Health & Fitness
Common Market is now a Mass in Motion Healthy Market
(Melrose, MA) August 15, 2013....Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield is proud to announce that the Common Market is now a Mass in Motion Healthy Market.
An initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the City of Melrose and Town of Wakefield Health Departments, the Mass in Motion Healthy Market Program works with local convenience store owners to make healthy food and drink options more readily available. By promoting healthy options, the local markets are helping to make healthy choices easier for families.
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Store owners Bhavesh and Vaishali Patel have been working with Kara Showers, Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield program coordinator, to stock fresh fruits and vegetables, healthy cereals and grains, healthy beverages and healthy snacks.
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Please patronize the Common Market at 301 East Foster Street. One can find grab-and-go items such as lightly-salted mixed nuts and low-fat milk, as well as healthier options to incorporate into family meals (i.e. whole wheat pasta, brown rice, a variety of vegetable oils). Stop by to browse these selections and much more.
If you are interested in becoming a Healthy Corner Store in Melrose or Wakefield please contact Kara Showers at 781-979-4123 or kshowers@cityofmelrose.org.
About Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield, a Program of the City of Melrose and Town of Wakefield Health Department
Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield works locally to increase opportunities for Melrose and Wakefield residents to eat better and move more in the places they live, learn, work, and play. Melrose and Wakefield are among 52 cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth that are part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness and Leadership Program. Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield is working to support the implementation of Safe Routes to School, Healthy Market Program, Access to Farmers Markets, Healthy Dining Program, and improving school nutrition initiatives that will make the healthy choice the easy choice for residents. www.MiMmelrosewakefield.com
