Always wanted to take a THK class? Now’s your chance!
The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre™ (THK) has traditionally offered our cooking and nutrition classes in underserved communities, helping those most at-risk of suffering from diet-related diseases. However, research shows that diet-related diseases are not limited by neighborhood, education or socioeconomic status. For this reason THK is expanding our program offerings to include workplace wellness classes as well as private classes throughout Austin.
Our first worksite wellness class took place this past fall at The Department for State Health Services. It was a huge success and, for 6 weeks, 18 DSHS employees ended their Tuesday with a fun and engaging cooking class complete with relevant nutrition education, socializing with like-minded coworkers, and delicious samples of healthy food that was cooked up right before their eyes. One participant commented that he “had a great time participating in this class. The teachers were great and my fellow classmates were a lot of fun!” Others remarked that the class got them “enthused to cook more,” or that they “learned new knife skills” and have “incorporated more vegetables and whole grains” into their diet.
Our first private THK class will be starting next month. Classes include How to Cook with Whole Grains, Packing a Healthy School Lunch, and How to Cook and Eat Seasonally, among others. It is taking place at a private home in Northwest Hills and will meet from 10:00-11:30AM on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from February 25 through May 13. The cost is $300 for the full 6-class series (though you can opt out of classes that conflict with your schedule). If you are interested in registering, just click here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5TWPZL
We are very excited about these new classes and are already scheduling more of them in the coming months. If this class doesn’t fit in with your schedule we’ll be sure to have an upcoming class that will. If you would like to get on an email list to be notified of upcoming classes or if you have a group, organization or company that would like to host a class, please email Katy@SustainableFoodCenter.org. Since all of the proceeds from worksite wellness and private classes go toward continuing our work in under served communities, this is a wonderful opportunity to help others while helping yourself.











