alentar a su hermano. 1 head romaine encourage their brother. M Aquí tiene aTomás. Él nos dijo (cleaned & cut into large pieces) w/the “No me gusta la ensalada”. Aun así, Here’s Thomas. He told us “I I dressing don’t like salad”. Still, washing lettuce el limpiar las hojas y el poner todos ( ¼ cup olive oil, and arranging all the ingredients in a L los ingredientes en una tazón para que 3-TBS orange juice, bowl so it looks appetizing is fun for L tengan un apariencia apetitosa es 2-TBS red wine vinegar, him. Thomas enthusiastically ate a big divirtido para él. Tomás comió una ½ tsp salt & 1-TBS chopped helping of his salad. A porción grande de su ensalada con cilantro). S entusiasmo. These tips will help Young Cooks: Estos consejos ayudarán a los Gently mix fruits & Cocineros Menores: greens. Put into a salad bowl & garnish • Remember, before anyone D with 1 (16 oz, works with food, hand • Recuerde, antes de tocar los drained) can julienne washing is a must. Hot water, E alimentos, el lavar las manos es beets & ½ cup soap well for 20 seconds necesario. Agua caliente, bastante pomegranate seeds (count “1 potato, 2 potato”), jabón, restriéguelos bien por 20 ( ½ cup shaved coconut optional). rinse, and dry on paper towel. C segundos (cuente “1 tomate, 2 • Have the chef make the same A tomates”...), enjuáguelos y sécalos Serves 8. salad (or other dish) several con una toalla de papel days in a row. This will help M • Dígale al cocinero que prepare la her get really good at it. She B misma ensalada (u otro platillo) por will be able to do it all by 3 o 4 días. Esta repetición le ayudará herself. I en mejorar sus habilidades. El niño • Use food tasks that have few O podrá hacerlo por sí mismo. steps. This will help the child • Usa tareas que tienen pocos pasos. manage by himself. Este ayudan al niño en poder hacerlo a sí mismo. UCCE’s Favorite Family Food 5 Alimentos para After Katrina and the emergencia para Flood of New Orleans, una familia para 3 días incluye: some folks reported waiting on their roof to 12 galones de agua be rescued. The only Desayunos food to eat was cold hot Granola, fruta seca, dogs grabbed out of the leche enlatada, pan y tortillas, avena al floodwaters as they instante (agregue floated past. un poco de crema Eeyew! That is a de cacahuate y de scary idea. It makes us azúcar moreno) think about our own Lonches: Pan, chorizo seco, readiness for disaster. It also makes us wonder about the food safety of groceries queso y frijoles soaked in flood waters- and hot dogs eaten cold. enlatados, jugos de Fortunately the University of California has some answers. Christine Bruhn, PhD., a frutas y legumbres food safety expert, says “It’s correct to be cautious regarding eating cold hot dogs. Cenas: The dangerous bacteria Listeria can grow on the surface and is sensitive to heat. Unless Platillos de pasta, guisas, pescados, it’s possible to drop the cold dog in boiling water for 1 minute to destroy any Listeria pollo y varias on the surface, caution is advisable”. legumbres (todos UCCE Monterey County had food safety advice after the ’94 flood that is still valid. enlatados) Galletas Most important:Do not use fresh or canned foods that have come in contact pueden sirve with flood waters. And, if in doubt about water safety, boil or purify before drinking. en vez de pan.

3 days emergency food for a family might include: Después de Katrina y la Inundación de New Orleans, algunas personas 12 gallons water Breakfast: reportaron de haber esperado en su tejado para los socorristas. Sus únicas comidas Granola, dried fruit, fueron perras calientes que estaban flotando al pasar. Ellos agarraron de las aguas de la canned milk, bread, inundación. ¡Iiyuu! Es idea espantosa. Nos hace pensar de nuestras mismas instant oatmeal preparaciones para los desastres. También nos hace preguntar de la seguridad de los (good with a spoon alimentos mojados en las aguas de la inundación- y la de los perros calientes que se of peanut butter & one of brown sugar) comen fríos. Lunches: Dry Por suerte, la Universidad de California tiene algunas respuestas. Christine Bruhn, salami, canned bean PhD, un experta en la seguridad de los alimentos, dice ”Es correcto tener cuidado en salad, vegetables & lo que concierne el comer de los perros calientes cuando están fríos. El microbio fruit juices, Listeria puede crecer en la superficie y es sensible del calor. Si no es posible poner el canned cheese Dinners: Canned perro caliente en agua hirviendo por un minuto para destruir alguna Listeria en la pasta meals, stews, superficie, se avisa el cuidado”. chicken, fish; veggies. El UCCE del Condado de Monterey tenía avisos de la seguridad de los alimentos Crackers for bread. después de la inundación de ’94 - y estos avisos todavía sirven bien. Lo más importante: No use alimentos frescos o enlatados que hayan estado en contacto con las aguas de la inundación. Y, si hay duda sobre la pureza del agua potable, hiérbala o purifíquela antes de tomarla. UCCE’sUCCE's FavoriteFavorite FamilyFamily FoodFood 6 6

