Sharpen Students’ Minds with Proper Nutrition

Bells will soon be ringing, and parents may experience a sense of déjá vu for the first several weeks of school. That’s because the early part of each new school year is commonly spent reversing the effect of “summer brain drain” – when kids lose skills they mastered the previous year.

According to a recent survey by DSM Nutritional Products and Pop Warner, 78 percent of parents are concerned about students’ difficulties retaining what they learned in school throughout the summer.

The Quiet Killer: Sitting in the Dark
By Dick Resch

Americans are working more than ever -- and it's slowly killing them.

The typical employee now logs 47 hours a week at work -- and spends nearly six hours a day sitting, often in a windowless office or cubicle.

He loses two hours of life for every hour he sits, according to Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic-Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative. And he's a zombie for the hours he has left. A lack of natural light during the workday leads to less sleep at night.

7/23/2015

Have you ever picked up a prescription, got home and realized you had a question? Maybe you had a headache but weren’t sure how the pain reliever would work with another medication you take? You’re not alone.

$5,000 reward offered for hawk shooting

Humane Society of Utah offers reward for arrest in ferruginous hawks shooting case

Sweet and Spicy Pork Mini-Kabobs

Ingredients

• 1 Smithfield Peppercorn & Garlic Seasoned Pork Sirloin Roast, cut into 32 (1-inch) cubes
• 2 large red bell peppers, cut into 16 (1-inch) pieces
• 1/2 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 16 (1-inch) cubes
• 16 (6-inch) bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes, drained
• 2/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Caribbean jerk seasoning blend or other spicy seasoning blend

Garlic Herb Pork Medallions with Apples

Ingredients

• 1 Smithfield Garlic & Herb Seasoned Pork Loin Filet, cut into 3/4-inch thick slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large cooking apple (like Rome or Granny Smith), cored and thinly sliced
• 1 small sweet yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
• 1 cup apple juice

Preparation

Texas Pete Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Texas Pete original hot sauce
• 1 pound thick-cut bacon
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar (for finishing)

Preparation

Steak and Egg Soft Shell Tacos

Ingredients

• 1 cup Green Mountain Gringo Medium or Mild Salsa
• 1 pound skirt steak
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced new potatoes, drained well
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 9 (6-inch) flour tortillas

Preparation

Good Nutrition Shouldn’t Take a Summer Break

Children in need may lose access to milk when school is out

While the summer is often celebrated as a carefree time of lounging around, pool dates and hanging out with friends, for many children in communities across the country, it means limited access to the foods their growing bodies need.