ABOUT US
Healthy Living, Inc. partners with client organizations to provide nutrition education and healthy cooking outreach programs.
These programs vary from hands-on and demo-style activities, to customized programs based on the audience or specific goals of the participants or partner organizations.
Some examples include:
Summer camps
- Youth Development programs
- WIC recipient education programs
- Shelter programs
- Health fairs
- Lecture

OUR IMPACT
Our constituents and clients:
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Acquire a sense of social responsibility in the promotion of healthy eating practices for their friends, family members and greater communities
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Become ambassadors of health in their own communities
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Can tell the difference between whole and processed grains
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Choose water over soft drinks
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Combine different natural spices to a dish to increase flavor while maintaining a healthy balanced meal
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Comprehend cultural history of culinary traditions and apply to their eating patterns
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Demonstrate knowledge of the connection between health and nutrition
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Discover that exploring new foods can be fun
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Develop life-long relationships with caring educators and community members who are personally committed to their progress towards health and wellness
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Eat, shop and cook with more seasonal fruit and vegetables; less starch
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Families cook together, applying acquired basic cooking skills
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Gain a safe learning space for socio-emotional development
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Know where Farmer’s Markets are located in their community
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Lose weight
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Make meals without red meat and still enjoy them
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Make their own salad dressing
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No longer cook with grease, lard and excess fats
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Read labels
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Learn the importance of healthy fats from both plant and animals
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Young children teach their parents both culinary techniques and methods for cooking fruits and vegetables such as butternut squash or eggplant that might have previously been unfamiliar territory