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The Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification has been developed to review what is expected of youth when preparing for and exhibiting animals in competition.
Winter Resource Center
Are you a Clay County 4-H member and a senior in high school? Then you need to apply for the Owen Henry Memorial Scholarship. This link will take you to the application which is a word document.
February 12-13, 2010 in Springfield, IL for High School Teens. Register with your local Extension Office.
Recipe of the Month
Banana Snack Cake
(9 Servings)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt and ground cloves 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed 1/4 cup plain, low fat yogurt 1/4 cup oil 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Lightly grease 9 by 9 inch baking pan. 3. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. 4. Mix remaining ingredients and add to dry ingredients. 5. Stir until dry ingredients are barely moistened. 6. Pour into baking pan. 7. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
NUTRITION FACTS (per serving) - Calories 210 ~ fat 7 g ~ calories from fat 60 ~ sodium 200 mg ~ total carbohydrate 33 g ~ fiber 2 g
Questions? Contact Jo Stine, Family Nutrition Program Community Worker at
jostine@illinois.edu
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