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Batch Cooking 101
It’s a new school year, a new beginning, filled with promises to ourselves about healthy snacks, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The question is, “How do we get these healthy routines to stick in our uber-crazy, fast-paced world?” In the article “One Dietitian’s...
FAN4Kids is Seeking Dynamic Instructors to Join Our Team for the 2016-17 School Year!
Interested in a job where you can make a difference by teaching life-long healthy habits to elementary school children? FAN4Kids, a non-profit organization, is seeking fitness and/or nutrition professionals to teach its fitness and nutrition curriculum in Bronx and...
FAN4Kids Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids Annual Gala
Please join FAN4Kids for a summer evening of cocktails, appetizers and fun as we honor special guests for their commitment to children's health. REGISTER NOW
How 4 NYC Organizations Are Bringing Nutrition and Fitness Education To TheClassroom
AM New York, By Meredith Deliso AM New York highlights FAN4Kids and three other organizations for their efforts to fight the childhood obesity epidemic through programs in New York City’s classrooms aimed to help students make smart, healthy choices. read the full...
Learning the ABCs of Health for Life
The Bronx Free Press, May 23, 2012 FAN4Kids teaches healthy lessons to students atPS 157 thanks in part to support from funder, the CSX Corporation. read the full article
New Yorker of the Week: Rob Oliver
Rob Oliver, FAN4Kids CEO and Founder was highlightedby NY1 during its FitKids February initiative. Rob shares how FAN4Kids teaches elementary school children in low income neighborhoods lessons in nutrition and fitness that last a lifetime. read the full article
FAN4KIDS RUNS THE 2016 NYC MARATHON TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY
FAN4Kids Runs the 2016 NYC Marathon to Fight Childhood Obesity on Crowdrise
FANs of the Month: The Pena Family
The Pena family has been chosen as the FANs’ of the Month! Dominga Pena is the mother of three healthy children; Brandon (3rd grade), Keily (1st grade) and Max (pre-k) who all attend PS 157, Bronx, NY. She is actively involved in the school PTA, attends all of the...
Dear Ms. FAN4Kids
Dear Ms. FAN4Kids, My son seems to have so much pent up energy when he comes home from school. He complains that he is sitting at his desk all day and does not get to move around, except for fitness days with FAN4Kids. He is the type of child who does better with...
“Choose Healthy”… at your local bodega
FAN4Kids is pleased to announce that we are piloting a brand new healthy communities initiative at schools we serve in NY and NJ. We have been working together with localbodegas/minimarts in the area to help families make healthier choices outside of school. Did you...
Vegetables and Fruits: How to help your family meet the daily recommendation
According to the myplate guidelines, half of one’s plate should be filled with colorful vegetables and fruits. How can one do this? Is it possible? If you are prepared and conscious of this guideline while getting food on the table, this will not be as daunting of a...
Learn to love your body!
In today’s world, there are so many pressures young boys and girls face as they attempt to meet society's expectations of ideal physical appearance. We at FAN4Kids feel it is important to stress, to our students, the value of self worth and to help them accept...
Zachary Torres
FAN4Kids is excited to introduce the new “FAN of the Month”….. Zachary Torres! Zachary has taken the FAN4Kids messages of eating well and being physically active to the next level!