WELLNESS
Lauren Graber, Director of Wellness
WELLNESS HIGHLIGHTS: GSV HIKING CLUB BEGINS MARCH 12, SATURDAY Hikes take place the second Saturday of each month (weather permitting) Beginning Saturday, March 12, we’ll meet at 9am, Welsh Mountain Preserve, 835 Gault Rd, East Earl, PA 17519. There are several trails: 1-mile loop to 5+ mile loop. Sign up at Resident Services. Transportation on own.
Questions? Contact Lauren Graber (6228), lgraber@gardenspotvillage.org
MARCH IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATE A WORLD OF FLAVORS
Get on board by celebrating this month for 31 whole days in a variety of ways! TRY THESE INTERESTING IDEAS AND SHARE WITH OTHERS:
• Visit Nutrition Websites www.eatright.org, www.myplate.gov • Eat More Fresh Foods • Avoid Fast Food
WELLNESS OPPORTUNITY: GAMES WITH GREG Corn Hole: Tuesdays 1:30pm, Fitness Room Pickle Ball: Wednesdays, 1:30pm, Fitness Room
Ping Pong: Thursdays, 1pm, GN Billiards Room
• Plant a Garden
• Choose Whole Grains
• Learn Fun Facts about Foods To make eating healthy more interesting, consider learning some fun food facts that will keep things interesting and aid anyone in eating a more nutritional diet: • • • • • • •
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Banana plants are members of the herb family. Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges. Coffee beans are the seeds of the fruit of the coffee plant. One can of soda contains around 10 teaspoons of sugar. A hardboiled egg will spin but a soft-boiled one will not. A medium-sized potato is a similar size to a computer mouse. Wash grapes just before you eat them, as they keep better unwashed Enjoy National Nutrition Month every March, eat well and live healthy, and then continue for the rest of the year!
THE GARDEN VARIETY | A PUBLICATION OF GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: TUESDAY MARCH 1
Fat Tuesday Stroll 10am, Village Square
Walk off your fasnacht with a Fat Tuesday Stroll. MONDAY MARCH 14
Nutrition Program 2pm, Garden Towers
Celebrate Nutrition month. Topic: Eat a variety of nutritious foods with a world of flavors, Lauren Graber.
