In light of the current stay-at-home orders related to COVID-19, many Montgomery County food educators have created new online programming to help residents eat well and stay active while at home. The Montgomery County Food Council has compiled a list of the food education and health education resources that are currently available online to help County residents stay healthy and safe during COVID-19. Our sincere thanks go to our many food and health education partners for adapting their programming to meet resident needs during this unprecedented time!
If you are aware of additional food/health education resources in the County that are not captured below, please contact mcressall@mocofoodcouncil.org.
General Information on Food/Health Education
- Green Beetz Coronavirus Food Education Guide
- Includes grocery shopping tips, ways to keep fruits and vegetables fresh longer, and affordable and easy recipes with pantry staples.
- Includes some information specific to New York City, but most of it is applicable to the DMV.
- COVID-19 Community Resource Guide
- Includes resources and links related to mental health and wellness, and active living and physical fitness.
- Stay Home, Eat Well, Keep Moving
- Created by UMD Extension FSNE (MD SNAP-Ed), the “Stay Home, Eat Well, Keep Moving” resource flyers are aimed at adults and children to share tips on food safety, grocery shopping and meal planning, and physical activity during this time. Organizations can reach out to ahartboo@umd.edu for more information.
Cooking/Nutrition Resources/Classes
- “Cooking with Kids” on Club Yum website
- Includes kid-friendly recipes to enjoy with kids at home during the lockdown.
- Shared by Veronica Velez-Burgess (it’s her website)
- YMCA of Greater Washington has moved some culinary and nutrition lessons online
- Instagram via the YMCA feed, IG TV, stories, and pinned stories.
- Virtual Kitchen, which is part of Virtual Y, has some videos up now including the weekly Simple Cooking with Heart classes (6 classes in this series). This series will include a nutrition lesson from the Y dietician, and a culinary lesson and a cooking demo from their Food and Nutrition Education Manager.
- Facebook demos.
- AARP website
- How to Shop for Food and What to Cook During a Pandemic
- A chef’s tips for updating your grocery list — and recipes to make now
- Devin Alexander: What I’m Cooking Now
- The chef shares recipes for easy, healthy comfort food
- Superfood Recipes to Try Now
- Tasty ways to cook winter’s healthiest vegetables
- How to Shop for Food and What to Cook During a Pandemic
- Cooking Matters nutrition education programming is now being delivered via Facebook and other tech platforms.
Resources/Events/Classes being offered by Healthcare Community
- Suburban Hospital has transitioned some of its classes online and will use the Zoom platform. Visit events.suburbanhospital.org to view classes currently available online including Healthy Choices, Healthy Weigh and our Diabetes Education.
- Healing for the Whole Person: How Mindfulness and Breathwork Can Ease Pain and Lift the Spirits is a free webinar featuring Dr. Neda Gould of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and local author Lauren Chelec Cafritz on May 13th at 6:30 pm. Registration is required.
- Oasis Montgomery is pleased to offer many of its classes online. Please review the schedule here.
- Holy Cross Health is offering virtual classes on a range of topics during the COVID-19 crisis. They may be accessed here.
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine is offering a free webinar series entitled “Meeting the Coronavirus Challenge: Tools to Heal Mind, Body, Spirit, and Community.”
Food Education Resources offered by Giant Food
- Visit Giant Food’s Health and Wellness page to access podcasts, Q&A sessions with Giant nutritionists, webinars and online classes.
Mental Health Resource