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NUTRITION Pre-exercise meal Pre-exercise snack During exercise snack Post-exercise snack Tuna, cheese, peanut butter sandwich Porridge with raisons, apples & cinnamon Pasta & tomato sauce Fabulous Banana Berry Muffins Yoghurt & fruit Cereal & milk Homemade muffin 1 cup quick oats ½ cup each unbleached white and whole wheat flours ¼ cup wheat germ ½ cup sugar 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda Healthy Snacks and Water Keep Little Athletes Going Strong With the onset of warm weather finally upon us, we break out the lawn chairs to watch the kids play sports. They run around like crazy people and flop to the ground afterward to inhale a snack provided by an obliging parent. However, have you ever really considered your kid’s sports nutrition? Kids typically expend upwards of 25 percent more energy than adults when active due to lack of coordination and economy of movement. This could be the reason parents so often hear “I’m starving!” at any given time of day. Consider what and when you feed your kids to keep hunger at bay. Pre-exercise snacks should be easily digested and eaten about an hour before exercise so they don’t sit in the stomach. Serve pre-exercise meals 2 to 3 hours before game time. During exercise, kids shouldn’t need anything to eat if their session lasts an hour or less. However, longer sessions require some highcarbohydrate, low-fat choices available to maintain energy levels, prevent low blood sugar, and promote performance. Bags of chips, chocolate bars, and sugary treats are not optimal choices as they don’t offer adequate nourishment or serve to maintain energy levels during activity. 22 CHATTER IN THE WOODS, June 2012 Diluted fruit juice Dried or fresh fruit Mini bagel Fresh fruit Nuts & raisons Pancakes Homemade muffin Mix dry & wet ingredients separately, combine and fold in berries. Bake 20 minutes at 375”C or until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 yummy muffins. Recipe slightly stolen from Looneyspoons by Janet & Greta Podleski ½ tsp salt (sea salt please) 1 ½ cup mashed ripe banana 1 egg After exercise, the aim is to rehydrate and replace energy losses. Post-exercise snacks and meals can determine how fast your little athletes recover. Ensure they eat something within a half hour of finishing their session. Fruit right away is ideal as it is juicy, high in fibre, and full of antioxidants. However, research indicates that taking in a little protein with some carbohydrate enhances recovery time, so make sure that a more substantial snack or meal is taken within about two hours post-exercise. Finally, hydrate! Kids sweat less than adults, become hotter, and succumb to heat faster, and they often don’t respond to thirst signals. Encouraging water intake throughout the day, drinking a glass of water before exercise, and topping up with drinks about every 15 minutes and after exercise will prevent dehydration. Kids don’t need sports drinks for hydration; water or diluted fruit juice is just fine. This article was written with kids in mind but the concepts here apply to adults too! ¼ cup melted butter 1 cup blueberries Cathleen Fisher Holistic Nutritionist & Fitness Professional www.fitnutrition.ca
Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary – Local Heroes Work Hard for Community The Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary, a fundraising arm of the Bragg Creek Community Association (BCCA), is a group of impressive and dedicated women who make generous financial and service contributions to our community. This small group of local unsung heroes works hard to serve Bragg Creek and surrounding communities. “These community-minded women really want to make a difference,” said Ladies Auxiliary Vice President Jane Prebushewsky. Since 2002, the organization has donated over $18,000 to local groups and the BCCA. Money raised has helped landscape and provide supplies for the community centre as well as support events like Bragg Creek Days and the Easter pancake breakfast. Local organizations such as the Bragg Creek Food Bank, Bragg Creek Community Church, Bragg Creek Performing Arts, Bragg Creek Hockey, and the Bragg Creek Community Kindergarten have also benefitted from their fundraising. The Ladies Auxiliary has also donated to the Redwood Meadows Fire Department, Camp Horizon, Banded Peak School, Junior Forest Wardens, Seniors Housing, Stars, 4-H, Brownies, Girl Guides, Scouts, and Beavers. The group helped provide a life-saving legacy to the community by paying half of the cost of the defibrillator located in the Bragg Creek Community Centre. In their role as a service organization, the Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary also provides and serves refreshments at every memorial service and funeral held at the community centre. Every November 11, the ladies provide and serve food at the Bragg Creek Remembrance Day Luncheon. “Remembrance Day is near and dear to all of us as it supports our veterans,” said Ladies Auxiliary President Julie Handrahan. “It’s a way to give back because if it wasn’t for our veterans, we wouldn’t have the world we have today.” Founded in 1958, The Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary began as a group of women working to support community initiatives. In the 1990s the auxiliary boasted 100 members; now just 14 ladies continue the group's work. “We need new members. We have to continue the legacy that started back in 1958,” said Handrahan. Each year the group organizes a major fundraiser. In recent years, they have hosted a Valentine’s dance, two Western dances, a Caribbean Calypso, and Shanghi Nights. “When so few of us band together and pull off amazing events, it’s a real accomplishment,” said Handrahan. The ladies in the group have formed life-long friendships through the organization. “[It] allows me to be part of fundraising events and part of people’s lives in this community,” said Prebushewsky. “These ladies are amazing,” said Handrahan. “We sincerely care for each other and we’d all band together to help one another if asked.” “I joined to meet people and my life has never been the same,” adds Prebushewsky. “I’ve never had friendships like the ones I made through the Ladies Auxiliary.” Prebushewsky says that volunteering for the Ladies Auxiliary is a way to help make this community a better place to live. “We all have a responsibility to the community we live in because if we don’t do something, no one will.” In 2013, they hope to host a Maritime Kitchen Party Lobster Dinner with Newfoundland music and dancing. The June 2012 meeting will be a sushi night, hosted by Red Seal Chef Prem Singh, who will teach members how to make sushi. The group meets every 3 rd Wednesday at 7 pm at the Bragg Creek Community Centre. The annual membership fee is $5. For more information, please contact Julie at 403-949-5514 or Jane at 403-949-3262. Carmen Solana-Martin Do you have a story to share with the Redwood Meadows/Bragg Creek community? Send it to us at thechatter@redwoodmeadows.ab.ca CHATTER IN THE WOODS, June 2012 23
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