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'Econo -Eating'
Boring! That's what life is
when there's nothing to do! I
must have been a real pest
when I was young because my
mother finally bought me a
book that was titled "What
Can I Do Now, Mother?"
which was just full of neat
suggestions of things to do. It
made a real impression on me
because that was exactly the
question I used to ask all the
time.
Well, if your kids are pester
ing you for suggestions, why
not put them to work on things
that are useful to you. Since
they have a lot of energy, and
it takes a lot of energy to do
the planning, shopping and
cooking, it's nice to have some
help. It may not save much
time at first, but as they
develop skill, their assistance
is more valuable. You're also
giving them a chance to learn
some "life skills." It's no
great service to the younger
generation to let them grow up
being taken care of all the
time. It's hard enough in this
world to go out on your own
when you already have some
of these skills.
Teenagers and young adults
can be especially helpful. In
our area the teenager that has
a regular job is lucky. There
are a lot of them that haven't
been able to find work. This
group can do lots of things if
you give them a chance to
learn.
Start with the food ads. Look
them over together and help
them become familiar with
food prices and what is a
special bargain. Start a shop
ping list for each store where
you intend to shop. It helps me
to either circle or list the
special meat bargains first
because I then make menus
featuring these specials.
Kids who aren't much help
when you just ask for sugges
tions, are a lot more help when
you're very specific. "How
can we fix the chicken that's
on sale?" is a whole lot easier
to answer than "What should
we have for dinner?" which is
the usual question we ask. My
kids had a stock answer to that
question -- "Let's have
steak!" - which is not
"Econo-Eating."
If you make menus that
feature the specials, you can
teach a lot of good shopping
and cooking skills that will be
useful when they're out on
their own. That's the kind of
shopping they'll have to do -those
starting salaries or min
imum wage jobs don't usually
allow for steak very often.
Take them shopping with
you. Some parents say that
would cost them more in the
long run. It may take some
special tactics on your part to
avoid spending more money.
If they're snack conscious,
wanting all those high cost,
low nutrition snacks and bev
erages that tney see advertis
ed all the time, you may have
to set some limits. You can
sometimes allow a certain
amount of money to spend on
snacks or you can let them buy
on special snack each shop
ping trip.
Sometimes it helps to share
the limits of your food budget
with them. Most kids are
willing at accept limits if they
understand them. My kids
even like the challenge of
getting the best bargain.
Sometimes they get after me
for buying something on im
pulse. Writing a food-buying
column has it's disadvant
ages. You don't always prac
tice what you preach - and the
kids catch you at it.
When you have them cook,
encourage them to learn safe
use of the equipment. Teach
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some basics, like how to
brown meat and then simmer
it to make it tender. This is the
principle that can be used over
and over on many different
kinds of meat.
Introduce them to reading
recipes. It's a very helpful
skill to follow directions step-by-step.
When my kids first
started, I would have them
read it out loud to me so I
knew that they could handle
the reading level. I'd ask ,
"What's the first thing you
do?" Then I'd have them do
that step. They'd tell me what
came next and on through the
recipe. If there were incom
plete directions or things they
didn't understand. I could ex
plain. Kids, especially grown-vp
kids, appreciate an explana
tion. My son was learning to
make pie dough the other day
and wanted to know why I had
him wait a half hour before
rolling out the dough. He
thought it was interesting to
find out that the flour needs
time to hydrate - which
means the water gets distri
buted better and makes the
rioueh much easier to roll out.
Skill level is very important.
Everyone feels better about
success than failure, so en
courage them to try things
that are within the scope of
their abilities. Small fry many
need to start with simple
things like stirring or making
easy snacks. Older, more ex
perienced kids may be ready
for yeast breads or whole ,
meals.
Here are some snacks kids
can make. The gelatin or
pudding mix helps make these
frozen pops the non-drip type.
They're nutritious and fairly
low in cost compared to pur
chased snacks. The other is a
simple recipe, shared with me
by one of my very young
readers.
Frozen Fruit Juice Pops
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
H cup cold water
"0 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 cups fruit juice, any kind
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(this can be 6 oz. frozen juice,
reconstituted)
Put gelatin into a medium
sized sauce pan. Add the cold
water and set sit for a minute.
