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...
F&F Corner
Five Ways to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
February is the month for hearts – chocolate hearts, Valentine’s Day hearts, and most importantly, our own heart. In fact, February is American Heart Month – a federally designated month-long event created to help raise awareness about heart disease and prevention.
Five Tips for a Healthy and Stress Free Holiday Season
The holiday season is now well underway, and many of us are feeling stress. Although the holidays are intended to be a time of joyful celebration, they can also be a time of added demands and...
Healthy Recipe: Maple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash
With all the flavors of fall, this recipe will become your go-to, guilt-free fall comfort food. This vegan recipe will be a new favorite even for omnivores!
Cultivating Gratitude All Year Long
The falling leaves and cool nights call to mind that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is the time of year that we’re reminded to give thanks and reflect on what’s important...
Fitness
The Many Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation that’s rooted in the Buddhist tradition. It involves sitting in a quiet space and paying close attention to the present moment without...
The Push-Up Challenge
On his 50th birthday, Matthew Solan celebrated by doing fifty full push-ups. I find this particularly impressive because I have never done a full push-up, on any day of the year, ever. Though...
Knocking Out Hunger in St. Louis!
The Fit and Food Connection is partnering with New Era Fitness to host Knocking Out Hunger - a five week boxing class series! All tickets sales go towards the Fit and Food Connection’s Food...
Add Jumping Jacks to Your Home Workout Routine!
The Jumping Jack is a great callisthenic exercise you can do at home. The Jumping Jack is one of the most effective ways to build your cardiovascular endurance, burn calories and get your body...
Bicycle Crunch – Great Home Workout
The Bicycle Crunch is a great compound exercise you can do at home. The bicycle crunch is one of the most effective ways to build your abdominal muscles and core strength. Minimal space and no...
General News
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...
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...
A Nutritional Plan of Attack
From arugula and Swiss chard to romaine and spinach, leafy vegetables are a great source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that protect against heart disease, diabetes and cancer....
Healthy Lifestyle
National Osteoporosis Month
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...
Five Ways to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
February is the month for hearts – chocolate hearts, Valentine’s Day hearts, and most importantly, our own heart. In fact, February is American Heart Month – a federally designated month-long event created to help raise awareness about heart disease and prevention.
Five Tips for a Healthy and Stress Free Holiday Season
The holiday season is now well underway, and many of us are feeling stress. Although the holidays are intended to be a time of joyful celebration, they can also be a time of added demands and...
Cultivating Gratitude All Year Long
The falling leaves and cool nights call to mind that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is the time of year that we’re reminded to give thanks and reflect on what’s important...
The Many Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation that’s rooted in the Buddhist tradition. It involves sitting in a quiet space and paying close attention to the present moment without...
Home Work Out
The Many Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation that’s rooted in the Buddhist tradition. It involves sitting in a quiet space and paying close attention to the present moment without...
The Push-Up Challenge
On his 50th birthday, Matthew Solan celebrated by doing fifty full push-ups. I find this particularly impressive because I have never done a full push-up, on any day of the year, ever. Though...
Add Jumping Jacks to Your Home Workout Routine!
The Jumping Jack is a great callisthenic exercise you can do at home. The Jumping Jack is one of the most effective ways to build your cardiovascular endurance, burn calories and get your body...
Bicycle Crunch – Great Home Workout
The Bicycle Crunch is a great compound exercise you can do at home. The bicycle crunch is one of the most effective ways to build your abdominal muscles and core strength. Minimal space and no...
Become a Push-Up Pro
The Push-up is a great compound exercise you can do at home. The push-up is one of the most effective ways to build upper body and core strength. Minimal space and no equipment is needed to...
Nutrition
National Osteoporosis Month
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...
Healthy Recipe: Maple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash
With all the flavors of fall, this recipe will become your go-to, guilt-free fall comfort food. This vegan recipe will be a new favorite even for omnivores!
Kids Won’t Eat Vegetables? We’ve Got Tips!
It is hard enough for most adults to eat their daily servings of vegetables and fruit, but parents and others who care for children have an added responsibility. The USDA’s My Plate program...
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,...
Fast Food the Healthy Way!
On June 18, we taught our second quarterly nutrition seminar, hosted by Beyond Housing, Fast Food the Healthy Way! Joy Millner and guest instructor Jessi Baker taught attendees how to...
Organization 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...
Knocking Out Hunger in St. Louis!
The Fit and Food Connection is partnering with New Era Fitness to host Knocking Out Hunger - a five week boxing class series! All tickets sales go towards the Fit and Food Connection’s Food...
Feeding Families for Thanksgiving
Feeding families for Thanksgiving is no small feat. It takes the help of the community to gather, sort, and deliver food. Every year, the Fit and Food Connection feeds families in need for...
Breakfast and Bootcamp with Urban Harvest
On October 1st, Urban Harvest hosted the Fit and Food Connection for a Breakfast and Bootcamp event on their Food Roof garden, to raise funds for our organization. We filled the rooftop garden...
Healthy Giving Fundraiser Update
In July 2016, the Fit and Food Connection began it's Healthy Giving Fundraiser campaign. Each quarter, we are choosing one or two families to provide all of our services to for free. The chosen...