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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
cooking/tasting demonstration held as part of the Eighth Annual Greater
Fall
River Fitness Challenge brought over 30 people to the second
floor classroom at 72 Bank Street for an hour-long cooking demonstration
by Chef Jessica Williams. DTR, of Creating
Healthy Solutions. She took people through the steps of making a
fresh mango avocado salsa for a delicious low-carb
black bean lettuce wrap. Free nutrition and cooking sessions are being offered
after each Saturday Challenge as a way to assist people with issues of
weight loss and personal health related to diet including a recommendation
on food and advice
on weight loss. Much of the funding for the demo was provided by a Vela
Foundation grant.Sponsored by
Greater Fall River
Re-creation, Partners
for a Healthier Community, Saint
Anne's Hospital, Southcoast
Hospitals, the Fitness Challenge includes programs provided by All
Generations Fitness, the
Diabetes Association, Inc.,
Fitness
Fusion, FitWorks, General
Fitness, Greater Fall River
Re-creation, TKO
Fitness, and the
Fall River YMCA. The Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who
live, work or attend school in the Greater Fall River Area. Click here for
a 30-minute |
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(Top row) Chef Jessica Williams, DTR, of Creating Healthy Solutions invites over 30 Challenge participants and others to the 10:00 a.m. cooking demonstration in the second-floor classroom at 72 Bank Street. (Middle row) Participants enjoy watching Chef Jess as she prepares the food in just a few minutes using fresh produce, including mango, avocado and onion. (Bottom row) Challenge Participant Terry Greenwood is first in line to sample the lettuce taco wraps as others pose questions about the recipe to Chef Jess. |
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