Cooking Matters at the Store, October 14, 2014!
Do you want to save money at the grocery store? Do you want to buy healthy foods for yourself and your family? Do you need tasty and healthy recipes? If you answered yes to these questions, join us for a free guided grocery store tour! Cooking Matters at the Store is an interactive tour that teaches individuals and families to shop for healthy, affordable food. During the tour, you will practice skills like buying fruits and vegetables on a budget, comparing unit prices to find bargains, reading food labels, identifying whole grains, and sticking to your budget! You will also receive a free reusable grocery bag, a free book of tasty recipes and simple tips on buying healthy, low-cost foods, and a free $10.00 Food City gift card to purchase healthy groceries of your choice using the skills learned on the tour.
Cooking Matters at the Store will take place from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14th at the Food City located at 1507 O’Dell Avenue in Jefferson City. The class size is limited and pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information on Cooking Matters at the Store, contact Melissa LaGraff at the UT Extension-Jefferson County Office- (865) 397-2969/3969 or mrector@utk.edu. Cooking Matters at the Store is a program from the Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. You can find out more information about each at NoKidHungry.org and CookingMatters.org.
Programs in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, and resource development. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and county governments cooperating. UT Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.
