Month: May 2014

Two Kansas City, Kan., students were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society recently at Emporia State University.
The students are Alicia Houston and Shannon Callahan, both of Kansas City, Kan.

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

These two students are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

by Ashlee Lamar

Summer is right around the corner and most kids are finally out of school and at home. More time around the house often leads to increased snacking. Prepare for the next snack attack with these nutritious tips:
Make snacking fun: let kids help prepare their snacks
– Fruit kabobs: cut favorite fruit into bite sized pieces and line up on a skewer (bananas, grapes, strawberries, raspberries)
– Fruit pizzas: spread peanut butter evenly on a tortilla. Place slices of banana on top
– Top yogurt with frozen blueberries or strawberries
– Make a banana split: top a banana with strawberry frozen yogurt and whole grain cereal
– Spread peanut butter on top of celery sticks. Top with raisins
– Toast a whole wheat waffle. Top with low fat yogurt and bananas
Choose the healthier option
– Look for ‘baked’ chips instead regular chips
– Look for the low fat version of dip, encourage kids to dip with carrots or cherry tomatoes
– Choose frozen yogurt over ice cream
– Encourage 1 serving of fruits or vegetables before eating a sweet treat
Sip smarter
– Encourage water as much as possible. Drinking soda loaded with caffeine can have a dehydrating effect
– Purchase juices labeled as “100 percent fruit juice” and watch the serving sizes. Avoid juiced titled “juice cocktail” “fruit drink” or “fruit punch” as these will usually have added sugars.
– Encourage skim milk in place of soda. Skim milk is packed with protein, low in fat and a great alternative to most high sugar drinks.
Ashlee Lamar is a registered dietitian at Providence Medical Center.

Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles

Ingredients
– 1 cup plain yogurt
– 1 cup fresh or frozen fruit (bananas, strawberries, pineapple, blueberries)
– 2 tablespoons honey
– 4 wooden popsicle sticks/plastic spoons
– 4 paper cups

Directions
1. Place yogurt, fruit and honey in blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour into paper cups, dividing mixture evenly amongst the 4 cups.
4. Cover cups with foil. Make slits in center of foil and insert popsicle sticks.
5. Freeze 5 hours or until solid.
6. Peel off the paper cup and serve.
*popsicles can also be made using plastic popsicle molds

Serving Size: 1 popsicles
Makes 4 popsicles