Eat Well Lakewood

Chef Ernie Logsdon, Nature's Bin

Live Well Lakewood's mission is to promote healthy, active living in Lakewood. On Saturday, March 10, 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., we're sponsoring the third annual Eat Well Lakewood at Lakewood High School (enter at the main entrance.) The vendor fair portion of the event is free and open to all. It offers lots of information about improving your diet and provides the opportunity to try samples of healthy options to choose when eating out, provided by local establishments. Ever had a black bean burger at the Buckeye Beer Engine? Taste one, and we bet you'll choose it over a hamburger next time--it's that good! Root Cafe, home of a great vegetarian, vegan and raw foods menu, will be on hand with coffee and tea, both sources of antioxidants.

The highlights of the event are the three chef demos, presented in LHS's fabulous culinary arts area. At 1:00 p.m., the ever-popular Ernie Logsdon, executive chef from Nature's Bin, makes his third appearance. This year Ernie's topic is Eat Well with Great Grains, and he'll demonstrate delicious ways to include the nutritional powerhouse quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in your meals. The 2:00 p.m. demo, by Robert Geul, executive chef at Jammy Buggars, is Eat Well with Grass-fed Beef. If you're watching the amount of red meat you eat, Robert will teach you why grass-fed beef is what you should choose, and why Jammy Buggars serves it. At 3:00 p.m., Eat Well Vegan features Demetrios Atheneos, executive chef of Deagan's Kitchen & Bar, who will show you how to whip up a vegan dish--maybe even one you've ordered if you've eaten at Deagan's vegan night. Seating for the demos is limited, so you must register to attend. There is a $5 charge for each of these sessions, with $1 from each admission fee going to the Lakewood Community Services Center; the rest supports LWL's community events.

To find out more about Eat Well Lakewood or to sign up for the demos, visit our website, www.livewelllakewood.org; e-mail us, info@livewelllakewood.org, or call us at 216-529-7695 and leave a message. Don't miss Eat Well Lakewood--it will be good for you, and delicious too!