How much do you know about cooking at home with healthy ingredients? Take the quiz to find out: T F 1. n n To use less salt, you can season foods with more herbs anied soy god flavo 2. n n Applesauce works well in place of btter, marare, or shrg. 3. n n Wen a reipalls fohiou cweasf of ir woegr flur to make thce hthi 4. n n Mashed bananas, pureed dates, or applesauce shulver belae of suar. 5. n n You can replace sour cream or whole milk in a reipiowflain your smilkr even pegeabe. Hd yoo? Iu miseu culenfi fm lninoot hok hthy fods at hmiza ancave moo. Co at hmiealer indisoxle bured dater suar-repeaue are god substus to seolae of suar. In many ce small cgece ct hthiiot scicg tte. In fcu dn’t have to uscg st, oghfgreentalld foot reips Monthly Health Challenge ™ Cook at Home When Kansas resident Kelli Poles played college basketball, she felt unstoppable. She played hard. She trained with her team every day. She exercised in the gym. And her diet was always healthy. But when an injury sent her to the sidelines, Kelli felt defeated. She quit training. She ate a lot of burgers, fries, soda, and other junk food. Pretty soon, her diet was her toughest opponent. When she tipped the scale at more than 100 pounds overweight, Kelli decided it was time to make a change. With a little help, she learned to make healthier food at home. She skipped the drive-thru for more plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and legumes. And she lost 123 pounds in a year. When you learn to eat better and choose the right foods, it can have a positive impact on your overall health. Take the month-long health challenge to Cook at Home with healthy ingredients. CHALLENGE Prepare meals with healthy ingredients Eat This, Not That to Live Longer People who have healthy habits—like making smart food choices—live 12 to 14 years longer than those who don’t.1 Taking a closer look at what you’re eating can be a good measure of your overall health. Anyone can cook at home more often and eat healthier. Here’s some food for thought the next time you whip up a recipe. Recipes that call for things like butter or shortening, heavy cream, whole milk, cups of sugar, added salt, or white flour aren’t all that healthy. Why? These things are higher in calories, fat, sodium, and sugar. And they can harm your health. It’s tough to eat healthy all the time if you get your meals from a package, fast food restaurant, or the nearest quickie mart. But it doesn’t have to be that way. When you know what to do, you can cook healthy meals at home. Requirements to complete this HEALTH CHALLENGE ™ 1. Reaok at Hm 2. Clan to repealeals at hm 3. Kecrur cmped hth cen in ce yoranizoquireoento Answ ers: 1. True. 2. True. 3. True. 4. False. 5. True.