2. Old Days:4th of July Food

3. Learning to cook:Cool-Ades

4.Seeds of Change:New American Plate:

4th of July Picnic

5. Parent Page:Fruits of Summer

6. A Safe & HappySupper

7. Getting Physical:Old-School Fun

8.The Last WordSummer Menus

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Your family may celebrate 4th of July with a beach picnic in Monterey. Places on the sand are claimed

by mid-morning, blankets spread and folding chairs unfolded. Delicious smells rise from BBQ grills. Everyone appears to be in a festive mood.

Children run about waving small flags and grandmothers stand in the sea water up to their knees. Eventually it is really dark and the fireworks display begins. The day has been exciting and patriotic - a little rowdy, maybe - or jubilant, as we celebrate our country. 4th of July has been this way from the beginning, youknow. Parades and pageants are part of the day along with patriotic and politicalspeeches. Noisy fireworks might be the best part, even though they may bedangerous, too.

And the food? Lemonade is a traditional beverage. Watermelon andstrawberries and corn on the cob are almost always on the table. It’s a good time toenjoy these foods of summer. The bonus? These foods are good for our health aswell as delicious!

http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm

Su familia quizás celebra el cuatro de julio con un picnic en la playa enMonterey. Sitios en la arena han sido reclamados antes de medio día, con mantasestiradas en la arena y sillas plegables. Aromas deliciosas suben en el aire de lasparillas. Toda la gente parece estar en humor festivo.

Los niños corren de aquí para allá, agitando banderitas, y las abuelas están depie en el agua del mar hasta sus rodillas. Al final oscurece y empieza la muestra defuegos artificiales. El día ha sido emocionante y patriótico - un poco tumultuoso,posiblemente - o exultante, como celebramos nuestra país.

El cuatro de julio ha sido como esto desde del comienzo. Desfiles yfestividades son parte del día, con discursos patrióticos y políticos. Los fuegosartificiales quizás son la mejor parte, aunque sean peligrosos a la vez.

La limonada es la bebida tradicional. Casi siempre, la sandía y las fresas y loselotes están en la mesa. Es una estación buena para disfrutar los alimentos delverano. ¿Y que es la ventaja? ¡Estos alimentos son buenos para nuestra salud, ytambién deliciosos!

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Gathering together to share in food and drink has been an important Independence Day ritual, going back to 1777. At shared meals we’ve told stories, remembered the past, and enjoyed lively discussions and debates about many things, from politics to women.

Americans have always enjoyed delicious foods on the 4th of July, from barbecued meats to seasonal vegetables and fruits to tasty piesand cakes. In Grandmother’s day, a meal of Cold Fried Chicken, Potato Salad, Cucumberand Butter Sandwiches, Watermelon and Chocolate Cake was the traditional meal.Mid-Century to now? We still enjoy grilled Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, Ranch Beans andWatermelon.

In the Old Days, these may have been sitting in the sun for hours. In fact, in yearspast, some Independence Days came in the midst of cholera epidemics! If we are carefulwhen we transport and prepare picnic foods, we’ll be assured of enjoying a meal with nounpleasant consequences. Tips for serving safe food are on page 6. There is newinformation about beef, so please check it out.

USDA Historical Photography Collection

Desde 1777, el juntarse para compartir comida y bebidas ha sido un ritualimportante del día de Independencia. En estas comidas compartidas, hemos contadocuentos, recordado el pasado, y disfrutado de discusiones y debates animados sobremuchos temas, desde la política hasta las mujeres.

Los Americanos siempre han disfrutado de platillos deliciosos en el 4 de Julio -desde carnes asadas hasta vegetales, frutas estivales, pasteles y biscochos fabulosos. En losdías de las abuelas, una comida de Pollo Frito Frío, Ensalada de Papas, Sandwiches dePepino y Mantequilla, Sandía, y Biscocho de Chocolate era la comida tradicional.

¿Medio-siglo hasta ahora? Todavía disfrutamos las hamburguesas y los perroscalientes, cocidos en la parilla - con frijoles estilo ranchero, y sandía.

