This week’s Power Food is Corn! Corn can be eaten fresh, cooked, and popped. An ear or cob of corn is actually part of the flower and an individual kernel is a seed. Corn will always have an even number of rows on each cob. As well...
This week's Power Food is Pineapples! Pineapples are eaten fresh, juiced, cooked, and preserved and their leaves are even used for insulation in your homes. Pineapples are a composed of many berries whose individual fruitlets fuse together around a central core. Individual pineapple can take over two...
Our power food of the week is pears! Health Benefits of Pears A naturally sweet and crunchy snack, pears can be sliced, cooked, and used to make all kinds of delicious, nutritious food. Pears contain non soluble polysaccharide (NSP), a natural source of fiber. Pears are...
This week we're learning about the health benefits of watermelon! Health Benefits of Watermelon Watermelon not only makes for a quenching, natural treat, but has many health benefits as well. Watermelon contains vitamins A, C, B1, B5, and B6. And because watermelon is 92% water and full of...
This week's power food is green pepper! Health Benefits of Green Peppers Green bell peppers not only add flavor to your meal, but plenty of nutrition, too! A single cup serving of green peppers has 2.5 grams of fiber, almost 120 milligrams of vitamin C, and natural antioxidants. Both vitamin C...
Melanie Channick, Amazing Athletes Montgomery County, PA As a youth sports’ development program, Amazing Athletes focuses on teaching children the fun and importance of fitness. We believe that active, structured play is an integral part of children’s education. Research shows that fitness not only helps the body,...
Many people make a new year’s resolution to be healthier throughout the next year. But when healthy habits are instilled early, children learn to make fitness and nutrition part of their lifestyle rather than a goal that may come and go. When children learn the foundations...
5 Holiday Activities to Do with Your Athlete Add Holiday Cheer to Power Foods While baking cookies for Santa is always fun, athletes will also have a blast exploring yummy ways to prepare all the power foods we learned about this year! Check out our power...
Knowing that she wanted to own her own business, Jessica Perrott made a decision to leave her career in marketing behind to pursue a career that would get her out of a desk job and make a difference in the lives of others. After six...