Safe Do you like pie? 1. Cook You’ll love this too- 6 lg egg yolks from the North Carolina Commission, we bring back this yummy ½ c. sugar Old- Fashioned Sliced . 2 c. milk It’s delicious, low in fat, and full of vitamins A and C. 1 tsp in double boiler 1. Peel 3 medium yams; slice ¼” thick, cook 5 minutes in boiling, salted water. till thick & light 2. Drain yam slices, pat dry and gently mix with : lemon colored. ½ c sugar 1/3 c. brown sugar 2-TBS flour 2. Remove from 2-TBS lemon juice 1-TBS . heat; 3. Put filling in a 9" uncooked pie shell. place in an ice 4. Cut 1-TBS butter (no substitutes) into 6-8 pieces and dot it over the filling. bath, stir 5. Top with a second prepared crust. Cut slits in top of pie to let steam escape. until cold. Bake in a 400 F oven for 50 minutes. 6. Chill 1 hour. Cut in 10 pieces and serve with low-fat whipped dessert topping. 3. Add 1c. (2%) Each piece: 336 cal & only 28% fat. evap. milk, 1 c. (fat free) evap. milk. • Corte 3 camotes pelados medianos en ¼” rebanadas y cocínelas en agua hirviendo para 5 minutes. 4. Heat the egg • Desagüe los camotes y mézclelos con: whites, ½ taza de azúcar, 1/3 taza de azúcar moreno, ¼ tsp. salt 2 cucharadas harina de trigo 2 cucharadas jugo de limón 4 TBS sugar 1 cucharada especia para ‘pumpkin pie’. over • Mezcle todos, delicadamente, y póngalos en una masa preparada. boiling water, stirring Corte 1 cucharada mantequilla en 6-8 piezas, y póngalas encima de • constantly, till los camotes. mix is 140F. • Ponga otra masa sobre todos, y corte una cruz en la tapa para que el vapor pueda escapar. Hornéelo en un horno precalentado a 400 F por 5. Remove & beat 50 minutos. until stiff • Enfríelo por 1 hora. Córtelo en 10 piezas y sírvalos con crema baja en peaks form grasa. Cada porción contiene 336 calorías y nomás 28% de grasa 6. Fold meringue into the egg/ ¡NO SE OLVIDE! Saque el pavo DON’T FORGET! Take the turkey milk mix. del congelador y póngalo en el refrigerador out of the freezer and put it in the frig para descongelarlo el domingo antes to thaw on the Sunday before . 7. Chill for 1 hour. del Día de Gracias. Si rellena el pavo, saque If you stuff the turkey, remove the el relleno del ave en la mesa. Corte el pavo from the bird at the table. Cut the turkey 8. Sprinkle w/ Serve. en piezas inmediatamente después de la in pieces right after dinner so that it cools Makes 6 cups cena, para enfriarlo más rápidamente, y more quickly, and tell folks to have their dígale a los invitados que deben comer sus traditional turkey sandwich before you sandwiches tradicionales antes de refrigerar el refrigerate the cooked turkey, no more pavo cocido - no más de un hora después. than an hour later. Más Vale Prevenir Que Lamentar It’s better to be safe than sorry UCCE’s Favorite Family Food 7

It’s hard to make the time in your day to exercise, but especially now. The skies are gray, the air is chilly and by the time you are home from work it is already dark. Here’s a tip: have a ball! An exercise ball - they are inexpensive and easy to use. You can use your evening free time and your exercise ball to improve your balance, flexibility and overall fitness level. While you listen to music, watch TV or talk with your family, try this simple exercise:

Sit on ball with legs bent at 90 degrees. Lift your left leg off the floor and place all your body weight on your right leg. Bounce up and down on the ball. Hold for 30 seconds; then change legs and repeat.

Several excellent exercises are described in the information that is packed with the ball - or ask your physician or physical therapist to give you some ideas that are just right for you. Of course, if you haven’t exercised in awhile, check with your doctor before doing this, or any exercise.

