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Women Cookin’ and Movin’
at Yancey County Health Department

Ready to take a break from the business of your summer schedule?  Cookin’ and Movin’ is the place to be.  It’s time for women to get together to talk about ways we can make ours lives a little healthier.

Monthly sessions combine healthy eating with ways to be more physically active.  Together we spend time not only preparing, but eating a yummy, heart healthy meal. We cook new recipes, make new friends, and  talk about our progress to eat healthier. Are we eating those 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day that research has shown over and over to decrease risk of heart disease and cancer?   You will have a chance to pick up a new skill, try new recipe ingredients and use locally grown produce that is in season to help you accomplish eating more fruits and vegetables and less fat.

In addition to cooking, part of each Women Cookin’ and Movin’ session will focus on ways to make our lives more active.  Walking, resistance bands, and weights are simple ways we can learn to move more and strengthen muscles. Adding just a little activity into our days can make a big difference in our health. At each session, door prizes are given to support our goals of becoming more active and eating better..

At the last meeting guest speaker, Susan Tumbleston from Appalachian State-Be Active North Carolina spoke on the “Power of Exercise”.  She taught the class how to use resistance bands and handed out pedometers to encourage participants to keep moving.  There are 1,440 minutes in everyday, so we can manage to set  aside some time each day to exercise.  “You are more powerful when you exercise”, says Susan.  We want to encourage women to move each day and make small changes in their diet to make an overall lifestyle change.

The lunch menu included homemade chicken tenders, which is a healthier and hugely tastier version than the kind you buy in the frozen section at the store or from a fast food restaurant.  Processed chicken nuggets/tenders are 50-60% fat, but these homemade chicken tenders are less than half that amount yet juicy and tender. Participants found them melting in their mouths.  Which one would you rather be eating?  Tenders were served with fresh salad greens and vegetables from the Burnsville Farmer Market.  At each Cookin’ and Movin’ session each participant receives coupons to the Farmers’ Market. If this sounds tempting, please join us.  There are still opportunities for women of any age to sign up.

Cookin’ and Movin’ Sessions are FREE and being held at the Yancey County Health Department in the community-teaching kitchen.  To help plan for food, we ask that you call 682-6118 Ext. 29 to reserve a spot.  Times and Dates for Women Cookin’ and Movin’:

August 14^th 10am-12 noon

September 16^th 10am-12 noon

Call today to make your reservation!  682-6118 Ext. 29

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This page was last updated on Monday, 14 July 2008 09:48 AM