84-LancMt«r Farming, Saturday, September 24, 1994
TAKING
TIME
by Rebecca Escott
Penn State
Extension Home Economist
For Lehigh County
Ah, Retirement!
Some mornings I haul myseli
out of bed wishing that I wouldn’t
have to go to work. A break would
be nice, but for people who are
anticipating retirement, that
thought may bring different con
cerns. Retirement presents a spe
cial challenge as families adjust to
changes and losses.
In 1900, the average male spent
only three percent of his life in
retirement. By 1980, that average
had increased to 20 percent (10-30
years). In the future, it may
increase even more. In order to
make this time meaningful, each
retiree and his family should talk
about the changes that will take
place. Kunkel, a retirement
researcher, says those who report
the most difficulty adjusting to
their increased discretionary time
are adults who focused most of
their time on their work and fami
lies and who had not developed
additional recreational interests.
Sound familiar?
Particularly in farming com
munities, 1 bet most retirees would
report that they spent their time
focused on the farm business and
their family. If you are anticipat
ing retirement, or semi-retirement,
you will want to make some deci
sions that will be a foundation for
the years ahead. By making
choices and setting up new rou
tines, you can prepare yourself for
a wonderful new stage of life. Ask
yourself these questions:
Do I know what my income will
be after I retire? Am I paying off
my big bills before retirement?
Have I reviewed my insurance
policies to see whether they do or
do not meet my present and future
needs? Have I talked with the
Social Security office to find out
what I should do before I retire in
order to get my Social Security?
Am I exercising everyday with
a brisk walk or outdoor work?
When I retire, will I continue this
level of activity? Am I monitoring
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what I eat to make sure I keep my
weight under control? Am I
understanding of the physical lim
itations I have? And do I live with
in those restraints?
Have I made any new friends
during the past year? Have my
spouse and I talked about things
we can enjoy doing together dur
ing retirement? Do I take an inter
est in people who are younger than
myself? Have I identified some
activities which I can do that will
make me feel useful even though I
will not be “working?” Am I
involved in outside reading or
educational programs to challenge
me to learn something new?
Do my spouse and I have mutu
al friends? Do I have a regular
habit of keeping in touch with
family and Mends by visiting or
writing letters? Do I allow my
children or relatives to run their
own lives? Do I help to make it
possible for my children and rela
tives to get together for special
occasions?
Do my wife and I agree on the
decision about where we will live?
Have I considered all the possibil
ities like moving into a smaller,
more affordable place or making
our home into several living units
and renting a portion of it to
another family, ff I’m moving to a
new location, have I checked this
community out at different times
of the year? Do I have any Mends
in the new community?
Did you'answer the majority of
these questions with a “Yes?” If
you did, you and your family are
laying the important groundwork
that will make your time as a reti
ree fulfilling. If not, take the time
to begin the discussions and rou
tines that will improve the pros
pects for your retirement years.
Health Tips For Vegetarian Diets
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) More than 12 million
Americans over age 16 have eli
minated meat from their diets,
according to Vegetarian Times.
Recently, anecdotal evidence
collected by The New York
Times, the Chicago Tribune and
other newspapers suggests that
children as young as pre-school
age are exploring vegetarianism.
Dr. J. Lynne Brown, associate
professor of food science in Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences, points out that while
vegetarian diets are a viable alter
native for children, parents should
be extremely vigilant in providing
a well-balanced diet that provides
essential nutrients.
‘Parents may wish to talk to a
health professional,” Brown says.
“This person should be a know
ledgable pediatrician or a
nutritionist”
Nutrients most likely to be low
in vegetarian diets are calcium,
iron, vitamin B-12 and zinc, all of
which are crucial to a child’s
growth and development. Brown
says a diet that includes eggs and
dairy products (called a lacto-ovo
diet) provides most of these nutri
ents. However a vegan diet
which eliminates all animal pro
ducts makes a balanced diet
more difficult to achieve.
Calcium can be obtained from
beans and green vegetables, but
the amount in a serving is low
compared to a saving of milk, for
example, and orange juice can be
calcium fortified.
Vitamin B-12 must be taken as
a vitamin supplement
Iron is found in beans and dark
green leafy vegetables, but the
human body does not absorb iron
from these sources as easily as
from meats,” says E 4 Mills, assis
tant professor of dairy and animal
science. “You have to eat a lot
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more of them to get the same ben
efit,” he says.
As an example, to equal the iron
in a 3-ounce cooked hamburger
(roughly the size of a fast-food
quarter-pounder), a vegetarian
would have to eat 13 1/2 bananas,
or 3 1/2 cups of spinach, or 7 cups
of broccoli, or 7 cups of baked
beans, or 18 tablespoons of peanut
butter.
“If a child eliminates meat and
dairy products from his or her diet
that represents a lot of nutrients
kids need,” Mills says. “Of course,
you’re not going to force-feed
them. Kids have opinions and
ideas.”
Mills also says parents must be
very careful to provide proper iron
sources particularly for young
girls. As girls develop and men
struation begins, their need for
iron increases. “Most adult veg
etarians have iron deficits,” Mills
says. “The problem is magnified
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Pigmy goats, pigs, and rabbits
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furry kittens romp among the
pumpkins. Repeat customers come
again and again because the child
ren want to pet the animals.
Larry raises broilers, tobacco,
and hogs on the 97-acre farm. Lar
ry’s dad Orville, now deceased,
had purchased the farm in 1953.
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when growing children are
involved.”
“Still, a child can grow up on a
vegetarian regime and be OK,”
says Brown. “However, they
might not reach their full growth
potential unless care is taken in
making food choices.”
Brown points out that produc
ing a well-balanced vegetarian
diet for young children is especial
ly challenging for the person
doing the cooking.
“Sometimes, when kids take cm
a different diet, it has to do with
establishing power. They can
dominate the family by making
them conform to their needs,"
Brown says.
“Depending on the age of the
children, this would be a perfect
opportunity to teach them to
cook,” she adds. “If they want to
be vegetarians for the rest of their
lives, they’ll have to cook.
The Geibs have three children,
Ryan, 18; Rodney. 16;andDanyei
le. 14.
The Geib’s farm is located one
mile north of Mastersonville
(which is northwest of Manheim)
along Colebrook Road. It’s the first
farm on the left after passing Web
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