Summer is here and it’s a great time to take control of your health.
Summer may bring burgers, hotdogs, and potato salad to mind, but it also provides the perfect opportunity to plan delicious, healthy meals and get outside for a walk, bike ride or swim.
Longer days and beautiful weather seem to give us a boost of motivation and energy this time of year. Why not take advantage of this and sign up for a fun (and free) new program offered by your local Family Health Team?
We are excited to offer Craving Change: a how-to workshop for changing your relationship with food. This is a program for people who struggle with their eating and want to feel more in control over what and how much they eat.
Our goal is to help you understand why you eat the way you do and to provide tools to help you comfort yourself without food. Craving Change started June 28 in Drayton but we’re already collecting names for our next group.
Our second new program, Tastes for Life, was developed by the Mount Forest FHT in partnership with the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence. It is a free, six week cooking and healthy living program for seniors or those cooking for one or two people. Topics include nutrition, cooking skills, meal planning, and active living. At each class we will go through different recipes and provide tips and tricks to help you make healthy meals quickly while not compromising on taste. There are also lessons on ways to get active including using pedometers, thera-bands and other safe at-home activities. This program will be held in Palmerston starting July 11.
Join us for Colour It Up. This group is also being held in Palmerston starting July 23. It is a free six week program for women with children ages 6 and under. Each session will include discussions and hands-on activities to help get you and your family eating more fruit and veggies. And what a great time of year to start with the variety of local fruits and vegetables available just outside our door. The Early Years Centre will be providing free childcare for the sessions.
We will also be holding monthly grocery store tours. Do you find grocery stores overwhelming? There is so much nutrition information out there it may make grocery shopping seem like a scavenger hunt. During the tours you will learn how to quickly read and understand nutrition labels and make the healthiest and delicious choices possible, even on a budget. Come out and have your chance to ask questions about things you heard from friends or in the News.
For more information about these programs or other services offered by the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team call 519-638-2110 or visit www.mmfht.ca. Spaces are limited so call and register today.
