Health & Nutrition
Improving the community's nutrition options with the highest quality seasonal produce and providing a vehicle to educate the community on the importance of nutrition to good health is part of the Memphis Farmers Market's mission. Each week at the market visit the Harvesting Good Health table where we will feature programs and education focusing on different areas of health and nutrition, such as good diet, blood pressure, heart health and more.
Come participate as local health advocacy organizations showcase their programs and educational material. Throughout the season visit the Harvesting Good Health table for health screenings, dietary benefits and recipe tips for fruits and vegetables at the market that week, and fun health facts for kids. Stay tuned to our market calendar to find our more!
Harvesting Good Health Events
Here's some of the the Harvesting Good Health events we feature at the market.
Nutritional Benefits of Eating Fresh Produce
Stop by the Harvesting Good Health table to learn about all the benefits of adding healthy greens, proteins to your diet. Visit with guest dietitians and get tips on eating all the delicious leafy greens available at the market in early Spring.
If you are trying to get more greens in your diet there are several ways to accomplish this, but visiting the Memphis Farmers Market weekly is a great way to do this. Visit with all the vendors that offer a full bounty fresh, local greens and lots of other delicious, vegetables and fruits.
Building a Support Network for Healthy Lifestyles
Join guest nutrition graduate students from the University of Memphis to learn ways you can develop a network
of support for keeping a healthy lifestyle. Building a Support Network
for Healthy Lifestyles is important when trying to maintain or begin a
healthy lifestyle. You will be provided with a list of websites and
books that you can include in your network.
Fun Fiber Tips
Medical and dietary professionals will on hand discussing different types of fibers, fiber basics and food sources of fiber (emphasis on leafy greens). She will also clarify myths and rumors regarding fiber often heard in the media. You will be given FDA definitions for fiber “buzz words” on food labels. As we age, we all need to increase fiber in our diets so come out and learn all you ever wanted to know about fiber.
Free Blood Pressure
Check Get a blood pressure check and pick up some heart healthy recipes. Find out why blood pressure checks are important, and get some heart healthy tips, nutritional updates and recipes.
Exchange Club
Family Center Carol Russell, Americorps Program Director with the Exchange Club Family Center discuss programs and services offered by the Exchange Club. Focus areas include: Family violence, Parenting education and Anger management. The mission is to break the cycle of child abuse/neglect by replacing abusive and violent behaviors with effective parenting skills.
Shop the Market with an R.D.
With all the information on nutrition these days, do you really know who you can trust to give you the solid facts versus nutrition myths? A Registered Dietician or An R.D. is required to have a college degree in food, nutrition, dietetics, public health or a related field such as biochemistry or medicine. R.D.'s know the science of nutrition. Shop the market a registered dietitian to find delicious foods from the market on a personal tour of the market and learn how to pick out the ingredients for a meal that is both healthy and delicious.
Celebrate Women’s Health Day
Stop by the Harvesting Good Health table for information on breast health including Breast self exam, osteoporosis, & basic women's health screenings.
Health and Nutrition Articles
The following articles are provided by the American Dietetic Association, the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.