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            Optional sixth week:

   CREATE NEW HABITS for HEALTHY EATING -- The how and the why.  A series of five 1 1/2 hour workshops to learn new habits for healthy and delicious eating. Each week a one day menu plan is given to participants in order to begin the process.

 

- Create new eating habits
        - benefits to your health
        - your relationship to food
        - looking at your present diet
        - plan your choices
        - pros & cons of organic, local, & supermarket produce

- Planning, shopping, & cooking techniques--simply & tastily
        - where & how to shop (including super & non-super markets, local farmers,
           farm markets & CSA's)
        - how to translate ingredients of packaged foods
        - choosing healthy snacks
        - meal planning       

- Sources of protein
        - what is meaning of "pasture fed", "cage free", "naturally raised"
           labeling of meat & eggs
        - other sources of protein & how to cook them
        - discussion of healthy fats & carbohydrates

- How to simplify & organize your kitchen
        - types of cookware & storage containers
        - necessary ingredients to have on hand
        - sources of supplies & information

- Techniques of improvising your own recipes & having fun creating
        - eating as a satisfying event
        - examples of recipes & day to week planning
        - questions


- How to can & freeze abundant summer produce & fruits
        - fruit jams & purees
        - vegetables & soups