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Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.

Oven Tips : Check the seal on your oven door for wear. Even a small tear or gap can allow heat to wander away from your meal. A clean seal also provides better heat retention.

Apple-Apricot Smoothie Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

1 Apple, Golden Delicious

-peeled, cored & chopped 1 c Apple juice

4 Apricots, fresh;pitted

-skin optional 1 Banana; peeled

3/4 c Yogurt, plain

10 -Ice cubes, up to 12 cubes

1 tb Honey

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Serves 2-4 Preparation time: 5 minutes SOURCE: _Apples_ by Robert Berkeley

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