Med Instead of Meds Series

Date: Tuesdays, October 3 - November 7, 2023
Time: 9 - 10:30 AM
Location: Online via Zoom

The Med Instead of Meds webinar series will help you explore the Mediterranean Diet by discussing seven simple steps:

• Change Your Protein
• Swap Your Fats
• East More Vegetables
• Eat More Fruit
• Snack on Nuts and Seeds
• Make Your Grains Whole
• Rethink Your Sweets

Great tasting and good for you! Plan to join us for this informative series.

A collaboration between the Bernalillo, Chaves, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe Cooperative Extension Offices.

Please see the Instead of Meds Flyer.

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Schedule

Session One - October 3

Session One Recording

Introduction to the Med Way

Dianne Christensen, MS NMCEP
NMSU Associate Professor
Bernalillo County FCS Agent
diannec@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Dianne (PDF)
• 7 Simple Steps to Eating the Med Way Handouts (PDF)

Session Two - October 10

Session Two Recording

Change Your Protein

Desaree Jimenez, MA
Los Alamos County FCS Agent
deswhitf@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Desaree (PDF)
• Med Way Kitchen Staples Handouts (PDF)
• Change Your Protein Handouts (PDF)

Session Three - October 17

Session Three Recording

Fats and Nuts

Patricia Largo
McKinley County FCS Agent
plargo@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Patricia (PDF)
• Swap Your Fats Handouts (PDF)
• Olive Oil Guide Handouts (PDF)

Session Four - October 24

Session Four Recording

Fruits and Vegetables

Tamara Schubert
Chaves County FCS Agent
tamschub@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Tamara (PDF)
• Eat More Fruit and Vegetables Handouts (PDF)

Session Five - October 31

Session Five Recording

Make Your Grains Whole

Joy Russell (Czmyrid), MA
NMSU Assistant Professor
Rio Arriba County FCS Agent
jczmyrid@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Joy (PDF)
• Make Your Grains Whole Handouts (PDF)
• Cooking Whole Grains Handouts (PDF)
• Read Labels Handouts (PDF)

Session Six - November 7

Session Six Recording

Rethink Your Sweets

Michelle Stizza, MEd
Santa Fe County FCS Agent
mstizza@nmsu.edu

• Presentation Slides: Michelle (PDF)
• Rethink Your Sweets Handouts (PDF)

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, please contact Dianne Christensen at diannec@nmsu.edu or call at 505-243-1386 by Sep. 19.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating.