Nutrition and Cooking Classes—Class One of Four: The Power of Your Plate

Join Licensed Food for Life Instructor Barbara Chwierut for Class One of Four on Nutrition and Cooking.

This class will focus on general concepts behind healthful eating habits by providing knowledge and resources for trying out a new way of eating. The Power Plate will be discussed which includes vegetables, grains, legumes and fruits.

Janet Pearson, a Building Healthy Communities Leader with PCRM, will present on Label Reading after class. Learn how to decode food labels by understanding saturated fat, fiber, sodium, sugar, common allergens, and the 50+ names for added sweeteners.

Classes are free of charge. Contact Orland Park at 708-403-4222
Walk-Ins also welcome for these in-person classes!

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC. Their efforts are dramatically changing the way doctors treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer. By putting prevention over pills, doctors are empowering their patients to take control of their own health.
Food for Life (through PCRM) is an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class program that provides an innovative approach to diet-related chronic diseases. These classes deliver hands-on information about the direct role of plant-based nutrition in health and disease prevention to communities around the world. They are carried out by a licensed Food for Life instructor.
The classes are designed by physicians, nurses, and registered dietitians and promote healthy eating based on the latest scientific research. Each Food for Life class includes:

• Specific information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage
  disease.
• Recipes which will be shared and demonstrated via cooking videos.
• Practical cooking skills and tips for incorporating healthy eating habits into daily life.
• A supportive and motivational atmosphere to empower participants to take charge of their health
  with the foods that are put on their plates.