Jessica Williams, nutritionist for the UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program, took her CFC cooking class to the Rodman Street Stop & Shop grocery store on June 8, 2009 to help them learn about food selection. Some of the ingredients that the group was shopping for included items that will be incorporated in upcoming recipes. Along the way, Jessica had the chance to provide some valuable education about food selection, including how to read a nutrition label. The group has been meeting weekly at CD-REC for a weekly cooking class where students learn how to cook good tasting nutritious food. Click here for photo of the healthy cooking class. Click here for other classes that Jessica teaches. For more information about the program, contact Jessica Williams at 508-675-7315.
 

(Top row, left) Jessica meets members Beth Vieira and Daryl Parrent from her class outside the Rodman Street Stop & Shop supermarket. (Top row center and right) Jessica leads the group through the produce section of the store where most of the fresh foods are located. (Middle row, left) Jessica shows Deborah Nogueira how to pick out asparagus to ensure that it is fresh. (Middle row, right) Deborah, Daryl, Destiny Vieira and her mother, Beth, listen as Jessica talks about food selection. (Bottom row) Jessica teaches the group about how to use food labels to pick out foods that not only taste good but also provide good nutrition.