Fairfield Girl Scout Leads Healthy Eating Seminar For Tweens

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield Warde senior will hold the Healthy Trail, a five-week seminar for tweens, ages 10 to 14, at the Fairfield Library as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award.

Fairfield Public Library will be hosting a seminar for kids on healthy eating.
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Donna Christopher

01/21/2016 4:00 a.m.

Participants will learn fun cooking activities, be educated about nutrition, and discover yummy foods that are also healthy.

Faifield Warde High School student Samantha Strelzer, who is pursuing her Girl Scout Gold Award, has been a Girl Scout for 13 years. She initiated this free program through the library and will teach the classes.

Two of the classes are for kids and their parents to give a more in-depth understanding of the benefits of healthy eating and instructions on how to make meals using locally grown foods.

The seminar will culminate with the creation of a cookbook to take home.

Here is the schedule:

Monday, Jan. 25: Welcome and No-Cook Nutrition
Monday, Feb. 1: Shopping, Labels and Dining Out (kids and parents)
Monday, Feb. 8: What’s in Our Food?
Monday, Feb. 22: Guest Speakers on GMOs and nutrition (kids and parents)
Monday, Feb. 29:, Mini-Cookbooks and farewell.

All meetings are Mondays from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road.

Registration is requested at www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org, or call (203) 256-3160.

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