JULY 2020

President’s Note

Greetings to all for July. I hope everyone had a chance to relax for the Fourth of July and be safe in spite of all that is going on. It is so important to start wearing our masks and continue to practice social distances! Welcome to the new era for I don’t think things are going back—the new Normal! While we are away from each other try to continue to

Get caught up on some good summer reading. Maybe we can really get a Homemaker book club together

Work on a new skill—craft or hobby. Or even improve on a old one! The mask making is a great example of that.

Get back in touch with nature—garden—can—try some new garden recipes (yummy).

Try and remain positive! This virus is working on our mental Vibes and brains!

Try and call others and reach out to others that can help you. Share cards! FaceTime with loved ones away and try Zooming sessions with family and friends —and even our clubs!

We will make it through this together! Love you!!! Miss you!!!! Hope to see you soon! Be blessed! Alyce Emerson, President

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Exploring Asian Cooking

Explore Asian Style Cooking, including recipes from China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and India. This program was developed by Victoria Faoro, Champion Food Volunteer. The end of the presentation includes seven pages of recipes and other useful information. To view, visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqZUjvLmcDbjUn0izVirgw . Be sure to check out the Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud, Know Your Numbers and Electric Pressure Cooker videos.

For More Plate It Up Recipes, Visit:

http://fcs-hes.ca.uky.edu/content/ plate-it-kentucky-proud

Join us for Job Club The Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky (UK) Alumni Association, and UK Human Resources STEPS Temporary Employment are pleased to announce the summer 2020 Central Kentucky Job Club schedule. In an effort to continue to provide Job Club, an important community resource, while practicing responsible social distancing during the evolving COVID-19 situation, the summer schedule will be offered online via Zoom Webinar. The planning team is pleased to welcome our new partner to the Job Club team, UK Human Resources STEPS Temporary Employment. The purpose of Job Club is to provide a positive environment for motivated job seekers to meet, connect, share and learn. The free group is open to the public and meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from 9:00–10:15 a.m. Job Club is for you if you are a motivated professional and currently out of work, underemployed or looking to make a career transition. In addition, recruiters and employers are always welcome and introduced to Job Club attendees. For more information, call the Fayette Cooperative Extension Office at 859-257-5582. Webinar links and additional information including testimonials from former Job Club participants can be viewed at: www.ukalumni.net/jobclub. Job Club Meeting Schedule: July 14: Virtual Networking: Link Up via LinkedIn - Presented by Beth Austin, Associate Director of Career Advising, Stuckert Career Center, University of Kentucky Explore the art of virtual networking and learn to maximize your LinkedIn profile! These marketing strategies and ideas will help you build an audience for career growth. July 28: Writing on LinkedIn as a Job Transition Strategy - Presented by Cathy Fyock, Author & The Business Book Strategist, Cathy Fyock LLC At age 59, Cathy reinvented herself and transitioned from HR professional to book coach, and she did it all by writing. Many of Cathy's clients have used writing books, articles, and blogs as a career transition strategy. In this interactive session she'll share some practical ideas for beefing up your LinkedIn profile by publishing articles as a way to position your thought leadership. Come prepared to roll up your sleeves and write!

Save the Dates

Bluegrass Area Extension Homemaker Annual Meeting

October 23, 2020

McCauley Building - Harrison County

Next Best Years: Living the Good Life

October 30, 2020

GAP Conference, March 25, 2021

Create Healthy Eating Environments For Children

We all want our children to grow up healthy and happy. This is one of the reasons we encourage them to eat healthy foods throughout their lives. A recent statement by the American Heart Association added clarity to how a parents and caregivers can help children develop lifelong healthy eating habits.

In regards to reducing a child’s risk of overweight, obesity or cardiovascular disease, the environments in which children eat may be just as important as the types of food they eat. Parents and caregivers can create healthy eating environments for children by providing healthy options and then allowing children to make choices when it comes to what they eat and when they have had enough.

When parents and caregivers exert too much or too little control over what children eat, this can have negative long-term consequences resulting in overeating and lower-quality diets. According to Courtney Luecking, University of Kentucky extension specialist in food and nutrition, children are born with the ability to stop eating when they are full. By pressuring or requiring them to clean their plate, we may be teaching them to ignore this natural ability. Rewarding children when they eat healthy food or punishing them if they do not eat healthy food can cause children to develop a lifelong dislike for those foods. On the other hand, if we allow children to eat whenever and whatever they want, they will not have the opportunity to learn healthy eating behaviors.

To help parents and caregivers strike the balance between too much and too little control, experts offered evidence-based strategies for creating positive eating environments.

● Provide consistent mealtimes. The structure and routine of consistent mealtimes creates rules and expectations for the eating environment. Enjoying snacks or meals as a family can provide additional benefits.

● Provide children with many healthy selections and let them choose what to eat. Not only do they get eat what they want (within reason), it also helps them feel like they have sense of control and helps them develop their decision-making skills. Both of which are important.

● When introducing a new food into your child’s diet, introduce it alongside food that your child already likes. Children can be picky eaters, especially during ages 1 to 5 or when they experience different textures and tastes. They may be more likely to try foods if served with something familiar or when they have had a hand in growing or preparing a food. According to Sandra Bastin, UK food and nutrition extension specialist, there is hope for the picky eater. Research indicates that it may take 10 to 15 exposures before a child accepts something new. Just because they won’t eat it today, doesn’t mean they won’t eat it next week. But don’t expect them to like different foods if all you serve them is pizza or French fries.

● Set a good example when it comes to food. Make healthy eating choices and let children see you enjoy the process of eating and consuming healthy foods.

● Pay attention to children’s hunger and fullness cues. Avoid pressuring them into cleaning their plate or using food as a reward or a punishment. Instead, honor children’s verbal or non-verbal cues that they have had enough. Parents and caregivers play a significant role in the

development of children’s eating behaviors. Creating healthy eating environments and allowing children to make decisions around food early in life can help them develop lifelong habits that promote better nutrition now and in the future. Source: Courtney Luecking and Sandra Bastin, extension specialists in food and nutrition and the American Heart Association

FACS Sizzlin’ Summer

FACS Sizzlin’ Summer continues each week through August 1, we will share programs and events that will spice up your

summer! Watch our Fayette County Family and Consumer Sciences Facebook page for information about how you can turn

the summer of 2020 into a memory making experience for the entire family. Don’t forget to tune into the Talking FACS

podcast each week to hear a show related to the weekly topic. The Talking FACS podcast can be found wherever you get

your podcasts or online at ukfcsext.podbean.com.

UK’s Heart-2-Heart Campaign Expands to Agriculture They go to work bright and early every morning regardless of the day of the week or the weather conditions to help ensure Americans have the safest, freshest food supply in the world. To thank them for their tireless work, the University of Kentucky is expanding its Heart-2-Heart campaign to the state’s farmers July 1.

“Farmers are critical to Kentucky’s economy and represent an essential industry,” said Nancy Cox, dean of the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “We are thankful for them and are excited to partner with the College of Nursing to offer this opportunity for the general public to show their appreciation to some of the hardest working men and women in Kentucky.”

The Heart-2-Heart campaign started earlier this year through a partnership between the College of Nursing and the Fayette County 4-H youth development program, which is part of the of the UK Cooperative Extension Service. It is a way for the public to send letters of appreciation, compassion and encouragement to health care workers who are battling COVID-19. To date, the program has mailed more than 1,200 letters and cards to 80 hospitals across 15 states.

“We started the Heart-2-Heart campaign as a way to compassionately say to health care workers, we see you and we are with you,” said Camille Burnett, associate professor at the UK College of Nursing and founder of Heart-2-Heart. “We also know that the essential work doesn’t just exist in health care, and that is why we are so happy to expand this campaign to show support for the valuable workers in Kentucky’s agricultural industry as well.”

Individuals who work in the agriculture industry are crucial to maintaining America’s food supply. They play an integral part in local economics and have faced challenges during the pandemic.

The campaign has tremendous support from the state’s numerous commodity groups who understand the challenges Kentucky producers face each day and support them in their efforts to produce quality products.

“The University of Kentucky’s Heart-2-Heart campaign provides an excellent opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to those working on the front lines of our food supply. Let’s make sure the hard-working men and women who provide the food we so desperately need know, without a doubt, that we appreciate them,” said Nathan Lawson, director of the Kentucky Beef Council.

With the expansion of Heart-2-Heart, not only will Kentuckians be able to write letters of appreciation to producers, but they can share on social media how they have been impacted by farmers and the reasons why they love agriculture. The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has developed a Facebook profile picture frame for people to use to show they support Kentucky’s farmers as well as the hashtag #KentuckyLovesAg.

County extension offices have #KentuckyLovesAg signage, stationary, coloring cards and note cards for individuals interested in thanking the Kentucky agriculture industry. Materials also are available online at https://www.ca.uky.edu/heart2heart.

Individuals can return completed items to their local extension office or mail them to Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, 102 Erikson Hall, Lexington, 40506. UK will distribute items to Kentucky producers, food processors and livestock auction staff.

More information about the project is available at https://www.ca.uky.edu/heart2heart and https://www.uky.edu/nursing/heart2heart.

Week Dates Topic Webinar Date

4 July 5 - 11 #OperationKYSunshine July 9th

5 July 12 - 18 Summer Melt July 16th

Week Dates Topic Webinar Date

6 July 19 - 25 Oh the Places We Can Go! July 23rd

7 July 26 - Aug. 1 #KYLovesAg July 30th

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