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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.


Try Organic Food : Organically-grown food costs more, but you get what you pay for. It is 2-10 times richer in minerals, contains no pesticides, and tastes better. It is better for you, your planet, and your palate. Wild unhybridized food is what your body was designed for, before our ancestors started messing with Mother Nature. Take it easy with highly hybridized fruits (bananas, seedless anything) and vegetables (carrots, beets, white potatoes).












Easy Oat Bran & Date Cookies Recipe
Easy Oat Bran & Date Cookies Category Cookie Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2/3 c Soft margarine

1 c Brown sugar, packed

1 Egg, slightly beaten

1 tb Water

1 c Whole-wheat flour

1 c Oat bran

1/4 c Wheat germ

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Baking powder

1 c Chopped dates or raisins

1/2 c Chop.nuts, coconut,choc.chip

In large bowl, cream margarine, brown sugar, egg and water together thoroughly. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Stir in dates or raisins and nuts (or choc. chips or coconut) if using. Drop batter by spoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets; flatten slightly with a floured fork. Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes or until light golden. Makes about 3 dozen cookies. Per cookie made with coconut: 97 cal, 4 g fat, 8 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 1 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate Two cookies: 1 starch choice, 1 fruit, 2 fat Source: The Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay 1988 Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario Shared & tested (YUM!) by Elizabeth Rodier Sept 93

 
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