COMMENTS FROM MICAH
MICAH HOLCOMBE
Milam County Extension Agent
Eating meals together promotes quality time for child and adult interaction. Family dinner provides time to share activities from the day or discuss upcoming events.
And there is a food health connection. Eating together provides an opportunity to talk about and model good nutrition and health behaviors.
Passing down cultural and family identity. Family dinners provide an opportunity for sharing family stories, creating memories and passing down cultural and family identity.
For the Month of September, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Milam County will be promoting the importance of celebrating family mealtime by posting 30 Days of Family Meals on the FCH Facebook Page. These recipes will be tried, tested and true recipes that my family loves. Each recipe will also feature tips and ideas to help make dinnertime at your house something to remember. We will also feature some of these recipes in the newspaper for those who do not have Facebook.
Here is one to enjoy now. It is quick and easy to prepare and is friendly on the budget.
Tuna Pasta Salad 1¾ cup pasta shells ½ cup celery, chopped ⅓ cup carrots, grated ⅔ cup sour pickles ½ cup onion, chopped 12½ ounces light tuna in water ½ cup light mayonnaise ¼ cup low-fat plain yogurt Wash hands and cooking area.
Clean tops of canned food items before opening them.
Cook dry pasta shells in water until tender and allow pasta to cool.
Wash and chop celery, carrots, pickles and onions.
Add tuna, chopped vegetables, mayonnaise and yogurt to mixing bowl and mix gently.
Chill salad and serve on lettuce with sliced carrots.
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