Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension
Home Economist for
Berks Co.
Although Lent is a time of sac
rifice, you don’t have to starve
yourself or spend hours in the
kitchen to fulfill Lenten obliga
tions. You can have meals that
are both hearty and easy to pre
pare.
If you keep eggs—nature’s own
convenience food on hand —there
are many possibilities. Breakfast
is still considered the most im
portant meal of the day, especial
ly for families with children. To
help ensure success for yourself
and your family, plan a nutri
tious breakfast each morning.
Teens enjoy dishes like quick
and-easy Mexican Eggs which
can help get their day off to a
good start. Simply scramble two
eggs and add a tablespoon of
shredded reduced-fat Monterey
Jack cheese and taco sauce to
taste. Vary the recipe to suit your
family members’ tastes and their
dietary needs, too. Just multiply
the recipe for the number of serv
ings your need.
For a simple, yet satisfying,
main dish, poach eggs right in a
bowl of minestrone soup and
serve them with a chunk of
crusty bread. You can also cook
up a batch of frozen hash browns,
dotted with other veggies.
Make indentation in the cook
ed veggies and break in some
eggs. Cover the pap and let
trapped steam cook the eggs. An
other time, fill omelets with a col
orful medley of veggies and serve
them with a tossed green salad.
For a dinner that’s even easier
than omelets, make a frittata,
and Italian omelet in which the
filling cooks right along with the
eggs. It’s a skillet supper that you
can put on the table in a flash
and serve right form the pan.
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The eggs, tuna and cheese in
Tuna Frittata provide plenty of
protein. This frittata also boasts
the beneficial omega-3 fats that
come from fish.
Tuna Frittata
6 to 8 servings
8 eggs
1 can (6.5 oz.) tuna packed in
water
1 tablespoon instant minced
onion well drained
A teaspoon dry mustard
1 can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms
'A teaspoon seasoned salt, op
tional undrained
'A teaspoon oregano leaves,
crushed
'/’ cup (2 oz.) shredded re
duced-fat cheese
V* teaspoon ground pepper
Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon butter
In medium bowl, beat together
eggs, onion, mustard, salt, if de
sired, oregano and pepper until
blended. Stir in tuna, mushrooms
and cheese.
In 10-inch ovenproof omelet
pan or skillet (to ovenproof han
dle, wrap completely with alumi
num foil) over medium heat, melt
butter. Pour in egg mixture. Cook
over low to medium heat until
eggs are almost set, about 7 to 9
minutes. Broil about 6 inches
from heat until eggs are com
pletely set, about 3 minutes.
Cut into wedges and serve
from pap> or either slide frittata
from pan or invert onto serving
platter.
Nutrition information per serv
ing of V* recipe without salt: 138
calories, 8 gm total fat, 230 mg
cholesterol, 263 mg sodium, 167
mg potassium, 1 gm carbohy
drate, 15 gm protein and 10% or
more of the RDI for phosphorus,
riboflavin.
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Association.^^
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Teaching Kids About Social Security
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) A new feature on the So
cial Security Administration
Website is designed specifically
for children.
From a human development
perspective, “Kids’ Stuff’ is bril
liant. Friendly animals introduce
basic Social Security concepts
and share messages about the im
portance of saving and planning.
By clicking on a turtle, young vis
itors learn how the slow and
steady turtle beat the fast but
overly-assured rabbit. The moral?
“Slow but sure wins the race.”
A lion says “When I used to
chase the cows, 1 couldn’t get
them because they stuck togeth
er. I was able to get them, one by
one, after they fought and sepa
rated.” The concept? “United we
stand, divided we fall.”
A grasshopper may provide
Volunteers Needed At Hershey Gardens
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
As it prepares to open for its 66th
season on March 30, numerous
volunteer opportunities are now
available at Hershey Gardens,
one of Central Pennsylvania’s
most beautiful attractions.
All that is necessary is a time
commitment and a general inter
est in gardening or butterflies.
