Crunchy Apple Coleslaw
1/2 Cup Light Salad Dressing or Miracle Whip
1 Cup Plain Yogurt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 Granny Smith apples. Peeled, cored, & diced
1- 16oz. bag coleslaw mix
2/3 Cup raisins
1/4 green onion
1/3 Cup sunflower seeds
Stir together the first 4 ingredients. Stir in apples. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and chill until serving time.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Last Week to Wear PINK!
October is breast cancer awareness week. Wear PINK to promote awareness for the second most common form of cancer in women.
To become active in breast cancer awareness please support Habit 4 Health boot campers Deanna Miller and Patty Frantz via facebook. Both do a lot of fundraising for the Susan G. Komen 3 day 60 mile walk in Phoenix November 12-14th.
Early detection is imperative. Annual mammograms for women over the age of 40, annual clinical breast exams, and monthly self breast exams are all ways to detect breast cancer early.
According to the American Cancer Society...
- Estimated 192,000 new case of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year.
- Approximately 40,000 women died from breast cancer in 2009 alone.
- Approximately 1,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer was diagnosed among men in the United States in 2009.
- Today 2.5 million breast cancer survivors are living in the United States
What is breast cancer?
- Breast Cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in one or both breasts and usually develops in ducts or lobules (milk producing area of the breast).
Two main categories of breast cancer:
- Noninvasive cancers: confined to the ducts or lobules and does not spread to surrounding tissues.
- Invasive cancers: penetrates through normal breast tissue and invades surrounding tissues.
Stages of breast cancer:
- Stage 0: early stage confined to ducts or the lobules.
- Stage 1: early stage of invasive breast cancer. Cancer cells have not spread beyond breast and tumor is no more than 2 centimeters across.
- Stage 2 is one of the following:
-tumor in breast is no more than 2 centimeters across. Cancer has spread to lymph nodes under the arm.
-tumor is between 2 and 5 centimeters and may have spread to lymph nodes under arm
-tumor is larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to lymph nodes under the arm
- Stage 3: may be a large tumor, but cancer has not spread beyond breast and nearby lymph nodes. It is locally advanced cancer.
-Stage 3A is one of the following:
~tumor is in breast and is 5 centimeters. Cancer has spread to underarm lymph nodes.
~tumor is more than 5 centimeters and has spread to underarm lymph nodes
-Stage 3B is one of the following:
~tumor has grown into chest wall or the skin of the breast.
~tumor cancer has spread to lymph nodes behind breastbone.
-Stage 3C: tumor of any size and has spread to lymph nodes behind breast bone and underarm or has spread to lymph nodes under or above collarbone.
-Stage 4: distant metastatic cancer and has spread.
Resources:
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Breast Cancer
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Candidates View on Your Important Issues
Election Day is November 2nd and the candidates love Johnson County! During our meet and greet sessions, we've been given a lot of resources we'd like to pass on to you!
D = Democrat
R = Republican
L = Libertarian
I = Independent
Iowa Governor
Chet Culver (D) Campaign Site
Terry Branstad (R) Campaign Site
Eric Cooper (L) Campaign Site
Jonathan Narcisse (I) Campaign Site
Lieutenant Governor
Patty Judge (D) Campaign Site
Nick Weltha (L) Campaign Site
Secretary of State
Mike Mauro (D) Campaign Site
Matt Schultz (R) Campaign Site
Jake Porter (L) Campaign Site
Attorney General
Tom Miller (D) Campaign Site
Brenna Findley (R) Campaign Site
State Auditor:
Dave Vaudt (R) Campaign Site
State Treasurer
Mike Fitzgerald (D) Campaign Site
Dave Jamison (R) Campaign Site
Secretary of Agriculture
Bill Northey (R) Campaign Site
Francis Thicke (D) Campaign Site
This is also a retention election for Iowa judges. To learn more about each of them click here.
U.S. Senators
Chuck Grassley (R) Campaign Site
Roxanne Conlin (D) Campaign Site
John Hiderscheit (L) Campaign Site
U.S. Congress
District #1
Bruce Braley (D) Campaign Site
Ben Lange (R) Campaign Site
Rob Petsche (L) Campaign Site
District #2
Dave Loebsack (D) Campaign Site
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) Campaign Site
Gary Sicard (L) Campaign Site
District #3
Leonard Boswell (D) Campaign Site
Brad Zaun (R) Campaign Site
District #4
Tom Latham (R) Campaign Site
Bill Maske (D) Campaign Site
District #5
Steve King (R) Campaign Site
Matt Campbell (D) Campaign Site
Friday, October 8, 2010
Share Your Favorite Recipes!
What's one of the most important things your parents taught you? And you're more than likely passing this on to your children.
What is it? We all learn to share!
So now we're sharing our favorite recipes with you!
Fruity Splash Smoothie
2 servings
5 minute prep time
1 Cup fat free milk
7 large unsweetened strawberries (can be fresh or frozen)
1 medium banana
1 Tablespoon honey
3/4 Cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in blender; blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into glasses. Share.
*Can make frozen fruit pops, pour into plastic cups. Cover cups with plastic wrap; insert stick and freeze.
- 180 calories, no fat, 65mg sodium, 43g carbohydrates.
-cost per recipe $1.80
Hot Pizza Dip
10 Servings
10 minute prep time
15 minute cook time
6 oz. light cream cheese
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded low moisture park skim Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup sliced green onions
whole wheat bread sticks or crackers
Combine cream cheese, sour cream and oregano in bowl. Stir until smooth. Spread evenly into a small pie plate or quiche pan. Top with pizza sauce, cheeses, peppers, and onions. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve with bread sticks or crackers. Share.
Cost per recipe: $4.25
-4 tablespoons per serving: 110 calories, 6g total fat, 20mg cholesterol, 300mg sodium, 7g protein (from dairy)
Cheesy Chicken Crunchers
4-6 servings
30 minutes prep time
25 minutes cook time
1 Cup all-purpose flour
salt
pepper
4 egg whites
1/2 Cup 1% low fat milk
1 1/2 Cup cornflakes, crushed
4 oz. shredded reduced fat Cheddar cheese
6 chicken breast filets, cut into strips
non-stick cooking spray
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl combine flour with a pinch of salt and pepper. In second bowl, make egg-wash by beating eggs and milk. In third bowl, combine cornflakes with cheese. Coat a 13 x 9" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Dip chicken pieces in flour, then into egg-wash, then roll in cheesy-flakes mixture, coating chicken. Bake for 25 minutes, turning halfway through to ensure even browning. Share.
Cost per recipe: $17.63
Nutrition facts per serving: 320 calories, 8g total fat, 90mg cholesterol, 320mg sodium, 24g carbohydrates, 37g protein.
For more fun and healthy recipes see www.dairymakessense.com
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