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Buy Local Food : Check out farmers markets, roadside farm stands and tailgate markets (where parking lots are temporarily transformed into areas of commerce), and don’t be afraid to ask questions about where the food is grown.


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Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.


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Choco Lowfat Muffins Recipe
Choco Lowfat Muffins Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
1 1/2cupflour, all-purpose
3/4cupsugar
1/4cupcocoa powder, unsweetened, regular or european style
2teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
2/3cupvanilla yogurt, nonfat
2/3cupmilk, skim
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees; line muffin cups with paper baking cups. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in the yogurt, milk and vanilla extract just until combined. Do not beat. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly in the pans on wire racks. Remove from the pans. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops of the muffins, if desired. Serve warm. Cover and store at room temperature, or freeze in an airtight container for longer storage.
 
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