Healthy Eating in the New Year
Many of us start January each year with a goal to eat better, but the best intentions don’t always stick. Read our tips on how to make lasting changes.
Take Care of Your Health—Come to the 9Health Fair at FRCC!
All three FRCC campuses are hosting 9Health Fairs for our communities—each event is free and open to all ages. Join us for free or affordable health screenings.
Healthy Nutrition for Babies & Kids During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a number of challenges into our lives, especially for students who are parents. With fewer trips to the grocery store—and finding items missing from the shelves or unavailable online—meeting our babies’ and older kids’ nutritional needs has become even more problematic. Nutrition expert Victoria Lee has been kind enough to […]
To Snack or Not to Snack?
A snack is considered a small amount of food eaten between meals. Americans are snacking at higher rates than ever. According to the USDA’s food surveys of Americans, both the amount of snacking and the caloric density of the snacks has increased since 1977. It is estimated that 84% of adults snack which provides about […]
7 Simple Calorie Cutting Tips for the Holidays
The holidays have arrived once again and many of us are planning a variety of events to celebrate the season! Invariably those events will involve, if not revolve around, tasty and tempting food and drinks which may be distressing for those also wishing to manage their waistlines. Holiday weight gain—or not? Surprisingly there has been […]