FEBRUARY 2016
 

5 Ways to Stretch Your Dollar 
 at the Grocery Store
     
Stay within your grocery budget while feeding your family right with these five tips. 
                                      


Give Your Teen's Iron a Boost

Vegetarian and vegan teens - and all adolescent girls - are commonly considered at risk for iron deficiency. Find out what iron does, and how to get more iron in your teen's diet.
    
 
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Extra, Extra!!
Smart from the Start Awards


Are you a preschool teacher, or do you know one? Apply to the Smart from the Start Awards ($20,000 grand prize and $2,500 for 10 runners-up) for help in creating practical, long-term improvements in nutrition and physical activity at school.
 

Extra, Extra!!   
Win a Healthy Playground
Makeover for Your School!
  

Enter to win Together Counts' Healthy Playground Makeover! Two grand prize winners will receive $30,000 for a school wellness program and a new playground. Three runners-up will receive $5,000 for school wellness programs. Anyone can enter on behalf of any school. Enter once a day, every day, until March 25, 2016. The more entries your school makes, the greater chance it has to win!               
   
RECIPES  


These mini vegetarian black bean patties are perfect when slipped into slider buns or on their own dipped in ketchup.
   
Easy as 1, 2, 3

 Just grab these three ingredients to make a fresh vegan treat and cure your chocolate cravings.

  
     



 


I hope you enjoy this issue. Keep your eye on your inbox for many more to come!

 

Sincerely,

Sue Bourque


Nutrition Education Program
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Barnstable, Massachusetts 02632
(508) 375-6690
www.capecodextension.org