<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood Extension District agent Monique Koerner introduces 4-H Youth Development agent Tamara Robertson.</i>

<div><iframe title="Cottonwood Extension District hires new 4-H Youth Development agent" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ev3ug-133dfc6-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood Extension District agent Monique Koerner introduces 4-H Youth Development agent Tamara Robertson.</i></p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Cottonwood Extension District hires new 4-H Youth Development agent

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Police Department Lt. Tim Greenwood shares ways to stay safe while shopping for gifts this holiday season.</i>

<div><iframe title="Stay safe while holiday shopping with these tips from the Hays Police Department" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=5k6aa-133dfaa-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Police Department Lt. Tim Greenwood shares ways to stay safe while shopping for gifts this holiday season.</i></p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Stay safe while holiday shopping with these tips from the Hays Police Department

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.<br>

<div><iframe title="Forward Ever:  Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=4pmny-133dea0-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.<br></p>

🎤 Forward Ever: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly

On this episode of the Post Podcast, Glen McNeil shares information about holiday snacking during our Nutrition, Health and Wellness report.

<div><iframe title="Holiday treats okay, when eaten in moderation" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=nkwkg-133c0ce-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Glen McNeil shares information about holiday snacking during our Nutrition, Health and Wellness report.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Holiday treats OK — in moderation

<i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kidney donor and Hays Middle School assistant principal Shauna Zweifel.</i>

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oruRTdNgg2U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kidney donor and Hays Middle School assistant principal Shauna Zweifel.</i></p>

🎤 Forward Ever: Kidney donor, Hays assistant principal Shauna Zweifel

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Teacher, coach and author Rick Keltner.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rr0JlNypUF0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Teacher, coach and author Rick Keltner.</p>

🎤 Forward Ever: Teacher, coach and author Rick Keltner

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Tree Top Security and STEM Harvest owner Dallas Haselhorst.

<p>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Tree Top Security and STEM Harvest owner Dallas Haselhorst.</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ODSqp4YVT0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

🎤 Forward Ever: Tree Top Security and STEM Harvest owner Dallas Haselhorst

<i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Boot Hill Distillery owner Hayes Kelman.</i>

<p><i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Boot Hill Distillery owner Hayes Kelman.</i></p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V5dXj8UcwAc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

🎤 Forward Ever: Boot Hill Distillery owner Hayes Kelman

<i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab about the upcoming November 2022 election.</i>

<p><i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab about the upcoming November 2022 election.</i></p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4CT12zEhq6M" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

🎤 Forward Ever: Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Glen McNeil shares information about the impacts of diet on bone health.</i>

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/e72721bf-17fe-43d1-a428-8eb7c32185ff">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a>

<p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Glen McNeil shares information about the impacts of diet on bone health.</i></p><div><iframe title="Healthy diet helps create healthy bones" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=at8m4-12f49ff-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/e72721bf-17fe-43d1-a428-8eb7c32185ff">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Healthy diet helps create healthy bones

<i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with American Cancer Society chief patient officer Arif Kamal.</i><br>

<p><i>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with American Cancer Society chief patient officer Arif Kamal.</i><br></p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IeNjfIjMO0M" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

🎤 Forward Ever: American Cancer Society chief patient officer Arif Kamal

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Cottonwood Extension District Family and Community Wellness agent, Monique Koerner shares information about the Keys to Aging program.</i>

<p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Cottonwood Extension District Family and Community Wellness agent, Monique Koerner shares information about the Keys to Aging program.</i></p><div><iframe title="Cottonwood extension district offers tips for healthy aging" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=e57j2-12e9112-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/e72721bf-17fe-43d1-a428-8eb7c32185ff">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Cottonwood extension district offers tips for healthy aging

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Cottonwood Extension District agent Monique Koerner stops by to share updates from the district.</i>

For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.

<p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Cottonwood Extension District agent Monique Koerner stops by to share updates from the district.</i></p><div><iframe title="Cottonwood Extension District welcomes newest agent" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=z2359-12c9531-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Cottonwood Extension District welcomes newest agent

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Sunflower Senior Solutions owner, Courtney Dale shares information about the upcoming Medicare enrollment window.</i>

<a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a>

<p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Sunflower Senior Solutions owner, Courtney Dale shares information about the upcoming Medicare enrollment window.</i></p><div><iframe title="Medicare enrollment window approaching" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=apu5v-12b9c48-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Medicare enrollment window approaching

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood extension district agent Stacy Campbell shares information about the impacts and resources available to ag producers during the ongoing drought.</i><br>

<p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood extension district agent Stacy Campbell shares information about the impacts and resources available to ag producers during the ongoing drought.</i><br></p><div><iframe title="Cottonwood extension district offers resources for producers dealing with drought" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ay3bk-12a9c3a-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙Post Podcast: Cottonwood Extension offers resources for dealing with drought

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood Extension District agent Stacy Campbell shares updates from the district.&nbsp;</i>

