As the Pavilion’s Executive Chef, I am constantly searching for great simple ingredients that a little kitchen alchemy can turn into a beautiful composed dish. The hunger bags present an amazing opportunity to a chef…
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Today is National “Eat Your Veggies” Day!
Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, and today’s national holiday celebrates that advice. Vegetables are a key part of a healthy lifestyle. The Food Bank is proud to distribute millions of pounds…
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Team Up with MyPlate for a New Year’s Challenge
Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season! Are you ready to face a new year? Do you have any new resolutions you’ve set out to accomplish? I just wanted to share a resource…
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September is also Better Breakfast Month!
As you know, September is nationally recognized as Hunger Action Month. But did you know that it’s also Better Breakfast Month? You’ve heard it said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day,…
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San Diego Food Bank makes senior nutrition a top priority with SONDAS
Through the Food Bank’s SONDAS (Solving Obesity and Nutritional Disease Affecting Seniors) Program, impoverished San Diego seniors receive the nutritious food they need, the nutritional education they lack and the personal support necessary to make…
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Produce Spotlight: Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes may not be everyone’s go-to root vegetable, but they do make a great alternative for individuals looking to switch it up in the kitchen from the everyday standard white potato to these orange-toned…
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Pumpkins: Not just for carving!
From Pumpkin Spice Lattes to jack-o’-lanterns, it’s hard to escape the pumpkin madness that comes around each fall. Although many people are familiar with pumpkins in the form of sweet treats (think pumpkin pie!) and…
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Nutrition Notes: Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin
Vitamin D is a powerhouse of a vitamin, because it plays an important role in bone strength, our immunity, and cell growth. Adequate levels of vitamin D have also been shown to reduce the risk…
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Nutrition Notes: The Skinny on Fat
It’s time to put an old myth to bed. Eating fat will not make you fat! Consuming an excess amount of any type of calories can lead to weight gain and related health concerns.Fat is…
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Nutrition Notes: What to do when you have a picky eater at home
While having a picky child may be stressful, it is (in most cases) a normal part of development. Disliking a new fruit or vegetable the first time they try it is a very normal reaction….
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