Health plan offers residents free groceries for taking healthy cooking class

Hennepin Health – a Hennepin County owned health plan for people on Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare – is more than just insurance. The plan invests in innovative health projects that benefit its members and the community. 

One of these projects is Flavors of Health, a program that gives Hennepin Health members eight weeks of free groceries after they take a healthy cooking class at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center or at Hennepin Healthcare’s Redleaf Center for Family Healing. 

Members who have congestive heart failure, diabetes, and/or are pregnant are eligible for the program. Participants receive education and groceries tailored to their health needs.

Since its launch in February 2025, 31 members have completed the program (taken a cooking class and received their groceries) and 16 members are currently in the program.