More Flavor, Less Salt: A Guilt-Free Way to Enjoy Tasty Dishes
Written by: Diana Garcia, Nutrition Education Manager Recently, in a class, I was asked why Second Harvest doesn’t distribute fresh herbs. I replied that I thought herbs are not [...]
Nutrition in Action: Tasty Black Bean Salad Recipe
Written by: Alex Navarro, Nutrition Education Manager Here at Second Harvest Food Bank, we pride ourselves with providing a balanced mix of nutritious foods to encourage our clients to [...]
Nutrition in Action: Hey There, Fennel
In the past month, we've seen fennel at many of our food distributions. Most of our members are unfamiliar with it, so our food demos have been very successful [...]
Nutrition in Action: Spring Into the New Season With Healthy Eating
March is National Nutrition Month! Our nutrition department continues to encourage our clients to spring into healthy eating habits and incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. View this [...]
Nutrition in Action: Healthy Recipes from Our Heart to Yours
February is here and we are ready to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with chocolate, roses and much love. It's also American Heart Month! This celebration reminds us we have [...]
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 [...]