Chicago - May 22, 2006

A Good Egg

Healthy Eating 101 Classes

Time for your yearly visit with Dr. McFriendly. And while you think your reflexes are in check, you’re not so sure about everything else.

After all, pizza and Starbursts do not equal a recipe for good health.

For that, you need Megan McCarthy of Healthy Eating 101. Her Quick and Healthy Cooking class, a crash course in nutritious cooking, is a crucial cram session for anyone who’s still living (and eating) like a co-ed on a meal plan.

You’ll cover a day of healthy eating (apps to dessert), with special emphasis on the nutritional wonders known as superfoods. Don’t worry, hot dog, the recipes are so good even die-hard junk foodies will enjoy them. (Any resulting health benefits are purely coincidental.)

You can hunker down at a group class in McCarthy’s West Loop kitchen or invite her over for a one-on-one session. McCarthy’s know-how comes from years working with food giants like Lettuce Entertain You, Karyn’s Fresh Corner, and Whole Foods (where she also teaches).

So if anyone can attest to the fact that you are what you eat, it’s her.

And you sure don’t think of yourself as a cheese puff.

Healthy Eating 101 (312-942-0017 or healthyeating101.com).