Stop & Shop Holds Healthy Kids Summit at Ballpark


BOSTON — On Tuesday at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, Stop Shop hosted its second “Healthy Kids Summit,” which aims to educate families on nutrition and exercise information to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  

The free event consisted of a 30-minute panel discussion and audience trivia game that incorporated key facts on nutrition, exercise and a balanced lifestyle as well as simple tips and techniques to stay fit.  

The panel was moderated by Julie Menounos, Stop Shop’s first in-store nutritionist, and included suggestions from a Boston Red Sox baseball player; Joann Donnelly, executive director of healthy living at the YMCA of Greater Boston; Elizabeth M. Ward, the Hood “Answer Mom;” and Dr. Huy Nguyen, medical director of the Boston Public Health Commission.

The panel session was followed by a Zumba fitness routine led by Monique Rogers from the YMCA of Greater Boston along with a health fair including healthy snacks and refreshments in the State Street Pavilion.

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