{"id":551905,"date":"2026-03-20T02:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551905\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T02:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:56:12","slug":"want-to-live-a-healthier-life-uog-offers-free-nutrition-workshop-series-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551905\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to live a healthier life? UOG offers free nutrition workshop series | Lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SNAP-Ed Program under the University of Guam Land Grant Extension Service invites community members at least 18 years old to participate in a free nutrition education workshop series, \u201cSpring Into Healthy Habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This four-class series is designed to help adults build practical skills for healthier everyday living through small, achievable changes in grocery shopping, meal planning, and daily routines.<\/p>\n<p>Each class will feature a light and fresh spring-themed recipe, including crunchy Thai salad, fruit crisps, eskabeche, and spring rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop series will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, and 22, on the UOG campus in the Agriculture and Life Sciences Building, Room 125.<\/p>\n<p>To register, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/url.uog.edu\/snap-ed-spring\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/url.uog.edu\/snap-ed-spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Katrina Nguyen at (671) 735-2040 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guampdn.com\/lifestyle\/want-to-live-a-healthier-life-uog-offers-free-nutrition-workshop-series\/mailto:macasaquitk@triton.uog.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">macasaquitk@triton.uog.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the leadership of UOG Land Grant\u2019s registered dietitian nutritionist and SNAP-Ed coordinator, Lenora Matanane, SNAP-Ed educators Dianne Sardon, Katrina Nguyen, Niza Mian, and Ella Macatugal will deliver interactive lessons covering:<\/p>\n<p>Creating a weekly meal plan and organized grocery listShopping smart on budgetBuilding balanced mealsIncreasing consumption of whole grainsUnderstanding food processingReading Nutrition Facts labels and identifying added sugarsSetting SMART goals for long-term successIncorporating physical activity, sleep, and food safety into daily routines<\/p>\n<p>Participants who attend at least three of the four workshops will receive free wellness items to support their healthy habits.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop series is part of UOG Land Grant\u2019s and the SNAP-Ed Program\u2019s ongoing commitment to empowering Guam\u2019s communities with practical, culturally relevant tools for healthier lifestyles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The SNAP-Ed Program under the University of Guam Land Grant Extension Service invites community members at least 18&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[64,63,137,1625,322,44,532],"class_list":["post-551905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-lifestyle","tag-local","tag-news","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}