Lancaster
Society 20
Farm Women 20 met Feb. 7 at
the home of Jane Ferguson with
Valaria Ferguson as co-hostess.
There was an attendance of 14.
Following the refreshments Jane
read the Scripture taken from
Mark 8:8-23. The Lord’s Prayer
was prayed in unison and the
Pledge of Allegiance was used.
The president, Nancy Lefever,
presided at the business meeting.
It was decided to send money to
Hospice in memory of Helen
Tout who was recently called to
her heavenly home. Three cards
were sent during the month. On
March 13, Farm Women 9 is en
tertaining us at The Farm and
Home Center.
In the report of the State Con
vention at which 177 attended
they mentioned that 24,000 cook
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 16, 2002-B7
the most direct message about
Social Security’s importance;
“When I saw an ant moving an
ear of c0rn...1 invited the ant to
stop working so hard and relax
with me. The ant said he had to
keep working to store food for
the winter. When winter came
the ants shared the corn they had
stored, and I had no food, so I
was very hungry." The moral
here: We all need to prepare for
the future.
To find out what a pig, stork
and crow have to say about sav
ing and planning, check out the
Website at http://www.ssa.
gov/kids/kids.htm.
According to “Social Security
eNews,” the administration’s on
line publication, learning about
Society Security is “important to
everyone even grade-schoolers.
They’ll learn about the value of
Training, where needed, will be
provided.
Needed are Butterfly House
Flight Attendants, to guide visi
tors and answer questions about
butterflies, their life cycle, and
the host and nectar plants within
the House; Gardens Guides, to
lead adult tour groups, interpret
ing history and describing the
books had been sold. It was re
ported that Society 28 has dis
solved. There is need for a second
vice president. The state project
for this year is “Feed the Chil
dren.”
Before closing by singing
“Brighten the Corner,” Freda
Wimer gave a very interesting
reading.
Lancaster County Farm
Women Society 20 met Thurs
day, March 7, at the home of
Vera Herr with Jean Ressel as
co-hostess. Following the refresh-
saving and planning for the fu
ture. Teaching these values to
kids at an early age will help
them to be prepared when the
time comes.”
Young people must realize that
Social Security is more than a re
tirement or “old people's” pro
gram. In fact, 30 percent of the
recipients aren’t elderly, but peo
ple who receive support through
Social Security's disability insur
ance and survivor’s insurance
programs.
The Social Security system is
built upon a social compact be
tween generations. People who
are retiring now and about to
draw benefits made payments
into the system that funded the
previous generation’s benefits.
Similarly, for current workers to
draw benefits when they retire,
they must count on contributions
made by future generations.
Gardens; School/Youth Program
volunteers to work with children
ages 3-12; and. Volunteer Gar
deners'to help preserve the beau
ty of Hershey Gardens.
Becoming a Hershey Gardens
volunteer is as simple as dialing
(717) 534-3493 or sending an e
mail to chuff@hersheygardens.
org.
ments were the devotions when
Jean read from the Matthew 24,
Following the reading “The Pink
Dress," the Lord’s Prayer was
prayed in unison and the Pledge
of Allegiance was repeated.
For the roll call all 16 members
gave a safety tip. Ten of the
members will be attending the
luncheon given by Society 9 at
the Farm and Home Center this
month.
For the program Police Chief
Kenneth Work gave many inter
esting suggestions for safety
when traveling or at home.
The meeting was closed by the
President Nancy Lefever, who
presided at the meeting. The
April meeting will be at the Me
morial United Methodist Church,
Quarryville, when members will
entertain Societies 23 and 15 at
noon,
Lancaster
Society 18
Lancaster County Farm
Women Society 18 met Feb. 16 at
Leola Family Restaurant with
husbands and guests present. It
was most pleasant to have a so
cial time with friends whom we
had not seen since the December
meeting. Our newly chosen Presi
dent Mildred Kreider presided at
a short business meeting. Four la
dies with birthdays in February
were greeted with the birthday
song. Sixteen members were pres
ent.