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July 15, 1988 PAGE 5
Stilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
Vacation: Time to recharge mentally and physically
Can't afford to lake a vacation?
Maybe you can't afford not to take
one.
In these fast-paced and itrcssful
times, a vacation may be an invest
ment in a person's health and fam
ily well-being.
Vacations provide more than an
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catch a few fish. Vacations allow us
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opportunity to visit relatives or
lo recharge both mcntall V and physi
cally. Unfortuantcly. many people
ignore these benefits, and even
though entitled to vacations from
their jobs, they never take them.
Vacation skippers are more likely
to make errors and to be irritable
with co-workers. Productivity isnl
measured soley by hours on the
job.
A vacation provides an elabo
rate trip or staying-at-home. Make
the time-off a complete break from
routine.
Take a challenge
August 2-5, 1988
If you're a seventh or eight grader
and in the mood for a challenge
this summer then 4-H Challenge
Camp may be for you. The Camp,
to be held August 2 through 5. will
be conducted at the High Lakes
Campground at Trout Lake. The
Camp theme is team work: it binds
a group together with a firm sense
of belonging.
While at Camp, students will
hike into the campsite, carry their
personal belongings in a frame
backpack, sleep under the stars,
learn "no trace" camping, cook
over an open fire, identify trees,
plants and wildflowers and learn
outdoor survival skills.
The registration fee of $40 will
cover food, insurance and supplies.
Deadline for registration is Tues
day, July 26. A health card is also
required.
All campers and at least one par
ent or guardian need to attend an
orientation meeting Thursday, July
28 at 5: 1 5 p.m. at the 4-H Center in
the basement of the old boy's dorm.
How and when to preserve
Before you start to preserve foods .
yoifshcmld decidc'fcew much your
family will consume during the
year. You won't save money by
pulling up a lot more than you will
use. Remember that preserved food
loses nutritive value and quality if
stored longer than one year.
When deciding how much to
preserve:
Think about the number of times
a preserved food will be served
each week. This will depend on
family preferences.
Consider the approximate size
of serving. Generally you can fig
ure about one-half cup of vegeta
ble, fruit and meat. About one to
two tablespoons per serving of jams,
jellies and relishes, one-half to one
Strawberry bread recipe given
Batter: '
3 cups sliced fresh strawberries or 2
10-oz. packaged frozen strawberries
3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2V2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup cooking oil
4 eggs, beaten
Spread:
12 ounces cream cheese
12 cup strawberry juice (reserved)
cup powdered sugar
Let fresh strawberries stand at
room temperature while preparing
the batter so juice can settle. If
using frozen berries, thaw in con
tainer. Combine dry ingredients in
Several factors
Several factors may work together
to influence the development of
obesity. These may include:
Lack of exercise: Children who
constantly watch TV miss out on
needed exercise.
Poor food calories. High-calorie
foods are poor choices when child
ren are inactive or growing slowly.
Use of foods as rewards or paci
fiers. When food is used as a bribe
or reward, children learn that
problems are solved by eating.
Force feeding or large portions.
Children may learn to tie eating
with parental approval and love
rather than hunger.
Irregular meals and snacks.
Children cannot judge how much
to cat when they don't know how
long it will be until they eat again.
Your family doctor can deter
mine whether your child weighs
more than other children of the
same height. If your child is over
weight, dieting isnl wise. Your
children need enough calories for
growlh. Let them "grow into" their
weight by keeping calories at a
If your job requires mental activ
ity, let your vacation include doing
something physical; if you deal
with people daily, try some soli
tude; or if your life is constantly
ruled by deadlines, try some unstruc
tured days.
Sncndmu some vacution time
with the whole family strengthens
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Tips for
Sate food handling is a necessity
for outdoor barbecuing. Following
these safety suggestions will help
reduce food poisoning risks:
Prepare all foods in a clean area
with well-washed hands and uten
sils. Keep foods refrigerated until
preparation or grilling time.
Prepare the grill for cooking by
rinsing it in warm water. Then,
coat it with a no-stick vegetable
spray or vegetable oil to make
clean-up easier. Thoroughly wash
the grill with soap and hot water
after each use.
Although the fire should be hot.
meats should be cooked at a low to
moderate temperature (unless the
recipe indicates otherwise). You
can handle this temperature adjust
Potassium sources are
. . .
If vou've been told to increase
the potassium in your diet, the doc
tor or nurse probably suggested
eating bananas. A steady diet includ
ing lots of bananas may be fine for
monkeys but can become monoto
nous for people.
Many items to be found in the
supermarket produce racks are as
rich or richer in potassium than
bananas and contain vitamins and
minerals that arc valuable addi
tions to your diet. Bamboo shoots,
swiss chard, watercress, taro root
(dasheen). garlic, horseradish, lily
root (lotus root). New Zealand
spinach, parsley, parsnips, red chili
peppers, potatoes (baked in their
' cup of fruit juice per serving. -
Decide how many weeks the pre
served food is needed. Preserved
fruits and vegetables are necessary
only about 36 weeks during the
year, because fresh produce is avail
able during the summer months.
The final consideration is the
number of persons in your family.
Think about your situation and
write down all the facts. Then it's
just a matter of arithemetic to fig
ure out how much you want to
preserve.
Remember, you can't always save
money putting up your own food,
especially if you have to purchase
the food at premium prices. Your
time and energy counts, too.
a large bowl; mix thoroughly. In a
separate bowl combine oil and eggs.
Drain strawberies, reserving the
juice, and mash. Add oil and egg
mixture to strawberries, mix well.
Make a well in the center of the dry
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ingredients and pour in the straw-
berrv mixture. Mixunuunorougniy
combined. Grease and flour 2 9
inch loaf pans. Divide the batter
equally into the pans. Bake at 350
degree F for one hour or until cake
tester inserted into loaf comes out
dry. Cool slightly before removing
from pans. To make spread, soften
cream cheese and beat in Vi cup
reserved juice from berries and
powdered sugar. Use a spread on
strawberry bread for sandwiches.
Yield: 2 loaves
equal obesity
constant level as they grow taller.
Also, plan family activities that
provide a chance for exercising.
Keep lower-calorie snacks on
hand for overweight children such
as celery sticks, apple slices, orange
sections, tomato juice and unswee
tened breakfast cereals. Limit high
calorie low-nutrient snack foods
like chips and soft drinks. Offer
second helpings of lower-calorie
foods at meals in place of rich des
serts. Praise your child when good
food choices are made.
THANKS,
Dan!!!
We'd like to say thank you to
Dan Brisbois for always driving
the bus. even when we forget to
ask. Thanks a lot. Dan!
OSU Extension Staff capsules releases medicationsexceed
ing the normal dose. This can result
in an overdose or intense side-e fleets.
alone together.
In planning a vacation, avoid
common vacation pitfalls fatigue,
expenses, and unrcalistically high
expectations which cn turn a
seemingly ideal vacation into a
nightmare.
' One of the first steps in planning
is to be sure everyone is happy with
the vacation plans. It's important
to resist the family member who
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safe barbecuing
ment bv raisins or lowering the
grill rack, or by moving the coals
together or apart.
He sure that the meat is fully
cooked before serving it. The neces
sary cooking time will depend on
the grill's position, the weather,
temperature of the coals, and how
well done you want the meat cooked.
Underdone meat, fish and sea
food may be unsafe to eat. Test for
doncness during cooking. For steaks
and chops, make a slit near the
bone and check the color. Depend
ing on the thickness of the meat
and how well you want it cooked, a
steak or chop may require at least
IS to 20 minutes to cook through
completely. Use a meat thermome
ter to test doncness of larger meat
skin's), butternut sauash. and wat r
chestnuts are very good sources of
potassium. Cooked lentils, cauli
flower, broccoli, brussel sprouis,
spinach and carrots are also good
sources.
On the fruit side there are many
that equal the amount of potas
Heat stress can lead
Heat stress can be a real danger
to many people. It is caused by the
body's inability to adjust to sudden
increases in temperature, and the
elderly are especially vulnerable. It
puts a dangerous strain on the
heart and blood pressure, and can
lead to heat exhaustion, heart fail
ure, and stroke. -..
Signs of heat stress include the
following: dizziness,' rapid heart
beat, diarrhea, nausea, cramps, throb
bing headache, dry skin (no sweat
ing), chest pain, weakness, mental
changes, breathing problems, and
vomiting. If you experience any of
them, call a doctor immediately.
Here are some ways to avoid
heat stress by keeping cool:
Use air conditioners if you have
them, or go someplace that does,
such as a library, shopping mall,
senior citizens center, or movie
theater.
Diet can lower risks
Q. Should children follow a low
fat diet?
A. Although the topic is still
somewhat controversial and more
studies are needed, cardiologists
generally agree that limiting your
child's fat intake from age two
onward will help reduce the chan
ces of developing coronary heart
disease. The average American is
estimated to have one chance in
thrpp nf a cardiovascular event
m.ww
(such as a heart attact or stroke)
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The major symptoms of clogged
coronary arteries seldom appear
until adulthood. It is estimated
that five percent of all five to
fourteen-year-olds in the U.S. have
cholesterol levels above 200 mg dl.
All high risk children-that is,
those with a parent who develops
any form of cardiovascular disease
before age 55 or a parent who has
high blood cholesterol that is not
controllable by diet-should be tested
for cholesterol. Some pediatricians
recommend routine testing of all
children between the ages of seven
Is it safe to
Think twice before crushing or
dissolving pill-form medication to
make it easier to swallow. Altering
the form of pill medications may
alter the effect of the drug.
