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We Can! Mesa County

We Can! Mesa County is an active fun program to help children achieve a healthy weight. We cook, learn and play!

Children ages 6-18 and their families learn about nutrition and activity and have fun doing activities with other families.

11/13/2025

We're wrapping up the WeCan!™ Mesa County fall class series with a fun and educational grocery store tour! Join us on Wednesday, November 19th to learn how to make healthy choices when going to the grocery store. 🛒

Vanessa Carter, Primary Care Partners' Registered Dietitian, will be guiding us on a grocery tour - don't miss this informative class!

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

11/06/2025

Our next We Can! class takes place on Wednesday, November 12th. In this class, we will talk about what a healthy breakfast looks like and how it contributes to a healthy, balanced diet. 🍓🥯

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

10/30/2025

With November on the way, now is a great time to strengthen our healthy habits for the winter months and holiday season! 💪

Join us on Wednesday, November 5th for the next We Can! class! In this class we will talk about fats in food and demonstrate fat in food using Crisco. Don't miss this informative class! 🔍

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

10/23/2025

Join WeCan!™ on Wednesday, October 29th to learn how to make screen time rules. 🤳

Media is everywhere, and managing it all can be tough. Creating a Family Media Plan can help you and your children set media priorities that matter most to your family. Create your custom Family Media Plan here: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

10/16/2025

The next WeCan!™ Mesa County is about meal planning! Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd to learn how meal planning can make eating healthy easier!

📅 Involving kids in meal planning can help establish healthy eating goals and is more fun! Check out https://heykidswhatsfordinner.com/for healthy recipes and tips on how to get kids involved in meal planning.

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

10/09/2025

Join WeCan!™ on Wednesday, October 15th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for a cooking demonstration! Learn how to make healthy and delicious meals that your whole family can enjoy. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place Wednesday evenings from from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

10/02/2025

Join us Wednesday, October 8th for our next class! This class is all about movement and fun activities kids can do to get healthy exercise. 🏃‍♀️🤾‍♂️🚴‍♂️

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm Wednesdays.

👉 Looking for more family-friendly activity ideas? Check out these Fall 2025 Activity Guides for Fruita and Grand Junction!

Grand Junction Parks and Rec Activity Guide: https://online.publicationprinters.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=7416c681-a230-4c80-8776-2f2dbce275f6

Fruita Parks and Rec Activity Guide:
https://www.fruita.org/742/Activity-Guide

09/30/2025

Let's make this Fall a healthy and active one! 🍂⛹️‍♀️🤸
Check out our upcoming October WeCan!™ classes! 👇

09/25/2025

October is right around the corner, and WeCan!™ has fun, family-friendly activities lined up! 🎃🍂

Join us Wednesday, October 1st for the next WeCan!™ class where we focus on portion control – we’ll learn how much space each kind of food needs to take up on the plate and what these sizes look like. Eating mindfully at each meal can make a big impact! 🥗

Learn more about portion control at KidsHealth.org: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/portions.html

Interested in joining WeCan!™? Classes take place Wednesday nights from 5:00pm-7:00pm at 3150 N 12th Street. Call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437) to sign up or for more info

09/18/2025

Join us next Wednesday, September 24th, for a fun and eye-opening class all about sugar in drinks — like soda and juice. We’ll be using sugar cubes to show just how much sugar is really in some of our favorite beverages... and trust us, you might be surprised! 😲🥤🍬

📍 Classes are every Wednesday from 5–7 PM at 3150 N 12th Street
📞 To sign up or learn more, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437)

Let’s keep learning, moving, and growing healthy together! 💪🍎

09/11/2025

Join WeCan!™ on Wednesday, September 17th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for a cooking demonstration! Learn how to make healthy and delicious meals that your whole family can enjoy. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place Wednesday evenings from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

09/04/2025

Our next WeCan!™ Mesa County class takes place on Wednesday, September 10th. In this class we will learn about energy balance and what makes us gain and lose weight.

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437).
Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday at 3150 N 12th Street.

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3150 N 12th Street
Grand Junction, CO
81506

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