Reflections on a Wholesome Year From the Nutrition Team
It’s a good time of the year to reflect on all of our 2018 accomplishments and to share our work with you all. In 2018, the Nutrition Education Department [...]
Nutrition in Action: Safe Food Starts With You
It’s finally starting to feel like fall outside, which could only mean the holidays are coming up. With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, we would like to [...]
A Sweet Halloween with No Candy at the Food Bank
We at Second Harvest Food Bank are getting ready to celebrate Halloween!The National Retail Federation noted in its annual spending survey that consumers are expected to spend $9.1 billion in candy for [...]
Nutrition in Action: School Lunch Inspiration
It's that time of the year again! We are saying goodbye to summer as back-to-school season is here. As many parents are sending their children back to school, they're [...]
Clients Love Healthy Food
Some of the produce that can be found in our warehouse Second Harvest highly values the opinions of those we serve. When we asked clients what they thought about the [...]
Cindy McCown Leaves a Legacy of Food and Friends
Special post by Caitlin Kerk, Second Harvest Food Bank supporter and consultant I knew of Cindy McCown long before I ever worked at Second Harvest Food Bank. She has been [...]
Nutrition in Action: Recap of Our Work in Santa Clara County
Our Nutrition Department is always trying to come up with strategies and ideas to encourage clients, not only to take and eat the food that we provide, but to become [...]
Nutrition in Action: Do You Know These Spring Fruits and Veggies?
Our winter "Unfamiliar Produce" posters have been super successful! Our partner agencies were very excited to display them at their distributions and pantries. We've also heard from several clients they [...]
Nutrition in Action: Thanks, Health Ambassadors!
Cooking demo time! April was Volunteer Appreciation Month and the Nutrition Department is so grateful for our volunteer Health Ambassadors. We have about 65 active Health Ambassadors and [...]
Nutrition in Action: Making Unfamiliar Produce Prep Easy Through Photos
"Nutrition in Action” is a series focused on what our Nutrition team is up to in the community. Special Blog Post By: Luiza Naslausky, Nutrition Education Coordinator, Santa Clara County [...]