Some tablets are coated to con
ceal their unpleasant taste, prevent
irritation of the mouth or essopha
gus, or to delay release of the drug
until it reaches the intestine.
Crushing a coated tablet imme
diately releases the medication. The
result can be a bitter taste, reduced
effectiveness of the drug, gastric
irritation, nausea, vomiting or drug
overdose.
Drug overdose results because
some medications are designed with
multiple coatings, or beads, that
permit gradual release of the drug
and its slow absorption.
Printline or mixine time-release
says. "You decide where logo."
If only one person is seen as
responsible for the decision on where
to vacation, that person will be
blamed for the weather, the mos
quitoes, bad meals, and noisy mot
els. Make everyone responsible for
the trip.
cuts such as roasts.
Poultry is done when the meat
pulls away easily from the bone
and the thighs and drumsticks move
easily. Fish will flake and shellfish
will turn an opaque, milky color
when properly cooked.
When the meat is fully cooked,
place it on a clean plate or serving
dish, rather than on the same plate
used to bring raw food to the grill.
The uncooked food may have had
undcrsirable microorganisms that
arc only destroyed by heating.
When the meal is over, refriger
ate all perishable leftovers promptly
to prevent growth of microorga
nisms. Food that is handled prop
erly from prepartion to clean-up
will be safe to eat.
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sium in one medium banana. Exam
ples are xh a medium avocado or
cantaloupe, one 4x8 inch wedge of
watermelon. V cup of raisins.
cup of cooked dried prunes, peaches
or apricots.
Pick your favorite from this lis t
and enjoy eating.
If you don't have an air condi
tioner, use a fan to draw in cool air
at night and to keep air moving
during the day. While the air move
ment during the day may be hot, it
will still help your body to keep
cool by speeding up the rate sweat
evaporates.
Take cool baths or showers. They
provide relief from heat because
water removes extra body heat 25
times faster than cool air.
Wear light weight, light colored,
loose fitting clothes, and wear hats
or use umbrellas to keep out of the
sun.
Drink more water during hot
weather; don't wait until you are
thirsty. (If you are under a doctor's
care, check to see how much water
you should be drinking). But avoid
alcohol. It acts as a diuretic, result
ing in faster water loss. In addition,
alcohol can promote a sense of
and twelve to get a base-line cho
lesterol reading.
For this generation to play it
safe, the American Heart Assocai
tion recommends limiting fat intake
to 30 percent of the total calories in
a child's diet (over age two), with
less than ten percent of daily calo
ries coming from saturated fat.
Cholesterol intake should be no
more than 100 milligrams for 1 ,000
calories consumed, not to exceed
300 milligrams a day.
The overall diet must, be nutri
tionally balanced and its total calo
rie count adjusted to your child's
growth rate so as to maintain a
desirable body weight. Restrict the
fat will help overweight children
lose unwanted pounds, but that is
not the diet's primary purpose.
More important, the diet is likely
to produce a small but noticeable,
decrease (ten percent on average)
in your child's cholesterol level.
Best of all, the diet can start your
child on a long life of healthful eat
ing habits.
alter pills?
Mixing medication with milk or
fruit juice is not always safe. These
liquids can alter the solubility and
absorption of some drugs.
The first question to ask the
pharmacists or doctor is whether
altering a medication will be safe.
Other questions to ask are: Can or
should this drug be taken with
fluid? If so. how much? With what
food or fluid can this drug be safely
mixed?
Screens may be unsafe
Summer's here. Windows are
up. And, screens are in. But remem
ber that screens are designed to
keep insects out, not to keep child
ren or large pets in.
Screens are designed to be removed
easily so the children and adults
can escape quickly in case of fire
and so that fire fighters can enter a
room easily.
The
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AGRICULTURE4-H
Clay Penhollow
HOME EC4-H
Mollie Marsh
FAMILY LIFE4-H
Arlene Boileau
Trainee
Debbie Scott
2126 Warm Springs Street
Students attend
4-H Summer Week
Ten Warm Springs youth attended
4-H Summer Camp at Oregon State
University June I3-I8. They were
among more than 500 Oregon 4-H
members and volunteer leaders who
spent the week on campus.
The theme of the 70th annual
event was "Toward the Ws.-Senior
4-H members spent part of each
morning in group discussions deter
mining the shape of Summer Week
in the coming decade.
The seniors, in grade 10 through
12, were challenged to be innova
tive in their planning as they looked
at ways to involve both teenage 4
H members and campus resources
in a program which could realisti
cally be implemented
While their older counterparts
looked toward the future of Summer
Week, younger 4-Hers. in grades 8
to health
well-being, making you less aware
of the danger sings of heat stress.
Avoid hot foods and heavy meals.
Digesting them adds heat to your
body.
