May is National Osteoporosis Month. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, about 54 million Americans have osteoporosis and low bone density, sometimes called osteopenia. Osteoporosis...
Category: Fit & Food News
FAFC’s New Empowerment Certification
The Fit and Food Connection has been working to make lives healthier in Northern St. Louis City and County since 2013. We provide healthy living resources to low...
Thank you, Luxco!
The Fit and Food Connection has come a long way since it's beginning, and none of it would have been possible without the tremendous support of our donors, parteners, sponsors, and friends. Not...
How to Save Money While Grocery Shopping
Grocery shopping is a routine many have come to despise or fear due to the overwhelming number of options available in stores these days. With an average of 50,000 products for a supermarket,...
Thank you to Enterprise Medical!
Recently, the Fit and Food Connection received a kind donation of FAFC branded t-shirts from Enterprise Medical. These t-shirts have helped us with our marketing initiatives immensely. We would...
Give STL Day 2016 was a Huge Success!
This year, the Fit and Food Connection participated in Give STL Day for the first time. Give STL Day is a full 24 hours of online giving, sponsored by the St. Louis Community Foundation....
Fitness Goal of the Week
Try this Tabata Challenge! Tabata training is a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout, featuring exercises that last four minutes. You can pick anyone from 1 to 4 exercises and mix and...
On the Go Green Smoothie
You have a busy life.... either working INSIDE or OUTSIDE the home, right? Sometimes it's hard to get motivated OR you don't have the time to eat healthy... Breakfast is the...
Healthy Egg Muffins
Healthy Egg Muffins
Ingredients:
7 eggs
½ lbs lean ground beef
½ chopped green or yellow pepper
¼ chopped onion
2 cups of chopped mushrooms
¼ lbs of spinach
tbsp. coconut or olive...
Nourishment for the Body and Mind
1. Asparagus
This spring vegetable — a cousin of onion and garlic — is a great source of fiber and packed with nutrients like vitamins A, C, E and K, and essential minerals...