This week, there was light at the end of the tunnel in the fight for mandatory healthier and more edible school lunches for our kiddos! Following congress’s harrowing block on school lunch health legislature in November of 2011, there’s a new sheriff in town: Mama Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Earlier this week new [...]
A study based on the long-term affects on individuals who are diagnosed with diabetes during childhood and early adulthood reveal, higher drop out rates and similarly lower earnings as a result of the complications that come with diabetes. Prevention and spreading the word to help those around you about the hardships that come along with [...]
It is winter, the earth is cracked and dried, the trees are like little gray skeletons, your fingertips are numb and the thought of spending time “relaxing” in your garden plot makes you cringe. Bring your garden indoors and let the flora and fauna therapy continue this season. As long as your home is 60 [...]
Nourishing NYC is overwhelmed by the support of our great sponsors and volunteers this holiday season. We gave out so many turkeys to families in need you could stack them as high as the statue of liberty….six times! So far we’ve been able to: - Give out over 1,000 turkeys to families in-need; - Provide [...]
So, you go to the grocery store buy your Count Chocula or your Lucky Charms…or maybe you even buy them for your little ones…well guess what? Only 1 in 4 children’s cereals meet the government guidelines for limits on sugars! Government guidelines recommend that cereals have no more than 26% added sugar by weight. Many [...]
What are you doing this Thanksgiving? How about helping out in your community, its time to give back! Nourishing NYC has ample volunteering opportunities for you and yours. Help Nourishing NYC as we launch our Thanksgiving Back campaign where you too can volunteer and help to feed, educate and advocate for families in-need this year. [...]
Strengthen your body’s defenses by eating well, drinking lots of water, exercising regularly, and staying away from people who appear sick. If you do get a bug, pamper yourself. Eat antioxidant-rich foods: such as whole-grain cereals, walnuts, and artichokes, as well as foods packed with omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon. “The antioxidants protect the [...]
Nourishing NYC was happy to be presenting at this years Food Day in Harlem New York. “When Nourishing NYC was approached to perform a culinary and nutritional demonstration at this years event I was happy to share a personal favorite recipe of mine” Jessika Carney, Special Projects Coordinator at Nourishing NYC. “As a vegetarian for over 15 [...]
by Emma Taylor Have you ever wondered what gives mustard or curries their bright yellow color?? Well the answer can be found in a little ingredient called turmeric. Not only is this spice a color enhancer, but you might not have know that it also has many potential health benefits! Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a [...]
By Emma Taylor, Community Activist Nourishing NYC In the “city that never sleeps†you may find it hard to relax. We all know that feeling: lying in bed, knowing we have to get up to a busy day, and yet we just can’t fall asleep. Or, maybe you’ve run around for hours and all you want to do is [...]
During the Earth Day Event, Nourishing NYC will collect your gently used spare kitchen gadgets and small applicances such as peelers, knife sharpeners, mixing bowls, mini-food processors, pots and pans, to support one of our partners , GEMS-Girls, an organization that provides education, advocacy, therapeutic support and housing to hundreds of New York women who are starting [...]
Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students helped to nourish Harlem through springs first urban produce program of 2012 at Nourishing NYC. Twenty dedicated Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students came out on March 31st, 2012 to distribute fresh produce and healthy diabetic friendly recipes in underserved supermarket dessert East Harlem. “I am very impressed with the passion [...]
Its not just pitchers and catchers getting in shape this spring. The spring Healthy Home Plate Program Chefs learned this week about the benefits of eating locally and seasonally. They had the chance to create mini-gardens to take home with them and incorporate produce in a comfort food favorite macaroni and cheese. Recipe below. No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/no_bake_macaroni_cheese.html From EatingWell: April/May 2006, EatingWell Serves Two Not only [...]
