Cooking and Nutrition Education Classes:
The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre™ Cooking and Nutrition Education Classes impart vital knowledge that enables individuals to choose and prepare healthy meals and snacks for their families. An interactive 6-week series, these classes emphasize the selection and preparation of fresh, seasonal foods that are safe, nutritious, economical, and delicious. Taught by trained peer facilitators at various community sites around Austin, classes are offered in both English and in Spanish. Classes meet once a week for 1 1/2 hours to cook, discuss, and learn together. Everyone leaves each meeting with recipes and groceries to practice new cooking skills.

Interactive Nutrition Demonstrations:
The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre™ Interactive Nutrition Demonstrations provide a powerful vehicle for making targeted dietary and behavior changes. Presented at health fairs, community events, schools, and in clinical settings, these short "demos" focus on improving the diets of children and families through interactive education. Demos include:

• 1% Challenge - A blind milk taste test
• Choose 100% Juice
• Sugar in Soda
• Choosing Healthy Oils
• Know Trans Fats
• Eat Whole Grains
• Be Water Wise