YMCA Healthy Eating
YMCA Healthy Eating
YMCA Cooking & Nutrition
YMCA Cooking & Nutrition
YMCA Cooking & Nutrition
YMCA Cooking & Nutrition

Cooking & Nutrition

At the Y, we want to help you reach your health and wellness goals, whatever those might be for you. Meeting one-on-one with our Registered Dietitian will help hold you accountable and provide you with face to face encouragement and support you need. Sessions will include an assessment of current nutrition status, education and counseling for a healthier lifestyle.

“I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”

Genesis 1:29

COOKING & NUTRITION BULLETINS

Request a Nutrition Counselor

Meeting one-on-one with our Registered Dietitian will help hold you accountable and provide you with face to face encouragement and support you need. Sessions will include an assessment of current nutrition status, education and counseling for a healthier lifestyle.

Air Frying Made Easy Workshop

Join us for an exciting Air Frying Made Easy class where you'll discover the secrets to creating delicious, crispy dishes with less oil! In this session, participants will learn about the fundamentals of air frying. You'll gain valuable tips for meal prep and healthy cooking, empowering you to make the most of this popular kitchen appliance. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned cooks looking to elevate their culinary skills! 

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Air Frying Made Easy Workshop

Prices:
Join us for an exciting Air Frying Made Easy class where you'll discover the secrets to creating delicious, crispy dishes with less oil! In this session, participants will learn about the fundamentals of air frying. You'll gain valuable tips for meal prep and healthy cooking, empowering you to make the most of this popular kitchen appliance. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned cooks looking to elevate their culinary skills! 

Programs starting the week of 10/14/2026

10 am

Air Frying Made Easy Workshop
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Wed
From 10/14/2026 to 10/14/2027
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Food Budgeting & Meal Planning Workshop

Food Budgeting and Meal Planning is a 1-hour program about how to get the most nutritious food for your dollar. The objective of this is to help give you some tools, or to remind you of some tools you may already know, that will help you plan healthy meals without breaking the bank. Participants will learn how to create a grocery game plan, how to store food, how to repurpose leftovers, and more! 

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Food Budgeting & Meal Planning Workshop

Prices:
Food Budgeting and Meal Planning is a 1-hour program about how to get the most nutritious food for your dollar. The objective of this is to help give you some tools, or to remind you of some tools you may already know, that will help you plan healthy meals without breaking the bank. Participants will learn how to create a grocery game plan, how to store food, how to repurpose leftovers, and more! 

Programs starting the week of 09/16/2026

5 pm

Food Budgeting & Meal Planning Workshop
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Wed
From 09/16/2026 to 09/16/2027
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Food Labeling: What’s in there anyway?

Food Labeling is a program about how to identify primary components of food labels, marketing claims and understanding how to make informed food decisions. Participants will learn something new and will be able to take control of their dietary health! 

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Food Labeling: What’s in there anyway?

Prices:
Food Labeling is a program about how to identify primary components of food labels, marketing claims and understanding how to make informed food decisions. Participants will learn something new and will be able to take control of their dietary health! 

Programs starting the week of 02/11/2026

5 pm

Food Labeling: What’s in there anyway?
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Wed
From 02/11/2026 to 02/11/2026
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Foundations of Nutrition

One hour initial consultation and four 30-minute follow-up sessions. In person or virtually. Expires 6 months from purchase date.

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Foundations of Nutrition

Prices:
  • Member Rate - $99/One Time
One hour initial consultation and four 30-minute follow-up sessions. In person or virtually. Expires 6 months from purchase date.

Programs starting the week of 01/1/2026

12 am

Foundations of Nutrition
Toyota Indiana YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Foundations of Nutrition
Dunigan Family YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Foundations of Nutrition
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day

Maintenance Session

A 30-minute session in person or virtually. Must have completed Foundations of Nutrition to be eligible. Expires 6 months from date of purchase.

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Maintenance Session

Prices:
  • Member Rate - $25/One Time
A 30-minute session in person or virtually. Must have completed Foundations of Nutrition to be eligible. Expires 6 months from date of purchase.

Programs starting the week of 01/1/2026

12 am

Maintenance Session
Toyota Indiana YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Maintenance Session
Dunigan Family YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Maintenance Session
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day

Nutrition Booster Session

A 1-hour nutritional counseling session added to any personal training package. Expires 6 months from date of purchase. 

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Nutrition Booster Session

Prices:
  • Member Rate - $35/One Time
A 1-hour nutritional counseling session added to any personal training package. Expires 6 months from date of purchase. 

Programs starting the week of 01/1/2026

12 am

Nutrition Booster Session
Toyota Indiana YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Nutrition Booster Session
Dunigan Family YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day
Nutrition Booster Session
Ascesion St. Vincent YMCA
Every Sun to Sat
From 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
All Day

Train Your Brain: Nutrition, Neurobics & Notable Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy

The prevalence of dementia across the United States is staggering. As the size of the older adult population continues to grow and adults live longer, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases will also increase. Despite the severity of the brain health crisis, there are steps which can be taken to better the lives of those who are currently facing, or will potentially face in their future, a dementia diagnosis. Education and awareness of the disease is key. Thus, the focus of this program is to understand dementia, the warning signs, benefits of early detection and diagnosis, and steps to better overall brain health. Train Your Brain will teach participants that through adopting multiple healthy lifestyle choices, including a healthy diet, not smoking, regular exercise, cognitive stimulation, and social interactions, may decrease their risks of cognitive

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Train Your Brain: Nutrition, Neurobics & Notable Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy

Prices:
The prevalence of dementia across the United States is staggering. As the size of the older adult population continues to grow and adults live longer, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases will also increase. Despite the severity of the brain health crisis, there are steps which can be taken to better the lives of those who are currently facing, or will potentially face in their future, a dementia diagnosis. Education and awareness of the disease is key. Thus, the focus of this program is to understand dementia, the warning signs, benefits of early detection and diagnosis, and steps to better overall brain health. Train Your Brain will teach participants that through adopting multiple healthy lifestyle choices, including a healthy diet, not smoking, regular exercise, cognitive stimulation, and social interactions, may decrease their risks of cognitive

Programs starting the week of 03/11/2026

10 am

Train Your Brain: Nutrition, Neurobics & Notable Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy
Ascension St. Vincent YMCA
Every Wed
From 03/11/2026 to 03/11/2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM