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10 Stateline News Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Credit union celebrates 75 years
Annual meeting held
May 20 in Beloit
BELOIT — First American Credit
Union celebrated its 75th anniversary
at its annual meeting May 20 at La
Casa Grande in Beloit.
President and CEO Tracy Blaske
shared information on the credit
union’s 75-year history and awarded
plaques to those who have served the
company for more than 20 years.
Former board member George
Masterson was honored for serving as
a director for 20 years, and Phyllis
Steele received a standing ovation
when accepting her plaque for 35
years of service. A journey diamond
necklace and $650 worth of gift cards
were given away.
Wisconsin State Sen. Judy Robson,
D-Beloit, attended the meeting and
commended First American for its continued
commitment to serving the
needs of Stateline-area families.
Three board members also were
elected at the meeting to serve on the
credit union’s board of directors —
Kevin Davies and George Wong, both
incumbents, and Stephanie West.
Blaske also presented Karly Korbol,
a 2008 graduate of Beloit Memorial
PHOTOS SUBMITTED
Above left, Phyllis Steele, left, a 35-year employee of First American Credit Union, and
Renea Perez cut the 75th anniversary cake at the credit union’s annual meeting May
20. Above right, Tracy Blaske, right, president and CEO of First American Credit Union,
is pictured with Karly Korbol, winner of the credit union’s $500 scholarship.
High School, with a $500 scholarship.
Korbol plans to attend Edgewood
College in Madison to pursue a career
in elementary education.
First American Credit Union, found-
ed in 1933, is a member-owned financial
cooperative serving anyone who
lives or works in Rock, Walworth or
Green counties in Wisconsin and
Winnebago County in Illinois.
Making the most of a limited food dollar
Families on a tight
budget can still create
nutritious meals,
expert says
JANESVILLE — Food prices are
continuing their steady climb, leaving
many people wondering how they can
afford to maintain a healthy diet,
according to a news release from
Angela Flickinger, Family Living
Educator for the Rock County
University of Wisconsin Extension.
“Families on a tight budget can still
eat healthy meals and snacks,”
Flickinger said. “Many nutrient-dense
foods — foods with a lot of nutrients
but few calories — remain reasonably
priced.”
Shelly King-Curry, nutrition education
program specialist with the
University of Wisconsin-Extension,
gives some examples of inexpensive,
nutrient-dense foods.
“Oatmeal is a low-cost whole grain
food, dry beans such as pinto or kidney
beans are a low-fat source of protein,
and carrots, cabbage and frozen orange
juice are wonderful sources of vitamins
A and C,” King-Curry said. “The challenge
is in knowing when foods are a
good buy and how to make the most of
limited food dollars.”
Flickinger offers some tips to help
families stretch their food dollars
while focusing on healthy eating:
Learn what healthy foods are low
in price most of the time (see list
below).
Compare nutrition facts on food
labels, as well as prices, to find the
best nutrition buy for your money. For
example, the nutrition facts for a
store-brand whole grain breakfast
cereal and name-brand whole grain
breakfast cereal might be the same,
even though the name brand might
cost more.
Use dry beans in place of some or
all of the ground meat in recipes.
Cooked lentils are a great meat extender
or substitute for meat in spaghetti
sauce and meat loaf. Similarly, cooked
pinto beans work well in burritos,
enchiladas and tacos.
Use lower-cost alternatives in
recipes where it will not make a big
difference to the recipe. For example,
frozen ground turkey, which is usually
cheaper and may have less fat than
ground beef, is a great substitute for
ground beef in recipes such as chili.
Be willing to spend a little more
time preparing foods. In most cases,
the more processed a food is, the more
it will cost. For example, a one-pound
bag of baby carrots usually costs more
than a one-pound bag of standard carrots.
Scrubbing, peeling and cutting
the standard carrots yourself could
save you money. Similarly, popcorn
that is already popped or in a convenience
form usually costs more than
popcorn that needs to be popped in a
kettle or popcorn popper.
Purchase cheese in blocks that you
can slice and grate for snacks and
recipes.
Take advantage of food sales if you
have the space to safely store what you
won’t use right away. For example, buy
large quantities of chicken when it is a
good price, put meal-size amounts into
freezer bags or containers and freeze
until ready to use. Similarly, stock up
on canned and frozen fruits and vegetables
when they are on sale.
Plan meals and snacks ahead of
time using low-cost favorites and grocery
store flyers that can help you find
weekly specials.
Prepare meals and snacks at home
and take them with you rather than
purchasing meals and snacks at a
restaurant or from a vending machine.
For example, a brown-bag lunch containing
a tuna salad sandwich made
with water-packed tuna, low-fat mayonnaise
and whole wheat bread, carrot
sticks, a banana and fat-free milk is
lower in fat and calories, higher in
fiber and less expensive than a typical
tuna salad sandwich with potato chips
and a soda purchased at a sandwich
shop.
Choose healthy, low-cost foods for
snacks. Examples of healthy, inexpensive
snacks are graham crackers with
a glass of fat-free milk, carrot sticks
with a bean dip, or a homemade trail
mix made with cereal, raisins and
peanuts.
Grow some of your own vegetables.
Even a few tomato plants in
AT A GLANCE
Foods that are often relatively inexpensive
and offer a lot of nutritious value as
suggested by UW-Extension include:
■ Grains, such as brown rice and oatmeal.
■ Vegetables, fresh or frozen, without
added sauce or butter.
■ Fruits.
■ Milk
■ Dried legumes, such as kidney or pinto
beans.
containers on a porch can yield a bounty
of tomatoes in the summer.
Know when foods might be a good
buy. For example, whole turkeys are
often a good buy around Thanksgiving,
fresh apples are a good buy in the fall
and oranges in the winter.
Frozen and canned vegetables and
fruits may be less expensive than
fresh, especially when the fresh varieties
are not in season. Choose frozen
vegetables without sauces, and fruits
canned in juice to reduce fat and
sugar.
Here is a list of foods from the main
food groups that are generally a good
buy for the money:
Grains — brown rice, oatmeal,
whole-grain breads and tortillas (especially
day-old items), whole-grain pastas,
popcorn, unsweetened cereal
bought in bulk.
Vegetables — cabbage, carrots,
many canned vegetables, frozen vegetables
without added sauce or butter,
onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomato
sauce.
Fruits — applesauce, bananas,
canned fruits packed in juice or light
syrup, frozen orange juice concentrate,
kiwi fruit, raisins.
Milk — fat-free or low-fat (1/2 percent
or 1 percent) milk, block of low-fat
cheese (cheddar, Colby, Swiss or mozzarella).
Meat and beans — canned tuna,
eggs, dry beans and peas (black beans,
black-eyed peas, kidney beans, lentils,
pinto beans, split peas), frozen ground
turkey, peanut butter.
For more information about ways to
eat healthy on a budget, contact
Flickinger at (608) 757-5696.
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