People interested in learning about plant-based nutrition have a new opportunity to expand their knowledge in coming weeks. Prompted by requests from the local vegan/vegetarian group Vegging Out, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will a five-week online course provided by PlantPure, an organization that promotes plant-based diet.
People interested in learning about plant-based nutrition have a new opportunity to expand their knowledge in coming weeks.
Prompted by requests from the local vegan/vegetarian group Vegging Out, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will a five-week online course provided by PlantPure, an organization that promotes plant-based diet.
The PlantPure Health & Weight Loss Online Seminar will be offered at Irwin Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Sept. 25 through Oct. 23. There is a $10 fee.
Members of Vegging Out, which is affiliated with PlantPure, encouraged the park district to offer the organization’s pilot educational project. Vegging Out founder Mary Ellen Pinzino said the group is excited that H-F was chosen for the pilot.
She said the course will offer “the latest information on the science of nutrition, how the food related diseases of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer and Alzheimer’s are caused by the standard American diet, and how we can prevent and reverse disease through a plant-based diet.”
The course also addresses practical concerns people often have when considering a shift in diet: stocking a home pantry, food shopping, cooking plant-based meals and a variety of recipes.
The sessions will include a one-hour video presentation from PlantPure, followed by a discussion moderated by Vegging Out members.
“The course is very nicely done and serves both the curious and the serious,” Pinzino said. “It is quite an opportunity for the community.”
To sign up for the seminar, go to www.hfparks.com and use code 314317-03.
In addition to the online course, Vegging Out is also offering free overview introductory sessions on Monday, Sept. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library, 19901 Stoney Island Ave, Lynwood, and at Irwin Community Center in Homewood from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, and from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21.
More information:
www.plantpurehealthandweightloss.com
www.plantpurenation.com