Consuming Thoughts by Fay Strickler Penn State Extension Home Economist for Berks Co. The falling leaves remind us that cool weather is coming and kids are back in school. This change affects the daily routine of activities but also reflects a change in menus, shopping, and meal preparation. Adults need to think about planning foods that travel well and can be packed in brown bag lunches. Another consideration is how to plan and select a variety of healthy after school snacks that kids can make for them selves. Choose foods like fruit that are in season and are more economi cal. They not only taste great but provide the needed nutrition. Avoid high calorie cookies, candy, potato chips, and soda, and so forth. Here are some ideas for fun after school snacks that kids can make. Parents can also use this list as a guideline when grocery shopping. After School Snacks for Kids: • Peanut butter and jelly Avanti Garelh X-treme Li I Critter Dirt Bike crackers • Frozen yogurt or ice milk • Sliced apples with peanut butter and raisins • Juice (100 percent) • Cheese and crackers • Cinnamon toast with apple juice • Yogurt, plain or fruit • Animal crackers • Fresh fruit like grapes or pears • Lower fat cookies and milk • Raw vegetables like carrots and broccoli • Angel food cake cubes • Gingersnap cookies with ap plesauce • Pretzels and milk • Cheese slice with fruit cup • Popcorn • Graham crackers with milk • Cereal and milk • Wheat crackers with cottage cheese • Blueberry muffin with orange juice • Peanut butter toast with milk • Frozen banana with fruit juice Be sure to teach children to follow these tips if they make their own snacks. Kitchen Tips for Kids Wash hands be fore. making a snack. Hands 4 Whseler PUBLIC AUCTION Sat. Sept. 27th 2003. Sale Time 9:30 AM Retirement and or Dispersal sale for Spring House Farm located at 150 Marticvilie Road, Lancaster County, PA 17603. App. 40 Head of Reg. and Grade Donkeys - including several small spotted Jennys 1 Double Reg. Small white Jack with Black factor produces loud colored foals also several large Jennys bred to a 16 Hand Jack 1 Zonkey gelding Halter Broke and very Gentle 1 Zoonte gelding Halter Broke and very Gentle 1 Gentle Halter Broke Texas Longhorn OX with a Horn Spread of 5 Ft. App. 7 Llamas including several Registered females App. 8 Miniature horses-vanety in color-some registered App. 12 Ponies variety in color and size. Several of these are broke to drive. A few of these are English type nding Ponies A few are Halfinger type broke to ride and drive. Included is 1 Reg. Shetland Filly App. 6 nice riding horses, quiet and ready to go on trail rides. Tack Large amount of used Mini and assorted tack. 1 load of mostly new tack including Saddles- Bridles-Saddle Blankets-Snaps-Lead Ropes and much-much more We will start this sale with tack at App. 9:30 AM and Horses and Ponies at App. 12:00 Noon AUCTIONEERS Clarence Shirk AU2750 Christian Z. Stoltzfus AA002861 Tel. 610-273-2801 COME EARLY AND ENJOY THE DAY WITH US carry lots of germs. Use clean knives, spoons, forks, bowls, and other utensils. Wash all fruits and vegetables before eating. Put cold items like milk, cheese, or yogurt back in the re frigerator as soon as you are done with them. Do not leave these items out on the counter. Teach kids microwave safety before using the microwave. Packing Safe Brown Bag Lunches Store brown bag lunches in a refrigerator at work or school. Here are some tips to keep food cold if a refrigerator is not avail able: Take ice cubes and place them in a plastic bag. Wrap with foil. Place this “ice pack” or a com mercial “gell” pack in the brown bag with you food. Wrap sandwiches and put them in a big plastic bag and freeze. Do not put lettuce, toma to, or mayonnaise on the sand wiches yet. Simple sandwiches freeze best. Try using lower fat lunch meats and cheeses. Place the frozen sandwich in a brown bag when you leave. It will thaw by lunch time. Put lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise in a separate con tainer. Add them to the sandwich just before eating. Freeze a small container of juice or applesauce the night be fore you want to eat it. Place the frozen food in the brown bag. The frozen food will thaw by lunch time. The frozen food will also keep the other food in your lunch cold. A thermos bottle can be used to keep drinks and foods hot or cold. Hot foods such as soup, stews, and chili should be boiling when you pour them into the thermos. This will prevent food poisoning. Wash the thermos bot tle with hot soapy water and rinse well with boiling water after using it. LIVESTOCK LIKE NEW PANEL GATES App 20 panel gates for round pen to be offered for sale DIRECTIONS TO SALE From Strasburg take Rt. 741 west to Rt. 324 South App. 1 mile to sale on right Terms by Ted Cardwell Ph 717-872-8602. AUCTIONEERS NOTE Food available on premises served by the local Amish. Food proceeds will be donated for a local hospital bill. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 2003-811 Penn State Researcher Looking For West Nile Virus UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) When the penguin at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, N.Y., contracted West Nile virus and died in August 2002, Adam Rohnke took note, but never dreamed it would mean much to him. Today, the research assistant in Penn State’s College of Agri cultural Sciences is conducting songbird counts at two Centre County sites, checking some birds’ blood for the virus and trapping mosquitoes to be tested to see whether they carry the dis ease-causing pathogen. About all he can tell you about the presence of West Nile disease in central Pennsylvania now is that not much is known. “Talk to me in a year or so,” he says. “There have been some crows and blue jays found dead that were infected with the disease, but we just don’t know if West Nile is prevalent in birds across our region, or even if songbirds are carrying it.” The work being done by Rohnke, who is pursuing a mas ter’s degree in wildlife and fisher ies science, is novel because he is focusing on songbirds, and their populations have been largely ig nored by West Nile researchers. There have been many confirmed cases of larger birds succumbing to West Nile virus in Pennsylva nia, but there is little information about whether their smaller cous ins are widely infected. “Big birds are easy to find when they die, but the songbirds migrate, so they could be spread ing the virus,” notes Rohnke, a Rochester native who graduated from SUNY College of Environ mental Science and Forestry with a bachelor’s degree in environ mental forest biology. “Also, they have the closest interaction with humans, so they might pose the biggest threat.” He will get lots of help with his research. Rohnke who has GOT WOOD? WE HAVE THE FURNACE! • All stainless steel construction • Uses present central duct or Hvdromc system ■ Heats home/household J hot water I • Shaker Grates Hardy has been heating WILLIAMSON ENTERPRISES 601/656-2639 *lO Year 877/606-3113 Warranty »