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 video of the discussion. Click here for photos of the Challenge event held just prior to the session. Click here for photos and video from the prior week's nutrition class. For more information, go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com. or call Greater Fall River ReCreation at 508-679-0922.

(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.