<div><iframe title="Extension district wheat test plot results released" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=yxim2-128592d-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Cottonwood Extension District agent Stacy Campbell shares updates from the district.&nbsp;</i></p><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙Post Podcast: Extension district wheat test plot results released

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Roger Leigleiter and Allen McCoy share information about the upcoming McCracken Rodeo.</i><br>

<div><iframe title="McCracken Rodeo begins Thursday" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=c7aeg-126a554-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Roger Leigleiter and Allen McCoy share information about the upcoming McCracken Rodeo.</i><br></p><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙Post Podcast: McCracken Rodeo begins Thursday

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Fort Hays State University's Glen McNeil shares information about fresh veggies on National Fresh Veggie Day.</i><br>

<div><iframe title="Fresh veggies day an opportunity to explore new foods" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=mqmcv-12530b7-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Fort Hays State University's Glen McNeil shares information about fresh veggies on National Fresh Veggie Day.</i><br></p><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙Post Podcast: Fresh veggies day an opportunity to explore new foods

<div><iframe title="May Ray Day an opportunity to enjoy fun in the sun" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=dc46x-122deaa-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://postpodcast.podbean.com/">For more about the Post Podcast, including a full list of episodes and episode transcripts click here.</a></p>

🎙Post Podcast: May Ray Day an opportunity to enjoy fun in the sun

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays dentists, Jon Kinderknect and Jarrod Jones stop by to speak about the upcoming Kansas Mission of Mercy dental clinic.</i>

<div><iframe title="Free dental clinic coming to Hays in March" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=kpu8e-11c25ce-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=ffffff&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays dentists, Jon Kinderknect and Jarrod Jones stop by to speak about the upcoming Kansas Mission of Mercy dental clinic.</i></p>

🎙Post Podcast: Free dental clinic coming to Hays in March

On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Convention and Visitor's Bureau executive director Melissa Dixon along with Kurt Martin from Canterbury Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery share information about the upcoming Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic in Hays.&nbsp;

<div><iframe title="Upcoming free dental clinic benefits area in variety of ways" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=53zj3-11bbc8b-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=ffffff&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Convention and Visitor's Bureau executive director Melissa Dixon along with Kurt Martin from Canterbury Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery share information about the upcoming Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic in Hays.&nbsp;</p>

🎙Post Podcast: Upcoming free dental clinic benefits area in variety of ways

<i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney speaks with U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) about a variety of situations facing Kansas and the nation.</i>

With the US Senate on break this week Senator Jerry Moran is
back in the area. He stops by to speak with his Post reporter Cristina Janney
to share some updates on this episode of the Post Podcast.

Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; 

What is brought you back home to the northwest part of the
state. 

This week well, it is great to be back home. Senate is out
of session this week, we worked through Martin Luther King, what was traditionally
a recess a time away from Washington DC because of the holiday. And instead
because of work that took place last week, we're away from Washington, DC this
week, gives me the opportunity to be out and about among Kansans. In western
Kansas, certainly paying attention to what's going on here. And one of the ways
I do that is today, yesterday was a visit with the with the Ness City Rotary
Club, getting their perspective on what's going on in NES County, a visit to
lacrosse High School to visit with a young student who's been chosen to be the
Senate youth program opportunity to go to Washington D.C. Oh, I think he has
the misfortune of it being a zoom program this year, and see what's going on in
lacrosse and rush county as well. And mostly just trying to make certain that
Kansans have the opportunity to tell me what's on their mind.

I know you also mentioned you're trying to put out a plea
for blood donation that that was a personal request from your own doctor there
in Plainville to, to put in people's minds that the Red Cross really needs
blood right now.

Earlier this week, I had a conversation with Dr. Sanchez,
one of the physicians in my hometown of Plainville. And the request was, could
I do anything to help encourage people to donate blood and I'm intending to do
so myself today. And just the the point he was making is that surgeries are
being denied because of lack of blood, and just again, encourage Kansans to be
the kind of people that we always are, and rise to the occasion when there's a
need in our community. I know that there's opportunities to do the blood drives
are taking place on certain days across western Kansas. But in Hayes, I think
it's an arc and it occurs most weekdays here in this community. So on behalf of
Dr. Sanchez, and, and his patients, and really all all of us here encouraged
people to donate blood.

Yes, that's so important. I'm planning on doing that myself.
I won't be eligible here for another week. But I do plan on doing that myself.
Let's turn a little bit to the job back in Washington. There's a lot of
interest going around on what is happening in the Ukraine right now. What is
your perspective on that?

