Food Links for May

Food Theme Links for May

National Salad Month

Learn how you can enjoy a simple, "well-dressed" salad
by clicking here:

* The Well-Dressed Salad
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ftj-a01.htm

* Make It a Super Salad Summer
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ftj-a00.htm%20

* 12 Tasty Salad Toppers
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-salad-toppers.htm

* Easy Main Dish Green Salads
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-green-salad.htm

* Easy Pasta-Pleasing Main Dish Salads
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-pasta-salad.htm

* Toasting Nuts and Seeds in Your Microwave
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-MicrowaveToastingNutsSeeds.htm

* Take a Salad Spinner for a Spin
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqtips-may03-spinner.htm

National Strawberry Month
http://www.calstrawberry.com/recipes/default.asp

Did you know strawberries are full of nutrition with
everything from "folate to fiber to phytochemicals."
Plus, they have only 50 calories per cup! For more
information about strawberries and recipes, go to:

National Barbecue Month

Check tips on firing up the grill this month at:
lancaster.unl.edu/food/grill-flyer.pdf (PDF format)

National Asparagus Month

To learn more about asparagus and access some recipes,
visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Web site at:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/month/asparagus.htm

If you'd like to freeze asparagus when it's on sale or
you have extra in your garden, learn how from the
National Center for Home Food Preservation at:
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/freeze/asparagus.html

(For best quality, plan to use frozen asparagus within
8 months.)

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month

Check here for more information about preventing
osteoporosis and some quick tips for including more
calcium in your diet:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ftm-j01.htm

lancaster.unl.edu/food/osteoporosis.pdf (PDF format)

View the information in the above handouts in
slide-show format at:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/osteoporosis.htm#online

Educators can learn how to download a related
PowerPoint at:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/osteoporosis.htm#downloadable

National Salsa Month

Full of good-tasting and good-for-you foods, enjoy
some salsa this month. Here's a recipe (below)
courtesy of the Centers for Disease and Control and
Prevention - 5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables of the
Month program at:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/month/

Homemade Salsa
Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients:

1 cup finely chopped, peeled tomato
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup yellow or red onion
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 Tbsp. vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1–3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (use caution;
wear rubber gloves and do not rub your eyes when
chopping peppers) 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped,
optional

Mix all ingredients in a glass bowl. Refrigerate until
ready to serve.

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories: 14, Total
Fa:t 0.12g, Saturated Fat: 0 g, Carbohydrates: 3.3 g,
Protein: 0.5 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Fiber: 0.7g,
Sodium: 95 mg Carbohydrates: 80 %, Protein: 13 %, Fat:
7 %

National Herb Week (May 2 - 8, 2005)

Adding fresh herbs to foods is a quick way to
transform ordinary meals into extraordinary meals.
They flavor foods when cutting back on salt, fat and
sugar. Plus, herbs have antioxidants that may help
protect against such diseases as cancer and heart
disease. Learn more
about cooking with fresh herbs at:

http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ftapr03.htm

lancaster.unl.edu/food/cookingspicesherbs-color.pdf
(PDF format in color)

http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/cookingfreshherbs.pdf
(PDF format in black & white)

View a slide-show on using both fresh and dried herbs
and spices at
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/spiceherb.htm#slideshow

Print off the handout for the slide-show at:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/spiceherb.htm#handout

Educators can learn how to download a related
PowerPoint at:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/spiceherb.htm#powerpoint

Mother's Day (May 8, 2005)

Search for recipes for Mother's Day by putting (type
in quotes) the words "mother's day recipes" into one
of the following search engines or other favorite
search engines:

http://www.google.com
http://www.teoma.com
http://search.yahoo.com
http://www.dogpile.com
http://ask.com
http://www.altavista.com
http://search.msn.com
http://www.mamma.com
search.netscape.com

National Women's Health Week (May 8 - 14, 2005)

This week is traditionally begun the week of Mother's
Day.

An important part of keeping healthy is eating
healthy. This site links to heart-healthy
African-American Style, Latino, and Stay Young at
Heart Recipes. Go to:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/syah/

To learn more about other healthy activities, visit
the home page at:
http://www.4woman.gov/whw/