A Vision for the Future: Food Assistance for Senior Adults in Kansas
Happy Holidays
!
During the holiday season
Glazed Pork and Sweet Potatoes
Makes 2 Servings
5 oz (about 1 cup) cooked plain diced pork, with fat and bones removed
1 small onion, sliced into strips
1 cup unsweetened apple juice, divided
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup peeled and cooked sweet potatoes
1. Wash your hands and work area.
2. Combine cooked pork, onion strips and 1/2 cup apple juice in a skillet sprayed with
non-stick cooking spray.
3. Cover and cook over medium heat until onions are tender, stirring occasionally.
4. In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine remaining 1/2 cup apple juice, flour, allspice,
and pepper. Shake well.
5. Stir flour mixture into meat mixture until well-blended.
6. Add cooked, peeled sweet potato pieces.
7. Cover and cook over low heat about 10 minutes longer, spooning sauce over meat and
vegetables occasionally.
8. Serve hot.
9. Cover and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts (1 1/2 cups): Calories, 300; Fat, 6 g;
Carbohydrate, 36 g; Protein, 24 g; Cholesterol, 70 mg; Sodium, 55 mg.
this year, try this quick-to-fix,
hot and healthy main dish!
Find out what older adults
are talking about! The Kansas Food
Assistance Program provides extra
money to eligible seniors for
food. Call 888-369-4777
to find out if you
qualify for food
assistance.
Source: Fix it Fresh! Fruits and Vegetables Recipe Series by Mary Meck Higgins, Ph.D., RD, LD, CDE, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
For information about food assistance for senior adults, please call the Kansas SRS Service Center toll free at 1-888-369-4777
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