En siglos pasados, es posible que estos alimentos se quedaban en la mesa en la luzdel sol - por horas. De hecho, en algunos años pasados, ¡el Día de Independencia secelebraba en medio de un epidémia de cólera!

Si tenemos cuidado cuando llevamos y preparamos los alimentos del picnic,estamos seguros que nuestra comida no nos causará consecuencias desagradables.Consejos para el servir comidas sanas están en la página 6. Hay nueva información sobrela carne de res, por eso por favor léela.

HOTDAWG!!!

A friendsaid that inhis opinion,grilled hotdogs andhamburgersARE 4th ofJuly.

Delicious dogsare nowavailable withonly 2 gramsof fat.

You CANmake ahealthierchoice -lookat the label.

+The besttasting dogscontainpotato starch~ that givesthem the juicytaste you love

Remember-Remember-Remember-Remember-Remember-don’t eat colddon’t eat colddon’t eat colddon’t eat colddon’t eat colddogs right outdogs right outdogs right outdogs right outdogs right outof the frig!of the frig!of the frig!of the frig!of the frig!

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Try these delicious cold drinks. You can make them easily in the blender. (Be sure to wash the blender immediately after using). Eachrecipe makes enough for 8 glasses.

Watermelon Agua Fresca

About 3 hours before:

1. With a large spoon, remove red part of1 really ripe (about 12-lb) watermelon.Blend in batches, putting liquid into a

large bowl as you work.

2. Add juice of 4 limes, 2/3 cup sugar, 1handful wwashed fresh mint (coarselychopped). Stir and cover bowl. Let sitat room temperature.

3. When ready to serve, pour watermelon liquid through a strainer into a large glass jar. Add 1-quart club soda and 3 limes thinly sliced.

4. The ajua fresca can be served with a ladle (soup server) over ice cubes in tall glasses.

You could make this for a family picnic on 4th of July.

Horchata

The night before:

1. In a large bowl, put 2/3 cup long grain rice, 1¼¼¼¼¼cup chopped almonds, 1 (3") piece of canela (cinnamon), broken in pieces.

2. Pour 2½ ½ ½ ½ ½ cups boiling water in the bowl and stir well. Cool.

3. Refrigerate overnight.

4. Pour mix in blender, add 2/3 cups sugar and blend on high for about 3 minutes; till smooth.

5. Pour this liquid through a strainer. Mix with 2 cups cold low- fat milk. Pour over ice cubes in tall glasses.

Enjoy.

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SEEDS

OF

CHANGE

El Nuevo Plato Americano* Dos terceros de este plato están lleno dealimentos de plantas. El resto del plato tiene una porción chica de un alimento decarne, rico en proteína. Si nosotros practicamos este modo de comer, podemos prevenir muchasenfermedades y viverémos saludables. ¿Que está en su plato? *Del Instituto Americano para Investigaciones sobre el Cáncer

The New American Plate* Two thirds of this plate is full of foods fromplants. The rest of the plate has a small portion of a protein-rich food of animal origin. If we practice this way of eating, we’re able to prevent a lot of illness andlive a healthy life. What’s on your plate? *from the American Insitute for Cancer Research

I heard it's not 5aday anymore!

Too true- you gotta eat more!

Corn

Bean Salad

Coleslaw

Ranch Beans

Garlic Bread

Watermelon

and ~

BarbecuedChicken!

Now, that’sa perfectmeal forthe Fourth!

Mo' bettah! Well - is 9 enough?

Sure- 9 is FINE!

Your favorite fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains go here.

A small amount of your favorite protein-rich food goes here.

Katie’s Farmer’s Market Adventure!!

Man, Farmer’s Market really saved the day!

Wow Katie, this meal looks so fresh!

My boyfriend’s parents are

coming to dinner, and I don’t have anything to cook!

Don’t worry, you can go to the Farmer’s Market!

Later that day…

Tortillas! You could make enchiladas!

You’ll need Olive Oil…

… and cheese

And his mom will love

these flowers!

Later, at dinner…

These strawberries would make a great

dessert!

Find Your Favorite Farmer's Market(If it rains, no market... Si llueve será cancellado)

North County Recreation Center - corner of Crane & Pomber4th Monday of the Month 9:30 - 11:30 am Esquina de Crane Y Pomber 4˚. Lunes de cada mesJuly 23, August 27, September 24, and October 22, 2007

Seaside Family Market - St Francis Xavier Church - 1475 La Salle 3rd Thursday of the Month 9:30 - 11:30 am 3er. jueves de cada mes June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, and October 18, 2007

East Salinas Family Market - Vineyard Church - 1122 E. Alisal St. Behind Exitos Latinos - 4th Friday of the Month - 9:30 - 11:30 am Detrás de Exitos Latinos 4˚. Viernes de cada mesJuly 27, August 24, September 28, and October 26, 2007

South Salinas Family Market - Seventh-Day Adventist Church 46 Villa Street 3rd Friday of the Month 9:30 - 11:30 am3er. Viernes de cada mes June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, and October 19, 2007

Soledad Family Market - Our Lady of Solitude Church - 235 Main 2nd Friday of the Month 9:30 - 11:30 am 2ndo. viernes de cada mesJune 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, and October 12, 2007

Greenfield Family Market - 3rd Tuesday of the Month Greenfield Memorial District American Legion #635 515 El Camino Real 10:00 am - 12:00 noon3er. Martes de cada mes June 20, July 17, August 21, September 18, and October 16, 2007

Or, Grow Your OwnYou can use the tried-and-true method called “square foot gardening”…..

Or plant greens in a 5-gallon bucket!

UC Davis students from James Grieshop’s Communication for Community Change promote both Farmer’s Markets and Grow Your Own in their fotonovela pages here.

Thanks to Jesse Henkin, Katherine Valenzuela, and Colleen Dolan for showing some ideas for how to use great foods from the Farmers Market.

Thanks to Angela Mejia, Morgan Kanninen, and Vaness Fels for showing how to get started growing your own fresh delicious foods.

Getting Your Garden Started

Look at all thisspace…I wish I had agarden.

My plants are growing nicely.

Homegrown food is so delicious!

I can do this

too.

My neighbor’s garden is so nice!

It is easier to buy sprouts. Nexttime I will start my own seeds

This is a sunny spot. I’ll

clear the weeds and loosen the

soil, then begin to plant.

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La fruta estival - hasta las palabras tienen un sonido poético. Eso es porque lafruta estival es el mejor regalo de la Naturaleza. Estas frutas están llenas de Vitamina C,Vitamina A, fibra soluble, y sabor.

Piense en las ciruelas, los duraznos y los albaricoques. Piense de las fresas - o enun vaso lleno de trozos de melones, pepinos y naranjas con limón y chile, con los saboresdulces y picosos mezclados para hacer un jugo fabuloso, goteando de la barbilla. Ah, lafruta estival...

Brochetas de las frutas jugosas:• Corte sus frutas favoritas en pedazos grandes y póngalas en brochetas de bambú. (Cerezas, melón, piñas, duraznos y fresas- todos son deliciosos)• Sumérjelas en yogur vainilla (bajo en grasa) y ¡Disfrútelas!

Sorbetes de Fruta:• En la licuadora, mezcle 1-taza de yogur vainilla (bajo en grasa) y 2-tazas duraznos o albaricoques (o su otra fruta favorita).• Vierta en formas para que se congelen por lo menos una hora. ¡Disfrútelas!

Summer fruit- even the words sound like poetry. That’s because summer fruitsare the best gift from Mother Nature. They are full of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, soluble fiberand lots of flavor.

Think about plums, peaches or apricots. Think about strawberries - or a glass filledwith chunks of melon, cucumbers and oranges, with lime and chile, with the spicy-sweetflavors mixing to make a fabulous juice, dripping down your chin. Ah, summer fruit...

Juicy Fruit Sticks:• Cut your favorite fruits into large chunks and thread them onto bamboo skewers.

(Try cherries, melon, peaches, pineapple or strawberries)• Dip these into low-fat vanilla yogurt and enjoy!

Fruitcicles:• In the blender, mix 1-cup low- fat vanilla yogurt and 2-cups of peaches or apricots (or your favorite summer fruit).• Pour into popsicle molds to freeze for 1 hour. Enjoy!

