NYC Wine & Food Festival Goes to Harlem

The New York City Wine & Food Festival along with Weight Watchers presented Fun and Fit in the City at the Harlem Children’s Zone.  The event began with a health expo where local companies along with Whole Foods Market, Share Our Strength(R), the Food Bank for New York City, and the Health Corps all provided helpful tips to guide parents through a range of healthy everyday life options.

Former President Bill Clinton along with a panel that included Dr. Mehmet Oz, Rachel Ray and Allan Houston urged parents to have active family time, create healthier fun meals and encourage eating together as a family. The topics discussed were intended to address obesity and the both social and economic challenges of raising healthy eaters in the inner city.

The discussion centered around ways where we can all take part in combating childhood obesity, which unfortunately affects those living in urban areas more due to lack of resources, healthy options and an abundance of inexpensive unhealthy ones.

The main objective to fighting this disease that affects so many in our communities is to focus on simple practical solutions that families can take part in to  better a child’s eating habits.

One of the strongest messages sent for those concerned about childhood obesity is that children follow by example and as parents the key is to become truly committed to help live a healthy lifestyle.

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