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taking the dass
they could learn how to prepare
healthier food for themselves and their
so
families
as
well
as
for the
people they
serve.
Dishing Up Nutrition
Each two-hour class starts with
abilities, recognizes the importance
nutrition. Then the
eating.
The
organiza-
Gleaners
Community
Food Bank of
Southeastern Michigan to offer a six
week class, Cooking Matters, to its
staff and to the
people it serves.
was developed
Cooking
by
the anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our
Strength as part of its No Kid Hungry
Matters
locally owned and operated
TARC staff in the
class said they were
and support services
for adults with developmental dis
care
tion has teamed with Detroit-based
Rd.,
www.FarmingtonHillslnn.com
box
opening
popping
a frozen
tray into the microwave.
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to schedule
a
healthy,
but that's often easier said
packaged
they're often more expen
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Haley Mullins of AmI Arbor,
who is completing her masters degree
in nutrition at University of Michigan;
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a
discussion about
healthy eating and
participants help
Chef Brian, who has been volunteering
for the program for 15 years, prepare
and sample one of the recipes from
the
spiral-bound Cooking Matters for
during the
first dass. (There's a similar Cooking
Matters for Families book.) Recipes are
designed to provide meals for four for
Adults manual distributed
campaign. The program, administered
locally by Gleaners, teaches low
less than $10.
In the first session, the group made
Barley Jambalaya, a recipe created by
income families and individuals how
Chef Sarah
get the most food for their money
and the most nourishment from those
to
foods.
JARC offered the program for its
independent living clients last sum
mer.
Another session started in mid
McKay of Detroit.
Lauren Thomson of Waterford,
who works with two JARe clients in
an apartment at Hunter's
Ridge in
Farmington Hills, said she was looking
learning new recipes she
forward to
could share.
January for staff of JARe's
group homes and transi
tional homes, where JARC
clients live
'/Personal Training
./Nutrition Coac"hing
more indepen
dently with staff support.
The class is
one
of the
"University of}ARC"
tinuing education
con
courses.
Jessica Klein of Detroit,
Cooking Matters coordi
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nator
INSIDE THE IN THE SECOND WEEK EVERY MONTH
the class, assisted by three
volunteers: Chef Brian
for Gleaners, leads
Granowicz, who works
at
Jessica Klein of Detroit
the class.
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