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MOAA
NutritionNotes
Essay
contest
Save More Food
I
n today’s economy, everyone is looking for ways to
save money on groceries. A simple way to do this is by
using every bit of food already in your kitchen. Some
families discard up to 10 percent of their purchased food
items; changing this habit can save a signifi cant amount of
money on your grocery bill.
M
OAA is seeking entries for its 2009 Mili- When you throw away an “empty” peanut butter or
tary Professional Essay Contest. Essays may jelly jar, several servings usually remain. Using a plastic
address any topics relevant to MOAA’s stated scraper often can capture enough to make several sand-
mission of preserving a strong national defense. Examples wiches. Instead of discarding leftovers, try using them in
of acceptable topics include immigration, health care, ser- different ways: Leftover roasted chicken from Sunday’s
vicemember entitlements, and NATO expansion. dinner can become a chicken wrap or a salad topping;
This contest is open to current, former, and retired extra rice can be turned into fried rice or added to soup.
servicemembers; military family members; and students, Try making French toast from bread that is no longer
staff, and faculty members of professional military edu- fresh, and instead of dis-
cation institutions. Writers must be at least 18 years old, carding crackers that are
and submissions must be the writer’s own. Multiple a bit old, smash them into
entries are permitted. The contest opens May 1. Final en- crumbs to bread chicken
tries must be received by July 31. or fi sh.
Prizes of $1,000 will be awarded for fi rst place, $500 for Being more attentive
second place, and $250 for third place. All entrants will be to serving sizes also helps.
eligible for a drawing to win a handheld GPS system. When servings are too
Submit essays as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF fi les
ON THE WEB
large, food is more likely to
and e-mail them to
profseries@moaa.org, with the subject
line “MOAA essay contest.” Essays should be no more than
yce Johnson,
be thrown away. Finding
a73 Rear Adm. Jo
USPHS-Ret., D.O., provides
creative ways to change
750 words, double-spaced, with a minimum of a 12-point tips for maximizing your grocer- your family’s wasteful hab-
font. The word limit excludes a title page. Entries exceed-
ies at
www.moaa.org/wellness.
its ensures you will make
ing the word limit will not be considered.
Click on Nutrition Facts.
the most of what you have.
Miscellany: Save the Date for Great MOAA Events
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Join MOAA as we deploy to San Diego Oct. 21-24 for our annual meeting featuring a career fair, military
professional symposium, and more.
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MOAA and the U.S. Naval Institute will team up Sept. 16 to present
the 2009 Defense Forum Washington. Join us at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel in Alexandria, Va., to hear
panelists discuss issues relating to wounded warriors and their families. Visit
www.defenseforumwashington.com
for more information.
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Looking for a gift for a newly commissioned officer? Give your favorite graduate an MOAA
life membership and a lifetime of valuable benefits. Call (800) 234-MOAA (6622) and mention this offer to a mem-
ber service representative.
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The sixth annual MOAA/Jeff Peck Memorial Fundraiser Golf Classic will be held May 12
in Clifton, Va. In its first five years, this event has raised more than $350,000 for The Scholarship Fund of MOAA,
which provides grants and loans to children of military servicemembers for undergraduate education.
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