Finally, curtail physical activity
during extremely hot weather. Acti
vity adds to heart strain.
Care adds
Laundering pillows is such an
occasional chore that many home
makers tend to forget about it alto
gether. However, good care of pil
lows adds to their longevity.
Before deciding on laundering
techniques for your pillows, find
out what materials the pillow's fil
ling is made of. Pillow-filling mate
rials vary greatly. The best source
of information on laundering pil
lows is the manufacturer's direc
tions on the pillow label.
Only pillows labeled "washable
should be laundered, because some
filling will become lumpy or tick
ing will stain if put in water. If the
label recommends dry cleaning, air
pillows a few days afterward to
completely remove any lingering
fumes from dry-cleaning solvents.
Frozen jam, drink recipes given
Orange-Strawberry Slush
1 can (6 ounces) frozen concen
trated orange juice, thawed,
undiluted
1 12 cups ginger ale
!4 cup grenadine
1 cup crushed ice
1 package (10 ounces) frozen straw
berries, partially thawed.
Combine orange juice concen
trate, ginger ale. grenadine and
crushed ice in container of electric
blender. Process ten seconds. Add
partially thawed strawberries; pro
cess five seconds. Serve immediately,
over additional crushed or shaved
ice. if desired.
Yield: four eight-ounce servings.
Orange Ice Mold
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 red apple, cored, sliced into thin
wedges
1 can (6 ounces) frozen concen
trated orange juice, reconstituted
Cut orange slices in half. Arrange
orange slices and apple wedges in a
four-cup ring mold. Spoon in enough
orange juice just to cover fruit.
Freeze until firm. To unmold, dip
mold briefly in warm water; turn
out onto plate. Slide mold into
punch bowl.
nvt,iWrpn fallinc throueh screened
windows sounds like a problem
limited to apartment buildings in
urban areas, that's not the case.
When it's hot. homes of all types
have their w indows open. Being in
a rural area doesnt protect a child
from falling through a screened
window.
People
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OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Eraina Palmer
- 553-1161, extension 238
and 9. looked toward their pro
gram futures in a scries of pro
grams and tours designed to intro
duce them to a variety of career
opportunities. Several Corvallis busi
nesses cooperated in the program.
The week concluded with the young
people attending a career fairdrcssed
as their futures.
Chris Arthur. Trissie Fucntes,
Anthony Gonzales. Starla Green.
Alicia Santos, Nellie Sam. Jeancttc
Tanewasha, Scheldon Minnick.
Heather Miller and James Moran
participated in the more than 80
different classes taught by volun
teers and OSU faculty and staff
members on such subjects at pho
tography, international affairs, per-
sonal development and physical
fitness.
problems
to learn more about heat stress
and how to avoid it and how to
prevent cold stress (hypothermia)
when the weather gets cool, send
for a free copy of the Hypothermi
a Heat stress. Consumer Informa
tion Center, Washington, DC 20405.
longevity
Wash pillows that can be fome
laundered in pairs to avoid throw
ing your washing machine off bal
ance. Before starting the agitator in
your machine, hold pillows under
water as water rises in the washer,
to keep pillows from floating.
When fiberfill pillows are laun
dered, stuffing may shift. A tho
rough plumping later will solve this
problem. Good quality poly-fill pil
lows will keep their fluffy resiliency
at least five years or more if kept
clean. ...
Latex pillows gradually stiffen
and crumble when they are exposed
to oil and air. True rubber latex
should never be put in a dryer since
under certain conditions it may
catch fire by spontaneous
combustion.
RaspberryStrawberry freezer
jam
1 cup crushed fresh raspberries
(about two cups)
2 cup crushed fresh strawberries
(about two cups)
4 cups sugar
1 (3-fluid ounce) pouch liquid fruit
pectin
2 tablespoons lemon juice from
concentrate
In large bowl, combine raspber
ries, strawberries and sugar; mix
well. Let stand ten minutes. In
small bowl, combine pectin and
lemon; pour over berries. Stir tho
roughly three minutes (few crystals
will remain). Spoon into glass or
plastic containers; cover. Let stand
at room temperature 24 hours.
Store in freezer.
Tip: Small amounts can be refrige
rated, covered two to three weeks.
Peach freezer jam
2 cup pared, crushed fresh peaches
(about 2 pounds)
3'4 cups sugar
I (3-fluid ounce) pouch liquid fruit
pectin
Tablespoons lemon juice from con
centrate In large bowl, combine peaches
and sugar, mix well. Let stand ten
minutes. In small bowl, combine
pectin and lemon; pour over peaches.
Stir thoroughly three minutes (a
few sugar crystals will remain).
Spoon into glass or plastic con
tainers; cover. Let stand at room
temperature 24 hours. Store in
freezer.
Tip: Small amounts can be refrige
rated, covered two to three weeks.
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