Eat healthy, eat local at Glen Arbor Athletic Club
Demonstration/participation classes focused on easy, balanced meals incorporating local foods
From staff reports
Miranda Monroe, a Registered Dietitian and principal of Grand Traverse Nutrition, will share tips for easy and healthy meal preparation using local foods available to everyone in Leelanau County.
Featuring MyPlate meal planning, Miranda will demonstrate, with a little class participation, how to quickly and easily prepare balanced meals — with local foods. Recipes, nutrition and simple cooking tips, with yummy food sampling included.
A series of four, hour-long classes, will be held at the Glen Arbor Athletic Club every other Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Free introductory class offered Wednesday May 16 at 5:30 p.m.
The prepayment rate of $12 per class; series cost of $48, reserves your spot. Walk-in rate is $15 per class. Sign up for walk-in must be completed by noon the day prior (Tuesday)
Grand Traverse Nutrition and the Glen Arbor Athletic Club are offering a FREE Introductory Class for the community to learn more about how easy it is to quickly prepare balanced meals featuring local foods. Scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16 at the Glen Arbor Athletic Club, 6363 Western Avenue (M22), nutritionist Miranda Monroe will provide a preview of her EAT HEALTHY, EAT LOCAL series of four classes. Miranda Monroe is a Registered Dietitian and principal of Grand Traverse Nutrition.
The series consists of four, one-hour classes, held every other Wednesday at the Athletic Club in Glen Arbor. Each class focuses on a nutrition topic and local food. Miranda will demonstrate, with a little class participation, how to quickly and easily prepare a balanced meal incorporating fresh, local ingredients, such as asparagus, strawberries, and more.
For more information about the series of classes and to register for the FREE Introductory Class, call the Glen Arbor Athletic Club at (231) 334-7007.
May 30 Liven Up Your Meals with Veggies featuring fresh, local asparagus
June 13 Protein Power: variety is the key. A focus is on lean protein!
June 27 Focus on Fruits, featuring fresh, local strawberries
July 11 Seasoning without Salt using locally grown Herbs & Spices
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