COMMENTS FROM MICAH
Do you have an Instant Pot or another type of electric pressure cooker?
Did you get one for Christmas and it is sitting on the shelf because you are intimidated to use it or have no idea how to even work it?
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service- Milam County and Cameron Farm and Ranch are partnering together to do a workshop on the electric pressure cookers, or as you might know the name brand, Instant Pot.
The workshop will be held at 2 p.m. March 23 at the Cameron Farm and Ranch.
We will cover the basics on what kind to purchase if you do not have one, the parts of the machine, how to put it together and how to clean it, and of course, how to cook in it.
Each participant will receive a sample of 4 recipes. The cost is $20 per person but includes the samples, recipe book, and instructions and tips on how to use your electric pressure cooker. The workshop is limited to 20 participants. You can stop by the Extension Office or Cameron Farm and Ranch to pay and reserve your spot.
Come and learn about some really great tips and try some new recipes! We will be discussing nutritious recipes and how the electric pressure cooker can help you with a diet or new healthy lifestyle you may be working towards.
Picky eater tips
Is your child a picky eater? If you have a picky eater who won’t touch a plate with leafy greens or an unfamiliar vegetable, you may be wondering what to do. Try these tips: At the grocery store, let children pick their own fruit or vegetable. For variety, try a different color each week. Fill the shopping basket with a fruit or vegetable from every color in
the rainbow.
Let them
play with their food. Use slices, dices, pieces and whole fruits and vegetables to be creative.
Make colorful and funny fruit and vegetable faces. Make a game out of it (who can make the funniest face), then eat them together.
Make an edible landscape. For example, use a banana slice as the sunshine, broccoli as trees, leafy greens for grass, etc.
Give fruits and vegetables a funny name. Let children help prepare fruits and vegetables. They can wash fruits and vegetables before cooking or eating, snap the peas or break apart the broccoli, tear the lettuce for salads and sandwiches, measure the vegetables before cooking, peel fruits and vegetables or slice soft vegetables with a plastic knife
Read books about fruits and vegetables with your child.
Introduce children to gardening to teach them how fruits and vegetables grow.
Plant seeds together and watch them grow.
Set a good example.
Eat and enjoy fruits and vegetables with your child.
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