Fruit & Veggie Up

The 4th of July is for celebrating — the burgers, the fireworks, all of it. But feeling great on July 5th doesn't require willpower, just a few sneaky swaps nobody at your cookout will notice. From the grill to the dessert table, here's how Pott County does the holiday right.

Summer has officially arrived in Shawnee — and Pottawatomie County is packed with ways to make it a healthy one. From sunrise swims at Twin Lakes and Saturday mornings at the farmers market to pickleball, disc golf, and glow bowling on the hottest days, there's no shortage of ways to get moving right here at home.

There’s no better time to focus on your wellbeing than the start of a new year. This January, we’re inviting our community to kick things off together with the Happy YOU Year Challenge in the Wellbeing+ app—a month-long experience designed to help you build healthy habits with intention, consistency, and connection.

We kicked off Health Week 2025 with National Senior Health and Fitness Day hosted by Shawnee Parks & Recreation at the Shawnee Recreation Center. The event provided our senior adults with opportunities to stay active, connect with others, and explore valuable community resources that support healthy aging. Next, we were honored to welcome former NFL player Shamiel Gary, who spoke about the life lessons he learned through football, leadership, and perseverance. Following his t

Pogo partnered with First United Bank to put on a series of free weekly cooking demonstrations and exercise classes! We started the year off right with new, healthy habits including cooking demos from Pogo's Fruit & Veggie Up Coalition Co Chair and Registered Dietitian Andrea Beck and Pogo Staff Member, Lindsay Goodson. Participants also enjoyed exercise classes such as Dance to Fit facilitated by the Shawnee Family YMCA and Yoga by Delinda Curtis. We also can't forget to men

Q: What are some vegetables that are used in Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s cooking? A: We eat a lot of beans for protein and corn, like corn soup with pork so those are the two things that I know. We eat a lot of potato’s which I know are not really native to here but we do eat a lot of potatoes so that will be probably the main things. I myself like sweet potatoes. I try to eat those year round because I know they’re better and healthier than a lot of the other types of potatoe

LaHoma Roberts is Mississippi Choctaw and Oklahoma Choctaw. LaHoma works at Absentee Shawnee and shared the ways she incorporates vegetables into her meals. Q: What are some vegetables used in Choctaw cooking? A: We usually cook hominy, usually that’s the main course that we serve for all of our birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, funerals and it’s cooked with chicken. A lot of cornbread, biscuits that are served with it. That is the main course. As far as vegetables, I gue

Along with the start of fall and October and “holiday season” comes fighting off flu, strep throat, covid, viruses, a cold and everything else out there we love to spread around. Have you ever thought about how our diet could be affecting our immune system? The desire to safeguard our health fuels the search for effective preventive strategies. There is a huge interest in how to support immunity naturally. This was mind blowing to me when I first learned this, but 70 – 80% o

Pogo is a county-wide movement with a goal: to make Pottawatomie County the healthiest in Oklahoma.

Pogo, LaserFocus Health and Wellness, Pottawatomie County OSU Extension, and Avedis Foundation were excited to welcome renowned Native...

Pottawatomie Go (Pogo) has announced the launch of an initiative to promote healthier food choices at area grocery stores and restaurants...