The gelatin will swell up. Then
cook and stir over medium
heat just until the mixture
melts. Take off heat. Add all
other ingredients, stir until
sugar dissolves. Then freeze
in ice cube trays, small plastic
glasses or frozen pops contain
ers. Or use small paper cups,
fill cups, cover with aluminum
foil and insert a strong plastic
spoon, then freeze.
Frozen Chocolate Pops
1 package instant chocolate
pudding (other flavors may be
used, but if you're a chocolate
lover these are great!)
4 cup sugar
milk as called for on the box
Mix together using the
directions on the box and
being sure the sugar is dis
solved. Freeze as above.
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Condon Kiwanis Club plans
annual Wheat Country Classic
Condon Kiwanis members
are making plans for the
seventh annual all comers
track and field meet, the
Wheat Country Classic,
scheduled for Sunday, August
14. beginning promptly at 4
p.m. at the Condon High
School track facility. Youngs
ters and adults of all ages are
invited to participate in the
family-oriented event, said a
spokesperson for the event.
The meet will feature age
Local girls attending Business Week
Some 350 high school stu
dents and their teachers, in
cluding two Heppner High
students, converge on the
Monmouth campus of Western
Oregon State College this
week (July 31 - August 6) to
learn about minding the store.
Attending the fourth-annual
Oregon Business Week pro
gram. Cammie Papineau and
Nancy Martin, along with the
other participants, have a
week -long opportunity to oper
ate businesses of their choice
through computer simulation.
In the process they are
exposed to basic economic
principles, key elements of
Oregon's economy and career
opportunities awaiting them
as employers and employees
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pets are wonderful
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Healthier And Happier
Q. Is it true that dug and
cat owners believe they are
healthier and have a more
optimistic outlook on life
than non-pet owners?
A. Indeed, it is true. Rut
gers University conducted
Health Opinion Surveys and
Purpose in Life Tests among
a group of pet owners and
non-pet owners. It found
that people who own dogs
and cats feel more healthy
and have a stronger s-nse
of purpose and direction in
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group competition for both
youngsters and adults in a full
schedule of field and track
events. Meet records will be
compiled in all events and
ribbons will be awarded to all
finishers. Trophies will be
presented to the outstanding
male and female performers
and the Grant Weatherford
Memorial Trophy will be
aw arded to the best all-around
performer.
A 10 kilometer race will be
their many lessons is learning
the role of business in society
from present leaders of the
businesses, large and small.
More than 150 volunteer
business people serve as fac
ulty and advisors for Oregon
Business Week. They join an
other 250 firms, organizations
and individuals purchasing
$150 scholarships that provide
expense-free attendance for
students and teachers.
Participants apply from
public and private high
schools throughout the state.
Teachers also have the oppor
tunity to receive college credit
preparing to teach essentials
of economic and personal fin
ance graduation require
ments. Sponsors of the Oregon pro-
their lives than do a random
sample of non-pet owners.
According to Dr. R Marine
Wille, this supports the no
tion that pets contribute to
our overall health and well
being in life. She believes
that health is more than just
a state of body, but also a
state of mind. A positive
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included for distance runners
ami will he cfed the now
famous "watermelon relay
extravaganza."
Only shoes with short spikes
will be allowed on the rubber
asphalt track, the spokesper
son stated.
More information concern
ing the meet can be obtained
by contacting Mac Stinchf ield.
meet director, at 384-2421 dur
ing the day. and at 384 5901
evenings.
gram, similar to others being
offered in 17 states, are Assoc
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dation, the State Department
of Education. Oregon Council
on Economic Education and
W0SC.
Student enrollment is open
to sophomores and Juniors and
most teachers that are social
science instructors. In ad
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ience, most students receive
an initial introduction to life
on a college campus. Western
Oregon's many recreational
and cultural facilities are
available during free time.
Other highlights are mid
week visits to operating busi
nesses and manufacturing
plants in the mid-Willamette
Valley region.
attitude and a feeling of
wellness are essential to
good health. People who are
happy in life may be health
ier, she says. And the at
tachment and love that a
person has for a pet may, in
fact, create purpose in life.
Interestingly enough, the
study found that women
were more likely to identify
their pets as "family mem
bers" and "children," while
men thought of their pets as
"companions" and "protec
tors" whose most redeeming
qualities were their etreme
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