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).
Monetary Policy Basics. Introduction. The term monetary policy refers to what the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, does to influence the amount of money and credit in the U.S. economy. What happens to money and credit affects interest rates (the cost of credit) and the performance of the U.S. economy. Test your knowledge about monetary policy through this quiz.