Professional
Conferences
Fri Oct 2 1998:
Plant-based
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
a conference for healthcare professionals
Meatless
in Seattle: Culinary Options for Food Professionals
a conference for chefs and other food professionals |
Saturday and
Sunday, October 3-4, 1998
10am-6pm each day
A Celebration of
Healthy Cooking
and Eating
Seattle Center - Northwest Rooms
next to Key Arena, #6 on Seattle Center map
Free food sampling
 Cooking
classes
Kids' activities
Restaurants
Speakers & fun!
Presented by and benefitting EarthSave
$5 suggested donation
Taste
of Health, a festival of good food and great fun, keeps getting
better! More delicious food is available to sample
and to purchase. Children will have more fun than ever
in the greatly expanded kids’
activities area. Nationally known speakers
will give the latest information on nutrition and health,
while our cooking classes
will help you along the road. If you would like to eat healthier
or you are just looking for a fun food festival, Taste of
Health is for you.
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Special Thanks to our Major Sponsors:
At Fred Meyer Nutrition Centers, we’re committed to bringing
you only products of the highest quality, purity and freshness. Every day you’ll find
great tasting, wholesome foods free of artificial ingredients and preservatives. We can
meet your special dietary needs including: wheat-free and dairy-free alternatives, organic
vegetarian and kosher. We offer a friendly, knowledgeable staff to assist you.
"The Healthy Yellow
Pages," this free directory includes Western Washington’s most comprehensive
listings of healthy dining restaurants, natural food stores, environmentally and socially
responsible resources, holistic health practitioners and much more. Don’t miss the
articles and holistic health glossaries.
Puget Consumers’ Co-op (PCC)
is a full-service community-owned business offering natural, whole foods for informed
shoppers or those just discovering what natural foods are all about. We focus on products
that are organically produced, made from natural ingredients (not synthetic or highly
processed), and without additives or unnecessary ingredients. Experience a world of
natural foods at PCC!
[more sponsors]
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Local Restaurants
Some of
the Puget Sound’s best restaurants are in attendance,
selling $1 and $2 bites of their healthy entrees. Sample several
– you may find a new favorite for future outings! Organic
vegetarian, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Mexican and more are well
represented. [more on Restaurants]
National Speakers ...
Something for Everyone!
Once again, Taste of Health features talks by renowned experts
in the fields of nutrition and health. This year’s collection
of M.D.s, R.D.s, and Ph.D.s is the best yet! Topics cover
everything from nutrition for infants and children to osteoporosis,
debunking Nutrition and Exercise Myths and The 28-day Antioxidant
Diet. [more
on Speakers]
Free Food Samples
The "Try It and Buy It" Market in the Snoqualmie
Room allows an opportunity to sample some of the many healthy
packaged foods that are available at Seattle-area markets.
After trying a few items, buy some to take home at special
introductory prices – all proceeds benefit EarthSave.
[more on the Market]
PCC Kids’ Corner
Don’t miss
PCC Kids’ Corner in the Snoqualmie Room. A new event
at Taste of Health, this area will feature fun and educational
parent-child activities, including a life-size maze, the PCC
Kids' Kitchen, and a wide assortment of hands-on healthy fun.
Don't miss rubber stamping, potato image printing, healthy
meal matching, decorating potato faces, coloring paper chefs'
hats, face painting, The Bubbleman and lots more. There’ll
also be opportunities for kids to play The Earth's in
Jeopardy and participate in interactive cooking lessons.
Chef David Wasson, developer of That's Fresh Kids’
Cooking will be among the presenters. [details
and schedule]
ECE Academy supervises 4-8 year olds
Children from 4-8 years old can be supervised for up to 2
hours in the ECE Academy's activity area where a wide variety of fun educational
activities will be available. ECE Academy is a state-approved K-6 school based in
Puyallup. Parents will be provided with an AT&T pager while they attend Taste of
Health programs.
Cooking Demos
Cooking
healthy at home can be fun and easy. Several wonderful chefs
will demonstrate their techniques and share their secrets
for delicious, easy-to-prepare meals. Guaranteed to make you
hungry! Cusines demonstrated include Cuban and Asian. They
range from no cooking to the Joy of Soy to healthy
desserts. [schedule]
Huge Selection of Books,
Author Signings
Hundreds of nutrition, cooking, and vegetarian titles have been assembled in one place.
This is a unique opportunity to browse such a comprehensive collection. Net proceeds
benefit EarthSave. Speakers
will sign their books in the bookstore following each presentation.
| Watch for the Taste of Health tabloid in your mailbox, and takeaway
coupons at the tills in Fred Meyer Nutrition Centers and PCC stores. Bring a coupon to the
Market to collect a FREE Bumblebar! |
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