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Health and Wellness
Join Alphie’s Team Wellness!
Stay healthy. Be Fit!
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Calling All Green Thumbs!
With the proceeds earned from our 5% Shopping Day at Harry’s Farmer’s Market Alpharetta, a teaching garden is coming this Fall to Alpharetta Elementary School. If you would like to help with this exciting project or have a connection with a local garden center, please contact Molly Mathis.
Some notes about school gardens (courtesy of Farmer D Organics)….
- Create healthy schools, healthy families and healthy communities
- Enhance wellness programs and positively impact nutrition
- Extend county, state and national Go Green intiatives
- Increase eco-literacy and life skills
- Engage diverse populations and build bridges between classrooms, grades, schools, homes and the community
- Offer opportunities for interdisciplinary curriculum delivery
- And, dare we say, even improve test scores!
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We serve to promote school-wide wellness initiatives and general health awareness.
Activities planned for the school year include:
- Walk Across America
- Vision/Health Screenings (October)
- Red Ribbon Week (October)
- Jump Rope for Heart (February)
- Field Day (May)
In addition, we will provide links to upcoming community-wide health events, youth sports programs, general health/wellness tips, healthy recipe ideas and school-wide wellness programs.
Jump on board and join the team! If you’re interested in volunteering your time, please contact either
Molly Mathis or Michelle Gordon.
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Recipe idea for cooking with fresh herbs:
Basil Butter (Stir into hot pasta or polenta, or melt over grilled meats or corn)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1tsp minced garlic
- 1/2t freshly grated lemon zest
- Kosher salt
- Ground white pepper
In a bowl, combine the butter, basil, garlic, lemon zest, 1/2t salt and 1/2t white pepper and mash with a spoon until well combined.
Use immediately as a spread for corn on the cob, grilled vegetables, or dinner rolls. Or use plastic wrap to shape the basil butter into a log, tightenig the ends. Refrigerate until very firm. Slice into 1/4inch thick coins and melt over just-off-the-grill chicken, pork, fish fillets or vegetables. The butter will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Community Health Links:
- Alpharetta Parks and Recreation
- Spirit Track Club
- Wills Park Baseball
- Alpharetta Football
- Alpharetta Family YMCA
- www.rungeorgia.com
- www.letsmove.gov
Healthy Eating and Nutrition (including a customized eating plan) at:
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