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Nutrition Seminars Most seminars are one hour with 10-15 minutes allotted for questions and answers. Some may be adjusted to accommodate other time guidelines. All seminars are based on an eight-member minimum and can be tailored to specific age groups or genders.
Take Control of Your Blood Pressure If you have borderline or high blood pressure or a strong family history of it, this seminar is for you! Learn how managing your lifestyle can help lower your blood pressure for life. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (D.A.S.H.) guidelines will be reviewed, as well as exercise tips and relaxation techniques.
Take Control of Your Blood Sugar If you have diabetes, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, or polycystic ovary syndrome, this seminar is for you! Join registered dietitian Ginger Hoffman to learn about these disorders and how to manage them with your diet and activity. Discussion will include identifying how foods affect your blood sugar, how to plan meals, and reading labels.
Don’t Just Sit There Got a desk job? Feel like your legs will freeze in the “sit” position and your neck refuses to rotate? Spending hours at your desk can take their toll on your body. Learn some stretching and endurance exercises that are sure to loosen you up. All exercises can be done at your desk with minimal disruption.
Fit ‘N Fabulous This eight-person minimum, six-, eight- or 12-week group weight loss program teaches nutrition education and behavior modification for long term lifestyle changes and is ideal for anyone serious about losing weight and maintaining their weight loss, or those simply interested in health. Each one-hour weekly session includes:
Summer's a-Cookin'! Join registered dietitian Ginger Hoffman to learn about summer health and nutrition. Topics include how to prepare quick and healthy summer meals, grilling tips, the benefits of buying seasonal and local produce, produce storage tips, and food safety and general nutrition and exercise tips.
Healthy Eating on the Run Busy lifestyle? Don't put nutrition on a backburner! Learn how to choose healthy foods from convenience stores, fast food, restaurants, or other quick foods. Includes grocery shopping and snacking tips.
Celebrate Good Health Can you name 10 ways to achieve optimal nutrition? Does your list include tasting your food? It should! Do you watch TV during dinner? How does this affect your meal? Learn a registered dietitian’s top 10, top-secret ways to get healthy. Discussion includes the importance of hydration, meal planning, and label reading, and more for optimal health.
Cooking for the Health of it Not a cook? Not a problem! Learn how to “cook without cooking” in this seminar. Explore easy cooking techniques, how to compose a meal for optimal nutrition, and how the food pyramid and planning is key to quick and healthy meals. Includes food samples, recipes, shopping, and pantry lists.
Reading for Good Eating Learn what the terms ’low carb,’ ’reduced fat,’ ’lite,’ and ’sugar free’ mean. Join registered dietitian Ginger Hoffman to learn about nutrient claims, health claims, what’s permitted on labels, and practical tips for label reading to prevent marathon grocery shopping trips.
Tailored to Toddlers, Feeding the Little Ones Calling all parents! Need some new ideas on how and what to feed your children? Concerned about their nutrition? This seminar covers basic nutrition information for kids four and under including portion sizes, fluid guidelines, how to handle eating problems, and how to involve kids in the kitchen.
Contact us at 508-651-1786, ext. 2143 or email us at nutrition@centuryhealth.org for more information and pricing for all seminars. |
