February USDA distribution dates
Siletz
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Feb. 1
Feb. 2
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Feb. 19
Holiday
Feb. 20
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 23
9 – 11 a.m.
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Siletz Community Health Clinic
200 Gwee Shut Rd, Siletz, OR 97380
I haven’t made this recipe in years,
but we have those great hams now so you
might want to try this.
Community Health Advocates
Ham & Rice Bake
1 cup sliced carrots*
1 tablespoon butter*
22-ounce box cream of chicken soup*
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided*
1 cup broccoli florets*
1 cup cauliflower florets*
1 cup cooked rice*
1 cup cubed fully cooked ham*
The Community Health Advocate’s (CHA) provides a variety of services to
tribal members relating to healthcare. CHAs advocate for individuals,
identify services available to tribal members, and promote wellness indi-
vidually and community wide. There is a CHA in every area office. For
Eugene please call (541) 484-4234, Portland (503) 238-1512, Salem (503)
390-9494, Siletz (541) 444-1030. We look forward to hearing from you!!
Sauté carrots in butter until they begin
to get soft. Add the soup and ½ cup of the
cheese. Cook and stir until the cheese is
melted. Stir in the vegetables, rice and ham.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393
Transfer to a greased 1½-quart bak-
ing dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake uncovered at 350 F for 25-30 minutes
or until heated through.
Lisa Paul, FDP Clerk/Warehouseman
541-444-8279
* Indicates product available in food
package
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Please call your CHA at
(541) 444-1030.
Siletz Community Health Clinic Providers
Medical
Dental
Dr. Jeremy Vistica, Dental Director
Lisa Taylor, Medical Director
Dr. Gordon Stanger, Dentist
Dr. Jalien Dorris, Physician (Family Medicine)
Teresa Carpenter, Dental Hygienist
Dr. Stephen Burns, Physician (Pediatrics)
Alison Noble, Dental Hygienist
Dr. Sean Rash, Physician (Pediatrics)
Tami Martin, (Family Nurse Practitioner)
Optometry
On-call
Dr. Lorene Stanger, Optometrist
Erin Carrington, (Physician Assistant Certified)
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Do you experience sugar cravings? Here are tips to help manage them
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD,
Siletz Tribal Head Start Nutrition
As part of my role as consultant nutri-
tionist to Siletz Tribal Head Start, I offer
information for families. Most of us know
at some level that too much sugar is not
good for us, but giving it up or restricting
it is usually difficult, very difficult. This
issue focuses on sugar cravings, possible
causes and downsides, and gives tips to
manage or overcome them.
Sometimes sugar is used to say “I
love you” (think about Valentine’s Day and
other social events). Sometimes it is what
we use to pick us up emotionally after a
difficult situation. Sugar alters our mood
and energy level. When sugar is combined
with the stress of busy schedules, it can be
used as a “pick me up” or a “happy time.”
This is eerily similar to other addictions.
Does sugar really bring the happiness
you seek? Often it provides a temporary
high followed by low mood, irritability
and a feeling of emptiness.
Unfortunately, overuse of sugar can
rob us of health by decreasing our immu-
nity, displacing important nutrients and
promoting weight gain and tooth decay, as
well as keeping us in an unhealthy cycle of
cravings. Because sugary foods are often
nutrient poor, they don’t really satisfy your
body – which leaves you looking for more
food and/or sugar.
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You may find it almost impossible to
kick your sugar habit because it can be
more addictive than drugs. Sugar cravings
can stem from a number of internal factors
like Candida overgrowth, food allergies,
adrenal fatigue and monthly hormonal
changes around the menstrual cycle.
Specifically, at the root of many sugar
cravings is an inner ecology imbalance.
This means that our gut bacteria get out of
balance and begin to take over and control
our behaviors.
Donna Gates of Body Ecology shares
her top 10 secrets for ending sugar cravings
at this link – bodyecology.com/Articles/10-
Secrets-for-Ending-Sugar-Cravings.php.
She also offers products, programs and
recipes. I share the condensed version
below to help in the transition.
Body Ecology’s top 10 to end
sugar cravings
1. Avoid processed foods. Eating sugar
and processed foods creates a vicious
cycle spurred on by addiction.
2. Boost your serotonin. Naturally raise
levels of the “happiness hormone”
through exercise, sleep and a healthy
diet; higher serotonin levels lead to
fewer cravings for sweets.
3. Satisfy your sweet tooth naturally.
All-natural, zero-calorie Stevia is 300
times sweeter than sugar.
4. Drink plenty of water. Your body
may be craving sugar because it is
dehydrated.
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5. Keep your blood sugar stable. Eating
small, healthy, Body Ecology-friendly
meals throughout the day can stabilize
blood sugar levels and reduce crav-
ings. (This means eat some protein
with each meal and avoid sugars and
excess starches – more toward tradi-
tional foods.)
6. Have plenty of greens. Nutrient-rich
green drinks can increase energy
levels and reduce sugar and processed
food cravings.
7. Eat more sea vegetables. Sea veg-
etables are naturally high in minerals,
while sugary foods deplete minerals
in your body.
8. Enjoy fermented foods and drinks.
Probiotic-rich fermented foods and
drinks can most effectively eliminate
sugar cravings, sometimes in as little
as 4-5 days. Try homemade young
coconut kefir and cultured vegetables,
as well as ready-made probiotic drinks
like CocoBiotic and InnergyBiotic.
9. Meditate. Daily meditation can reduce
stress and minimize sugar cravings.
10. Try EFT. Emotional Freedom Tech-
niques use simple emotional acupres-
sure points to address deep-rooted
issues, like sugar addiction. (Google
EFT for more information.)
Let’s end with a personal story about
a woman who battled sugar addiction her
entire life.
Logically, she knew she had to stop
eating sugar. Her mother had been diag-
nosed with type 2 diabetes and her hanker-
ings for all things sweet kept her immune
system, digestion and energy low. During a
session with a supportive health practitio-
ner, she got to the root of her sweet tooth
in a way she never had before.
As a kid, she ate a lot of sugar to deal
with stress of her tumultuous childhood.
She’d done lots of emotional healing, but
still couldn’t kick the sugar thing. She then
realized that when she ate sugar, she was
reverting to her childhood way of coping.
In fact, she was abusing herself. Every
time she reached for a piece of candy,
she was not giving herself what she most
needed, which was safety and real com-
fort. It all suddenly clicked.
She realized then that every time she
ate sugar, she reminded herself that she
loved her kid-self and wanted to protect
her. It became easy for her to make the
healthy choice. She was no longer a victim
to her childhood.
By not eating sugar, her self-esteem
rose because she now lived in integrity and
empowerment. Small reframe, big impact
that would stay with her forever.
As the Head Start consultant nutrition-
ist, I am available to support families by
discussing nutrition-related concerns via
telephone. There is no charge for Head Start
families. Talk with your teacher or program
director to connect with the nutritionist.