Education
Nutrition team at UOG to hold Let’s Cook workshop series
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Worksite Labs September 19, 2023
Jackie Hanson, Extension Associate III, College of Natural & Applied Sciences
Worksite Labs September 19, 2023
Harley Edeluchel Jr., a UOG extension associate for family and consumer sciences, instructs a cooking activity using bok choy on July 28, 2023, at the Farmer Focus Conference in Pohnpei. Photos courtesy of the University of Guam ()
Enhancing the nutritional value of favorite meals using local produce is the focus of the new “Nihi ta Fannama’tenas (Let’s Cook)!” workshop series from University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach.
Starting Sept. 30 and continuing regularly, the extension nutrition team, led by registered dietitian nutritionist Dr. Tanisha Aflague, will hold workshops covering topics including how to increase dietary intake of fiber, calcium, Vitamin D, and nutrient-dense foods as well as how to decrease intake of sodium, added sugar, and alcohol.
Workshop participants will get hands-on experience cooking and sampling new recipes and modifying old ones to improve their nutritional value.
The first workshop will be “A Focus on Fiber,” featuring recipes for turkey chili with taro, kangkong titiyas, and CHamoru-style cake using coconut flour. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Agriculture & Life Sciences Bldg., Room 125B, on the UOG campus.
Stay tuned for announcements on the next workshops in the series:
Workshop #2: Getting Enough Calcium and Vitamin D
Workshop #3: Focus on Nutrient-Dense Foods and Reducing Sodium
Workshop #4: Reducing Added Sugars and Limiting Alcoholic Beverages
To register, contact Clarissa S.N. Barcinas at (671) 735-2029 or csnbarcinas@triton.uog.edu. A $10 registration fee covers course materials and food samples.
Stay informed of public workshops hosted by UOG Cooperative Extension & Outreach by subscribing to the email list at www.uog.edu/extension/#Subscribe.