Nutrition and Food
Programs
Nutrition Coaching
No matter your goal, our staff will help create an individualized plan to suit your needs. Nutrition coaching includes completing a health questionnaire and conducting a 24 hour food recall to determine “where you are now” and “where you want to be.”
Instructional Cooking Classes
Try a variety of classes learning how to cook, bake, and enjoy new recipes. All classes include cooking demonstrations with generous tastings of each recipe!
Culinary Workshops
From bread making to farm-to-table dining, each culinary workshop highlights a specific aspect of the culinary world led by passionate home-cooks who are excited to share their skills and knowledge with you.
Get Fresh!
Get Fresh! is a cost-effective, six-week seasonal foods program. Participants use their Get Fresh! tote to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables from the Student Sustainable Farm in the ARC instructional kitchen. Recipes and resources prepared by McKinley Health Center’s Dietitian and nutrition peers.
Food Inspo
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Food Assistance & Well-Being Program
The Food Assistance & Well-Being Program is a shopping-style pantry that is free to the campus community.
Our Commitment...
- Engage the diverse Illinois students and other campus community members in opportunities to learn about, cook, taste and share health-supporting, sustainably-produced food.
- Educate about the culinary and other skills needed for planning, preparing, serving, and evaluating healthy meals.
- Provide a safe, clean and sustainable space for the campus community to engage in research, service-learning, experiential learning, and personal growth and development.
- Utilize culinary education as a part of a strategy to improve food security, employment opportunities, and simultaneously improve health for underserved individuals and the campus community.
- (Re) Connect a positive food experience with the growth of local, whole, and more sustainably produced food.
- Demonstrate the viability of hands-on experience with healthy food preparation and tasting for improving eating habits and life-long health
Reserve the Instructional Kitchen
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CampusWell
Explore wellness resources on CampusWell, an interdepartmental website that provides articles and videos about topics ranging from body image, nutrition, and mindfulness, to time management, substance abuse, finances, and more!