You know, we have no choice me as a senator and all of us
really, as citizens of this country wish we could just deal with the local
issues to deal with the things that affect Kansans directly. But we have no
choice but to deal with the huge national international issues. And we are in a
significant circumstance with, with Putin and his desire to retake at least
portions of the Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union, but became an
independent state when the Soviet Union fell apart. And this is a test of
American resolve. And I certainly not interested to be discouraged if we had to
put American troops into another battle. But how we handle this is important.
And this really is a mission for NATO. And the challenges that it seems that
particularly Germany is not aligned with other NATO countries in the response.
And over time, I think European countries have become dependent upon Russian
energy, oil and natural gas, and it changes the way that they are willing to
take on Putin and Russia. My view is that we've got to make certain
particularly in light, I'm still angry about the way we came out of
Afghanistan. We were we were poorly prepared, we left people behind, we send a
message to the world that we're not reliable. And it's important for us to work
with our NATO allies to demonstrate to the world not only to protect the
freedoms and liberties as as they are, as we hope they become in Ukraine. But
to make certain that the rest of the world knows that the United States is a
reliable partner.

Also, you said that you were concerned about some legislation
that was being considered in terms of fossil fuel funding?

Absolutely. This is a this is not a piece of legislation.
It's the Biden administration and their policies. And here in oil producing
country. I'm not sure this has become a topic but it is an important one,
because there are not the votes in Congress to to outlaw energy companies to do
away with fossil fuels. This administration, the Biden administration is
looking for every opportunity to undermine the ability of an energy company to
exist. And one of the ways they're doing that is appointing people to the
regulatory organizations, the Federal Reserve Board the Office of Comptroller
of currency, the FDIC, the entities that regulate our banks and credit unions
and financial institutions. And the goal was to put people in place that will
insist that no, no loans would be against their regulations for loans to be
made to energy companies. It's a roundabout way of trying to diminish or
eliminate the role of that kind of energy in our country's economy. And while
we ought to do everything we can to make sure we have the cleanest environment
possible, how we do that, how practical we are, when we do it, and what the
economic consequences are. Look we're facing I would say that Americans,
perhaps greatest domestic concern, is inflation. And here we have an
administration that is doing things to reduce the availability of oil and
natural gas, increasing the price, as we've seen, at the pump, and natural gas,
ask a farmer about the cost of fertilizer, which is components of making
fertilizer or natural gas, these expensive increases are going to be very
damaging to the economy. And it's also so so hypocritical, so odd for President
Biden to call on Russia to increase its oil production, while he and his administration
do everything they can to reduce hours.

Yes, that could be very devastating to our local economy, if
oil companies were not able to take out loans. Do you have any comments about
the election legislation that has been considered in Congress?

Absolutely. That was why the Senate was in session last week
is because of that issue that legislation. First of all, I would say that the
there were not sufficient votes, it takes 60 votes to pass a piece of
legislation, including this election, this voting bill that was crafted solely
by Democrats. And in my view, the rules of the Senate which require 60 votes,
protect us protect, particularly as rural people, but protect the minority, not
necessarily Republicans or Democrats, but people who have different points of
view. And generally, that's those of us who come from rural places like Kansas.
And so the Democrats because they couldn't get 60 votes attempted to change the
rules. Unfortunately, two Democratic senators, Senator Manchin and Senator
cinema refused to go along. And so the Senate rules stay in place. And that is
a good thing for protecting us from a heavy handed urban and suburban Congress.
And really just protecting people who have ideas that are different than
perhaps the majority. So that was part of the debate last week. But the
underlying bill wants to nationalize the process by which people the rules
about how you vote become a national thing. The Constitution says the manner of
voting will be determined for congressional elections will be determined by
states. So constitutionally, this is a Kansas issue, not a Washington issue.
And when people can't get their way in Washington, DC, because states may be
doing something different. They want to change the law, change the rules,
ignore the Constitution and take over this this role. Every almost in every
circumstance, when Washington DC tries to solve a problem. It does so in a
heavy handed, broad based way that is often damaging to Kansas, we know how to
run our elections in Kansas, and we don't need some election board and in the
nation's capital determining how we do that.

Do you think that there's any concern nationwide about voter
suppression, though, coming from it and from individual states here,

Here's what I would say, is that I would never want to
support would never support the very much more straightforward would would
never support or would not encourage, in fact, would discourage any state from
trying to figure out ways to keep people from voting. If they're legally
entitled to vote, whatever their views are, whatever their political party is,
we want people to vote. And so we need to make certain that mean, people need
to make certain that in their own states, there's nothing going on that's designed
to discourage discriminate against people who may have a different idea may
belong to a different political party. We ought to be encouraging people to
vote as long as they're legally entitled to vote.

Okay. We've seen searches in COVID. Do you think that the
federal government is doing enough to address the latest surges in COVID, in
terms of testing and vaccination?

I am certainly encouraged people to be vaccinated and to and
I guess maybe I say this is talk to their physician, talk to the person who
took out their appendix deliver their baby and find out if vaccination is good
for them. Make that decision. I'm opposed to the mandate that comes from
Washington DC telling us we have to be vaccinated, but people ought to take responsibility.
If it's an appropriate opportunity for them then then personally, the federal
government has been provided Congress's provided millions and billions of
dollars to respond to COVID. And my view is that we are still woefully short of
meeting the things that need to happen in this country. Particular The
manufacturing and supply of pharmaceuticals and gas, gas masks gowns and
gloves, the things back at the beginning of the COVID of COVID, in which we
said, we're going to bring this stuff home, we're not going to wait on China,
their suppliers, and they're not dependable and they're our adversary. So my
view is that there's a lot of money that's out there to be spent. And we still
don't have the necessary domestic supply to fight COVID or any other pandemic
and is certainly there's a shortage and a long waiting line for people to be
tested which there many people are now interested in doing.

