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Dec 28

Worksite Wellness Efforts Gaining Ground

Mount Ayr and Diagonal schools are trying new menu items and continue to provide excellent physical education classes for students in cooperation with the Healthy Kids Act. What about the health of school staff? Students are more likely to believe in the value of health if they see their role models practicing it. Recognizing the […]

Dec 3

Healthy Eating Tips for the Holidays

We are in the season of holiday celebrations, football playoffs and bowl games. These are fun times with family and friends and all of these festivities involve meals and snacks.  Who can resist the honey-baked ham, buttery mashed potatoes, chicken wings, cheesy nachos and chips?  Ringgold County Public Health would like to remind you that […]

Aug 3

Pick a Better Snack – Take a Nectarine to Go!

Nectarines are like bald peaches, and they taste similar yet nectarines are a bit more tart. The smooth-skin characteristic that distinguishes nectarines is a minor genetic variation, like red hair among people; it is even possible that a peach tree may suddenly produce a branch that bears nectarines, and vice versa. The word “nectarine” means […]

Jul 2

Pick a Better Snack – Cantaloupe

Did you know that the color of a fruit or vegetable’s flesh indicates how nutritious it is? Cut open a cantaloupe, and its bright orange color tells you the fruit is chock-full of essential vitamins and minerals. Cantaloupe contains more Vitamin A than any other fruit. It’s also high in vitamin C. In fact, one […]