EIU Health Education Resource Center

Healthy Cooking 101

Open Sessions for the 2025 Academic Spring Semester

Healthy Cooking 101!

Healthy Cooking 101 is a series of cooking classes throughout the year that feature different themes, cooking techniques, and aspects of balanced nutrition.This program is a hands-on experience in the kitchen. No kitchen or nutrition experience is required, it’s FREE and the best part is you get to eat what you make! Registration is required; please click on the date to sign up for the session you wish to attend. Don’t hesitate to sign up for the sessions, as each class fills up quickly!

 Healthy Cooking 101 #1: Building a Better Plate

This event will center on the topic of how to provide some variety in what is our typical foods. Look to make fish taco bowls and Tropical Fluff! Please be aware of the following allergies: fish, wheat, soy, nuts

                   Date                                                 Time                                                          Location      

                3/13/2025                                             4:30                                                     Klehm Hall 2309                             

Sign up form: https://www.eiu.edu/herc/machform/view.php?id=103331

Healthy Cooking 101 #2: Sex is Like Pizza

This event is a Collaboration with the HERC Mental Health Graduate Assitant (GA), and the HERC Nutrition Coordinator GA. Learn and understand signs and safety of Sexual Assaualt. Fun and interactive way of learning how pizza is like sex through the preparation of your own personal pizzas. Sign up with your friends or come and join your peers and make some new friends! Look to make pizza and Italian salad. Please be aware of the following allergies: wheat, milk, soy

                   Date                                                 Time                                                          Location      

                3/25/2025                                             4:30                                                     Klehm Hall 2309                            

Sign up form: https://www.eiu.edu/herc/machform/view.php?id=104211

Healthy Cooking 101 #3: The Truth Behind Food Dyes

In this event, learn what food dyes are, what they do within our food and the health facts behind them. Look to make spring pasta and mug cake! Please be aware of the following allergies: nuts, wheat, soy, egg

                   Date                                                 Time                                                          Location      

                4/1/2025                                              4:30                                                     Klehm Hall 2309                             

Sign up form: https://www.eiu.edu/herc/machform/view.php?id=104854

Healthy Cooking 101 #4: Food Pranks for Healthy Fun!

April fools? Why not celebrate a little late? Join us for food pranks where what you make isn't exactly what you think it is.  Foods to be made include "Big Macs and Mac & Cheese". 

                   Date                                                 Time                                                          Location      

               4/10/2025                                              4:30                                                     Klehm Hall 2309   

Sign up form: https://www.eiu.edu/herc/machform/view.php?id=105850

For more information about Healthy Cooking 101, e-mail herc-nutritioned@eiu.edu

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