Do you think that the rollout of the new home tests that you
think that's going to be?

Christina I'm anxious to see what we’re gonna wait to have
to wait and see. I mean, it. It sounds good that you go to your computer and
you can get a test, but we've not seen it work yet.

<div><iframe title="Sen. Moran says situation in Ukraine ’a test of American resolve’" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=d2v3r-118d06f-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=ffffff&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i>On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney speaks with U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) about a variety of situations facing Kansas and the nation.</i></p><h2>Transcript</h2><p>James Bell&nbsp; </p><p>With the US Senate on break this week Senator Jerry Moran is
back in the area. He stops by to speak with his Post reporter Cristina Janney
to share some updates on this episode of the Post Podcast.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>What is brought you back home to the northwest part of the
state. </p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>This week well, it is great to be back home. Senate is out
of session this week, we worked through Martin Luther King, what was traditionally
a recess a time away from Washington DC because of the holiday. And instead
because of work that took place last week, we're away from Washington, DC this
week, gives me the opportunity to be out and about among Kansans. In western
Kansas, certainly paying attention to what's going on here. And one of the ways
I do that is today, yesterday was a visit with the with the Ness City Rotary
Club, getting their perspective on what's going on in NES County, a visit to
lacrosse High School to visit with a young student who's been chosen to be the
Senate youth program opportunity to go to Washington D.C. Oh, I think he has
the misfortune of it being a zoom program this year, and see what's going on in
lacrosse and rush county as well. And mostly just trying to make certain that
Kansans have the opportunity to tell me what's on their mind.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>I know you also mentioned you're trying to put out a plea
for blood donation that that was a personal request from your own doctor there
in Plainville to, to put in people's minds that the Red Cross really needs
blood right now.</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>Earlier this week, I had a conversation with Dr. Sanchez,
one of the physicians in my hometown of Plainville. And the request was, could
I do anything to help encourage people to donate blood and I'm intending to do
so myself today. And just the the point he was making is that surgeries are
being denied because of lack of blood, and just again, encourage Kansans to be
the kind of people that we always are, and rise to the occasion when there's a
need in our community. I know that there's opportunities to do the blood drives
are taking place on certain days across western Kansas. But in Hayes, I think
it's an arc and it occurs most weekdays here in this community. So on behalf of
Dr. Sanchez, and, and his patients, and really all all of us here encouraged
people to donate blood.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Yes, that's so important. I'm planning on doing that myself.
I won't be eligible here for another week. But I do plan on doing that myself.
Let's turn a little bit to the job back in Washington. There's a lot of
interest going around on what is happening in the Ukraine right now. What is
your perspective on that?</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>You know, we have no choice me as a senator and all of us
really, as citizens of this country wish we could just deal with the local
issues to deal with the things that affect Kansans directly. But we have no
choice but to deal with the huge national international issues. And we are in a
significant circumstance with, with Putin and his desire to retake at least
portions of the Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union, but became an
independent state when the Soviet Union fell apart. And this is a test of
American resolve. And I certainly not interested to be discouraged if we had to
put American troops into another battle. But how we handle this is important.
And this really is a mission for NATO. And the challenges that it seems that
particularly Germany is not aligned with other NATO countries in the response.
And over time, I think European countries have become dependent upon Russian
energy, oil and natural gas, and it changes the way that they are willing to
take on Putin and Russia. My view is that we've got to make certain
particularly in light, I'm still angry about the way we came out of
Afghanistan. We were we were poorly prepared, we left people behind, we send a
message to the world that we're not reliable. And it's important for us to work
with our NATO allies to demonstrate to the world not only to protect the
freedoms and liberties as as they are, as we hope they become in Ukraine. But
to make certain that the rest of the world knows that the United States is a
reliable partner.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Also, you said that you were concerned about some legislation
that was being considered in terms of fossil fuel funding?</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>Absolutely. This is a this is not a piece of legislation.
It's the Biden administration and their policies. And here in oil producing
country. I'm not sure this has become a topic but it is an important one,
because there are not the votes in Congress to to outlaw energy companies to do
away with fossil fuels. This administration, the Biden administration is
looking for every opportunity to undermine the ability of an energy company to
exist. And one of the ways they're doing that is appointing people to the
regulatory organizations, the Federal Reserve Board the Office of Comptroller
of currency, the FDIC, the entities that regulate our banks and credit unions
and financial institutions. And the goal was to put people in place that will
