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Themes & Events in August & September

Cooking Demonstration — August 28

Our Duke Dining Chefs from Bon Appetit return on August 28! Watch and tastes as the Chefs prepare sparkling drinks using ripe summer melons!

Fundraiser at the Farmers Market

Help the Duke Heart Center's Community Outreach and Education Program raise funds for the American Heart Association's START! Triangle Metro Heart Walk. Dates: August 28 and September 11

Purchase color-coded tickets:
NC Roasted Turkey Leg - $6 (red)
NC Roasted Corn - $3 (yellow)
NC Roasted Potato - $3 (white)
NC Roasted Sweet Potato - $3 (orange)

First 1200 employees completing the CHALLENGE receive a Duke Farmers Market reusable bag!

Fruits & Vegetables Challenge

Take the Eat Smart NC: Fruits & Vegetables Challenge! Use this list of suggestions to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet. Every time you try one of these tips, count it as ONE point for the day on your Fruits and Vegetables Challenge log. If you eat a fruit or vegetable that fulfills more than one of the tips from this list, count it as one point on your Challenge log sheet.

Other options are to select tips that count as ONE point each from this list:

• Visit Fruits & Veggies More Matters for new recipes.
• Visit the Duke Farmers Market and ask a farmer about preparing a fruit or vegetable.
• Schedule and attend a free nutrition consult with a LIVE FOR LIFE dietitian by calling 684-3136, option 1.
• Sign up for weekly deliveries of fresh produce with Duke Mobile Market.
• Visit Duke Sustainability website to take the sustainability pledge.

Return your form to the CHALLENGE TENT at the Duke Farmers Market or report your results online.

First 1200 employees completing the CHALLENGE receive a Duke Farmers Market reusable bag!

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