Simple Summer Casserole

FCHS celebrates family meals in the summer with nutritious & tasty recipes! Try the Summer Casserole made with fresh veggies.
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Do you care about your health/wellness on the job???

Did you take time to complete the online Worksite Wellness Quiz that was posted on June 5?

If not, this is a great time to take the 2 minutes quiz to better understand your worksite wellness health.

Take that quiz....your wellness depends on it!

Get Healthy in June 2014!

The start of summer usually gets people interested in physical activity events. Take the family on a walk or hike on a safe path. pack a healthy picnic lunch and head for the nearest lake or beach, find a shoreline boardwalk for a family outing, take a bike ride, or play catch in the yard with the kids or grand-kids! Find a few fun things to do with your family to keep everyone healthy and create special memories!

Check out our Healthy on the Job Quiz!!!

Grow some healthy herbs on your deck or doorstep and try this simple recipe! Fresh Herb Couscous

Twitterchat tomorrow 1-2pm EST

It was fun today to conduct the Wellness in the Workplace webinar with my colleague Kathleen Morgan. Look for our follow-up Twitterchat tomorrow:

Keep the Workplace Wellness discussion going with @justjokins @FFFCoP @Child_FamLN tomorrow at 1pmEST with a #twitterchat #CFLNchat

Spring Recipes using fresh herbs

I am amazed to see that perennials have survived the long cold NJ winter. This week I noticed the chives are alive and well on the back deck! Now is the time to start thinking about using fresh herbs in your recipes. For inspiration and ideas click here.

Consider a walking program for your employees

Walking is the simplest way to increase a person's level of physical activity. Extra steps in the day translate to increased physical activity, burning more calories, toning muscles and increasing stamina. We encourage the use of a pedometers to help employees know how many steps they walk per day and give them some advice about how to increase their number of steps.

Check out Walk NJ Point-To-Point for online tracking of steps and an opportunity to tour parts of NJ.

Get Moving Get Healthy NJ Workforce is now a full year program!

I am very pleased to announce that our online program is now available for 52 weeks! Employers can sign up for the program and we will deliver a wellness focused newsletter to their employees each week. The wellness topics are varied to include information about stress, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, brain health, and lots of other topics. Employees love the messages and the Healthy on the Job Workplace Wellness Newsletter too. The newsletter is lively and informative, even a healthy family-friendly recipe is included.

Contact me to sign up for this free evidence-based informational series!