CLINTON – Healthy eating starts with healthy food choices. Join University of Illinois Extension this February during American Heart Month for Eating for your Heart, a class that will give your whole family the tools to eat healthy.
Nutrition & Wellness Educator and Registered Dietitian Caitlin Mellendorf will host a series of Eating for Your Heart classes throughout DeWitt County sharing research-based grocery shopping and kitchen tips for a healthier heart. These classes will include a short lesson and recipes to sample.
- 6-7:30 p.m. January 30 at the Vespasian Warner Public Library, 310 N. Quincy St., Clinton. Free, dinner included. Ages 7 and older welcome with an adult. Sign up by January 24.
- 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. February 3 at the DeWitt County Extension Office, 8425 Katie Road, Clinton. $5 per person. Sign up by January 29.
- 10-11:30 a.m. February 6 at the DeWitt County Friendship Center, 410 E. Main St., Clinton. Free. Ages 7 and older welcome with an adult. Sign up by February 3.
- 6-7:30 p.m. February 11 at the Farmer City Public Library, 109 E. Green St., Farmer City. Free, dinner included. Ages 7 and older welcome with an adult. Sign up by February 7.
- 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. February 14 at Nixon Manor, 100 S. Railroad St., Clinton. Free, lunch included. Ages 7 and older welcome with an adult. Sign up by February 11.
- 5:30-7 p.m. February 17 at the Waynesville Township Library, 302 2nd St., Waynesville. Free, sample recipes and make a freezer meal to take home. Ages 7 and older welcome with an adult. Sign up by February 10.
Funding for the free classes is provided by Warner Hospital & Health Services.
The Illinois Extension Nutrition & Wellness program encourages individuals, families and communities to live healthier through online and in-person skill sharing. Learn about managing diabetes and heart disease, safely preserving foods, being food-safe at home and making healthier choices when shopping, cooking and meal planning. Find us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Caitlin Mellendorf
Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness
Macon Extension Office
3351 N. President Howard Brown Blvd., Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 877-6042
chuth2@illinois.edu