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Cornerstone Community Wellness to host Mediterranean diet cooking program

Register for Jan. 14 program by phone, online

By Derek Barichello
Susan Glassman nutrition and wellness educator at the La Salle Illinois Extension office, distributes apples for the Great Apple Crunch on Thursday, Oct,. 12, 2023 at Northwest School in La Salle. The Great Apple Crunch is an annual celebration of fresh, local apples on the second Thursday of October during National Farm to School Month. The apples were donated by Boggios Orchard and Produce.

Susan Glassman nutrition and wellness educator at the La Salle Illinois Extension office, distributes apples for the Great Apple Crunch on Thursday, Oct,. 12, 2023 at Northwest School in La Salle. The Great Apple Crunch is an annual celebration of fresh, local apples on the second Thursday of October during National Farm to School Month. The apples were donated by Boggios Orchard and Produce. (Scott Anderson)

Start the new year with a new lifestyle plan.

Join Cornerstone Community Wellness and Susan Glassman, Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator, and get the research on the Mediterranean diet.

The Mediterranean diet promotes eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods with fewer processed foods and added sugars.

Cooking the Mediterranean way will provide strategies to incorporate Mediterranean-type foods into your meal plan. Get information on cooking with olive oil. Make an easy recipe for a Mediterranean salad with homemade olive oil dressing and take the opportunity to taste the delicious flavors in a sample. Take home resources and recipes to enjoy.

Cooking the Mediterranean Way is offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Cornerstone Community Wellness, 302 N. Mason St., Sheffield. Cornerstone Community Wellness will provide free childcare (for up to eight children). Call 815-454-8020 to enroll your child. Register at go.illinois.edu/cookmediterranean or call 815-224-0894.

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