Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health

02/14/2025

❤️ Celebrate Valentine's Day by showing some love to your heart! ❤️ Join us for a special Heart Health & Nutrition Workshop tomorrow, February 15th, at 11 AM at Live Oak Library. Learn how to make delicious Sweet Potato Fries and get tips from Elisabet Trujillo, LSU AgCenter's Nutrition & Community Health Agent. Don't miss out on this chance to taste a healthy recipe and take a step towards a healthier heart! Register now at 504-736-8475. 📍 Live Oak Library, 125 Acadia Dr.

02/11/2025

Aktion Club at Magnolia Community Services tasted air-popped flavored popcorn while learning about the benefits of whole grains, vegetable oils, and low-sodium recipes. Contact 504-736-6519 for guest speaker services for your organization's meeting!

Enjoy this low-sodium recipe provided by MyPlate:
https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/chili-popcorn

09/25/2024

Join Tandem Clinical Research and LSU AgCenter for our Dining with Diabetes Reunion tomorrow, 9/26/24, at 6pm in the Second Harvest Food Bank's community meeting room. Reconnect, share how you’ve been doing, and learn even more about managing diabetes from our expert speaker, Marissa Miller FNP, who will lead a Q&A session and provide valuable insights. New participants are welcome! Call (504) 291-5906 to register.

09/10/2024

Thank you to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Foundation for inviting LSU AgCenter's Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health program to participate in your Job Resource Fair. To request LSU AgCenter's participation in your organization's community resource fair, please contact 504-736-6519 today!

Gracias a la Fundación de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Luisiana por invitar al programa Sabores de Salud del LSU AgCenter en la parroquia de Jefferson a participar en su Feria de Recursos Laborales. Para solicitar la participación del LSU AgCenter en la feria de recursos comunitarios de su organización, por favor contacte al 504-736-6519 hoy.

09/09/2024

Congrats to our Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Foundation's group for completing the Small Changes, Healthy Habits nutrition education series by LSU AgCenter's Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health program. Contact 504-736-6519 for nutrition workshops in Spanish or English.

Felicidades al grupo de la Fundación de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Luisiana por completar la serie de educación nutricional 'Pequeños Cambios, Hábitos Saludables' del programa Sabores de Salud del LSU AgCenter en la parroquia de Jefferson. Comuníquese al 504-736-6519 para talleres de nutrición en español o inglés.

🎉 ¡Celebremos Juntos! 🎉

El sábado pasado dimos fin a nuestro taller de nutrición. Gracias a LSU AgCenter por brindarnos la oportunidad de apoyar a nuestra comunidad hacia una vida más sana.

¡Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales para no perderte los otros talleres que vienen este mes! 🌟🍎

09/09/2024

Prepare for hurricane season and have your hurricane food supply ready. Check out the link for the full list: https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/rbogren/articles/page1591132674323

Now is the time to have your hurricane food supply ready with our list of non-perishable, shelf-stable foods. Visit the link for full list: https://tinyurl.com/HurricaneFoodSupply

09/05/2024

Join LSU AgCenter's Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health program at Live Oak Jefferson Parish Library on Sept. 14 from 10 AM -1 PM to learn the basics of safe food preservation. Seating is limited to the first 16 participants registered. Please call 504-736-8475 to register.

Join LSU AgCenter's Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health program at Live Oak Library in Westwego on Saturday, September 14, from 10 am to 1 pm to learn the basics of safe food preservation. Seating is limited to the first 16 participants who register by calling 504-736-8475.

08/26/2024

Congrats to the Tandem Clinical Research Marrero participants for completing their Dining with Diabetes series! Thank you to Tandem Clinical Research for sponsoring ingredients and supplies for class. Interested in more? Contact LSU AgCenter's Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health program at 504-736-6519 to inquire about future classes.

🎉🎓 We’re thrilled to cheer on our second graduating class of Dining with Diabetes in Marrero!

Our amazing participants have leveled up their diabetes management skills and learned about clinical trials.

Huge thanks to Jefferson Parish Flavors of Health for teaming up with us.

Here’s to our graduates—cheers to your journey of making awesome changes and living your best lives! 🌟🍽️👏

08/05/2024

Join us JenCare Senior Medical Center at 3530 Houma Blvd. for tomorrow's Bone Health & Nutrition Workshop at 11 A.M. in the Tai Chi Room on the third floor. Class will include food samples sponsored by JenCare Senior Medical Center and a cooking demonstration presented by Elisabet Trujillo, Nutrition and Community Health Agent with . Register at 504-621-1848.

05/07/2024

Belle Terre Library Storytime club tasted homemade ranch with carrots after we read the book Tops & Bottoms! Reach out to Elisabet Trujillo, Nutrition and Community Health Agent, at Jefferson Parish's LSU AgCenter office at 504-736-6519 for your parent-child club presentations!