My Health Rewards Healthy Eating Tools - My Health Rewards by Medica® members can now access a variety of healthy eating resources on the Benefits page on the online portal or mobile app, including the new Foodsmart tool. Foodsmart by Zipongo offers nutrition tools and recipes to help members eat healthy even if they’re on a budget.
Check out the variety of ways you can receive support on your nutrition journey!
The Farmers’ Market in the Civic Center
The Civic Center Farmers' Market will return this summer! Keep an eye out for the newsletter (like below):
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
LAKE SUPERIOR (BAYFIELD FOODS) CSA SPECIAL ORDERS OPEN FOR SHARES! - First of all for those of you who are new to this, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. You’ll receive the freshest and tastiest produce you can ever imagine through a CSA, along with the option to purchase meats, baked goods and other locally sourced items. The best part is that you are supporting local farmers who use healthy methods to raise their crops/animals/etc. Clean, real food.
To learn more or place an order check out Bayfield Foods.
SUPERIOR CITRUS – A NEW CSA OPPORTUNITY! - If you haven’t signed up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share before, or even if you have, there’s a new farm to check out! Superior Citrus is taking orders and will deliver/bring your CSA box to the Civic Center Farmers’ Market! They will be doing shares on a quarterly basis (i.e. -Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, etc), and as their name indicates, there will be some citrus in the future! Check out Superior Citrus (https://www.superiorcitrus.com/ ) to learn more about the produce they have available and sign up.
Dietary Guidelines
The USDA just released its 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for all ages. You can find all of the USDA Dietary Guidelines here: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/
Check out The NEW USDA Dietary Guidelines and Start Simple With My Plate
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