1 Use vegetables and grains as the main dish and meats or other high-value protein as the side dish. 2  Try kebabs, using smaller pieces of meats and more vegetables or fruits.  Prepare dishes with small pieces of meat or chicken mixed in with rice or pasta. Fried rice dishes or ground meat with pasta work well.
The Federal Reserve implements monetary policy using three major tools. Open market operations--purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities--are the Federal Reserve's principal tool for implementing monetary policy. The short-term objective for open market operations is specified by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
(For related reading, see Breaking Down the Federal Reserveâs Dual Mandate.) The Federal Reserve System performs five key functions in the public interest to help promote a healthy U.S. economy: 1. Conducting monetary policy. The primary function of the Federal Reserve System is to conduct monetary policy. The Federal Open Market Committees sets U.S. monetary policy in accordance with its mandate to promote stable prices, maximum employment and moderate long-term interest rates (monetary policy is covered in more detail in the following section of this tutorial). 2. Promoting financial system stability.