insist that no, no loans would be against their regulations for loans to be
made to energy companies. It's a roundabout way of trying to diminish or
eliminate the role of that kind of energy in our country's economy. And while
we ought to do everything we can to make sure we have the cleanest environment
possible, how we do that, how practical we are, when we do it, and what the
economic consequences are. Look we're facing I would say that Americans,
perhaps greatest domestic concern, is inflation. And here we have an
administration that is doing things to reduce the availability of oil and
natural gas, increasing the price, as we've seen, at the pump, and natural gas,
ask a farmer about the cost of fertilizer, which is components of making
fertilizer or natural gas, these expensive increases are going to be very
damaging to the economy. And it's also so so hypocritical, so odd for President
Biden to call on Russia to increase its oil production, while he and his administration
do everything they can to reduce hours.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Yes, that could be very devastating to our local economy, if
oil companies were not able to take out loans. Do you have any comments about
the election legislation that has been considered in Congress?</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>Absolutely. That was why the Senate was in session last week
is because of that issue that legislation. First of all, I would say that the
there were not sufficient votes, it takes 60 votes to pass a piece of
legislation, including this election, this voting bill that was crafted solely
by Democrats. And in my view, the rules of the Senate which require 60 votes,
protect us protect, particularly as rural people, but protect the minority, not
necessarily Republicans or Democrats, but people who have different points of
view. And generally, that's those of us who come from rural places like Kansas.
And so the Democrats because they couldn't get 60 votes attempted to change the
rules. Unfortunately, two Democratic senators, Senator Manchin and Senator
cinema refused to go along. And so the Senate rules stay in place. And that is
a good thing for protecting us from a heavy handed urban and suburban Congress.
And really just protecting people who have ideas that are different than
perhaps the majority. So that was part of the debate last week. But the
underlying bill wants to nationalize the process by which people the rules
about how you vote become a national thing. The Constitution says the manner of
voting will be determined for congressional elections will be determined by
states. So constitutionally, this is a Kansas issue, not a Washington issue.
And when people can't get their way in Washington, DC, because states may be
doing something different. They want to change the law, change the rules,
ignore the Constitution and take over this this role. Every almost in every
circumstance, when Washington DC tries to solve a problem. It does so in a
heavy handed, broad based way that is often damaging to Kansas, we know how to
run our elections in Kansas, and we don't need some election board and in the
nation's capital determining how we do that.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Do you think that there's any concern nationwide about voter
suppression, though, coming from it and from individual states here,</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>Here's what I would say, is that I would never want to
support would never support the very much more straightforward would would
never support or would not encourage, in fact, would discourage any state from
trying to figure out ways to keep people from voting. If they're legally
entitled to vote, whatever their views are, whatever their political party is,
we want people to vote. And so we need to make certain that mean, people need
to make certain that in their own states, there's nothing going on that's designed
to discourage discriminate against people who may have a different idea may
belong to a different political party. We ought to be encouraging people to
vote as long as they're legally entitled to vote.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Okay. We've seen searches in COVID. Do you think that the
federal government is doing enough to address the latest surges in COVID, in
terms of testing and vaccination?</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>I am certainly encouraged people to be vaccinated and to and
I guess maybe I say this is talk to their physician, talk to the person who
took out their appendix deliver their baby and find out if vaccination is good
for them. Make that decision. I'm opposed to the mandate that comes from
Washington DC telling us we have to be vaccinated, but people ought to take responsibility.
If it's an appropriate opportunity for them then then personally, the federal
government has been provided Congress's provided millions and billions of
dollars to respond to COVID. And my view is that we are still woefully short of
meeting the things that need to happen in this country. Particular The
manufacturing and supply of pharmaceuticals and gas, gas masks gowns and
gloves, the things back at the beginning of the COVID of COVID, in which we
said, we're going to bring this stuff home, we're not going to wait on China,
their suppliers, and they're not dependable and they're our adversary. So my
view is that there's a lot of money that's out there to be spent. And we still
don't have the necessary domestic supply to fight COVID or any other pandemic
and is certainly there's a shortage and a long waiting line for people to be
tested which there many people are now interested in doing.</p><p>Hays Post reporter Cristina Janney&nbsp; </p><p>Do you think that the rollout of the new home tests that you
think that's going to be?</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)</p><p>Christina I'm anxious to see what we’re gonna wait to have
to wait and see. I mean, it. It sounds good that you go to your computer and
you can get a test, but we've not seen it work yet.</p>

