Cooking for Your Health: Incorporating Non-Inflammatory Ingredients into Your Everyday Meals Virtual Event

Healthy eating is not meant to be boring! Join the Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota’s monthly virtual cooking class with live cooking demonstrations that will be filled with food, fun, and learning as they explore easy-to-use, non-inflammatory ingredients that can be used to make meals that can be enjoyed by the entire family! Have fun while you:

• Learn how inflammatory foods worsen overall health
• Identify foods to avoid when you (or a loved one) has a chronic condition that causes chronic inflammation (e.g. sickle cell disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, etc.)
• Explore easy-to-use, non-inflammatory ingredients and easy substitutions
• Observe cooking demonstrations by nutritionists and community experts
• Develop healthy cooking habits that can benefit the entire family!

Monthly nutritional health virtual activities are open to:

• Individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell trait (SCT)
• Caregivers of children or partners living with SCD or SCT
• Community members interested in learning more about nutritional health
• Healthcare professionals seeking to better understand community-centered health habits
• Public Health students and other community health champions seeking to engage with community members

Throughout the session, they will incorporate fun facts and opportunities to win fun prizes! (Prizes include gift cards, t-shirts, lanyards, backpacks and other fun swag items)