PARIS – People with diabetes will have a chance to learn how to prepare good-tasting, healthy foods at a workshop, Diabetes, Food and You, offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

The workshop will focus on providing meals for the person with or at risk for type 2 diabetes. It will include selecting foods for the person with diabetes, understanding carbohydrates, preparing good-tasting, healthy foods and understanding portions. Participants will also have an opportunity to sample healthy foods for a light lunch.

The workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the Extension Office, Olson Road. Wendy Legg Pollock, Extension educator, will lead the session.

The cost is $10 a person, with an additional $6 for another person from the same family. Scholarships are available. Registration and fee are due by Monday, June 11. Space is limited. Call the Extension Office at 743-6329 or 1-800-287-1482 for more information.