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Small
steps can help keep food safe during the holiday weekend, Glen McNeil, from
Fort Hays State University stops by to talk to us about that on his nutrition
health and wellness segment on this episode of the Post Podcast.

We are a
social people, you know, they call social animals we are because we like to get
together. And one of the things that generally happens when we get together is
food. Because food shows comfort, it shows love, it shows respect, you know, it
shows that we like and enjoy the people we're around. So we offer them
something, and then that encourages them to stay for longer periods of time.
And, and visit and so you know, we have a lot of food and holidays and, and a
lot is what tends to be there and it tends to be around quite a bit. And since
you know we're off, so to say work, or we're with family, we tend to spend a
lot more time sitting in the same locale. And that's when we find more snacking
going on. And a lot of times, especially when you look at Thanksgiving,
somebody does a really good job on making a particular order or a particular
dessert or whatever that that food item it is. And we as individuals feel
whether we acknowledge it or not, we feel a little bit of responsibility to eat
something of everything. Now, except me, I don't eat sweet potatoes. So I don't
like sweet potatoes. So how can you not okay, well, we'll talk that would be a
whole two or three days.

Well,
they're good for you. Okay, we're good for well, they're good for you in the
fact of like any potato, they're good for you if you just eat the potato. But
when you put all those other toppings and sweets and marshmallows and brown
sugar, you sort of take away the good from it, and they're good source of
vitamin A good, they're good source of beta carotene if you skins are a good
source of fiber. So you know all of that I know that I just don't really like
sweep. So okay, why do you do that? And I guess that's true. I tell my wife
that. So she makes it every year. And they she says they're good. So I'll buy
into that. But in other words, we we feel a responsibility to eat something
that people repair to show that. Oh, well, thank you for bringing it. Yes,
it's, it's good. Yes, I respond to the love and time you put into that food
product. And so at Thanksgiving, of course, you know, it's traditional Turkey
in a traditional meal. So first thing is, if you have not yet been to Turkey,
good luck. Okay, they're tough to get right now the stores have them. Prices
are up a little bit. We haven't seen any of these fantastic Turkey sales we've
seen in the past, but kind of like everything else that's going on right now.
It's tough to get items and products like that. So if you haven't watched
turkey for, you know, a week from in essence a week from today, probably got to
get your shopping done, okay to do that. And then if you're going to cook your
turkey, next Thursday, take it home and put it in the refrigerator. Okay, don't
put it in the freezer, it's gonna take a while for that to thaw out. Right. And
we usually say about seven days, okay. And depending upon the size of the bird,
you know, if you get a, if you get a, you know, a 15 to 20 pound bird, it's
probably gonna take about seven days, in the average refrigerator, when you put
it in the refrigerator, put it on a pan, put it on the bottom shelf. Okay, make
sure there's no raw food product or anything below it, just in case those
juices would have to spill over the pant would spill over the pan a little bit
because like any poultry, you have the concern of salmonella, okay. But they're
usually you know, in a plastic case or whatever. And part of the reason it
takes so long for them thaw out, they're big. They're frozen all the way
through, and you leave them encased in that wrapping. Okay, you don't want to
unwrap it and put it in the refrigerator laying out, you leave it in case in
the wrapping. So that kind of traps some of that cold in there in that process.
So give it a good, I mean, now's a good time to put it in there. Give it seven
days or so to thaw out. And if your refrigerator is not one that gets opened
frequently, it may take a little longer than the recommended time that's on the
turkey or the information because the temperature of the refrigerator doesn't
go up and down very much. Terry and I learned that a few years ago with the
kids all gone. You know the refrigerator doesn't get open as much as it used
to. So it takes an extra day or two for our turkey to thaw out. So ours is
sitting in the refrigerator now getting ready for we're going to host it next
weekend. So we're giving it about 10 days to get good and thought out and
you're okay so long as it sits in there and thaws. Depending upon how you're
going to cook it then that that has an effect to the popular method these days
is deep frying your turkey. Biggest key when you deep fry that Turkey is make
sure it's completely thawede out. Okay, there's no water and there's no ice crystals.
Ttapped in the cavity of that Turkey, because if there are, you're going to get
a, not just a foaming of that oil, when you put it in there, you're gonna,
you're gonna get a little pop that goes a big pop that goes along with it. And
that the immediate thaw of that moisture coming out through the cavity where
the neck is causes that oil to shoot up. Okay, and so it's very dangerous
process. So it's a good idea to make sure it's really thought out, you know,
open the cavity, take the giblets out of there, there in the giblets and make
sure the cavity is somewhat dry and thought out on the inside. If your bird is
not completely thought out, okay, you can thaw it out under running water,
don't put it on the counter, you can use a microwave. I've never been real fond
of, of using the microwave to thought that big of an item. Okay, in terms of
that, but she thought under cold running water, you don't throw it under hot
water, because that causes part of the bird to come up to a warmer temperature.
And if there's bacteria present, it may allow some minor growth there. So you
just put it in a pan big enough that it can stay submerged in, let the turn the
faucet on cold and get it full, get that pan full, and then turn it down to
just a little bit of a dribble so that the water continually runs off of it.
And you'll find that it will fall very quickly. You know that that water is
considerably warmer, it's cool to the touch, but it's considerably warmer than
the bird. And so that will thaw your bird out relatively quickly. Okay, I mean,
it's not super fast and don't use hot water. Okay, from from that process, and
then it comes down to how you're going to cook it, whether you're going to
smoke it, you're going to barbecue it, you're going to bake it in the oven, you're
going to defend fry it, you know, I don't know whether never I've never thought
about air frying, full size Turkey, but I suppose you could do it these days?
Probably a little bit, it's probably a little bit big and thick. To actually
air fry, you could use your air fryer, I suppose if your oven has an air fryer
in it, you could use it to crisp the outside of the turkey. Okay, I don't know,
I have not researched that part hadn't thought about that. And the other reason
that brought up is we just our oven of 30 some years died. Oh, so we had to
replace it here. And we got one with an air fryer in it. And you know, I hadn't
thought about that. But you know, we're usually not big on that. If you do not
have a $2 stick thermometer, go by. Right it is worth it. And it'll tell you
I'm not going to say temperature. What I'm going to say is right on that
thermometer, it's going to say Turkey. Okay, you cook it until it reaches
turkey. Alright, until you reach that point get out. If you buy one that has
one of those pop up thermometers in it. You know, the little pop up stick
thermometer is when the birds done it, it pops up. I still say go get you a
stick thermometer. And it's a you know, they're about five inches long with a
dial on the end. And don't do not I had a friend of mine one time called me
says Glenn I went out bought one of those thermometers, but it's just I don't
understand it, it melted in the oven. Well said they're not designed to be used
some of them. That's a pretty special thermometer, not the $2 one not to $2 one
and he said oh, okay, but you know, put it in, I usually encourage people to
put a right in the center of the breast, okay, and the largest part of the
meat, make sure that that is up to temperature. When you take that bird out of
the oven or out of the fryer or whatever, let's meet continues to cook for
approximately five minutes, the temperature will continue to rise for
approximately five minutes after you take it out. Now you can take it out and
what I think is good, you take it out, you cover it with some aluminum foil,
and you put a towel on top of it and you just let it sit there on the pan for
about five minutes. So many people take it out of the oven set on the table and
slice it right away. Wow, look at the juices run that's going to be so good.
And then what they find out is it sits there for a while it gets dry. Okay,
well, the meat, the protein that cooks when you cook protein, meat butter is
forced out of it. And then when you let it sit and as the temperature starts to
drop, some of that water is pulled back in. So then when you slice it after
about five minutes, yes, you're still gonna see some of the juices run. But
your meats gonna be more tender, it's gonna be juicy from that standpoint so
that that's a good process. Recommendations these days if you're going to stuff
your turkey you know whether you make your stuffing or you use stovetop or
whatever it is you do, smart thing to do is cook the turkey when it's nearly
done, okay stuff or wait until it's done and then put the stuffing in it and
let it sit in there for that five minutes or so and absorb some of that taste.
Problem is that sometimes in the cavity especially the bigger birds, the as The
juices cook out of the turkey during during the heat process, they get absorbed
by the stuffing, sometimes that stuffing doesn't reach 165 degrees. So you have
a little bit of an issue there. So that you know, just the safe thing is to fix
your stuffing separately. And then stuff your bird if you want, but most people
I know now just make a pan of stuffing and put it on the table. You know, and
of all things left over after Thanksgiving.

