Eating Well for Less is a series of workshops for adults that focus on building cooking skills while emphasizing nutrition education and food safety concepts throughout the lessons. Each workshop includes time for hands-on practice creating healthy meals and discussion of money saving strategies through meal planning and food acquisition (via grocery shopping and/or food banks). Participants receive an Eating Well for Less cookbook as well as other supportive recipes and nutritional information.
Workshops are 45-90 minutes long and host sites can choose to offer 1-4 workshops. The content of the workshops is tailored to meet the interests and needs of the class participants.
Available class topics to choose from include:
- Stretching Your Food Dollar
- Nutrition Basics
- Importance of Family Meals
- Meal Planning
- Label Reading
- Kid-Friendly Cooking
- Creating Simple Meals
- Healthy Cooking Techniques
For more information about the Eating Well for Less recipe book: http://nutrition.wsu.edu/recipes/
To learn more about WSU Food $ense adult nutrition classes:
Contact Meghan Leineweber at (253) 798-3264 or meghan.leineweber@wsu.edu
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact: http://foodhelp.wa.gov or the Basic Food Program at: 1 877 501 2233.
Call or email Meghan Leineweber to sign up at (253) 798-3264 or Meghan.leineweber@wsu.edu
