Healthy Shopping and Cooking

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The Healthy Shopping and Cooking committee works to educate community members on how to shop and cook for optimal health. To get involved with this committee please contact: astrom@ohio.edu

Past Projects:

Throughout the spring, the Healthy Shopping and Cooking committee organized local events to educate community members through local grocery store tours led by student volunteers from Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions and cooking demonstrations with local chefs. At the Athens Kroger, "tourists" at each of the three events learned about label reading and the importance of fruits and vegetables in a heart healthy diet. The cooking demos, led by celebrated local chefs Jonathan Leal, owner of Vino Di Milo, and Libby Markham, owner of the Busy Day Market, demonstrated health cooking techniques and recipes. These free programs reached over 50 community members, with a high demand for similar program in the future.