National Nutrition Month
Since March is National Nutrition Month, we thought it would be a great time to share some of the amazing benefits you have available to you as an AC Family member.
AC Library
If you're looking to improve your life or learn more about nutrition, the AC Library is an excellent place to start your resource hunt. Any of the wonderful library staff can help you find books and e-resources to help you jump-start your nutrition journey. Listed below are some of the many books you can find at the library regarding nutrition:
- Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition by Andrew Weil
- The Psychology of Eating and Drinking by A.W. Logue
- Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
- Healing Foods by Miriam Polunin
- The Meatless Gourmet: Favorite Recipes from Around the World by Bobbie Hinman
ERS Website
ERS (Employee Retirement System of Texas) provides some excellent wellness resources for employees.
Wellness Events and Toolkit
Every month we share the ERS Wellness Toolkit with you via the HR Digest. This month's toolkit focus has been all about nutrition. Within that toolkit, you are able to register for any of the current and upcoming wellness events available to you through ERS. You may also access the full range of wellness events on offer for the entire year, through the ERS Wellness Events page. If you missed an event and you'd like to go back and view the recording, please visit the Wellness Webinar Archives page. If you'd like to learn more about nutrition specifically, feel free to join the next Nutrition Connect Community webinar on March 28th. ERS will be covering the topic "Essential Nutrients: Why do I need them and how do I get them?"
Discount Purchase Program
ERS also offers the Discount Purchase Program to all employees and retirees in the Texas Employees Group Benefits Program (GBP). To participate, register on the Discount Purchase Program website using your work or personal email. From there, a world of discounts opens up to you. A few discounts that are in line with the theme of nutrition and overall wellness include:
- Blue Apron
- Green Chef
- Home Chef
- Every Plate
- Radish (designed with kids in mind)
- Hello Fresh
- Fitmate
- NutriSystem
