Today on DelmarvaLife:

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Many parents wake up with pain in their back and legs after carrying their kids around the day before, especially if they are not used to exercising. Chiropractor, Dr. Randal Horsley from the Wellness Junction in Millsboro, Del., tells us about how an adjustment could really help.

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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and here on Delmarva, Kent Sussex Industries, or KSI’s sole purpose is to assist people with disabilities in the pursuit of employment. Chief Executive Officer of KSI, Craig Crouch, tells us about what KSI does, who they serve, how they are changing lives and what the community can do to help.

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Joyce Nichols is on a mission to help others enjoy eating healthy meals. She joins us in the DelmarvaLife kitchen today to make chocolate avocado mousse and a ginger mocktail.

Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of Greek Coconut (or other non dairy) yogurt
  • ¼ cup of 100% Cocoa (or Cacao)
  • ¼ cup of Agave nectar or 100% maple syrup
  • 1 avocado pitted

Instructions:

  1. Place all ingredients into a food processor and whip until smooth and creamy. That simple!

 

Ginger Mocktail

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon zested ginger
  • 9 drops stevia
  • 18 ounces sparkling water

Instructions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a jar and stir
  2. Pour over ice into 2 cocktail glasses and garnish with lime wedges
  3. Serve

 

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We’re conducting a few science experiments today! Jimmy is geekin’ out with Dr. Victoria Volkis, a chemist at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Volkis and a few of her students show us how to conduct a few experiments. Be sure to tune in at 5 pm to see!

It’s not every day you get the chance to win a brand new roof for your home. It’s all thanks to Spicer Bros. Construction‘s Delmarva’s Neediest Roof Contest. Nominations can be made from Oct. 2-Oct. 31. The voting period will be Nov. 6-Nov. 26 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 1 on DelmarvaLife. Spicer Bros. will actually be giving away two roofs instead of just one this year. There will be two separate winners – one from DE/MD and one from VA. Enter here.

 

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