Smart Meals Class: Butternut Squash Soup

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Common Ground is partnering with OSF Healthcare to offer a free cooking class series for anyone 55 or older!

Smart Meals is a program designed to provide awareness and education on buying affordable, healthy foods that can be easily prepared at home. OSF dieticians have created Smart Meal Kits with shelf-stable ingredients that can be cooked into a full meal, or supplemented with additional ingredients. Each kit also includes a recipe card, a shopping list, and other educational materials. Each Smart Meal recipe is uniquely created by a registered OSF dietitian. All meals are high in fiber and low in fat and sodium.

Each cooking class will feature one Smart Meal kit, as well as fresh additions and recipes using local and organic food from Common Ground Food Co-op. At the end of the class, students will receive an additional Smart Meals kit to take home with them!

Join us for the first class in the fall series, Butternut Squash Soup with Bruschetta!

Nutritional Focus - Vitamins & Minerals

This class's Smart Meals kit features a healthy butternut squash soup with carrots, celery, and a variety of spices.  Additional fresh options provided by Common Ground Food Co-op include cilantro, chives, crumbled feta, toasted pumpkin seeds, sauteed apples, and croutons. Students will also learn how to make their own Bruschetta!