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This September, the nutrition
workshop series, Keeping it
'Real': Better Food for Better Health, will be coming to
Healthworks Community Fitness at Codman.
Healthworks volunteer and Tufts
University
nutrition graduate student, Alison Brown, will be leading the
workshops. The 6-week nutrition program will focus on
empowering participants to take charge of their health and that of
their families through better nutrition in the home.
The workshop will be held twice a week, on Thursdays and Saturdays, and
each session will include interactive demonstrations, open dialogue,
practical tips, prize giveaways, and live cooking. Participants
can bring their children as the aim is to encourage all members of
the family to make changes in dietary habits with particular emphasis
placed on discussing common myths about food choices.
1.
The first
week of the workshop series focuses on
motivating the participants to improve their eating habits, by
discussing what food means to each participant and keeping it ‘real’
about the role that the food industry plays in influencing our eating
habits.
2.
The second
week will address the importance of eating
real, unprocessed foods and the nutritional benefits of eating fresh
and frozen fruits and vegetables, and fresh and dried herbs and
spices. The Saturday session will be devoted to preparing herb
marinades common in many Caribbean
cultures.
3. The
third week of
the program focuses on grocery shopping in particular, where the
ins-and-outs of the nutrition label will be reviewed and participants
will have the opportunity to tour a local grocery store to learn the
aisles to spend most time in during their future grocery shopping
trips. Budgeting and meal planning will also be emphasized with
each woman sharing their own personal tips on healthy bargain
shopping.
4.
Moving into the fourth week, the participants will
improve their understanding of sugars and carbohydrates and apply this
knowledge in the preparation of fruit smoothies and fruit salads.
5.
Week five of
the program looks at fiber in particular and focuses on the importance
of getting fiber from truly natural foods such as fruits, vegetables,
beans, and nuts. In the Saturday cooking session, the women and
children will prepare three different bean salads, each having their
own unique ethnic flare.
6.
The last
week of the program ties everything together
with tips on eating healthier options when eating out and quick meal
ideas. And the last session will close with a family potluck
where it will be highly encouraged for family members to see what the
women in their lives have learned and accomplished.
Although most of the Keeping it ‘Real’ program is group-based, each
participant will also have an opportunity to meet with Alison during a
one-on-one session to talk about individual goals. To encourage
healthy behaviors throughout the program and beyond, there will be a
weekly raffle for those women who attend the workshop series most
frequently. The final prize giveaway for the entire workshop
series will be a NinjaTM Master PrepTM Pro
Set.
For more
information, e-mail the workshop facilitator,
Alison Brown, at Alison...@tufts.edu. Applications
are available online (link below) or at the front desk at
Healthworks Community Fitness at Codman.
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'Real': Better Food for Better Health
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