Cooking Classes
CHEW: Cooking Healthy to Eat and Win
CHEW is a 2-hour long cooking class where the basic principles of nutrition and cooking skills are taught in an interactive, hands-on setting. Clients learn about common and not-so-common food items, try different methods of food preparation and build confidence in the kitchen. Participants may even win prizes!
2019 CHEW schedule:
Date/ Time 5:30-7:30PM
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Topic
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Instructor
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
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Power Up With Breakfast
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Agata Williams
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Thursday, April 11th, 2019
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Foods To Fight Inflammation
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Rebecca Kahn
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
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Eating for Digestive Health
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Ashley Hayslip
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Thursday, June 6th, 2019
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Rock that Cookout! |
Agata Williams
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Thursday, July 11th, 2019
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TBD
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Rebecca Kahn |
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Thursday, August 1st, 2019
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Cooking with Quinoa
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Agata Williams |
John D. says, “I discovered a passion for cooking and was even inspired to apply for culinary school!” He is now learning the skills required to become a professional chef and embark on a new career.
Karen P. claimed “The best part about the course was not just the knowledge and skills I gained, but all the new friends I made in class. It was so much fun!”
Bob J. reported that he went home and made the jambalaya recipe taught in class. “My friends said it was the best dish I ever made!”
CHEW classes hosted at Food & Friends are open to clients, family members, caregivers, and community members. To learn more about these free cooking classes, please contact one of our registered dietitian instructors:
Ashley Hayslip, RD, LD, ahayslip@foodandfriends.org, (202) 269-6898
Rebecca Kahn, MA, RDN, LD, rkahn@foodandfriends.org, (202) 269-6887
Agata Williams, RDN, LD, awilliams@foodandfriends.org, (202) 269-6876
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