Food tips

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.


Have a Local Food Party : Instead of counting time or distance, simply enjoy the pleasures of local food by organizing a potluck meal in which everything must be local. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will splurge on handmade goat cheese, and don’t forget some local wine, beer or juice. If you’re organizing a big catered event, the Society for Nutrition Education has a downloadable brochure to help you line up local food resources.














Nana Keeles Carrot Cake Recipe
Nana Keeles Carrot Cake Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 c Sugar

3 Eggs

1 1/2 c Vegetable Oil

3 c Flour

2 ts Soda

1 t Salt

2 ts Cinnamon

2 c Grated carrots

1 sm Can crushed pineapple-drain

1/2 c Chopped nuts (opt.)

-----TOPPING----- 1 c Sugar

1/2 c Buttermilk

1/4 c Butter

1/2 ts Vanilla

1 tb Karo Syrup (clear)

1/2 ts Soda

Mix sugar, eggs, oil, flour soda, salt, and cinnamon together. Add carrots, pineapple and nuts and mix well. Bake in an oblong cake pan which has been greased and floured. 350 dedgrees for approximately 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean when cake is tested in the middle. While cake is still hot, pour topping over cake. Topping: Boil and stir constantly all the topping mixture except for the soda for 8 minutes. Add soda and boil until clear. Spoon over cake while hot. Let cake cool before serving.

 
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