This October, Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) Nutrition Educators Angela Alexander de Ramos and Odalis Macario led seven families with teens and preteens in “Cooking Matters for Families,” a four-week, Spanish-language series at Children’s Home Society-South in Trenton. One highlight of the series was watching teens customize their green smoothie bowls with pumpkin and […]
Check out our seasonal recipe videos on the FCHS Family Foodie YouTube Channel! FCHS professionals provide nutrition education and physical activity videos to help you meet your health goals. Do you want to start exercising but aren’t sure where to start? We provide information to help you take that first step! If you are looking […]
Trenton’s annual Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market is open from June through August! FCHS Nutrition Educators will attend on the afternoons of August 12th and August 26th. Each week, they will offer a delicious, healthy, easy-to-make recipe highlighting seasonal NJ produce that is available to purchase at the farmers market. Along with the recipes provided to […]
Fifteen families with children aged 3-7 participated in a four-class cooking series at Children’s Home Society Family Success Center in Trenton this Spring! FCHS Educators Angela Alexander de Ramos and Odalis Macario taught the lessons in Spanish. Children were given their very own aprons and learned how to safely prepare snacks and meals with the […]
As part of FCHS’ partnership with the Trenton Housing Authority, FCHS Nutrition Educator Angela Alexander De Ramos offered a nutrition class in February at one of their senior housing sites. Angela taught an “Eat Smart, Live Strong” lesson to encourage increased fruit and vegetable consumption and regular physical activity and to offer suggestions on overcoming […]
