We Can! Mesa County

We Can! Mesa County We Can! Mesa County is an active fun program to help children achieve a healthy weight. We cook, learn and play!

Children ages 6-18 and their families learn about nutrition and activity and have fun doing activities with other families.

03/04/2026

March is National Nutrition Month! Today we meet with Dr. Barbara Zind with Western Colorado Pediatrics and We Can! Mesa County to talk about what makes a healthy breakfast, and easy ways to make a breakfast when your family's on the go. 🍳

Take a peek of what's in store for March! 👀Join We Can!™ on Wednesday, March 4th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for ...
02/26/2026

Take a peek of what's in store for March! 👀

Join We Can!™ on Wednesday, March 4th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for a cooking demonstration! Learn how to make healthy and delicious meals that your whole family can enjoy. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place Wednesday evenings from from 5:15pm - 6:30pm.

The next WeCan!™ Mesa County is about meal planning! Join us on Wednesday, February 25th to learn how meal planning can ...
02/19/2026

The next WeCan!™ Mesa County is about meal planning! Join us on Wednesday, February 25th to learn how meal planning can make eating healthy easier!

📅 Involving kids in meal planning can help establish healthy eating goals and is more fun! Check out https://heykidswhatsfordinner.com/for healthy recipes and tips on how to get kids involved in meal planning.

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:15pm - 6:30pm every Wednesday.

Join us Wednesday, February 18th for our next class! This class is all about movement and fun activities kids can do to ...
02/12/2026

Join us Wednesday, February 18th for our next class! This class is all about movement and fun activities kids can do to get healthy exercise. 🏃‍♀️🤾‍♂️🚴‍♂️

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:15pm - 6:30pm Wednesdays.

👉 Looking for more family-friendly activity ideas? Check out these Fall 2025 Activity Guides for Fruita and Grand Junction!

Grand Junction Parks and Rec Activity Guide: https://online.publicationprinters.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=3544db1f-4349-49b4-b5eb-425fc3fc4b1c

Fruita Parks and Rec Activity Guide:
https://www.fruita.org/DocumentCenter/View/4220/Winter-and-Spring-2026-Activity-Guide-PDF

Join us Wednesday, February 11th for the next WeCan!™ class where we focus on portion control – we’ll learn how much spa...
02/05/2026

Join us Wednesday, February 11th for the next WeCan!™ class where we focus on portion control – we’ll learn how much space each kind of food needs to take up on the plate and what these sizes look like. Eating mindfully at each meal can make a big impact! 🥗

👉 Learn more about portion control at KidsHealth.org: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/portions.html

Interested in joining WeCan!™? Classes take place Wednesday nights from 5:15pm-6:30pm at 3150 N 12th Street. Call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437) to sign up or for more info!

Join WeCan!™ on Wednesday, February 4th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for a cooking demonstration! Learn how to mak...
01/29/2026

Join WeCan!™ on Wednesday, February 4th as we visit the CSU Extension Farm for a cooking demonstration! Learn how to make healthy and delicious meals that your whole family can enjoy. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

We've also included a sneak peek of this month's upcoming classes, check it out!

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place Wednesday evenings from 5:15pm - 6:30pm.

Join us next Wednesday, January 28th, for a fun and eye-opening class all about sugar in drinks like soda and juice. We’...
01/22/2026

Join us next Wednesday, January 28th, for a fun and eye-opening class all about sugar in drinks like soda and juice. We’ll be using sugar cubes to show just how much sugar is really in some of our favorite beverages... and trust us, you might be surprised! 😲🥤🍬

📍 Classes are every Wednesday from 5:15-6:30 PM at 3150 N 12th Street
📞 To sign up or learn more, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437)

Let’s keep learning, moving, and growing healthy together! 💪🍎

Our next WeCan!™ Mesa County class takes place on Wednesday, January 21st. In this class we will learn about energy bala...
01/15/2026

Our next WeCan!™ Mesa County class takes place on Wednesday, January 21st. In this class we will learn about energy balance and what makes us gain and lose weight.

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437).
Classes take place from 5:15pm - 6:30pm every Wednesday at 3150 N 12th Street.

WeCan! Mesa County Spring sessions begin next week! Join us for our first class, on Wednesday, January 14th where we wil...
01/08/2026

WeCan! Mesa County Spring sessions begin next week! Join us for our first class, on Wednesday, January 14th where we will learn about healthy snacks! Classes have a new start time, now taking place from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM, at the Primary Care Partners office located at 3150 N 12th Street. During this first class, we will learn what healthy snacks are and how they can help boost our energy levels between meals. 🍑🍓🥕

Check out the post for a sneak peek of January's class topics! 👀

👉 To register for this class or for more information, please call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437).

We Can!® Mesa County is a program designed to help children and their families make healthy lifestyle changes to achieve a healthy weight. The program includes individual goal-setting, group educational classes, cooking classes, and fun exercises.

Need some tasty snack ideas before the class? Check out Chop Chop Family for lots of delicious and healthy recipe ideas! https://www.chopchopfamily.org/

We're wrapping up the WeCan!™ Mesa County fall class series with a fun and educational grocery store tour! Join us on W...
11/13/2025

We're wrapping up the WeCan!™ Mesa County fall class series with a fun and educational grocery store tour! Join us on Wednesday, November 19th to learn how to make healthy choices when going to the grocery store. 🛒

Vanessa Carter, Primary Care Partners' Registered Dietitian, will be guiding us on a grocery tour - don't miss this informative class!

To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

Our next We Can! class takes place on Wednesday, November 12th. In this class, we will talk about what a healthy breakfa...
11/06/2025

Our next We Can! class takes place on Wednesday, November 12th. In this class, we will talk about what a healthy breakfast looks like and how it contributes to a healthy, balanced diet. 🍓🥯

📅 To sign up for this class or for more info, call Western Colorado Pediatrics at (970) 243-KIDS (5437). Classes take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm every Wednesday.

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3150 N 12th Street
Grand Junction, CO
81506

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