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Health 360: Walnut pesto for a healthy heart

During our series of lessons about heart health, participants in Health 360 learned that inflammation may be a significant contributing factor to heart disease. Although the inflammatory response is an important part of the body’s immune system, it can cause problems when it’s overactive. There are foods with anti-inflammatory properties that may help protect against these negative health effects. Some of

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Health 360: Delicious and nutritious breakfast muffins

After finishing our exercise lesson at the last meeting of the Health 360 program, participants enjoyed healthy whole grain muffins. They are packed with fiber from the dried fruit and grains, plus a good amount of protein from the grains, egg, and buttermilk. These can be baked in advance and then frozen for a convenient and

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Health 360: Ditch the Fryer! Home-baked Chicken Recipe

Most people who are concerned about high blood pressure know to avoid consuming lots of sodium. But, do we know where most of the sodium in our diets comes from? Perhaps surprisingly, not much actually comes from the salt shaker. Continuing our lessons about high blood pressure, participants in Health 360 learned that 77% of the

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Cholesterol Lesson at Health 360

Is cholesterol bad for you? Many people would think the answer is obvious: Yes! But it’s actually more complicated than that. As part of our sequence on Heart Health, the senior participants in Health 360 learned about the connection between cholesterol and heart disease. There are three main highlights: Where does it come from? Our

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Healthy BLOOMers: Squash Harvest and Three Sisters Tacos

  The summer sessions of Healthy BLOOMers began this week! On the first day, the children harvested 24 lbs of zucchini from our urban garden, and used it to make the following recipe for vegan tacos. It’s not too late to sign your child up for the program! They will get a head start in

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Dr. Melony Samuels Named One of Brooklyn’s Women of Distinction

Anti-poverty activist gave up her day job to feed the hungry By: Maggie Craig (www.brooklyndaily.com) [pullquote]NEIGHBORHOOD: Bedford-Stuyvesant OCCUPATION: Founder and Executive Director COMPANY: Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger CLAIM TO FAME: Putting a smile on a child’s face. FAVORITE PLACE: Full Gospel Tabernacle of Faith Church WOMAN I ADMIRE: “The Rev. Doctor Emma Simpson, assistant pastor

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Global Cuisine at Health 360

Participants in Health 360 come from many different backgrounds and traditions. They represent the American South, Trinidad, Greece, Guyana, and St. Maarten, among others. We can find healthy foods all around the globe! With this in mind, a Nigerian nutritionist taught us how to make a traditional Nigerian dish called “moinmoin,” a steamed cake made

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Kitchen Sink Muffins at Health 360

Have you ever been told that baking is tricky, because you have to measure everything exactly and follow the recipe to a tee? Steph, a professional baker and custom cake maker for Heaven and Hell Cakes, visited our Health 360 class this past Friday to show us that baking can be a much more creative

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Homemade Sauerkraut

Jennie, the BSCAH Urban Farm Manager, taught us about the health benefits of fermented foods and showed us how to make sauerkraut at Health 360 on Friday, April 12th. What is fermentation? Fermentation is the process in which bacteria and yeasts feed on the sugars in food. This process creates lactic acid, a plant-based and naturally occurring

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Collard Greens: Salad and Stewed

At Health 360 on Friday, April 12th, we learned two different ways to prepare collard greens.  One recipe uses lightly steamed collard greens in a salad with a sweet homemade dressing of strawberries and fresh-squeezed orange juice. The other recipe calls for stewing the collard greens over a longer period of time with garlic, spices, and

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