SuperSoy Chili

Super-Soy Chili

This is a flexible recipe that can easily feed a family or be doubled (or tripled) to feed a crowd. It's great for the vegetarians or persons-looking-to reduce (cholesterol) meat intake, BUT the meat-lovers don't notice the difference and LOVE it too.

1 cup dry super soy ground beef (meat substitute)
Note: come dry and will be reconstituted.
1 cup hot water
1 tsp super soy onion broth powder (optional, may use bullion or other seasoning)
1 can mexican chili beans
2 cans diced tomatoes (green chili optional)
2-3 8oz cans tomatoes sauce1 small - medium onion diced
1 pkg Chili seasoning
1 small green pepper diced
salt/pepper/sugar to taste




Sautee onion and green peppers in pot (use spray oil or olive oil to coat pot). Heat water to boiling, dissolve bullion cube or broth mix, stir in super soy, let sit a few minutes. Once onion and pepper are cooked (beginning to soften), fluff super soy with fork then add to pot.
Add chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, and package of chili seasoning and stir thoroughly. Heat to mild boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 - 30 minutes. Add salt, sugar, or pepper to taste.
(Note = sugar will cut the "tanginess" of the tomatoes).

Variation--1.)This can also be easily prepared in a crockpot. 2.) additional can of tomatoe paste will thicken chili

*NOTE- I buy my super-soy on line at http://successtransformations.vitamark.com/shopping/Default.asp?CatID=3&page=3
It's item #205 OR you can find meat-substitutes at a local Health Food store.

Enjoy!!! Laura in the Kitchen

Grayson County Judge Executive Gary Logsdon signs a proclamation naming April as Occupational Therapy Month in Grayson County, Kentucky. Looking on are Lisa Lykins, COTA/L at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center; Merri Beth Bratcher, OTR/L for the Grayson County School System; Chris Fuller, PT,DPT and Director of Rehab Services at TLRMC; and Laura Lucas, OTR/L at TLRMC


What is Occupational Therapy???

This is an appropriate month to answer that question. . .
April is Occupational Therapy Month

“Skills for the Job of Living”

Occupational therapy addresses an individual’s performance in meaningful activities of daily life—this can include self-care skills, education, work, or social interaction—despite physical or mental impairments or limitations. Occuaptional therapy is for all-ages to maximize their performance in daily tasks at home, at school, at work, and at play. Occupational therapy focuses on the “HOW” of getting a person back to “DOING” activities meaningful to him/her. This can be as basic as “How can I feed myself?” to “How can I work at a job?”

Due to the wide range of ages and types of “meaningful” activites, there is some specialiaztion within the profession—some work with Children others with Geriatrics; some with Mental Impairements while others with Physical Impairments; and still others work with the principles of ergonomics to make workplaces safer and jobs

accessible.

The wonderful challenge in this field is that People are DIFFERENT—therefore the answers are not the same for each individual. Treatment is custom-designed to fit the individuals needs , wants, and resources.

>>This is where I am coming from. . .I have been practicing about 10 years now, and I continue to learn and grow to be the best resource for my clients. I am constantly looking for new and different ways to do things. I have also come to appreciate that we each individually have to take responsibility for making healthy choices. Prevention is better than trying to "fix" health concerns after the fact.

This is a very brief summary of Occupational Therapy. For more information please refer to
http://aota.org/
http://kotaweb.org/