The third cooking/tasting demonstration held as part of the Eighth Annual Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge  brought participants to the second floor classroom at 72 Bank Street for 45-minute cooking demonstration by Chef Jessica Williams. DTR, of Creating Healthy Solutions. Chef Jess demonstrated how to make a Vanilla Pumkin Shake, a Sip of Morning Mediation, and a Raw Green Smoothie and offered tastings of each following the demonstration. 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 35-minute video of the demonstration. Click here for photos of the Challenge event held just prior to the session. Click here for photos and video from the prior cooking demonstration and here for the previous week's Nutrition Challenge. 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 welcomes participants to her third cooking and tasting demonstration. (Row two) Chef Jess passes out recipes before demonstrating the three nutritious snacks, including one that requires crushing cacao nibs. (Row three) Chef Jess picks out some greens, coconut oil and peanut butter for some of the shakes. (Bottom row) Participants sample the vanilla pumpkin shake and get copies of the recipes at the end of the session.