Es difícil hacer el tiempo en su rutina ocupada para hacer ejercicios, especialmente en estos días. El cielo está gris; el aire está frió, y cuando regresa del trabajo ya está oscuro. Aquí hay un consejo: trata una pelota de ejercicios. No son caros - también son fáciles de usar. Usted puede usar sus horas libres en las noches y su pelota de ejercicio para mejorar su balanza, su flexibilidad, su fuerza y su nivel de buen estado físico. Mientras usted escucha la música, mira la TV o habla con su familia, trata este ejercicio fácil: Siéntese en la pelota con sus piernas dobladas de 90 grados. Levante su pierna izquierda y ponga todo su peso en su pierna derecha. Bote en la pelota. Manténgase por 30 segundos, entonces cambie sus piernas y repite. Algunos ejercicios excelentes están descritos en la información con la pelota. También usted puede preguntar al doctor o terapeuta para otras ideas perfectas para usted. De veras, si no ha hecho ejercicios por un rato, por favor hable con su doctor antes de empezar un programa. You can say “Good Will” in FSNEHappy Families Holidays learn to Allhow to OurEAT FSNERIGHT Friends… to STAY many languages: WELL.and Everyone On a budget? Else, Everywhere,You can do Too….. it! African: The USDA Food Stamp Program FSNE Rehus-Beal- helps particiants to purchase healthful foods for better diet and funds this newsletter. Ledeats, Brazilian: Boas Festas , What’ll We Have For Dinner? Fall Food Stamp Menus: Chinese: Gun Tso Sun Tan’ Sunday: Roast Pork Loin (freeze leftover pork in 2 pkgs for dinners later in the week) Gung Haw Sun, with Roast Potatoes; Mixed Greens Salad (spinach, red lettuce, romaine) with sliced cucumber Danish: and avocado in citrus vinaigrette), W.W. Roll or Tortilla, . Glaedelig Jul, English: Merry Christmas, Monday: Slow-cooked Italian Chicken & Pasta (slow-cook browned chicken legs, sliced , French: chopped onions and garlic in a little chicken broth. Before serving, season with salt and pepper Joyeux Noël, and stir in cooked rotini or other pasta. Many tasty whole-wheat types of pasta are now available. German: Froehliche Top with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan); Marinated sliced Beets and Green Onions over , Shredded Romaine; Garlic Bread. Baked Lemon Pudding. Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka, Tuesday: Hamburgers on W.W. buns with the Works; Baked Garlic Potato Wedges; Carrot Sticks. Italian: Lemon Trifle (leftover lemon pudding over squares of angel food cake with a dab of low-fat Buon Natale, Japanese: whipped topping). Shinnen omedeto, Korean: Wednesday: Pork-fried Rice w/ Spinach and Green Onions (use 1 pkg of frozen pork from Sung Tan Chuk Sunday); Fruit Cup w/ Grapes and Apples. Butterscotch Sundae w/low-fat . Ha, Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu, Thursday: “Joe’s Special” (ground beef, onions, & garlic browned together, add spinach and cook Maori: 1 minute, add beaten eggs and cook till eggs are thoroughly done. Season w/salt & pepper - use a Meri Kirihimete, light touch!); Home Fries w/Scallions; Sliced Tomatoes & cucumbers; W.W. Toast w/Apple Butter. Norwegian: Oatmeal-Raisin Cookie. God Jul, Philippines: Maligayang Pasco, Friday: “Paella” (brown rice, onions & garlic in a little olive oil. Add a little zaferina if you have it. Rumanian: Stir in diced or whole canned tomatoes; chunks of cooked pork and chicken - from your freezer, Sarbatori vesele, remember?- a few chunks of cooked turkey chorizo and several pieces of raw fish. Pour broth Spanish: Feliz Navidad, over all (chicken or fish or a combination of both) and cook uncovered in a 350F oven till fish is Thai: cooked through and rice is tender); Garlic Bread. A salad is always nice. Lemon Tapioca Pudding Suksan Wan Christmas, Saturday: Senate Bean Soup; Mixed Greens Salad; Cheese Toasts; Brownie Pudding. Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho, Vietnamese: New Food Stamp amounts make it easier than ever to feed your family well. This Chuc Mung Giang menu is based on real Oct '05 prices from a Salinas market, with $601 to spend for Sinh, a family of 5. Even with milk, lunches - the works- we had 49-cents left over. ☺ Welsh: Nadolig LLawen Surprise! It's possible to feed your family tasty and nutritious meals on a food stamp budget, even now in 2005. It takes a smart and resourceful person to obtain food stamps in the first place. You are that smart person, so you may know the best ways to use this nutrition benefit. Careful menu planning helps a lot. So does careful shopping. Sharing out the tasks of meal preparation so that you aren't tempted by costly packaged foods makes the big difference. You know the food you prepare at home is more nutritious and tastier. It spells L-O-V-E- to your family. Did you know you're also saving money when you cook at home?