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Contact: Sarah Bello

CMH, Providence Seaside, and North Coast Food Web partner to offer free healthy cooking classes

Healthy Cooking just got easier! Columbia Memorial Hospital, Providence Seaside Hospital and the North Coast Food Web are partnering to offer free, fun and healthy cooking classes for our community starting this August.

"This partnership is exciting for us because it meets such a critical community need," says Yana Ludwig, the Food Web's executive director, "getting fresh, delicious and healthy food onto more people's plates, especially our community members who are struggling with health issues."

The hospitals will be using the Food Web's kitchen space at 1152 Marine Dr., Astoria to provide the classes for patients, caregivers and community groups.

The first classes will be held on August 2, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. These classes are geared toward kids age 8+ who are picky eaters. The classes are limited to nine participants each, with a parent/guardian attending with each child, for a total of 18.

But don’t worry — there will be classes for the adults, too. Classes geared toward adults will be limited to nine attendees total. Watch the CMH Events webpage for more upcoming classes: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/events/.

Registered dietitians from CMH and PSH will hold future classes on the following topics: cooking for kids, diabetes management, heart health, healthy cooking (for people diagnosed with cancer) and food bank fresh (for clients of the regional food bank).

Classes will be held once a month at two separate times on the same day. Happy cooking!