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Quick, Easy and Nutritious Game-day
Recipes
the Whole Gang Will Enjoy
Looking for simple and nutritious ways to prepare traditional game-day
fare? There are some easy and nutritious alternatives to
usual choices that your family is sure to love.
With a full serving of veggies in every 1/2 cup of pasta
sauce, Ragú pasta sauce has some effortless ideas for
game-time foods without the guilt and hassle.
* Cut the grease. French fries and frozen appetizers may
seem like the easy way out when faced with a crowd of hungry
guests but there are more nutritious solutions when feeding
a group. As an alternative that is just as easy, try cutting
up veggies and pairing them with a dressing-based dip, or
serving cubed turkey and cheese to dunk in warmed Ragú pasta
sauce.
* You are not a waitress. Don’t be afraid to ask your
guests to serve themselves, and clean up after themselves.
Spread all food and drinks out on a table, buffet-style, and
let guests take what they want when they want it. Use
disposable plates, napkins and cutlery and have everyone
deposit their used items into a prominently placed trash
can. At the end of the night all you’ll have to do is say
goodbye!
* Don’t try to be a gourmet chef. Pick simple recipes
with very few ingredients. You’ll please even the pickiest
of eaters and still have time to enjoy the game yourself.
Try the following recipes that easily feed a crowd:
Brown ground beef or turkey and add in a 26 oz. jar of Ragu
pasta sauce for each pound of meat. Toss in some flavorful
“add-ins,” heat through and serve. And feel free to mix and
match ingredients to please your game-day guests. Try adding
the following to make:
Ragú Chili
Add in sautéed onions, chili powder and red kidney beans.
Serve over rice and top with cheddar cheese.
Quick Burrito
Add in sautéed veggies such as bell peppers, yellow squash,
zucchini and onions, about 4 tsp. chili powder and some
canned corn. Serve rolled in flour tortillas, which you can
bake when anybody is ready to eat.
Sloppy Joe
Increase the ground beef to 2 lbs., then add in sautéed
onions, about 1/2 cup of brown sugar and some sweet relish.
Serve on whole-wheat hamburger buns.
Taco Salad
Add in sautéed veggies like bell peppers, corn or black
beans. Serve over a bed of lettuce with tortilla chips.
For more game-day recipes, and even more recipes and tips,
pick up a free copy of the Ragú Soccer Moms Shortcuts book,
available at www.Ragu.com.
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The Trick to Sticking to Your New
Year's Resolutions
What’s your New Year’s Resolution? Some
of the most popular answers to that
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do you have a strategy for achieving
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If not, better come up with one, or
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Research over the years has
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So how is it that the other 10
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You need only turn to the younger
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Of all those activities, which do
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If you said hula hooping, you’re
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Instead of going out to eat at the
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salads, peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches, fruit, cheese sticks,
yogurt and pretzels.
Pledging to live a healthy lifestyle
is one of the best New Year’s
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The exact cause of breast cancer is not known.
Factors that can increase a woman’s risk include
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and lifestyle factors such as heavy alcohol
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and women over 60 are at the highest risk.
Breast cancer symptoms vary widely -- from lumps to
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