healthy food

Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson tells us what it means to be a “locavore” and eat locally-grown foods

Publisher — Tue, 27 Jul 2024 12:50:56 +0000

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE is a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition and a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. She sat down with GetHealthyHarlem.org to explain why locally grown food is healthier for you and the economy!

Healthy Vending Machine and Ice Cream Truck Choices

Riverside — Tue, 13 Jul 2024 14:37:16 +0000

I was just watching the Rachael Ray show and they had someone (Liz Vaccariello) on there that showed you how to make healthy choices when eating at a vending machine. Surprisingly, if you want chips Veggie chips can be just as bad as regular chips - so can baked chips! Apparently Soy Crisps are much healthier.

Harlem Word: Chris Daly, founder of Hip4Kids, talks about how his organization benefits Harlem

Publisher — Mon, 12 Jul 2024 14:37:06 +0000

Chris Daly's organization Hip4Kids helps educate kids and their parents about eating and cooking healthier.

Healthy Snacking -- What are you eating?

nourishingkitchen — Mon, 24 May 2024 22:15:04 +0000

Chef Gina, facilitating this weeks nutrition class at The Nourishing Kitchen of New York City, talked about healthy snacking.

Did you know…improving your health without paying a lot is easier than you might think?

Publisher — Wed, 19 May 2024 15:07:30 +0000

Do you think that you have to spend a lot of money on gym memberships to get fit? How about on healthy food? Check out some helpful ways to improve your health without having to pay a lot!

Exercise outside instead of the gym!

Recipe: Chicken Taco Pizza

Publisher — Fri, 23 Apr 2024 17:35:27 +0000

Do you like Mexican AND Italian food???

Best Yet Market now open in Harlem

cesar — Mon, 08 Mar 2024 20:48:49 +0000

More fresh food in Harlem? Looks like it. Best Yet Market opened up recently (last week?).

It's between 119th and 118th on Frederick Douglass

I went to their website and they have a bunch on videos on the Harlem store. http://www.bestyetmarket.com/video.html

Sign a letter to make sure that the nutritional needs of low-income children are a top priority for Congress

Riverside — Thu, 04 Mar 2024 14:23:07 +0000

Your help is needed to ensure that the nutritional needs of low-income children are a top priority for Congress. As Congress prepares to take up Child Nutrition Reauthorization, you can urge them to take swift action to support child nutrition legislation. Over the past year, many bills reflecting the anti-hunger community's top priorities for Child Nutrition Reauthorization have been introduced.

The Holiday Eating is over, TG!

HHK123 — Sun, 03 Jan 2024 22:44:42 +0000

Happy New Year Everyone!

So how did you survive all of the holiday food? I did, barely and frought the good fight as hard as I could. Lets start with Thanksgiving.

Harlem Word: Gina Puzzanghera talks about nutrition classes at the Nourishing Kitchen of NYC

Publisher — Tue, 29 Dec 2024 17:09:03 +0000

The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC not only provides free meals to people in need; it also offers free healthy cooking classes. To learn more about these and what healthy eating tips Gina Puzzanghera has to tell Harlem residents, read the article below.

Harlem Word: Gina Puzzanghera talks about the benefits of eating seasonally and locally

Publisher — Wed, 23 Dec 2024 17:26:24 +0000

The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC is a community food program in East Harlem that offers a lot of services to the community, such as free meals, cooking classes, children's nutrition programs, and leadership and skills-based training. One way that the soup kitchen provides healthy meals is by using local and seasonal food, which can be cheaper, taste better, and be healthier. The Executive Chef and Director of the Nourishing Kitchen, Gina Puzzanghera, talks more about eating seasonally and locally below!

From the New York Times: "A Plan to Add Supermarkets to Poor Areas"

cesar — Wed, 23 Sep 2024 17:06:12 +0000

Supermarket aisleThe New York Times today posted an article about the City Planning Commission's plan to make it easier for supermarkets and grocery stores to open in poor neighborhoods.

Here's a little piece from the article:

Harlem Word: James Subudhi -- Improving Harlem's access to healthy food

Publisher — Thu, 27 Aug 2024 23:03:25 +0000

James SubudhiWe interviewed James Subudhi, West Harlem Environmental Action's (WE ACT) sustainability coordinator, to learn about Harlem's hottest environmental issues. Here's what he told us.

Morningside Park Farmers Market

becca — Wed, 15 Jul 2024 16:24:56 +0000

Greenmarket Farmers Market Locations 2024 - Harlem Hospital Greenmarket

Coll5 — Wed, 10 Jun 2024 16:42:39 +0000