SNAP-Ed<\/a>, a program that teaches people how to shop for and cook healthy meals.<\/p>\nThreatt partnered with these organizations to bring the program to Clinton.<\/p>\n
From May 14 to June 18, fourteen local residents gathered at Broad Street United Methodist Church. There, a nutrition educator and chef taught local residents about healthy eating. Content ranged from how to read food labels to how to substitute healthy ingredients for those high in fat, salt or sugar.<\/p>\n
Each week, the participants cooked a dish together in the kitchen at the church. For example, one week they made a healthier, low-cost version of Hamburger Helper, adding in lean ground turkey instead of hamburger meat, spices instead of salt, and low-fat cheese.<\/p>\n
Another week they served up vegetable quesadillas and fresh salsa, and a different week they made homemade pizza covered with fresh vegetables.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe participants learned different concepts each week about how to think healthier with food,\u201d Threatt said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s simply a matter of trading out an unhealthier option for a healthier one. We aren\u2019t so much encouraging people to eat less as we are getting people to add in more healthy foods.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the fifth week of the program, the group met at Bi-Lo to learn more about buying healthier food choices on a budget. At the end of the class, each participant received a gift card and was encouraged to plan a healthy meal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve learned how to read labels and pay attention to what\u2019s in the food I eat, like carbohydrates,\u201d said Robert Cunningham, of Woodruff, S.C.<\/p>\n
Cunningham and several other participants learned about the program by taking the diabetes education class Threatt offers at the PC School of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI took away more knowledge than I came here with,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n
Small Changes, Big Difference<\/h2>\n
Each week, the participants took home the groceries needed to make the dish they cooked in class. Pharmacy students donated nearly all of the non-perishable ingredients and money to help buy the items that needed to be fresh or refrigerated.<\/p>\n
At the end of the program, the participants also took home the nutrition education guide and cookbook that includes the recipes used in the classes. The hope is that participants make lifestyle changes, a little at a time, to eat healthier.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust small changes,\u201d Threatt said.<\/p>\n
Now that these participants know more about healthy eating, Threatt is hopeful they will choose healthier foods, such as whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables, and share their knowledge with friends and family.<\/p>\n
Threatt has plans to offer the class again in a different part of Clinton next time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just want to touch as many people as we can who may need to learn some new things about nutrition,\u201d Threatt said.<\/p>\n
Learn More<\/h2>\n
The Wellness Center at the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy helps those in the community lead healthier lives. Visit the Wellness Center<\/a> to see how Dr. Tiffaney Threatt and others help local residents manage their diabetes, stop smoking and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Tiffaney Threatt, director of the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Wellness Center, was volunteering at the United Ministries food bank when saw a need to help others be healthier. \u201cThey had all of these fresh fruits and vegetables,\u201d Threatt said. \u201cI commented about how wonderful it is that people can go through there and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":10739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmacy.presby.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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