Guest Blog: Michele Gordon w/ Wellness Wednesday - September 28th

Whew! What a week here at Fresh & Co.! We just had a sponsor booth at the WPIX Health & Wellness Expo on Sunday. Michele Gordon, personal trainer and our wellness expert was with us for the event and wrote a terrific guest blog for us! We know its Thursday (technically) but we had a slight technical glitch yesterday here on the blog. Without further ado, "Wellness Wednesday" for September 28th. Enjoy!

Happy Wellness Wednesday! One of the best ways to leading a healthy and fit lifestyle is to surround yourself in a positive environment with people who can help you stick to your exercise and diet regimen.

On Sunday, September 25, the Fresh & Co. team and I reached out to the masses at the WPIX Health & Wellness Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. If you attended the Expo and stopped by our booth, then you got to try some of our delicious and nutritious samples of the tofu edamame and Israeli couscous side salads, and learned some more ways to stay fit with Fresh & Co. The Expo was a great way to see other people that are just like you---hoping to lead the healthiest life they can. Sometimes we all fall off the horse, but we just need a push to get back on it and stay on track. We are constantly going to have obstacles that get in our way to getting healthiest. However, by having people in your life who support what you are doing, will help you overcome! At the Expo, you not only had the Fresh & Co. team by your side, but also the WPIX 11 network, nutritionists, personal trainers & fitness instructors, doctors, nurses and the everyday average person just trying to live life to the fullest. 

This week, stay motivated to leading a strong, healthy and well-balanced life, check into Fresh & Co. to keep you energized, and remember to encircle yourself by those that will boost your spirits and  not bring you down. For more motivation, check me out at makeitwithmich.blogspot.com or email me at michelegfit@gmail.com! 

Farm Fresh Friday for September 22nd - Rainbow Sprouts

Hey Fresh Faces! This week we are bringing you Rainbow Sprouts from our pals at Satur Farms. Rainbow sprouts are a terrific way to add a delicious peppery flavor to your salads, with hardly any calories. Packed with vitamins and minerals, rainbow sprouts might just be what you are missing. Give them a try, and let us know what you think. We love feedback!

When it can hit close to home... a personal blog for The Dine Out

Hi all, 

Ty, our Director of Marketing here at Fresh & Co., recently blogged about why The Dine Out for Share Our Strength is so important. At the end of the day, this cause can also hit close to home. As you saw in the PSA, the adorable little girl is Ty's daughter. She wanted to help her Daddy help other kids just like her, so she (at the tender age of 3!) agreed to be part of the PSA. 

Click here to read Ty's post on his personal blog. 

We will be having brand ambassadors in all of our Fresh & Co. locations. Hope to see everyone from the 19th-23rd in our stores to participate!

The Dine Out - September 19th-23rd

More than 17 million kids in America struggle with hunger. Share Our Strength connects these kids to the food they need, not just today, but for the long term. Fresh & Co. is proud to announce our participation, along with thousands of other restaurants, in Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry, a week-long national restaurant event in cities across the United States.

Take the No Kid Hungry Pledge and commit to coming to Fresh & Co. between September 19th and the 23rd, where a generous portion of the proceeds from a selected specialty salad and the Sandwich of the Month will be donated to No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength’s national campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

As an industry we raised more than $1.5 million last year through Dine Out For No Kid Hungry, a record high and twice what was raised the year before. Our goal is to involve as many restaurants and their customers as it takes to make No Kid Hungry a reality by 2015. Please join us as we once again participate in this worthy cause. Remember, just one dollar can connect a child to 10 meals.

Please support the Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® Campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. Visit DineOutForNoKidHungry.org for more information on how you can get involved and take the pledge at NoKidHungry.org

Farm Fresh Friday for September 8th - Roasted Fresh Apples

Hey all! Doesn't it feel like autumn with the chilly weather we've been having? Why not add some roasted fresh apples to your salad this week to get in the fall mood? We teamed up with Black Horse Farms in Coxsackie, NY to bring you a great salad addition, but with the volume turned up! Raw apples are delicious, full of vitamins, and healthy for you; but when roasted, their sweetness comes to life! Give roasted fresh apples a try in your salad this week, and let us know how you liked them.

Enjoy!