- April 18, 2024
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Diet is the most important aspect of health and fitness, according to Melissa Kiel, a fitness trainer, and she’s now made it possible for more people to eat healthy. She has opened Chef Rx at 126 W. Granada Blvd., along with chef Kevin Alexander and fitness trainer Maggie Nugent.
Prepackaged lunches and dinners, ready for the microwave, can be picked up or ordered online and eaten at home or the office.
“You can’t train right if you’re not fueling your body right,” Nugent said.
Kiel started offering healthy meals to her clients at the gym she owns, East Ormond Beach Crossfit, 123 N. Orchard St. in 2014. The three decided to open Chef Rx, a more accessible place for the general public. Kiel loves being in the downtown area and hopes the street becomes more walkable, as planned by Ormond MainStreet, the nonprofit group that promotes the area.
In addition to providing a healthy alternative, the meals offer time-saving benefits, Kiel said, because customers don’t have to shop and prepare meals.
Microwaves are also on-hand at the shop so people can heat up a meal and talk about fitness. Kiel plans to get a whiteboard where people can track their fitness activities, such as walks across the Granada Bridge.
The meals are prepared by Alexander, a local chef, who met Kiel at East Ormond Beach Crossfit. Trained as a French chef, he said he made a 180 degree turn from that style of cooking. He makes wide variety of meals being creative with ingredients.
“They are all healthy and they taste good,” he said.
The chef selects high quality lean proteins and pairs them with fresh seasonal vegetables, fruits, nuts, some starch or dairy sources, according to their website.
Picking up lunch recently was Ormond Beach Police Officer Marianne Mele.
“The meals are excellent,” she said. “It’s easy to grab and go. I’m not the best at healthy cooking.”
Now open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kiel plans to change hours to 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the near future.
Visit chef-rx.com.
Hospice seeks volunteers
Halifax Health Hospice seeks volunteers to help with patient meal preparation, front desk reception and building maintenance at any one of our four locations: Orange City, Edgewater, Port Orange and Ormond Beach. Contact Tammy Dunn at 386-425-4701, Ext. 66127, or [email protected].
Chamber rep named
The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce has named Ashley Morelli as communications and marketing coordinator.
“Having grown up here, I’m absolutely thrilled to be back home and be a part of this Daytona Regional Chamber team,” Morelli said. Morelli served as executive director of the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce in Wisconsin.
Realtors help students
The Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors “Adopt-A-Child Program” committee delivered grant checks for a total of $5,979,94 recently to six Volusia County elementary schools.
To ensure the funds are spent appropriately, schools submit a form which outlines the specific uses of the funds, a press release said.
AdventHealth arrrives
Florida Hospital facilities, as well as hundreds of physician practices, urgent-care centers and other medical sites across the country, officially became AdventHealth on Jan 1. Under one unified brand, consumers can easily identify and navigate the entire system of care, according to a press release.
AdventHealth, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, has nearly 50 hospitals and more than 80,000 team members in nearly a dozen states.
Kids get provisions
Members of the Volusia County Women Who Care alliance presented a check for $12,600 to Provision Packs of Ormond Beach and helped pack food bags for local children in December.
A total of 345 food bags representing 8,625 meals were delivered to six local schools to sustain children and their families over the holiday break. The Provision Packs backpack program was founded to provide nutritional assistance to low income families.
Visit volusiacountywomenwhocare.com.
