FULL NEW! Fast Food Redefined
Want to prepare healthy and delicious “fast food” in less time than it takes to order a pizza? Or eat an entire meal and not have a food hangover and a bloated belly? The recipes in this class are nutritious and take less than twenty minutes to prepare. Using simple techniques taught by a health and nutrition counselor, you’ll be on your way to the lean and energetic body you desire. Eat healthfully in spite of your busy lifestyle! No kitchen experience needed and come hungry! Course taught by Sheree Clark.

Monday, 3/26, 6:00-8:00 p.m., $29. Indian Hills Junior High, Room 1421, #FOOD02.

NEW! Let's Go Skinny Sippin'!
Discover the delicious and healthy way to lose weight and feel great! Juices and smoothies are the ultimate feel-good food. Unlike those expensive canned weight loss drinks full of chemicals, these au natural treats are good for you--inside and out. You can find the ingredients right in your grocery store, too. So join Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, Sheree Clark, and raise your glass to a fresh approach to weight loss.

Monday, 1/30, 6-8 p.m., $29. Indian Hills Junior High, Room 1421, #FOOD03.

NEW! Living Gluten-Free
Learn to make delicious, quick and easy, sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free delights! There's no need to feel deprived, with a little creativity and advance planning you can enjoy mouth-watering sandwiches, bread, and pizzas brimming with nutritious goodness, but missing all the bad stuff! Many people report that the gluten free products on the market today taste like cardboard. Raw options make a healthy and delicious alternative. Course taught by Sheree Clark.

Thursday, 2/16, 6:00-8:00 p.m., $29. Indian Hills Junior High, Room 1421, #FOOD04.

Indian Entree
Experience the tastes of North India while learning to make stuffed Indian parathas (flat bread) and garbanzo beans. Stuffed parathas are extremely popular with North Indians, and are best eaten with chilled yogurt and your favorite pickle or chutney. They can be made with potatoes or cauliflower with plenty of variations in the stuffing. Garbanzo beans make a healthy dish filled with good complex carbohydrates, fiber, and protein, and can be served as a delicious side dish. Recipes can be customized for various tastes. Course taught by Neha Jain.

Wednesday, 3/14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $29. Indian Hills Junior High, Room 1421, #FOOD05.

NEW! Make, Take, and Bake
Would you like to enjoy wholesome, nutritious meals that you prepare yourself without messing up your kitchen? Leave the menu planning, shopping, and prepping to us. Follow simple instructions to assemble each recipe, leave the mess behind, and take each dish home to place in your freezer to enjoy whenever you like. You will prepare three dishes. Course taught by Julie Gieseman.

Wednesday, 4/25, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $50. Hy-Vee Club Room, 555 S. 51st Street, West Des Moines, IA, #FOOD06.

NEW! Preventing Diabetes: Nutritional Management of Pre-Diabetes
Have you or someone you know been told you have “Pre-Diabetes” or that your blood sugar is a little bit high? Prevention of diabetes can be achieved through healthy lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and lowering risk factors. In this class you will learn more about pre-diabetes and how to manage it, including planning simple, delicious diabetes friendly meals and tasty snacks. Course taught by Julie Gieseman.

Tuesday, 3/13, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $19. Hy-Vee Club Room, 555 S. 51st Street, West Des Moines, IA, #FOOD07.