1. By Rachel Brown and Sara Hettel Keene State Dietetic Interns
Beat the Heat!
By Rachel Brown and Sara Hettel
Keene State Dietetic Interns
Need to add pictures!

2. What do you look forward to eating in the summer?

3. Objectives
Identify the steps that it takes conventionally and locally grown seasonal produce to reach our plates
Create a recipe that utilizes cool cooking methods and seasonal produce

4. What Does Seasonal Mean to You?
Cheaper when in season
More nutritious
Better flavor
Environmentally friendly

5. Where Does it Come From?
Activity with the different phrases then discussion

6. Where Do You Get Your Seasonal Produce?
CSA
Farmers Markets
Farm Stands
Grocery Stores
Your own gardens!
Where Do You Get Your Seasonal Produce?
What produce is in season?
CSA
Farmers Markets
Grocery Store
Farm stands
Grow your own vegetable garden or small herb garden

7. Where Can You Get Seasonal Produce Around Keene?
Keene Farms Market
Fertile Fields
New Dawn Farm
Monadnock Food Co-Op

8. Why Bother? Water content for hydration Fiber for healthy digestion
Abundant in nutrients

9. How do you prepare your Seasonal Produce?

10. Cool Recipes- Breakfast
Easy breakfast Ideas
Overnight oats
Fresh fruits
Yogurt
Cereal
Cool Recipes- Breakfast
Overnight oats
Fresh fruits with yogurt

11. Cool Recipes- Lunch Easy lunch ideas Sandwiches
Leftovers from dinner...
Cool Recipes- Lunch
Leftovers- don’t heat up the house at all!
Sandwiches
Do taste test of the Blue-Watermelon Gazpacho
Do taste test of the Tomato and Peach Salad with Feta

12. Taste Test!

13. Cool Recipes- Dinner Salads Grilled Meats Vegetables Other dishes
Cold soups
Chilled noodle bowls
Cool Recipes-
Dinner
Toppings
Salsa
Tzatziki
Salad dressings
Salads
Grain salad
Fruit salad
Bean salad
Grain salads
Fruit salads
Bean salads
Grilled meats and vegetables
Cold soups
Chilled noodle bowls/single serving grain bowls
Toppings- salsa, tzatziki, make your own salad dressings
Do taste test of cold sesame noodle salad with summer vegetables
All the participants to choose the fruits/vegetables they can put into their cold noodle bowl + dressings
Food safety
In warm weather, food should not sit out for more than 2 hours.
In weather over 90 degrees, food should never sit out for more than an hour!
Serve food in small portions to keep most of it out of the heat and in the cooler.

14. Taste Test!

15. Cool Recipes- Beverages
Beverages to cool you down
Fruit infused water or seltzer water
Sun tea
Cool Recipes- Beverages
Why is it important to stay cool and hydrated?
Kidney health
Brain function
Proper blood circulation
Sun tea
Fruit infused seltzer water
Do taste test of the infused water - Strawberry and Basil
Why is it important to stay cool and hydrated?
Hydration is important for every process in the body, including your blood circulation, kidney function, and brain function.

16. Taste Test!

17. So...What Did You Think?
Hand them a seasonal produce ingredient and have them put together a dish that uses a cool cooking method that we discussed. Have them share this out.

18. Create a new recipe this summer that uses the seasonal fruits and vegetables!

19. Questions?

20. Thank You! We can be contacted at: Sara- shett001@plattsburgh.edu
Rachel-
Don’t hesitate to contact us with any further questions!

21. References