In celebration of National Food Day, The Health & Wellness Institute will be hosting a Food Day Festival on Friday, October 21st. National Food Day is a grassroots movement driven by individuals and organizations that share a passion for promoting a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.
The Food Day Festival is free and open to the public. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to visit with local farmers, purchase locally grown produce, receive a body composition screening from The Health & Wellness Institute’s Wellness Van, and have their nutrition questions answered by certified Health Educators at the Nutrition 101® Stop-by.
As part of the Festival, The Health & Wellness Institute will showcase its new program, Health’s Kitchensm, a dynamic cooking demonstration and food tasting that shows participants how to fit healthy eating easily into their lives. The Health’s Kitchen demonstration is delivered by Real Food First, a team of experienced food professionals dedicated to making positive and healthy changes to the foods that are offered to employees and/or others.
“The partnership with Real Food First is an exciting venture for us,” said Manager of Product Innovation, Todd Farias, “Health’s Kitchen teaches healthy eating in a practical and interactive way by bringing the kitchen to our clients.”
The Food Day Festival will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Health & Wellness Institute, 291 Promenade Street, Providence, RI. To attend the festival, attendees should visit the Eventbrite site and register.
About The Health & Wellness Institute (HWI)
The Health & Wellness Institute is a national health management solutions provider, focused on reducing risk, improving health, and enhancing productivity through the delivery of innovative worksite wellness programs and services. HWI’s team has developed and refined its methodology and resources for over 30 years, and currently services more than 300 large employers, thousands of small businesses, and more than three million individuals through a growing network of health plan partnerships and direct employer engagements. For more information, visit www.hwinstitute.com or call 401.228.1400.
About Real Food First
The Real Food First mission is to partner with worksites, hospitals, and other institutions to help them select, prepare, and serve healthier foods in an effort to build a culture of wellness as well as increase employee enthusiasm and productivity. Real Food First helps a company or organization model good nutrition practices in cafeterias, in vending machines, and during catered events, thus creating a food system where wholesome, seasonally available, fresh, delicious, and real food is the norm. For more information, visit www.realfoodfirst.org or call 401.475.9696.
