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Nutrition for Eating Healthy and Being Active

K-State Extension Shawnee County

Learn cooking skills for an active, healthy lifestyle on limited resources. Each week features a tasty meal to sample, focusing on creating healthy, affordable meals with common pantry items.

These classes are taught by dietitian Sofia Diaz Buezo, RDN, LD, a K-State Extension Shawnee County Nutrition Extension Agent.

Please register to attend the 6-event series. 

As part of the learning experience, the sample meals will be fully prepared onsite during the event. Everyone will have the opportunity to taste the foods and learn more about how to prepare similar dishes with common ingredients and substitution, understand the nutrition in the foods you already have and how to cook healthy meals.

Create Better Health teaches people how to eat well and be active on a budget. The classes focus on teaching participants how to make delicious and nutritious meals from foods they already have on hand. All the information you will receive in Create Better Health classes is based on the USDA’s nutrition and physical activity recommendations. 

• August 19
  Lesson 1: Introduction to Dietary Guidelines & Physical Activity
  Recipe: Create a Skillet Meal
• August 26
  Lesson 2: Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping & Goal Setting
  Recipe: Create a Fruity Dessert
• September 2
  Lesson 3: Nutrition Facts Label & Physical Activity Barriers
  Recipe: Create A Grain Bowl and Lentil Walnut Tacos
• September 9
  Lesson 4: Fruits, Vegetables & Aerobic Activity
  Recipe: Create Amazing Vegetables
• September 16
  Lesson 5: Protein, Food Safety & Resistance Training
  Recipe: Create Easy Eggs (Frittatas)
• September 23
  Lesson 6: Healthy Eating Patterns, Grains & Balance and Flexibility
  Recipe: Create a Sandwich/Wrap

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