Try these too!

2 hands full favorite fruit, 2 packets instant oatmeal - put in blender & fill it with milk. Buzzz- instant creamy- good fruit shake for you & a friend for breakfast. It has what you need!

Mix light creamcheese with aTEENSY bit ofsugar. Spread ongraham crackers& top with berriesor sliced peachesor plums. Coldfruit “pizza”squares- yum!

Mix 2 cups ofyour favesummer fruitw/a TEENSYbit of sugar.Let it sit forat least ½ hour.Meanwhile, softensome low-fatfrozen vanillayogurt. Swirlthe fruit in& put back inthe freezer 1hr.before eating.Your family will beso impressed!

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• Keep meats in the frig (40F or colder) until right before grilling. If you’reusing food from the freezer, thaw it in the refrigerator.

· Marinate food in the frig. DO NOT USE LEFTOVER MARINADE. It cancontaminate the cooked food, so just throw it out.

· ALWAYS wash your hands before (and after) working with raw meat. Use a SEPARATE cutting board for meats and for fresh veggies and fruits (or

other ready-to-eat foods). Wash & sanitize boards BEFORE and AFTER use

· Traveling to the grill? Keep raw meats in a separate cooler w/lots of ice.

• Most important of all- Cook the meat till it is 160F inside. The only way to tell is to use a thermometer. You cannot tell by looking at a burger or steak. *If you don’t use a thermometer, you may be putting your family at risk for “food poisoning” (serious injury or even death)- especially your children and grandparents. *Info from the FDA

• Guarde las carnes en el refrigerador (40F o más frío) hasta poco antes decocinar. Si está usando comida del congelador, déjela descongelar en elrefrigerador.

· Marine la comida en el refrigerador. NO USE ADOBO SOBRANTE. Esteadobo puede contaminar la comida cocida, así que tírelo.

· SIEMPRE lávase las manos antes (y después) de tocar carnes crudas. Useun tabla de cortar diferente para carnes y para vegetales y frutas frescas(u otras comidas listas para comer). Límpie y desinfecte las tablas antes ydespués de usar.

· ¿Está usando la parilla en el parque o en la playa? Guarde las carnes crudasen una hielera separada con mucho hielo.

· Use platos limpios para servir carnes cocidas. El enjuagar los platos usadospara las carnes crudas en adobo no es suficiente para matar micróbiospeligrosos. Es importante usar agua caliente y jabonosa para limpiar susplatos de servir.

• Más importante de todo- cocine la carne hasta que la temperatura interna esté a160F. La única manera de saber esto es el uso de un termómetro. Usted no puede saber la temperatura al mirar la hamburguesa o bistec. *Si no usa un termómetro, posiblemente hay riesgos de intoxicaciones alimentarias, (enfermedad seria o hasta la muerte) especialmente para sus niños o abuelos. *Por la FDA

Do I have to learn to use that stupid thing?

Yesss! That wasn't so hard, after all!

Stickthermometerinto the thickestpart of the meat.Wait until thepointer stopsmoving. Wait 10seconds more.Is it 160F?

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En la playa o en el parque, su familia puede jugar fútbol. Cada persona puedejugar, y cada persona puede ganar. Este año, pruebe algo diferente- algo antiguo. Ustedpuede usar un aro de hula hula y un palo para mover el aropor el camino sin caerse el aro, como la niña en esta foto.

Carreras de costales fueron populares por generaciones, como puede ver en el foto al fondo.

Más divertido son las carreras de 3 piernas, cuandonovios u amigos se agarran el uno al otro por la cintura yponen sus piernas juntas adentro el costal - entonces ellosbrincan por el circuito juntos. ¡El peligro mayor es el caersede risas!

O, pruebe un lanzamiento de globos llenas del agua, o una contienda de tira decuerda - o un concurso de jugar con aros de hula hula. Cuando esté tan cansado paracontinuar, enfríese en el agua del mar o del río. El verano. Si - ¡es divirtido!

At the beach or park, your family can play soccer. Everyone can join in and

everyone can be a “winner”.

This year, try something old. You can use a hula hoop and a stick to see if you can move the hoop along a path without it falling down, like the girl in the picture

above.