I well,
I don't want to associate with them. People I'm sorry. I'm sorry, folks,

Kind of
like sweet potatoes. Some people don't like stuffing, you know, leftover
stuffing. So you know, if you're going to do that make your bird so you know,
you can display it. And it looks really good in terms of that process in which
you're going to do. So we've got turkey and we've got stuffing and then you
know, cranberry sauce, if you really, if you want to go along with it, you know
make it and some people make their own cranberry sauce or they buy real cranberry
sauce or, you know what's popular is the jelly cranberry sauce and they can
that's the good stuff. That's the good stuff. You know why it's the good stuff.
For sugar? Yeah, there we go. So that's, that's one of those things you want to
be a little bit careful with about how much you're going to consume as a
commercial product, it does have some more sugar in it. And whether you do
mashed potatoes or twice baked potatoes, or just plain baked potatoes, you
know, that's that's up to you and how you fix them and fresh and to get the
most nutritional value out of your potatoes leave the skins on. Now a lot of
people don't like mashed potatoes with the skins on him. But you know, that's
the the fiber component component of the potato, that's also the little little
piece in there between the skin and the potato itself where the true
nutritional value is. And, and I understand that, I mean, I like my mashed
potatoes to be real fluffy and soft. And you kind of don't get that if you
leave the skins on that process. But I know some people who basically bake
their potatoes first, and then peel the skins off and make mashed potatoes that
way gives a different tastes a little bit different texture, and then they fry
the skins and eat the skins later, you know, as a snack later in the day. So
there's a lot of things that you can do. Remember, the two hour rule, okay,
from the time you put it out, two hours needs to be after that two hour time
period, it needs to be broken down into smaller portions put in the refrigerator
or the freezer, you know, because the longer you leave it out there past that
two hour time period, the longer it's in that danger zone that 40 to 140 Danger
Zone for bacterial growth. And that's true as appetizers you set out ahead of
time. You know, if you set things out ahead of time, like you know, we like to
put cheese and crackers and vegetables and dip out kind of the first thing in
the morning. So those things to snack on, you know, while you're fixing the
dinner and everybody's The kitchen is the center place because everybody's
around the food the kitchen in the dining room, you know, so we have those
kinds of snacks out you just want to be careful that you don't leave them out
too long. I know it's it's it's tough to throw food away. So you always kind of
need to watch the times a little bit and and some things that are smoked or
fermented you know, can last a little longer because they're in essence they
have enough preservatives in them but I always remind people that the two hour
time limit you know just when you get past that that's the real safe side can
go somewhat past that but usually with a and especially with colds and flues on
the way up COVID still around. The fact is you don't want to leave all that
food out exposed so people can read on it. It's gonna happen you know, and
hopefully nobody gets sick but but you want to do that. What else we need?

