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How to fight the flu
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How to fight the flu

Prairie Fare: Personalized Homemade Vegetable Soup (Slow Cooker Or Stovetop)

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Lately, people have been sniffling and coughing around me. I practically run down the hallway to escape the germs. I thought about barricading my office door or wearing a surgical mask. I’m really not a “germophobe.” I had the flu a couple of years ago and was bedridden for four days after not using any
Honey, you shrank the fruit
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Honey, you shrank the fruit

Prairie Fare: Pumpkin Leather

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I think Dad may be drying socks in the dehydrator next,” our son said with a laugh. My husband rolled his eyes and glanced in my direction. I think he wanted me to defend him. Earlier this fall, I bought a new food dehydrator. We had a bumper crop of large apples, and our kids
Butter lovers are smiling because of better news about health, and 2014 consumption was almost six per cent higher than the previous five-year average.
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Butter back in consumers’ good books

Once the bad boy of foods, butter is regaining its place 
at the table as consumers look to richer tastes

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Consumers are beginning to warm up to butter — again. After years of anti-fat admonishments, diets and fads, butter is regaining popularity, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. “It’s an amazing story, because years ago the medical profession said butter was bad for you,” said Henry Holtman, the organization’s vice-chairman. “Now that whole opinion has
Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations
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Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations

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Thomas Vilsack, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on Oct. 7 to respond to criticism of the “Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee” by members of the agriculture committee. Chief
The foods kept on the kitchen counter correlate with resident’s weight.
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The 20-lb. cereal box on your counter

What you have on your counter is a good indicator of the size of your waistline

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The food on your counter can predict your weight — especially if it’s cereal or soft drinks. Over 200 American kitchens were photographed to determine if the food sitting out on counters could predict the weight of the woman living in each home. The new Cornell study found that women who had breakfast cereal sitting
4-H foods projects teach lifelong lessons
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4-H foods projects teach lifelong lessons

Prairie Fare: Bread Pudding

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I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world.” If you recognize this pledge, chances are you have been in 4-H, or perhaps your child and/or other relative has been in
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
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Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Prairie Fare: Microwave Apple Crisp for one and Apple Raisin Bread Pudding

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As I looked up at our apple tree with its big red apples, I was carried back in time to a memory of my children’s younger years. They usually help with the apple harvest if we have a good year. They have learned about a lot of things in the process. “I want to pick
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Friday, October 16 is World Food Day

Even in one of the richest countries in the world, one in seven people do not have enough to eat

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World Food Day is a day of action against hunger. On October 16, people around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger in our lifetime. Because when it comes to hunger, the only acceptable number in the world is zero. World Food Day celebrates the creation of the Food and Agriculture
“This is a problem that will likely never be solved but the most important thing is to encourage dialogue with consumers.” – Mike Olson, vice-president of fresh merchandising with Overwaitea Food Group.
Crops, Livestock

Attitudes toward food — bridging the rural-urban divide

A group of industry panellists says a lack of food literacy in urban centres and an overload of 
misguided information is furthering the gap between rural and urban residents

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Farmers often remark that today’s consumer is two or three generations removed from the farm, but that works both ways — the farmer is two or three generations removed from the consumer. That makes for some misunderstanding when consumers are asking more about where their food comes from, said panellists at the recent annual meeting
Mature man lying on couch listening to music
Country Crossroads

Music is good for your health

Prairie Fare: Black Bean Brownies and Pumpkin Waffles with Cinnamon Yogurt Sauce

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I heard a high-pitched “beep beep beep” sound one day while I read the newspaper. I could tell the sound did not emanate from the smoke detector, the timer on our oven or the alarm on our refrigerator door. What was beeping? I didn’t smell smoke, so I didn’t rise from my chair. As I

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