Family Living
Focus
by
Sharon
McDonald
Blair Co. Extension
It’s In The Bag!
Healthy Lunch Box Tips
With school just around the
comer, it’s time to dust off the
lunch box and get ready for the
busy days ahead. Lunch provides
the fuel children need to get
through an afternoon of school
lessons and activities.
When packing lunches, you
want to provide about 'A of the
daily food needs of your child.
This means choosing at least one
serving of food from each of the
food groups in the pyramid. This
would include 2 servings of fruits
and/or vegetables, 1 serving of
low-fat milk, yogurt or cheese, 1
or 2 servings from the bread,
pasta and grain group, 1 serving
from the meat group, with small
amounts of food from the tip of
the pyramid for added pleasure.
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On Rte. 553
Penn Run, Pa.
724-254-4753
HERNLEY’S FARM
EQUIP., INC.
Elizabethtown, Pa.
717-367-8867
One of the keys to packing
healthy lunches involves plan
ning. If morning is hectic at your
house, try packing lunches the
night before, or better yet while
you’re cleaning up from supper.
Get the kids involved in planning
their lunches. They are more like
ly to eat what’s in their lunch if
they helped prepare it. Have
them write down menu ideas to
use as your guide when shopping.
When preparing fresh fruits and
vegetables for supper, place some
in containers for use in lunches
the next day. Add some yogurt or
lowfat dressing for dipping. If
your budget allows buy items al
ready prepared or in individual
sized serving containers. If this
isn’t possible, buy foods in larger
quantities and then repackage in
NICHOLS
FARM EQUIP.
Bloomsburg, Pa,
570-784-7731
B.H.M. FARM
EQUIP. INC.
Annville, Pa.
717-867-2211
B. EQUIP., INC.
Waynesboro, Pa.
717-762-3193
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Quarryville, Pa.
717-786-7318
WERTZ
FARM & POWER
EQUIPMENT, INC.
PA Rt. 516,
Glen Rock, Pa.
717-235-0111
small plastic containers or bags,
store properly, then grab and use
as needed.
Younger children may be satis
fied with, or even insist on having
the same thing everyday. That’s
OK, one meal or several meals
the same does not make or break
a diet.
It’s far better for them to eat
the same thing everyday, then
not to eat or to trade with a
schoolmate. While sandwiches
are a simple way to include many
of the food groups, they are not
the only way. Here are some
ideas to use if your kids are tired
of “the same old thing.” Cut
fruits and vegetables into bite size
pieces or strips. Make kabobs
with fhiits/vegetables on a straw,
add some cheese cubes. Send
along dips for fruits and vege
tables, such as lowfat yogurt or
salad dressings. Add variety by
using different breads such as
pita bread, soft tortillas, English
muffins or try whole grain crack
ers. Top sandwiches with cucum
bers, sprouts, red or green pepper
strips for more adventurous eat
ers. Send along dry cereal or
granola to mix in with yogurt.
Pack pretzels, rice cakes or
Cheerios instead of potato chips.
Allow for special treats as well,
cookies or snack bars or include a
special note from mom or dad.
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Quakertown, Pa.
215-536-7523
New Tripoli, Pa.
215-767-7611
Oley, Pa.
215-987-6257
FARMERS
EQUIPMENT &
SUPPLY
Airville, Pa.
717-862-3967
In most cases refrigerators and
microwave ovens will not be
available for use, so be sure to
take the necessary steps to ensure
cold foods remain cold and hot
foods remain hot. Invest in an
unbreakable thermos and insulat
ed lunch bag. For hot foods, pre
heat the thermos (make sure it is
one specifically designed for hot
food) by pouring in hot water.
Reheat foods to 165 F before plac
ing them in the thermos. An ice
pack of some type should be
placed in the insulated bag to
keep cold foods cold. Freezing a
juice box or a container of yogurt
will also work. Sandwiches can
also be frozen. To avoid sogginess
do not put condiments on the
sandwich before freezing. Use
containers that are designed spe
cifically for carrying foods.
Food Pavilion Showcases
Agriculture At
Maryland State Fair
TIMONIUM, Md. Fairgoers
will have the opportunity to
enjoy some of Maryland’s finest
foods fresh from Maryland farms
and the Chesapeake Bay at the
State Fair’s Maryland Foods Pa
vilion from Friday, Aug. 24
through Monday, Sept. 3, 10
a.m.-9 p.m.