Well,
your have given us so much good information. I keep writing notes. I notice
that you're just checking them off as I'm I don't even have to ask your just on
it.

Desserts.
You know, whatever your favorite dessert is. Mine's called butter finger
dessert and it's made with pool whip and ice cream mixed together pushed, put
on a graham cracker crumb crust, and then cooled it put on top and then crushed
Butterfinger candy bars put all over it.

I'd
never heard of that. I would eat that.

My
mother in law made makes it all the time. And my wife makes it and I just think
it's.&nbsp; Pumpkin pie is okay, I like
pumpkin pie tube of Oh yeah, it's got French vanilla pudding in it too. Okay,
so by the time you're all done, and you get all that together, I really don't
mind if nobody else eats any of it because it's really good in the refrigerator
for three, four or five days, you know as the flavors plan but that's that's my
favorite but we always have pumpkin pie and we have like a fruit pie and apple
pie or a cherry pie that that goes along with it. And so you you know if you
spend the time to bake them yourself. You can do those things ahead of time. Do
what you can ahead of time so the The person in the kitchen also has the time
to interact with everybody else. You know, that's, that's a key don't don't
lock somebody away in the kitchen. But some, some people want to be, you know
that, that their this is their meal to fix yeah playing the role of the host.
And yeah, you know, this, this is their meal to fix this is in our house, this
is my wife's meal to take care of, I can help if she wants me to go get
something or peel some this or peel some of that, but, but she's in charge in
charge of the meal and the food because that's something that, you know, this
she likes to do now when it comes to Christmas, and we're doing primary ever
ham or something like that. And that's my part. Besides we don't get along in
the kitchen, you can believe that. She does things her way. And I do things my
way, which we've just learned, you know, from that, so we get along pretty
good. And I will admit, she's a better baker. Much better. I'd rather eat her
cookies and pies and cakes than mine. 

So you
know, a selection of variety of foods and desserts and what goes on the
probably one of the biggest things is just watch how much you eat. Remember,
the key one of the keys is, the smaller the plate you use, the fuller, it looks
with smaller portions, right. So if you're trying to moderate that, always
think of it in this way, I'm going to take a small portion, because I can
always take more, there's plenty there, I don't need to fill my plate up here,
you know, and really do this, what I can do is I can have a small portion, I
can leave a little bit of everything I want. And then I can go back and have
more of the things that that I really want, what we run into so often holiday
times is is is people lose the awareness of what they're eating, there's, you
know, so much communication, people who see having a good time, we just don't
think about how long we've been snacking, how many times we've dipped into the
dressing, or you know, the the sauce that goes along with the chips that are
out there, or how many different types of cheese and sausage we've had with the
four different types of crackers that are sitting there before and after the
meal, you know, all of that thing, we tend to get lost in it and, and that's
really that's good for us to get lost. You know that social aspect is good. But
you need to have a little bit of awareness and spread out your your food intake
during the day, you know, you're going to eat a big meal. It's just hard to do
with all that food sitting around. It's not do that. But then you also know
that there's going to be things brought out for the afternoon while you're
around. Okay, and then there's going to be that evening meal that comes back.
And for many people, it's tricky. You know, okay, well that's okay, so long as
when you're done with lunch, you get that turkey broken down into smaller
packages, put it in the refrigerator, so it can cool. And then when you pull it
out in the evening, it's safe to, to eat from that standpoint. So you know, you
that's that's what you do in that process is be able to do those things. And a
lot of people say that, you know, the best part of Thanksgiving is two three
days afterwards.

That's
when my wife is she cooks way so much to eat way too much food just so we have
it or so she can have it.

Well
yeah, you can eat it after break it down into small meals, you know, and just
watches things cool, cool things in your refrigerator properly, don't leave
things sitting out. That's what you really want to be careful of, you know, you
want to think of the meal and at the same time, you want to think of what
what's going to happen the next few days or time period where you're going to
eat all those leftover foods and enjoy it. I mean, that's that's pretty much
what we want to do. Especially the way things have been the past few years,
make your favorite foods, take your favorite foods along with you snack just be
careful. And it's a good idea for the afternoon while you're watching football
and you're doing all those things and you have those chips and depths and vegetables
and all of those things set out have small plates for people to use. That will
help them eat less than if they just go and dip

Then you
end up just standing there right watching.

So you
put it on a plate then you move. People tend when they put it on a small plate
like that they tend to move away from the food and then he eat what's on their
plate now maybe they go back but there's less likelihood that they will consume
more so you can help your guests you know in in terms of that. 

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