Program teaching healthy food habits
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This article was published 07/04/2022 (1260 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For some people, their relationship with food is more of a battle, so Prairie Mountain Health is offering a program to teach them how to control cravings and leave bad habits behind.
The regional health authority for Westman is hosting Craving Change, a cognitive behavioural program designed to help people put an end to emotional eating habits and foster good relationships with food.
People can sign up for a three-class series to learn about self-awareness strategies so they can recognize which triggers influence their eating habits. The program then encourages participants to reflect on their eating including what, when and how much they eat.
Facilitators Tara Smith, Chantal Morais and Michelle Depner will teach various strategies, called the “Change Buffet,” to manage these habits and find the best approach. Participants will work together as a group using skill-building activities to implement their new strategies.
With the onset of the pandemic, Prairie Mountain Health took the program online through Microsoft Teams. Even though they were not physically together, facilitators reported the group continued to support one another in their journey. Even as pandemic restrictions on gatherings have ceased, the program will continue to be offered online, with in-person classes returning to Dauphin, Neepawa, and Brandon.
Individual diet counselling and teaching are not part of these classes. Anyone with a medical condition is welcome to attend, but those who don’t understand their individual diet needs are asked to see a registered dietitian first.
For more information about this program, visit cravingchange.ca or contact co-ordinator Sherrill-Lee Hyra at 204-578-2192 and shyra@pmh-mb.ca.
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