Producers will showcase a va
riety of food that grows in our
state including mouth-watering
crab cakes, catfish filet sand
wiches, sweet corn-on-the-cob,
smoked ham, pork barbecue,
charcoal grilled beef sandwiches,
lamb shish-ke-babs, fried clams,
turkey subs, roasted barbecue
chicken, fresh fruit salad, yogurt
sundaes, and mure.
In addition, The Maryland
Foods Pavilion will showcase
products by hosting cooking
demonstrations, food tastings
and recipe giveaways in the cen
ter demonstration area from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
“The Maryland Foods Pavilion
has been one of the greatest
promotional successes for the
Maryland Department of Agri
culture, Maryland’s producers,
and the Maryland State Fair,”
said Stan Dabkowski, chairman
of the Maryland Foods Pavilion.
“Hundreds of people have told
me that the Maryland Foods Pa
vilion is the main attraction that
keeps them coming back to the
Maryland State Fair. And, it is
always their first stop for a great
meal.”
Cooking demonstrations will
take place on the following dates:
opening day, Friday, Aug. 24,
Maryland Seafood Day; Satur
day, Aug. 25, Maryland Pork
Day; Sunday, Aug. 26, Maryland
Turkey Day; Monday, Aug. 27,
Maryland Yogurt/Dairy Day;
Tuesday, Aug. 28, Maryland Beef
Day; Wednesday, Aug. 29, Mary
land Fruit and Vegetable Day;
Thursday, Aug. 30, Maryland
Chicken Day; Friday, Aug. 31,
Maryland Lamb Day; Saturday,
Sept. 1, Maryland Oyster Day;
Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday,
Sept. 3, to be announced.
The 120th Maryland State
Fair, which will offer a variety of
livestock and horse shows, mid-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 2001-B7
Throw away any foods brought
home and be sure to thoroughly
clean containers, bags, and lunch
boxes daily with soap and water.
Menu ideas: Peanut butter and
honey on whole grain submarine
roll, fresh orange slices, three va
nilla wafers and milk. Tuna salad
on whole wheat bread, strawber
ry, grape and orange fruit kabobs
with lowfat fruit flavored yogurt
for dipping, three small chocolate
chip cookies and a juice box. Tor
tilla roll ups (low fat ham or tur
key and cheese rolled on a whole
wheat tortilla), carrot and celery
strips with salsa, two oatmeal
cookies and milk.
While these ideas may not ap
peal to everyone, they may spark
other ideas to get the school year
off on the right foot with healthy
and nutritious lunches.
way rides, thoroughbred horse
racing, arts and crafts and home
arts exhibits, runs from Friday,
Aug. 24 through Monday, Sept.
3, at the Timonium Fairgrounds
in Baltimore County.
Early risers are welcome to at
tend livestock and horse shows at
9 a.m. Exhibit halls are open
from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The mid
way opens at 10 a.m. on week
ends and noon on weekdays. Ad
mission is only $5 for adults and
children under 12 are admitted
free. Rides are individually
priced.
Thoroughbred horse racing be
gins Saturday, Aug. 25 and runs
through Labor Day. Post time is
1 p.m. Admission to the race
track is included in the admission
price of the fair. Parking on the
fairgrounds for a minimal fee
and free parking at the Park and
Ride location on Deereco Road
are available on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
The fairgrounds encourages
use of the light rail with an easily
accessible light rail stop at the
fairgrounds’ Cow Palace gate.
For fairgoers’ convenience, ATM
machines will be located in front
of the 4-H building and exhibi
tion hall, inside the Cow Palace,
and in the center of the grand
stand on the upper and lower lev
els.
The 120th Maryland State Fair
has something for everyone, the
young and the young at heart.
Sponsors of The Maryland State
Fair include: American Express;
The Bees Distributing
Company/Budweiser; Chase
Card; Cosamin; Cosequin; Deer
Park Water; The Discover Card;
Esskay, Inc.; Gieco Direct; Giant
Food; Great Eastern Resorts;
Hawkeye Spas; Lustre Craft;
Maryland State Lottery; Mass
Transit Administration; Maytag;
Patient First; Patuxent Publish
ing; Pepsi; Schmidt’s Baking
Company; Baltimore Sun Papers;
Toyota; Turkey Hill Dairy; WJZ
TV 13; among others. For general
information, call (410) 252-0200,
ext. 227 or visit the Maryland
State Fair Website at mary
landstatefair.com.