November 2021 Newsletter
November Video Tip Clip: Undesk Your Body!
Do you sit to much? Most folks do. Heck, since I began writing my book, I do too! Luckily, we created a stretching class called UNDESK YOUR BODY®. Employees at the various businesses we provide this class for absolutely love it! In fact, here’s a couple quick Undesk-type stretches you can do!
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Volunteering
In last month’s newsletter, I challenged everyone to do something kind for someone every day in October. How did you do? It feels nice to do something nice (even if its just something little), doesn’t it? Kristin sure did something nice! We signed our boys up for “Eight and Under” Basketball at the YMCA in Valley. Other parents did the same. Then we all got an email stating that there’d be no season - unless someone would step up and volunteer to be their coach!
As you probably already guessed, yes, she volunteered. So now both of our boys and a half-dozen of their peers are able to run around, learn, have fun, and develop their skills as little four-foot-tall basketball players! There’s really not much more to that story - but I wanted to share it because it’s a great example of the type of thing we can all do to help out within our community. And there’s no shortage of other options. Just off the top of my head, the other day I saw an email from our boys’ school, asking for parent volunteers to help with an upcoming health screening day. Alternatively, I reconnected with a past client the other day, and she mentioned that her retired husband has been volunteering at a park… he was even given an award for his service!
Anyway, I’m sure the list is almost endless. Even if it’s just putting a few extra dollars in the collection basket at church, helping a senior citizen put that big box of something from Costco into their trunk, or maybe paying for someone else’s coffee when their card isn’t working - there’s plenty of ways to be kind. So playing off last month’s theme, as we move ahead toward Thanksgiving, let’s all remember to be thankful for all the blessings in our lives - and continue to give back however we can!
Yours in health,
Robert M. Kennedy
President/CEO
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Vegan Cinnamon-Apple Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups (220g) old-fashioned oats
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups (532ml) unsweetened almond milk
2 cups (280g) sweet apple, grated and unpeeled (such as Honeycrisp)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup (57g) walnuts, chopped
2 cups (228g) strawberries, sliced
1 cup (120g) raspberries
1 cup (120g) blackberries
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190ºC). In a large bowl, stir together oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Stir in almond milk, grated apple, syrup and vanilla. Pour mixture into an 11-by-7-inch glass baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with walnuts.
Bake until set, about 35 minutes. Let stand 5–10 minutes before cutting into six pieces.
Combine strawberries, raspberries and blackberries in a bowl. Serve berry mixture over oatmeal.
Serves: 6 | Serving Size: 1 oatmeal piece and 2/3 cup berries
Nutrition (per serving): Calories: 232; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 2g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 207mg; Carbohydrate: 31g; Dietary Fiber: 7g; Sugar: 12g; Protein 7g
Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 378mg; Iron: 7%; Vitamin A: 4%; Vitamin C: 42%; Calcium: 29%
This recipe courtesy of: MyFitnessPal