82-Lanc«ster Fanning, Saturday, December 14, 1996
Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension Home
Economist For Berks Co.
Christmas is a day when fami
lies traditionally get together to
eat and renew connections and
continue many family traditions.
During this holiday season fami
lies may want to make a commit
ment and/or make a New Year’s
resolution to support the idea of
eating meals together the rest of
the year.
A recent survey conducted by
the National Pork Producers
Council revealed that while nearly
three fourths of
those surveyed think
eating dinner
together is impor
tant, only 59% eat
dinner as a family
five or more times a
week. Those with
young children
under the age of 6
were most likely to
eat together
Dinner time
together can be a
time for family
members to learn
about each others
activities that day.
This is important,
especially for young
children. The things
you discuss at the
dinner table help
young children get
ready to function in
the outside world.
Practice things
like giving each
child and adult a
chance to tell a small
story based on what
happened to them
that day. This teach
es language skills
and the idea of lis
tening to other peo
ple. Teach them to
share the spotlight
but also to be confi
dent in themselves.
As a family, you can
establish basic rules
on manners to use at
the table. Manners
are a lifetime skill
that is an important
tool for use in later
relationships.
Teach children to
listen to others by
asking them to
repeat the story told
by someone else at
the table. Gently cor
rect any major omis
sions. A good listen
er can be a good
story teller too.
Good manners and
listening skills help
children work with
others in teams, a
valuable skill for
jobs they will hold
later in life.
Another way to
help children appre
ciate meals together
is to let them have a
role in preparing the
meal. Even small
children can help.
They can get cans
from shelves, place'
and help someone count the
silverware. Teach them the impor
tance to touching silverware only
on the handles - never on the sur
face that makes contact with the
food or mouth. All of these small
tasks help teach children simple
counting and reading skills, as
well as food safety skills.
As the parent you may want to
include fruits and vegetables in
the meal to help everyone meet
their S a Day goal - 2 fruits and 3
vegetables a day.
"Quaßty is remembered Cong after price is forgotten”
1925 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522
717-738-3781 Fax 717-733-2226
We are a wholesale distributor and importer of only the finest pule,, dried fruits, candies,
sugars, Hours, Shanks Extracts, coffees, teas, and much more. We cany over 4,500 items!
Weaver Hut Company, Inc. travels to England, Germany, Holland, Turlteyßraadl, and
the Philippines to contract large amounts, which allows us to give you the lowest wholesale
prices. Our' othercompany, “Food Brokers International,” brings in container after
container of everything from the latest snack sensations to traditional favorites. We sell to
dishributors, importers, and almost 3,000 bulk food stores, grocery stores, and convenient
stores all over the
We have 5 price brackets in OUr master price catalog, which go by volume, or sire, of
orders. The larger the amount purchased, the better the pr&fc bracjbt Wffleo have 4 price
brackets in omr Foodlfcokers International catalog, which forjfe* customers
who buy large (overlfiO cases). Please ask ns price '
catalog, which describes each of our items or a 60 page catalog.
We will supply you with everything you need at the best prices anywhere. In most cases we
sell cheaper than the manufacturer does, due to our large extracts.
Do yourself a justice, don’t pay more than you should. Heaily, com© see us at our two
outlet stores, and we will be happy to show you around. Or call, mid we will send you a
catalog. ” ■. . -
Please check-out our low prices, and see for yourself how much lower art than Kr
Mart, Walmart or any other store out there.
Don’t forget, we also have Edward’s Coffee Shop for a grm at the. I ''
same location as our Lancaster outlet store. 1 mile east of CPttnhtM^anne.
We serve only the best breakfasts and lunches/ ■ " \\> ' '
Again, come see us. This is a family business for over 21 years now.
IStfleaver Nut Company
Lancaster Eohrata
3519 Columbia Avenue 1925 West Main Street
Lancaster, PA 17603 Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: (717) 285-3818 Phone: (717) 738-3337
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30-8:30 Sat. 8:30-5:00
Sun. Closed
What’s a serving of fruits and
vegetables? A serving is:
• 1 medium fruit or 'A cup small
or cut-up fruit *
• V* cup 100% fruit juice
•'A cup dried fruit (such as rai
sins, dates, apricots)
• Vi cup raw or cooked
vegetables
• 1 cup raw leafy vegetables
(such as lettuce, spinach, kale)
OUTLET
STORES
• 'A cup cooked beans or peas
(kidney beans, lentils)
Here is a recipe that children
can help prepare. It’s a tasty salad
that helps your family meet the 5 a
Day goal.
Golden Fruit Salad
(an official 5 a Day recipe)
1 golden delicious apple, cored
and sliced
1 red delicious apple, cored and
sliced
1 banana, peeled and sliced
Vi cup red grapes, halves and
seeded
Orange yogurt dressing
Lettuce
Combine all fruits; mix well.
Serve on lettuce lined salad plate
my Inc;
with orange yogurt dressing.
Makes 3 servings. This is an offi
cial 5 a Day recipe.
Orange yogurt dressing; Com
bine 6'A cups plain low fat yogurt,
2-3 teaspoons, orange juice and
Choo Choo Barn Kicks Off
36th Anniversary
STRASBURG (Lancaster Co.)
On Thanksgiving Day 1961,
the Groff family moved their
growing model train layout -
which father George Groff began
in 1945 - from the basement of
their home to the Choo Choo Barn
in Strasbuig.
Thirty-five years later, the
Choo Choo Bam has grown from
a 500-square-foot layout with six
trains and six animated scenes to
become otic of America’s largest
and best-known model train lay
outs. It’s 1,700 square feet of fan
tasy, in miniature!
The Choo Choo Barn is
renowned throughout America for
its animated model train displays.
Across its 1,700 square feet, a
Wholesale distributor of
Nuts, Dried Fruits,
Candies, Coffees
8 Teas
More Than 4,500 Varieties
Holiday Orders
Taken Now
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HOURS: M-F 6:30-8:30; Sat. 6:30-5:00
dash nutmeg; mix well.
Nurtitional analysis per serv
ing; calories 138; fiber 4 g; choles
terol 2 mg. Percent calories from;
protein 8%; carbohydrate 84%; fat
8%.
Lancaster County in miniature
unfolds. The continually
operating displays feature seven
teen model trains, 6SO feet of 0-
gauge tracks, thousands of figures
and vehicles, and 130 animated
scenes such as baseball games, an
Amish bam-raising, a fire com
pany to dowse a smoking build
ing, and a Memorial Day parade.
The 35th anniversary year
begins with the seventh annual
“Canned Food Fridays,” held on
December 6, 13 and 20. Visitors
who present a non-perishable food
item on those dates are granted
free admission and can visit with
Santa. The 35th anniversary
celebration will continue through
December 31, 1997.
E SHOP
3519 Columbia Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 285-9688
Sun. Closed