With inflation impacting many household budgets, healthy menu planning can feel extremely daunting these days. But that doesn’t have to be the case: It is possible to build a balanced diet that’s easy, economical and delicious. After all, what we eat plays an important role in lifelong health and well-being. Studies consistently show that eating nutritious foods and … [Read more...] about Eating Better on a Budget
Health and hunger
White House Conference on Health
Being selected as one of Feeding America's Amplified Voices of Neighbors with Experience for the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years is at the top of my list of Professional Achievements. Despite Hurricane Ian looming back home, I decided I could not miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shed light on my personal … [Read more...] about White House Conference on Health
Students Eat Healthy with Your Help
Three days a week, Nikolas and seven of his classmates stock the shelves at a School Market. The market is a resource for students to select the food items they need, from a quick snack to pasta to make for dinner that evening. “I’ve gone through hard times,” explains Nikolas, a local high senior. “People don’t think of food as something students need. Backpacks and pencils, … [Read more...] about Students Eat Healthy with Your Help
Second Harvest to Train Health Care Workers to Identify, Address Food Insecurity in Patients
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recently received a $300,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to expand hunger relief efforts by training local health care providers to screen patients for risk factors that could indicate food insecurity so they can be directed to community resources. The funding will support a three-year collaborative “Screen and … [Read more...] about Second Harvest to Train Health Care Workers to Identify, Address Food Insecurity in Patients
Second Harvest trains with Food is Medicine Accelerator for healthy meal delivery
Medically tailored meals will be delivered to thousands more food-insecure and chronically and critically ill people nationwide through the Food is Medicine Accelerator, a project providing technical assistance and training to nonprofit food agencies – including Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida – so that they can launch the life-saving health intervention in … [Read more...] about Second Harvest trains with Food is Medicine Accelerator for healthy meal delivery
