Budget-friendly cooking returns!

Missed the first Healthy Cooking on a Budget? The program will be presented again at the Julia Davis Branch on Saturday, March 28 at 4 p.m. Professional cook and Operation Food Search Outreach Coordinator Mariella Funk explains healthy eating on a budget. Take home recipe cards and informational handouts (while supplies last).

Ommmm… Relieving Stress Through Meditation

Tomorrow!

Philip Horn from the Center for Community-Engaged Research at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine brings Meditation for Stress Relief to the Julia Davis Branch on March 25 at 11 a.m. Discover the latest research on the benefits of meditation, learn basic exercises for meditation practice, and see a hands-on demonstration of sitting for meditation and breathing spaces. Participants receive several tools they can use to reduce their daily stress.

Healthy Eating on a Budget!

This Saturday March 21 it's time for another program on budget-friendly nutrition!

Join Operation Food Search at the Barr Branch at 3 p.m. or tips on how to grocery shop on a budget.  There will be a demonstration of an easy and nutritious (and delicious!) recipe.  Samples and recipe cards will be available while supplies last.

One more chance!

Did you find out the hard way when you did your taxes about the penalty for not having health insurance?  If you missed the deadline to register for a 2015 health plan in the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace you still might have time to sign up.

According to a press release put out by the Missouri Foundation for Health yesterday, a Special Enrollment Period has been created for those who

• paid a penalty for being uninsured in 2014
• first learned about the penalty after February 15, 2015
• are not currently enrolled in the Missouri Marketplace

So if you've just learned that you have to pay a penalty on your 2014 taxes, avoid that fate by signing up for health insurance now!

Food for Thought and Health

You are what you eat!  We know it's true, but it can still be a challenge to figure out how to make it happen.  The St. Louis Public Library is here to help, with the Healthy Living @ Your Library series.

Healthy Cooking on a Budget kicks off the series this Saturday morning at the Baden Branch.  Learn how to make delicious, nutritious, and affordable meals with a professional chef.