Washington Square will have a diabetes educator and a nutritionist from a hospital present about healthy eating for diabetics and managing diabetes, next Tuesday.
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Managing Diabetes Educational Presentation
Cooking for One
Hello out there!
I just received this handy cookbook from Hospice of Michigan.
Hospice of Michigan A Meal For Me Cookbook
It is quite extensive and obviously for those who have recently or maybe not so recently lost. It also contains some nifty quotes that may be comforting. Example: “Laughter is free, legal, has no calories, no cholesterol, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, absolutely safe.” Kind of nice. Maybe you can use it, maybe one of your residents can use it. Recipes rule.
Peace.
Food Pantry & Commodity Food Distribution Educational Presentation
Our next educational presentation about ways to cope with low SNAP/Bridge card benefits should be fun! One presenter and I are cooking a few recipes to sample, from common foods provided to the impoverished community. Print outs of these and other recipes will be provided. The goal is to inform & help people who have not gone to a food pantry et c. to be more comfortable to try it out. With that first step, they may keep going and save money & eat well.
Eat Smart Live Strong Series at Hazel Park Manor
Hazel Park Manor Co-op is hosting a series of nutritional workshops starting on Wednesday, July 24th. Please see the attached flyer for the dates and additional details.
MiCAFE 2013 Updates Workshop
Please see the attached flyer for our educational workshop with MiCAFE. The outreach leader will be providing updates for 2013 and answering members’ questions.
For feedback from members about the workshop, please see the attachment.
Education Workshop Topics on Nutrition
Hazel Park Manor is in the process of holding a series of 4 nutritional workshops with a dietitian from the Oakland County Health Division/MSU Extension:
November 7th, 2012 at 2 pm: “Eating Well When Not Feeling Well”- ideas for nutrition related to physical health concerns.
December 5th, 2012 at 2 pm: “Spice Up Your Meals Without Salt”
Recent past workshops included our September event, “Eating Well on a Shoestring.” In October, our presenter spoke about “Meals in Minutes” – ideas about how to make quick and nutritious meals with what is available in the refrigerator and pantry.
Please see the attached documents for the program flyers, as well as feedback from the evaluations for these programs.
Educational Presentation at Washington Square Co-op
Ellen Russel from the Kalamazoo Farmer’s Market will be providing a educational/wellness presentation on August 28, 2012 at 2pm here at Washington Square Co-op. She will be sharing information with the members regarding the secrets of growing herbs and keeping them as well as valuable information regarding the farmer’s market!! (The wonderful thing about our local farmer’s market is that it is within walking distance of our co-op.)
Ellen had some incredible ideas for activities for the members. She suggested growing herbs in the garden and making pesto for personal use, as well as gifts. Ellen also revealed the notion that members could grow flowers, dry them and provide for holiday potpourri gifts as well. I will be sure to share her other ideas as well!
Oakland County- Eat Smart, Live Strong Workshops for Seniors
Eat Smart, Live Strong is a 4-week program through the Oakland County MSU Extension for adults age 60+ that includes easy ways to make smart food choices and how to exercise more.
This is a free class, but is limited to 10 people for each of the sessions, so register early!
There are two sessions offered: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012 and repeated September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2012.
Classes will be held 10:00-11:00 am at the Leo Mahany/Harold Meininger Senior Community Center, 3500 Marais Avenue, Royal Oak.
The programs are sponsored by Michigan State University Extension in Oakland County.
To register for one of the sessions or if you have questions, please contact Cathy Newkirk, Extension Educator, at 248-858-0888.
To view flyers for this workshop go to: http://www.oakgov.com/msu/classes_activities/nutrition_wellness_classes.html
Nutrition Classes by Gleaners
Did you know Gleaners does classes in all five of the counties that Gleaners serves, as well as in other counties across the state through their satellite partners?
To schedule a Cooking Matters class, contact Jacob Williams. (There may be a wait list.) You can email him at jwilliam@gcfb.org, or call his desk and leave a message, 313. 923. 3535 ext. 204.