Nutrition Classes in the Work Place

Healthy Employees = Happy Employees

HELP's Work Place Classes:

Nutrition 101

 HELP's Nutrition Classes are both interesting and interactive!   

Classes provided to employees to assist them in learning how to make healthy choices for their families.  Learning how to read a label, how to cook vegetables in fun and tasty ways, how to cost out convenient foods compared to fresh produce. 

Cooking Healthy is Easy!

Chef Adrienne will come in and do a Chef's Demo for your employees

to show them a few tricks to making what they like to eat healthier!

The employees will be able to try healthy food that day and take home recipe cards so that they can try these same recipes at home. 

Healthy Food Catering!

Chef Adrienne will prepare healthy and delicious food for your next party!

HELP can Cater...

Office Gatherings

Customer Appreciation Days

To find out more please contact us at:

831.372.3616 

Local Nursery Supports School Garden!

Bokay Nursery has donated plants for the

Monterey Park Garden!

30 Hitchcock Rd, Salinas, CA 93908
http://www.bokaynursery.com/

Bokay Nursery is a locally owned Nursery in Salinas.

 

Monique picked out Herbs for the Garden!



Christina and Monique picked out Apple and Pear Trees for the Garden!

The Garden will have 2 Apple Trees and 2 Pear Trees!

Monique picked out some vegetables



Monique and Christina picked out a Muscat Grape for the Garden





All of the Herbs and Veggies - ready to be planted!



The kids got the boxes ready to plant all of the vegetables!

 

All of the Garden Club Kids were able to plant the Vegetables and Herbs

Planting Pineapple Mint

Planting the Mint Box!

Gardening is So Much Fun!

Watering all of the new plants!

A Big Thank You to Bokay Nursery!

Salinas Farm Day!

Salinas Farm Day!

HELP was part of the Salinas Farm Days!

HELP presented to the 3rd Grade Classes from all over the Salinas area about the Importance of Choosing to Eat Healthy! 

There were about 3,000 third graders present at this years Farm Day!



There was a lot of Farm Equipment for the kids to see and learn about.



Farm Animals were at the Farm Day so that the kids can see them in person
and learn about them.



It's important to eat a variety of colors of Fruits and Vegetables every day!

 

The 3rd graders each got to share their favorite fruits and vegetables!



Every day you need to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables!


We talked about how each color of fruits and vegetables helps our bodies in a different ways.




  

Each Color Provides Different Nutrients for Your Body!

Green Fruits and Vegetables:  helps build strong bones and teeth

White Fruits and Vegetables:  maintains cholesterol at healthy levels

Blue/Purple Fruits and Vegetables:  builds your memory

Yellow/Orange Fruits and Vegetables:  help your vision

Red Fruits and Vegetables:  makes your heart healthier



South County Farm Day is on Thursday, March 10th

Local Nursery Donates - Dirt for the Garden!

McShane's Nursery Donates - Dirt and Organic Fertilizer

 for the Monterey Park Garden!

 

115 Monterey Salinas Highway

Salinas, CA 93901

(831) 455-1876

http://www.mcshanesnursery.com/

McShane's Nursery has donated dirt to fill our planter boxes at the Monterey Park School Garden.

McShanes deliverd the Dirt to the Garden



Christina is talking to the Garden Club about the importance of good nutrition for both people and plants. 

The Garden Club Kids - Shoveling the donated dirt into the garden boxes. 
They are also watering the plants that they were able to plant thanks to the donated dirt that they received!

 

 

  

The Garden Club Kids had a great time digging in the dirt and filling up the garden boxes!

A Big Thank You to McShane's Nursery for their very generous donation!

Casino Night Fundraiser for HELP!

Casino Night

The Casino Night Fundraiser for HELP was a great success! 

There were over 200 tickets sold to the event! 

A HUGE THANKS is owed to Entre Nous Society for their generosity!

We would also like to Thank D'Arrigo Bros.

for allowing the event to take place in their cooler!

http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110204/OFFSIXTYEIGHT01/102040336/Casino-Night-tonight-benefits-HELP-hosted-by-Entre-Nous

Cheese Station



Raffle Prize - Wine Barrel full of Great Wine!



Chef Estevan Jimenez from Aqua Terra Culinary. 

Raffle Prize - Diamond Necklace



Silent Action - Dress-Up Diva Collection!



Silent Action

Raffle Prize - Christal!

A speical Thank You to all of the Sponsors for the event!

Fast and Fit - Nutrition Education in the Class Room

Fast and Fit: Nutrition Education in the Classroom and Physical Activity on a Rainy Day!

Nutrition education in the classroom and physical activity on a rainy day

Presented by Healthy Eating Lifestyle Principles (HELP), Champions for Change, a program of the Monterey County Health Department, and Monterey County Office of Education Health and Prevention Programs.

This workshop has been created for both K-3 Teachers and After School Program Instructors.

This is a great opportunity for teachers to learn new ways to get children interested in fruits and veggies!

Pre-Kindergarten through Third-Grade Teacher Training

The fee for this program and all materials is $5.00.

Pre-registration by Thursday, February 24, 2011 is mandatory.

Please mail checks to: 

2600 Garden Road, East Building, Suite 123

Monterey, CA 93940