Help Yourself to Health

Is your resolution to start healthier habits in 2012 beginning to falter? Inspiration and good advice are just a lunch hour away.

Registered dietitian Lisa Eberhart with University Dining will help you find healthy, convenient,  inexpensive options for eating and exercise, right on campus. Three programs just for faculty and staff are on the menu this spring.

If you’re trying to start afresh in 2012, Eberhart recommends small changes, whether it’s walking the stairs in your building a few times a day or taking a campus carryout container of healthy food home for supper.

“This is a healthy place to work,” Eberhart says. “We have access to a gym membership within walking distance of work and full salad bars with as many veggies as you want on both sides of campus.”

Here’s an overview of spring workshops to give you more ideas for healthier living.

Lunch and Learn

Join Eberhart and your co-workers on Thursdays this month in Fountain Dining Hall from 12:15 to 12:45. For about $7, you get lunch and a helping of advice. You can join at any point.

• Jan. 5: Nutrition 101
• Jan. 12: Healthy Cooking at Home
• Jan. 19: How to Healthfully Navigate Campus
• Jan. 26: Exercise 101

C-Store Nutrition 101

Take a tour of the Bragaw convenience store for a dietitian’s insights about healthy choices on the run. Free sessions are offered one Thursday a month from 1 to 1:30 p.m.

• Jan. 23
• Feb. 6
• March 12
• April 9

Dig in to the Dining Halls

Find out where they keep the fresh ground peanut butter and learn how to track your progress using online nutrition information and a free app. Sessions are offered once monthly on a Monday from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Fountain Dining Hall.

• Jan. 23
• Feb. 6
• March 12
• April 9

Learn more and sign up for sessions online.