503 S Pennsylvania Ave Ness City, KS Office: Toll Free: Fax: Foods Nutri on Update February, 2017

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1 144 S Lane, Courthouse PO Box 487 Dighton, KS Office: Toll Free: Fax: S Pennsylvania Ave Ness City, KS Office: Toll Free: Fax: Main St PO Box 70 LaCrosse, KS Office: Toll Free: Fax: Erin Petersilie FCS Agent Foods Nutri on Update February, 2017 Message of the Month Happy Valen ne s Day! May you receive lots of chocolates, and for those that are calving, may you not have to pull any calves! While the groundhog says we have more winter ahead, I am looking ahead to spring and planning of summer events. I want to take a minute to thank all of the PDC members that help design programming. These commi ees have been mee ng or will be mee ng to make future recommenda ons to address needs in our communi es. If you have a thought or concern you would like to see addressed, please let them or I know! Family and Consumer Science Program Development Commi ee members are: Lane Ness Rush Louise Ehmke Paula Atwell Jolene Dinsmore Sue Shapland Alvera Davison Sandy Tammen Elsie Beth Speer Becky Rider Paula Tammen Mary Prose Lona Ratliff Cheryl Conard Mollie Kough Darla Goodrow Dolores Romeister Aus n Bretz Jackie Casey Lydia Flax

2 Electric Pressure Cooking Posted on January 13, 2017 by Karen Blakeslee If Santa put an electric pressure cooker under your tree, you may be wondering how to use it and what can be cooked in the appliance. Here s some general ps: Always read and follow the manufacturer s direc ons and cau ons before use. Never fill the cooker more than 1/2 to 2/3 full. Use five or fewer ingredients. Combine foods with common cooking mes, or slice foods to reduce cooking me. Hot foods heat up faster than cold foods. To adapt your favorite recipe, find a similar recipe and use it as a guide. In general, cooking me is 1/3 to 1/2 of tradi onal cooking me. Reduce liquid by half. Brown meats first for added flavor. For more, see h p://bit.ly/2jbuz3g Super Bowl Food Trivia Posted on January 13, 2017 by Karen Blakeslee The big game is almost here! No ma er who you root for, here s some food facts as you snack your way through the games. Americans double their average snack food intake, more than 33 million pounds that day alone. Take out or delivery foods are popular. Pizza is tops followed by chicken wings, and sub sandwiches. Potato chips are a favorite crunchy snack with tor lla chips a close second. Five ounces of nacho cheese tor lla chips equals about 700 calories. Get up and run the length of 123 football fields to burn off those chips! Source: K-state Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 2

3 Medicare Basics Program Are you turning 65 in the coming months? Did you just turn 65? Are you older than 65, but have not taken Medicare, but need to do so now? When it comes to Medicare there are many ques ons. As our situa ons change, it can bring even more ques ons. I will be doing a Medicare Basics Program to help answer ques ons. We will be going over the parts to Medicare, how to use it, how it works, and how to sign up. This program will provide you with a good founda on for understanding Medicare. Each program will start at 6:30 pm and last about 2 hours. Cost will be $5 and cover the cost of supper. Please RSVP by noon the day of. Rush County February 21 Extension Office Back Room, Rush Co. Ness County February 23 4-H Building, Ness Co. Fairgrounds Lane County February 28 Lane Co. Community Room in the Courthouse LaCrosse Office or Ness City Office or Dighton Office or Pinterest Night With Lane County Library February 13: March 13: April 10: Pain ng Clay Pots Sewing 10 Minute Table Runners Sheila von Leonrod Making cards with Trudy Heath Up-Coming Dates March 19-May 13: Walk Kansas! March 28: Pressure Cooking Class, Lane Co. 4-H Building March 30: Pressure Cooking Class, Ness Co. 4-H Building April 4: Pressure Cooking Class, Rush Co. Extension Office K-State Research and Extension is commi ed to making its services, ac vi es and programs accessible to all par cipants. If you have a special requirement due to a physical, vision or hearing disability, please contact Erin Petersilie at or epetersilie@ksu.edu 3

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