Prairie Fare: Consider a Dry January (or even a Dry ’25)

Prairie Fare: Consider a Dry January (or even a Dry ’25)

Prairie Fare: Consider a Dry January (or even a Dry ’25)

Makes 12 servings. Each serving has 160 calories, 3.5 grams (g) fat, 4 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 130 milligrams sodium. Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.

Makes 12 servings. Each serving has 160 calories, 3.5 grams (g) fat, 4 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 130 milligrams sodium. Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.

Most months have a national health designation of some kind. For example, February is “American Heart Month” and March is “National Nutrition Month.” The start of each new year has been known as “Dry January” for the past several years. This designation has nothing to do with dry skin and dry indoor air due to the cold we experience in January.

Dry January refers to going alcohol-free for at least …