As part of its bi-monthly series of special events, the Big Friends Little Friends mentoring program held a Healthy Choices learning event for mentors and mentees on January 22, 2007, at the Family Service Association's offices at 101 Rock Street. Carol Weber of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program at the HealthFirst Family Care Center taught the group how to make healthier food choices among foods that they commonly eat. The group learned ways of reducing fats and excessive calories by choosing foods more wisely and by emphasizing the use of fewer processed foods in their diet. Everyone had a chance to sample some healthy choices by making their own trail mix using whole grain cereals, nuts raisins and other dried fruits. For more information about the Big Friends Little Friends program, Contact Katje Fuson at 508-730-1138, Ext. 3155; To enroll a child, contact Ramona Turcotte at 508-730-1138, X3244.
 

(Top row, left) Carol Weber of the WIC program points out the ingredients in a jar of apple sauce to mentees Tanicole and Laura. (Top row, center) Carol points out some healthier alternatives to common snack foods. (Top row, left) Mentor Karen Poissant looks at the nutrition label on a fruit smoothie product with Carol. (Middle row, left) Mentee Sarah talks over her food likes and dislikes with her mentor Joyce Palazio. (Middle row, right) Kelsey and her mentor Karen Poissant look over a description of some healthier food choices. (Bottom row, left) Mentees Tanicole and Laura try some healthy eating puzzles with mentor Debbie Cavanagh. (Bottom row, right) Laura receives a scoop of whole grain cereal for her trail mix from Ramona Turcotte as her mentor Debbie Cavanagh and Program Marketing and Development Specialist Katje Fuson look on.