Nutrition and Cooking Classes
Carolina Hunger Initiative Nutrition Education – 3-Week Series
Join us online for FREE nutrition education classes! The Carolina Hunger Initiative is offering TWO mini-series in July to help you build and maintain healthy habits all summer long! Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30pm on Zoom the week of July 6th through July 20th.
The Carolina Hunger Initiative is excited to offer free, 3-week virtual nutrition series using the Food Smarts for Adults curriculum from Leah’s Pantry. Each lesson includes peer discussion, interactive activities to teach participants about different nutrition topics, and a recipe demonstration. Lessons are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays the week of July 6th through July 20th from 6:30-7:30pm. A detailed schedule is outlined below.
Lessons will empower participants to build healthy relationships with food and exercise, discuss how to use nutrition facts and ingredients labels to make healthy choices, and discuss sustainable ways to lead healthy lifestyles. This series is for parents and caregivers who are hoping to help their family members build and implement healthy habits.
All lessons will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to participants after completing the registration form.
Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm
Week 1: Tuesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 9 – Setting the Stage for Healthy Habits
Week 2: Tuesday, July 14 and Thursday, July 16 – Understanding Labels and Ingredients
Week 3: Tuesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 23 – Practices for Healthy Living
All lessons will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to participants after completing the registration form.
Please sign up for the series that works best with your schedule. Lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week will cover the same material. We hope to see you during class!
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This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.