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Neigborhood friends
picnic a t Blue Lake
Susan Woolwine and
her son DeantG
Watts enjoy summer
fun at this year's
Portland Observer
company picnic. This
year's event was
celebrated at Blue
Lake Park.
Photo by H. Washington
The Portland Observer Staff and friends (above) enjoyed the newspapers annual company picnic at
Blue Lake Park. From Left: Carl Gibson, Mark Washington, Sean Martin, Kirt Green, and Arnold
Petrie.
Summer barbecue
safety pointers
To Use Your Grill Safely:
♦ Set up the grill on flat ground and away from anything overhead, such
as branches, or house eaves.
♦ If using a gas grill, leave the lid open before lighting to prevent gas
build up.
♦ Never leave a lit grill unattended.
♦ When not in use, remove the control knob so it can’t be turned on
accidentally.
♦ Never bum a charcoal or wood grill in an enclosed area, specifically
indoors or in the garage .
Use a natural gas grill to eliminate the mess and long warm-up time of
charcoal grills. Natural gas grills draw fuel directly from a hom e’s natural
gas line, eliminating the need to refill a tank or the risk o f running out of
fuel.
To Save Energy When Using A Natural Gas Grill:
♦ Limit pre-heating time and thaw foods before grilling.
♦ Prepare slow-cooking foods on the grill to keep heat out o f the kitchen
and to save on air-conditioning.
♦ Cook with the grill cover closed to shorten cooking time and enhance
the flavor.
♦ Keep the grill clean and properly maintained, following instructions
in the owner’s manual.
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It’s time for those family picnics.
Family cookouts are an excellent way
to spend quality time with your fam­
ily and friends. W hat’s more relax­
ing than a great barbecued meal
served up in the backyard or a park
on a lazy Saturday afternoon?
You take your time and cook as
everyone shares in stress-free small
talk while sipping on ice tea and care­
fully soaking up a beautiful sun-filled
afternoon. While this is a great way to
spend quality time with loved ones,
there are some things you should con­
sider when planning your cookout.
Picnics can be unhealthy if you eat
traditional barbecue meals. The good
news is that with a few modifications
they can be tasty, yet qualify as part
o f a healthy 90’s diet.
Instead ofhaving barbecuedchick-
en smothered in barbecue sauce try
cooking a few pieces without the
sauce. Take the skin and fat off be­
fore you cook it. You can add variety
to your chicken by using small
amounts o f sauce heavily garnished
with onions, scallions, leeks, green
peppers and tom atoes. For lean
burgers, try turkey burgers. I f you' re
not ready to go all the way with plain
turkey burgers, mix one part extra
lean ground beef with one part turkey
burger and grill. Each time you make
these burgers, add a little more tur­
key burger and a little less beef.
Seafood kabobs are a low-fat, high-
protein dish and they are easy to
prepare. Take your favorite cuts o f
boneless, skinless seafood and place
on a skew er. A lternate shrim p,
monkfish and haddock fillets with
green pepper, yellow pepper, onions
and tomatoes. Cook slowly and turn
every 8-10 minutes.
Before you prepare your meats
make sure you wash them thorough­
ly. D on’t place raw meat near cooked
meats and don’t use the same utensils
to handle raw and cooked meat. Al­
ways clean up the area you use when
handling raw meats and wash your
hands thoroughly before preparing
other foods.
While food cooked on the grill is
delicious, you don’t want to go over­
board. Foods cooked on a grill re­
lease fat and moisture. These fall
onto the coals where they evaporate
into gas filled carcinogenic com­
pounds which penetrate the food.
This means that charcoal cooking
should be an occasional way o f pre­
paring foods.
Make sure you keep hot foods hot
and cold foods cold to avoid bacteria
contamination.
Lim it your intake o f sugary drinks.
Don’t let the kids drink soft drinks all
day long. Instead, make sure they
drink water throughout the day.
Speaking o f kids, now is a great
time to talk about how to make phys­
ical activity part o f your family pic­
nics and holiday get togethers. There
are so many activities to choose from.
Badminton, volleyball, hiking, sack
races, are just a few activities you can
have fun with.
If you’re watching your weight,
here are a few tips to keep you on the
road to fitness. Workout the morning
o f picnic. Go for a bike ride, walk,
jog or go to the gym. Next, eat sever­
al small meals before the picnic rath­
er than wait until the afternoon to eat.
The longer you put off eating the
more you’ll want to eat later in the
day. Don’t mix starchy foods like
potatoes and bread with meats.
Starchy foods and meats don’t digest
easily when you eat them together.
These changes and additions to
help make your picnics healthy are
not so drastic that you can’t enjoy an
old-fashioned picnic. They are ways
to make that old fashioned get to­
gether fit into a healthy 90’s lifestyle.
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