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Noon Program on Healthy Salads

Posted on : Mar 04, 2010 by Linda Beech
Filed under Food Selection and Prep, Nutrition 

healthy_saladSalads don’t have to be limited to iceberg lettuce anymore! Choices for salad greens, dressings, vegetable and fruit salads, hot or cold salads, main dish and side salads are unlimited.

On Monday, March 8 at 12:00 noon at the Finney County Extension Office, plan to attend the Extension program on “Healthy Salads.” Guest speaker Belinda Oldham, Wichita County Agent, will give suggestions for successfully combining salad ingredients as well as how to choose wisely at the salad bar.

Everything from cancer to heart disease to diabetes to obesity can be improved or delayed by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. Learn new and tasty ways to enjoy those healthful fruits and vegetables in salads that your family will love– now in March National Nutrition Month, and the whole year through!

Prepare a recipe from our “Healthy Salads” recipe collection or bring a favorite salad to share for the potluck salad lunch. Please pre-register by Friday, March 5 to ensure adequate meal and program supplies. Call the Finney County Extension Office at 620-272-3670 or email: fi@ksre.ksu.edu.


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