Nourish & Prep: Easy Cooking for 2 or less

10 am, Monday, Nov. 10th (1 hour)
Learn simple, healthy, and budget-friendly meal ideas perfect for small households. This hands-on workshop will help you:
✔ Plan easy, nutritious meals
✔ Minimize waste & save time
Takeaway: ready-to-freeze meals!
Held in YWCA Lounge
Limited to 8 participants

Quick and Nourishing:  Family Meals for 3 or more

4pm , Monday, Nov. 10th (2 hours)

Make weeknight dinners stress-free with tips and techniques for family meal prep. You’ll learn how to:
✔ Prepare balanced meals in advance
✔ Save time & reduce mealtime stress
Takeaway: freezer-ready meals for your family!

Held in YWCA Lounge

Limited to 8 participants

Midday Momentum Starts Here Looking for something that energizes your 30-minute noon hunger and that packs a playful punch? Say hello to Mind Over Meal Break—your go-to Tuesday presentation series that’s as smart as it is refreshing.  These are located at the YWCA.

Mind Over Meal Break has a variety of Tuesdays at Noon | 30 Minutes of Wellness Wisdom created by Prevea located in the Learning Lab at the YWCA.

Take a break from the grind and stop into a half-hour of inspiration designed to fuel both body and mind.  Mind Over Meal Break delivers bite-sized insights on fitness, nutrition, mental resilience, and lifestyle hacks—all without breaking a sweat. It’s the perfect midday reset: quick, engaging, and just what you need to power through the rest of your day.

• November 4 –The Art of Resiliency – Melissa Milam Health & Wellness Specialist
  • A healthy lifestyle is more than the absence of illness or stress; it also encompasses learning about resilience. Through this presentation, you will learn how to mindfully focus on building resilience and in turn, thrive amidst life’s challenges.
• November 18 – Know Your Biometrics Numbers, Know Your Risk – Abi Clark Health & Wellness Specialist
  • Prevea experts will discuss what biometric measurements are and how our lifestyle habits affect these measurements. You will also learn about the health risk assessment data reports, tips for lifestyle modifications and how to set biometric measurement goals.
• December 2 – GERD and How to Live With It – Sally Bowa, GI Nurse Practitioner
  • Prevea experts will discuss GERD, a digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid flows back into one’s food pipe. Attendees learn about the disease’s symptoms, causes and treatment options, including lifestyle, diet and medicinal and surgical modifications.
• December 9 – Sleep Health – Katie Auten Health & Wellness Specialist 
  • You will spend a third of their life sleeping. That may sound like a waste, but Prevea experts will discuss why sleep is so important, signs of not getting enough sleep and how to start a healthy sleep habit routine.
• January 20: Debunking nutrition myths – Deb Guenterberg, Prevea RDN
  • High fat foods are unhealthy, right? You will explore nutrition myths and the truth behind some of the misconceptions in the nutrition world.
• February 17: Nutrition:  Pain management, inflammation and healing – Deb Guenterberg, Prevea RDN
  • Prevea health experts offer non-medicinal ways to improve pain you may be experiencing. While there is no cure-all diet, this discussion will focus on certain foods that may help with those aches and pains.
• March 17: What’s in your freezer? – Deb Guenterberg, Prevea RDN
  • Prevea experts will discuss foods in the freezer. You will learn how to freeze meals, how long foods last in the freezer, the importance of proper freezing techniques, proper freezer cleanliness, how to avoid freezer burn and more.
• April 21: What’s the skinny on belly fat? – Deb Guenterberg, Prevea RDN
  • Your employees may be struggling with belly fat and are wanting a magic pill to slim down the mid-section. Prevea experts will discuss the facts and myths about belly fat including what your employees should be most concerned about.

All presentations are partnered with the ADRC

Must register to save your seat.

November
Topic: Caregiving – The Art of Asking for Help
Description: Are you finding it difficult asking for help while caring for a loved one? Join us to learn the main reasons why family caregivers don’t but should, ask for help. We will also discuss ways to ask for and get the help you need.

Must register to save your seat.

Wednesday, October 8th 2025, 10-11am (RCIL Room)
Food is Medicine-Optimize Your Brain Health
Our brain’s constant supply of fuel comes from the foods we eat. Emerging research from the fields of neuroscience and nutrition shows that by changing what you eat, you can improve your mental and emotional well-being. You can stabilize your moods. You can improve your focus. You can even make your brain grow. Join us to learn how food affects the structure and function of your brain.

Wednesday, November 12th 2025, 10-11am
Sleeping Through the Ages -The Importance of Sleep on Brain Health-Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—in fact you spend about one-third of your life doing it! Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times — is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn, create new memories, concentrate and respond quickly. Sleep also plays a key housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake. This presentation will highlight the importance of restorative sleep and how to set up a sleep routine to gain maximum sleep benefits – at all ages!

#4 Thursday, December 11th, 2025, 10-11:30 am

Boosting brainpower, one game at a time! This presentation explores how interactive games support cognitive health, enhance memory, and keep our minds agile at any age. Let’s play for a sharper brain!