The Philippi Healthy Families Initiative hosts cooking demonstrations in Philippi that are targeted towards families. They recently hosted one on the 29th, and WesMonTy was able to attend.
These great workshops are funded though the DHHR Healthy Lifestyles office which received a grant through the CDC. Philippi is allowed the funding because it is a Mainstreet Community. Davis Memorial Hospital also supports this project through funding of equipment and providing expertise of their clinical nutritionist a RD/CDE.
They market the program through the local elementary school by handing out a flyer to each student. The child accompanied by one parent must register ahead of time in order to participate. This week there were around 12 families present.
This week the menu was:
Vegetarian Chili with Hominy option
Vegetarian Chili with winter squash option
Corny Corn Bread
Secret Chocolate cake (made with beets)
The Onion, Garlic and Beets used this week were produced locally.
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