Sack races have been popular for generations, as you can see in this

picture.

Even more fun are 3-legged sack races, where sweethearts or friends graspeach other around the waist and put their “inside” legs into one sack- then hop alongthe race track together. The biggest danger here is falling down from laughter!

Or, try a water balloon toss, a tug of war, or a hula hoop contest. When you aretoo tired to continue- cool off in the surf or steam. Summer fun!

FSNE The USDA Food Stamp Program helps particiants to purchase healthful foods for better diet and funds this newsletter.

FSNE Families learn how to EAT RIGHT to STAY WELL. On a budget?

You can do it!

Everyone help!Make “shoppingday” a “cooking day”& do basic prepfor the week ahead.

Cook veggiesahead - Twice aweek, steam greenvegetables, cleansalad greens, etc.Store in frig forquick meals duringthe work week.

Plan meals onseasonal foods -let the Farmer’sMarket guide yourfood choices!

Remember AmparoMartinez from our ‘04story? He now sellsberries at local Farmer’sMarkets!

Learn to use achef ’s knife tocut poultry &meat intoportions.

What’ll We Have For Dinner? Summer Food Stamp Menus:

Sunday: Roast a Chicken with a handful of garlic cloves inside. Serve with steamed SmallPotatoes & Green Beans, Sliced Avocado & Tomato, Fresh Plum Sundae

Monday: Do Country Pork Ribs in the Slow Cooker; serve on toasted Sandwich rollswith dark green salad and melon wedges.

Tuesday: Set up a Family Pizza Bar: individual pizza crusts or split whole wheat rolls spreadwith Italian-flavored tomato paste; shredded part-skim mozzarella, sliced olives, onions,tomato, bell pepper, mushrooms, turkey-pepperoni or sausage. Add blanched (pre--cooked) thin-sliced zuchini or other green veggie. Bake till piping hot; serve with mixed fruit chunks.

Wednesday: Grilling today: Chicken Paillarde (marinate boneless, skinless thighs in olive oil,lime juice, garlic, black pepper. Grill & baste w/your favorite BBQ sauce) - or - Hot Dog (see page 2)Grilled fresh Corn, Green Bean Salad, Coleslaw, BBQ Beans, Whole Grain GarlicBread, Watermelon & Diana’s Special lowered fat Chocolate Cupcakes. WatermelonAgua Fresca and Lemonade Iced Tea. Definitely a “sometimes” food day!

Thursday: Hot day? Try a Whole-Meal Salad: Romaine lettuce, sliced hard-cooked Egg,Chopped Walnuts or Almonds, Crumbled Cheese, Strips of Ham & Bell Pepper, TomatoWedges, Olives, (Other choices - Blanched Green Veggies cooked Corn Kernels and BlackBeans). Toss with olive oil and lemon juice - or fat-free honey Dijon Dressing. Add Tortillas orWhole Grain Rolls and enjoy Fresh Peach Crisp.

Friday: Tilapia baked or grilled in foil: place fish portion just off-center in a 14’ square of foil. add thin-sliced onion, lemon, bell pepper & garlic. Black pepper & dill if you have it; drizzle w.olive oil, fold paperover and crimp edges together to makes a kind of large packet for fish Cook 5 min a side. Serve in thepacket so diner can enjoy the fragramt steam when it is opened. Add Rice, Deep Green Salad,Crusty Bread, Chocolate Dessert.

Saturday: - Home-made Burger with the works, Baked Sweet Potato Wedges,Carrot Sticks, and a Black Cow (a root beer float- you can use diet root beer and low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt for this).

Good news! It's 2007 and you can still provide tasty and nutritious meals to your family on a food stamp budget. Plan you meals around the weekly store specials and seasonal foods. Avoid costly packaged items. EBT cards make shopping easier than ever before and let you buy fresh, local products at many farmers' markets as well. You'll have a special bond with family members when you share everything from meal planning to shopping to food preparation. You'll be saving money, passing along life skills to growing children and making happy memories for everyone.

Remember Frank &Irene LaMaccia fromour ‘04 story? They’vespent the last 3 years“going organic” ~ theirbeef is still availablelocally.