Words on Wellness

Try a Vegetable Dip!

   This recipe is easy to prepare if you need a quick and healthy appetizer for your family or to bring to a spring or summer party.

   This vegetable dip is a great appetizer with a healthier twist, as it uses Greek yogurt as the base instead of mayonnaise and sour cream. It is easy to double or triple to serve more. You can easily prepare vegetables of your choice to serve with the dip or purchase premade trays available in many grocery stores.

   Serving size: 1 tablespoon | serves 20

Ingredients:

   • 2 containers (5.3 ounces) plain Greek yogurt

   • 1 green onion, thinly sliced

   • 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes

   • 1/2 teaspoon salt

   • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

   • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

   • Stir in ingredients together.

   • Store in airtight container in the refrigerator overnight.

   • Serve with washed and prepared fresh vegetables.

Here are some extra tips:

   • If you want to try fresh parsley instead of dried parsley flakes, substitute 1 to 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley in the recipe.

   • Use the dip as a spread for a sandwich or wrap.

   • Use the dip with the Spend Smart. Eat Smart. recipe for baked tortilla chips (https://spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/recipe/baked-tortilla-chips/).

   IUS Extension and Outreach’s Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website (https://spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/) aims to provide a variety of ways to help with wellness and making healthy choices. Find recipes, ways to save money on groceries, how to choose and prepare fruits and vegetables, and so much more.

It's All About Handwashing

   Simple but true: Handwashing keeps us healthy by removing germs that cause respiratory and stomach/gastrointestinal illnesses.

How to wash hands:

   • Wet hands with warm water.

   • Lather with soap.

   • Scrub hands for 20 seconds. (That’s where singing “Happy Birthday” comes in!) Don’t forget wrists, backs of hands, between fingers, and under nails.

   • Rinse with running water.

   • Dry with a clean towel or air dry.

When to wash hands:

   Before, during, and after preparing food; before and after eating; after using the restroom after caring for someone who is sick; before and after treating a cut or wound; after changing a diaper or helping a child use a toilet; after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; after handling an animals or animal waste; after touching garbage.