Healthy Texas promotes nutritious eating, exercise with 'Smoothie Bike' at TAMUxSXSW

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Published: Mar. 13, 2018 at 5:22 PM CDT
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Healthy Texas is letting SXSW participants put their best foot forward when learning to lead a nutritious life. Literally.

At the Texas A&M Discover Lounge, the Healthy Texas team showed participants how to pedal their way to a healthier lifestyle with the "Smoothie Bike."

Healthy Texas assembled ingredients for a nutritious smoothie.

"Cherries for antioxidants, banana for potassium, and yogurt for protein," said Odessa Apple, from the program. Then, the blender was placed on a special spinning pad on the bike that only powered up if the participants pedaled fast enough to grind the ingredients into a smoothie.

Apple said it's just one of the many ways Healthy Texas is trying to make healthy living accessible and fun.

"We take programs around the area to teach kids and others easy ways to incorporate nutrition and exercise into their lives," said Apple.

For a full demo of the "Smoothie Bike," see the video player above. For more on Healthy Texas, see the Related Links.