Fremont Health and the University of Nebraska Extension are partnering in a community-wide health program called Eating Smart and Moving More. This nutrition education series will focus on the fundamentals of eating healthy meals on a budget and the importance of physical activity.

Each weeks lesson will be taught by a Registered Dietitian and will focus on a different topic to help you to Eat Smart and Move More.

Lessons include: Plan: Know Whats for Dinner; Shop: Get the Best for Less; Shop for Value, Check the Facts; MyPlate; Choosing to Move More Throughout the Day; and Smart-size Your Portions and Right-size You

Shopping lessons will also include a grocery store tour led by a registered dietitian.

The Eating Smart and Moving More program is open to everyone and free of charge. It is offered as a six-week series that starts Feb. 23 and meets from noon to 1 p.m., and a three-week evening series scheduled to start April 6, meeting from 6-8 p.m. Classes are held at the Dodge County Extension Office located at 1206 W. 23rd St. in Fremont.

To register, call Beth Nacke RD, Dodge County Extension, at 402-727-2775, Ext. 23, or Rachael Nielsen, APRN, Fremont Health Internal Medicine, at 402-727-5200.

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