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Olive it Up!

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In recognition of American Heart Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting free olive oil tasting and presentation about its heart health benefits. Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, assistant professor at Yale School of Public Health and certified olive oil sommelier, will guide attendees through the versatile flavors of extra virgin olive oils, highlighting their impact on human and planetary […]

Griffin Health Offers Heart Healthy Cooking Demonstration Series in February

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In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford, is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help individuals care for their “ticker.” Held every Tuesday in February from 5-6:15 p.m. at the Center’s Teaching Kitchen, these cooking classes aim to help the community prepare flavorful, […]

Heart-Healthy Comfort Foods

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In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help the community prepare flavorful, heart-healthy meals at home. Each class highlights strategies to reduce sodium, include healthy fats, and build confidence in the kitchen using whole, minimally processed and delicious ingredients. Heart-Healthy […]

Flavor without the Salt

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In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help the community prepare flavorful, heart-healthy meals at home. Each class highlights strategies to reduce sodium, include healthy fats, and build confidence in the kitchen using whole, minimally processed and delicious ingredients. Flavor […]

Plant-Forward Heart Health

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In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help the community prepare flavorful, heart-healthy meals at home. Each class highlights strategies to reduce sodium, include healthy fats, and build confidence in the kitchen using whole, minimally processed and delicious ingredients. Plant-Forward […]

Cooking for Heart Health Basics

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In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help the community prepare flavorful, heart-healthy meals at home. Each class highlights strategies to reduce sodium, include healthy fats, and build confidence in the kitchen using whole, minimally processed and delicious ingredients. Cooking […]

Eating Clean for the New Year

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To help individuals start the new year off with better nutrition, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting free culinary workshop that will discuss how to make conscious dietary changes to improve one’s health in 2026 and will feature a demonstration of a healthy and hearty chicken chili with a secret, unexpected ingredient to boost its nutritional value. EATING […]

The Yeast You Can Do!

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The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is inviting individuals to learn a new healthy baking technique to start 2026 with “The Yeast You Can Do,” a free cooking demonstration about making sourdough and the nutritional benefits of fermentation on Thursday, January 15 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, […]

Bean There, Done That!

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Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen presents “Bean There, Done That!” on Thurs., Dec. 18 from 5-6:15 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss how the holidays are a great time for beans as they are easy […]

The Healthy Gingerbread Man

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To help families enjoy healthier holidays, Griffin Health Chef Mike Rizzio will lead a cooking demonstration on how to make and decorate a gingerbread man that includes nutritional ingredients like flaxseed mill, coconut oil and wheat flour, and uses healthier monk fruit and unsulphured molasses instead of sugar. THE HEALTHY GINGERBREAD MAN Thursday, December 11 5–6:15 pm Griffin Health Center […]