Senior Ladies

This year I, SNAP-Ed Assistant,  taught Cooking thru the Calendar using Healthy Choices for EveryBody Curriculum to a group of Senior ladies and boy did we have fun!  We also learned a lot from each other.

The ‘Ladies’ learned how to plan and prepare fresh, healthy meals based on the MyPlate eating style.   They also learned grocery budgeting, meal planning, how to read labels, and food safety.

Sixteen senior ‘ladies’ entered the program and thirteen graduated the program.  Eighty seven percent showed improvement in food resource management practices, such as not running out of food at the end of the month and shopping with a grocery list.  Ninety three  percent of graduates showed improvement in nutrition practices, such as preparing foods without adding salt and reading the ‘Nutrition Facts’ on the food label.   Ninety four percent showed improvement in food safety practices, such as thawing and storing food properly.

One senior ‘lady’ wrote, “This was so much fun.  Learning to cook healthy with a wonderful group of friends.  I have prepared several of these recipes at home for my husband ‘who is a very picky eater’ and he actually liked them.  I have saved all the educational material and the recipes and I refer back to them often.  Thank you for this opportunity, it has been very enlightening and beneficial.”