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Food workshop offers tasty lesson

Brooke Bailey, 4, takes a bite of her sandwich during a free "Share the Color" food workshop at the Eastgate Chattanooga Public Library. After a brief nutrition lesson from dietitian Janis Franks, families were encouraged to add color, using vegetables, as they built their own Subway sandwich. — Brooke Bailey, 4, takes a bite of her sandwich during a free "Share the Color" food workshop at the Eastgate Chattanooga Public Library. After a brief nutrition lesson from dietitian Janis Franks, families were encouraged to add color, using vegetables, as they built their own Subway sandwich. Brooke Bailey, 4, takes a bite of her sandwich during a free "Share the Color" food workshop at the Eastgate Chattanooga Public Library. After a brief nutrition lesson from dietitian Janis Franks, families were encouraged to add color, using vegetables, as they built their own Subway sandwich.

By Staff Report August 1, 2018 1 min read

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Food workshop offers tasty lesson

Elsie Callaway, 4, selects some vegetables for her sandwich. The free food workshop covered basic nutrition information and included a hands-on sub making activity and free lunch.

Jessica Bailey helps her 2-year-old son Jayce build his sandwich during a free "Share the Color" food workshop, designed to teach children how to make good food choices and about the importance of making colorful fruits and vegetables part of their daily meals and snacks.

Five-year-old Tripp Callaway, right, builds his sandwich.

Cameron Moreland helps her 3-year-old son Sean try an olive.

Ashley Nakajima helps her 4-year-old son Owen pick out vegetables for his sandwich. Subway restaurant owners hosted several workshops to educate kids on nutritious eating and make sure they look for a lot of color variety on their plate.

In addition to a tasty lesson, children who attended the free "Share the Color" food workshops also received a take-home food exploration coloring book. Pictured is Alexis Porter, 5.

Brooke Bailey, 4, takes a bite of her sandwich during a free "Share the Color" food workshop at the Eastgate Chattanooga Public Library. After a brief nutrition lesson from dietitian Janis Franks, families were encouraged to add color, using vegetables, as they built their own Subway sandwich.

Local registered dietitians and Subway restaurants in the Chattanooga area recently partnered to help families learn about nutritious food choices.

The sandwich-maker hosted several free food workshops at local city libraries, including the Eastgate Public Library.