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Avoyelles Parish
8592 Hwy. 1 · Suite 1 · Mansura, LA · 71350
Phone: (318) 964-2249 · Fax: (318) 964-2259

EFNEP Newsletters
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Quarterly newsletter with helpful hints on promoting healthy living.

Getting Off Track During Holidays Doesn’t Have To Derail Healthy Eating Habits Forever
The holidays can be a tough time to try to manage or lose weight, but you can keep it on track, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Annrose Guarino.

FF-NEWS
This article describes the FF-NEWS program (Families First- Nutrition Education and Wellness System).

Make Food Safety Part Of Holiday Meal Planning
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Cooks across Louisiana are now making their grocery lists and checking them twice in preparation for those holiday meals. An LSU AgCenter nutritionist says food safety should be high on the list while those preparations are being made.

Healthy Holiday Cooking Tips
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This article describes tips for cooking traditional holiday foods with a healthy twist.
Turkey Trot Registration Form
Registration form for 4-H Turkey Trot Fun Run and Fitness Day scheduled for Nov. 22, 2008.
4-H Enrollment Card
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4-H offers a wide variety of fun projects for youth. If you are interested in joining 4-H, download the enrollment card and turn it into your parish agent or school club leader today!
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Avoyelles 4-H
Information about 4-H and upcoming activities, news, and events.
4-H Day at the Capital
Avoyelles day at the Capital
Agents and our 4-H youth went for a Day at the Capital.
District Commodity Cookery
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District 4-H Contest
Don’t Get Burned- Fire Up With Food Safety
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Handle food carefully in the summer because food borne illness- also known as “food poisoning”- happens more in warmer weather.
How Do Children Learn?
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Children are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners -- or a combination of these. There are distinctive differences in their preferences and the way they learn.
Commodity Cookery Results
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Results from the Commodity Cookery Contest held at the Alexandria Mall in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Recipes from 4-H Bread Baking Workshop
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The Bread Baking workshop was a success. It was held on Mardi Gras holiday but King Cakes were not the only type of bread that was made. The 4-Hers made pretzels, cinnamon rolls, tortillas, and some students opted to turned their yeast rolls into dinner rolls. Click on the link for recipes from the workshop.